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What is the "Secrets of Final Cut Pro Vol. 1" CD-Rom?
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- The Secrets of Final Cut Pro Vol. 1 CD-ROM is a collection of 20 amazing Final Cut Pro techniques that will make a big impact in your very next video project.
- This CD-ROM is designed for Final Cut Pro users who have mastered the essentials taught in our Final Cut Pro 2.0 PowerStart CD or editors who have a good understanding of Final Cut Pro and who want to take their skills to a whole new level.
- Secrets of Final Cut Pro Vol. 1 was developed from the ground up with Final Cut Pro 2.0 over the last several months by the Final Cut Pro experts at dvcreators.net.
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- 20 tutorial projects: Final Cut Pro 2.0 is a deep, sophisticated video creation tool, with secret powers few have tapped. On the Secrets of Final Cut Pro Vol. 1 CD-ROM we reveal 20 unique, innovative tutorials (listed below) covering a treasure trove of techniques, tricks, tips and timesavers. Each tutorial project is presented as a full hands-on training session in our patent pending, easy-to-understand, step-by-step, chunkalized™ learning environment- light years ahead of any other learning method.
- Your virtual instructor: Steve Martin: Steve is one of the best-known Final Cut Pro gurus on the planet having taught Final Cut Pro workshops around the country including Macworld, QuickTime Live, and the American Film Institute. He injects his unique brand of humor and perspective into this innovative training experience that will make this CD not only a valuable experience, but an enjoyable one.
- A Resource Guide with live Internet links to updated Final Cut Pro information including compatibility updates, a FAQ, hints & tips, and Final Cut Pro maillists and discussion groups.
- Cool extras like free stock video and music clips, gradient wipes and more.
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| Filmlook |
Using the effects and tools built right into Final Cut Pro and QuickTime, you will be amazed how easy it is to achieve that elusive "film look" for your videos. |
| Color key |
Who needs bluescreen or greenscreen? We show you a simple alternative to live-action keying that is much easier, and produces more satisfying results. |
| Gradient overlay |
Think you can't do ramped opacity with FCP? You can now! A cool technique for any graphic separation behind titles. |
| Selective focus |
One big advantage of film is shallow depth of field. Here's how to simulate this in post with remarkable results. |
| Animated PIP |
PIP, also known as picture-in-picture is a fairly common video effect. However, on this CD we show you how to animate your PIPs to get uncommon results. |
| Timeline split edit |
This is one little "secret" that is worth it's weight in gold. And that's what you'll be worth when your clients see how fast you can manipulate sound and video without ever losing sync. |
| Grunge typewriter text |
Using the cool new typewriter effect that comes standard in Final Cut Pro 2.0, we will show you how to squeeze the most out of it. |
| 4-Up Nesting |
We'll show you how to create an amazing video wall effect using Final Cut Pro's powerful nesting features. |
| Match Frame & Replace |
Many editors still wonder what the match frame button really does. After we show you this killer secret you'll never stop using it. |
| Flash to white |
It's an effect you see all the time in commercials and movie trailers - white bursts between shots of intense action. When we start seeing even more of this effect, we'll all know why. |
| Logo/I.D. bug |
Those little network I.D. "bugs" that sit there "inconspicuosly" on the bottom corner of the frame are simple to create using Final Cut Pro's powerful compositing tools. |
| Multi-clip level control |
Manipulating the sound levels on a single or multiple tracks was a big challenge before Final Cut Pro 2.0. Let us show you how powerful and flexible this new feature is. |
| Mondo titles |
Learn how to make your text HUGE without having to go to Photoshop. We show you an innovative way to use nesting that you probably haven't thought of yet. |
| Swap Clip |
A great little secret that will move you quickly into "power user" status. |
| Highlight pass |
A terrific eye-popping effect you can add to almost any title to give it more polish and shine - literally. |
| Gradient wipes |
If your tired of using that heart wipe for the hundredth time, let us show you how to create dazzling transitions using black and white gradients that can be created easily from within Final Cut Pro or Photoshop. |
| Mysterious text |
This one secret alone is worth the price of this CD. A spectacular text effect that would be at home on X-Files. |
| Video filled title |
Learn variations on a theme of putting moving video inside your type. |
| Photoshop Nesting |
You'll discover the valuable secret of compositing your Photoshop artwork in Final Cut Pro. As an added benefit, you'll learn some new ways to use the particle generator. |
| Steve's exploding head |
After finishing this CD, this is what I felt like. Learn some new ways to apply Final Cut Pro's amazing filter and matte tools to do just that... blow off my head. |
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There are many books, CDs and VHS videos that try to teach sophisticated software. But being "one-way" mediums, they all fail in ensuring that the user understands how to use the software.
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Understanding guaranteed. In dvcreators.net's brilliant and patent pending chunkalized™ learning environment, you verify that you understand each and every concept and step in the process before your virtual instructor moves on. |
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High resolution movies. We use proprietary production methods to deliver crisp, sharp visuals to your computer screen, unlike fuzzy, headache-causing VHS tapes. |
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Hands-on training. You will actually be creating the tutorial projects in Final Cut Pro. You can follow our instructions exactly to get started, but there are constant opportunities to experiment so you are actually comprehending each action you're executing rather than what we call "monkey learning". Or, if Final Cut Pro is not installed on your computer, with one click the CD turns into a lecture-style "watch-and-learn" presentation. |
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"In-context" learning. Unlike other products that cover tools and concepts in a jumbled, unrelated order, each and every concept, tool and action covered on this CD is in the context of completing a cool technique you can immediately put to use in your real world video projects. |
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Self-paced. Learn at your own pace. Quickly move through parts you understand, make your virtual instructor go over difficult concepts as many times as you need. You have total control. |
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Community Support. No one should have to learn alone. Our SupportLink button will instantly link you over the internet with thousands of others in a collaborative, organized online environment on the very topic that you are currently learning, including our own industry-leading instructors. You can ask questions, offer advice, and share tips with the Final Cut Pro user community, enhancing your experience ever further. |
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Better than hands-on classes. By nature, hands-on classes mean frustrating waits on concepts you grasp quickly, and being left behind on concepts you don't understand. "Those who cannot do, teach" seems especially true with digital media courses like many Final Cut Pro classes. Many instructors show roundabout, awkward ways of performing even simple operations- others know how to edit but cannot articulate concepts clearly. Wouldn't you rather "own" your own expert "virtual instructor" than spend hundreds more for an uncertain and fleeting quality classroom experience? |
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Created by the top experts. The Final Cut Pro 2.0 PowerStart CD-ROM was created by the recognized top experts in Final Cut Pro: Josh Mellicker, Michelle Mellicker, Steve Martin and Eric Schultheis, a group with over a thousand hours experience with Final Cut Pro 2.0. |
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