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The Initial Setup: Optimizing the Mac OS and Final Cut Express |
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Macintosh OSX: The System Preferences |
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The Energy Saver Preference |
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3 | (1) |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (1) |
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Network Issues and AppleTalk |
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6 | (2) |
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Multiuser and Administrator Issues |
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8 | (1) |
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Installing Final Cut Express Software |
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9 | (4) |
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Project Setup: Do It Right the First Time and Every Time |
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13 | (4) |
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Starting Up Final Cut Express |
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13 | (1) |
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Saving Your Project Correctly |
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14 | (3) |
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The Structure of Final Cut Express |
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17 | (10) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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Moving a Clip Around the Windows |
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27 | (10) |
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The Color Bars and Tone Generator Clip from the Effects Tab |
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27 | (1) |
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Moving the Clip from the Effects Tab to the Project Tab |
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28 | (1) |
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Creating a Bin and Using It as an Organizing Tool |
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29 | (1) |
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Moving the Clip from the Bin to the Viewer |
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30 | (2) |
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Moving the Clip from the Viewer Window to the Sequence |
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32 | (5) |
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Getting Your Footage into Final Cut Express |
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37 | (310) |
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What Is Media and What Is Capturing? |
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37 | (1) |
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Setting the Preferences and the Easy Setup |
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38 | (1) |
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The Essential Preferences |
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39 | (18) |
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The General Preferences Tab |
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40 | (7) |
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47 | (3) |
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50 | (3) |
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The Scratch Disk Preferences Tab: The Issues for Scratc Disk Assignment |
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53 | (4) |
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Scratch Disk Assignment: Follow the Next Steps Precisely |
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57 | (9) |
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66 | (7) |
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The Easy Setup Dialog Box |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (2) |
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Making the Easy Setup Choice |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (12) |
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73 | (1) |
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Efficient Capture Techniques: The Paper Log |
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73 | (3) |
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76 | (1) |
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Opening the Capture Window |
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77 | (3) |
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80 | (2) |
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The Name, Description, and Marker Fields |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (5) |
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85 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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Current Frame Timecode Field |
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86 | (1) |
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The Tape Transport Controls and J-K-L Support |
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86 | (1) |
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The Jog and Shuttle Wheels |
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87 | (1) |
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Set the In and Out Points for a Clip |
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88 | (1) |
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The Clip Duration Timecode Field |
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89 | (1) |
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Capture Using Capture Clip |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (5) |
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Capture Now and the Relationship with DV Timecode |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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Using DV Start/Stop Detection |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (6) |
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Getting Your Project Back Online |
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96 | (5) |
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101 | (28) |
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What Importing Is and What It Is Not |
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101 | (25) |
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103 | (1) |
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Using iTunes to Import and Convert Sample Rates |
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103 | (3) |
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Using QuickTime Pro to Import and Convert Sample Rates |
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106 | (5) |
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Importing Photoshop Image Files |
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111 | (5) |
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116 | (10) |
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Organizing and Backing Up Your Project's Imported Media |
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126 | (3) |
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129 | (102) |
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Working in the Viewer Window |
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130 | (4) |
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131 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (1) |
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Drag and Drop to the Sequence: Insert/Overwrite |
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134 | (3) |
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Drag and Drop to the Canvas: Insert/Overwrite with a Transition |
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137 | (10) |
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A Few Words About Real-time and Rendering Effects |
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143 | (3) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (7) |
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Drag-and-Drop Transitions |
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147 | (3) |
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Creating Customized Transition Favorites |
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150 | (3) |
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A Super Quick Transition Sequence |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (2) |
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The Easiest Trimming Technique |
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156 | (2) |
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More Trimming Precision: The Trim Edit Window |
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158 | (11) |
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Calling Up the Trim Edit Window |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (3) |
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Navigating the Clips in the Trim Edit Window |
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163 | (4) |
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Previewing the Trim Before Leaving the Trim Edit Window |
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167 | (2) |
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The Timeline and the Toolbar, a Deadly Duo |
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169 | (6) |
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169 | (5) |
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The Target Track Selection Area |
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174 | (1) |
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Timeline Customization Controls |
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175 | (20) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (4) |
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186 | (3) |
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Linking Operations Demonstrated |
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189 | (4) |
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Sync Issues with Linking and Unlinking Clips |
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193 | (2) |
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195 | (28) |
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The General Selection Tool (Keyboard Shortcut-A) |
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196 | (1) |
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The Selection Toolset and Accessing ``Hidden'' Toolsets |
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196 | (3) |
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The Track Selection Toolset (Keyboard Shortcut--T) |
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199 | (2) |
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Ripple and Roll Edit Toolset |
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201 | (3) |
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The Slip and Slide Toolset |
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204 | (8) |
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The Razorblade Toolset (Keyboard Shortcut--B) |
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212 | (5) |
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The Zoom Toolset (Keyboard Shortcut--Z) |
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217 | (6) |
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Master Clips and Subclips |
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223 | (8) |
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The Final Cut Express Subclip |
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223 | (3) |
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Another Subclip Technique |
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226 | (1) |
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Creating Thumbnails in the List View |
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227 | (3) |
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The Crop/Distort and Pen Toolsets |
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230 | (1) |
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Compositing and Special Effects |
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231 | (66) |
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What Exactly Is Compositing? |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (11) |
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Setting Up a Sequence for Compositing Layers |
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233 | (1) |
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Keyframing in the Sequence Timeline |
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234 | (4) |
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238 | (1) |
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Adding Type: The Text Generator |
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239 | (4) |
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Special Effects: Motion Effects |
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243 | (33) |
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The Image + Wireframe Viewing Mode in the Canvas Window |
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244 | (7) |
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251 | (2) |
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Setting the Keyframes for Motion |
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253 | (6) |
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Nonlinear Interpolation---Adding a Curve |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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Bezier Handles on the Timeline |
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261 | (5) |
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The Other Motion Tab Tools |
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266 | (10) |
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276 | (5) |
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Applying Fun and Useful Effects: The Basic 3D and Viewfinder Filters |
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278 | (3) |
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281 | (4) |
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Mattes, Masks, and Stencils |
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285 | (6) |
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Setting the Travel Matte-Luma |
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286 | (2) |
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The Travel Matte-Alpha: What Is an Alpha Channel? |
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288 | (3) |
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291 | (3) |
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Nesting and Effects, the Final Cut Express Way |
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294 | (3) |
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297 | (20) |
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Adjusting Audio in Final Cut Express |
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297 | (5) |
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297 | (4) |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (7) |
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303 | (3) |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (2) |
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309 | (8) |
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Setup and Things to Consider |
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310 | (2) |
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312 | (2) |
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The Rest of the Voice Over Window |
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314 | (1) |
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Using the Voice Over Tool |
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314 | (3) |
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Getting Your Project Out of Final Cut Express |
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317 | (30) |
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Output to Firewire: Print to Video |
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318 | (8) |
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Customizing Print to Video |
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319 | (6) |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (21) |
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Export for Distribution: Optimizing the QuickTime Movie |
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326 | (14) |
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Export for Lossless Transfer---The Final Cut Movie: Self-contained vs. Reference Option |
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340 | (7) |
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Appendix A What Is Digital Video, Anyway? |
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347 | (26) |
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347 | (4) |
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Generation Loss and Digital Video |
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349 | (2) |
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Where Does Digital Video Originate? |
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351 | (16) |
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352 | (3) |
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355 | (6) |
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What About Digital Audio? |
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361 | (2) |
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Sampling and Digital Audio |
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363 | (2) |
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Sync Adjust Movies and Sample Rates |
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365 | (2) |
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What Are Timecode and Device Control? |
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367 | (6) |
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368 | (3) |
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371 | (2) |
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Appendix B DV Formats and Devices |
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373 | (14) |
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373 | (1) |
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DV Formats: The Many Faces of DV |
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374 | (5) |
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376 | (1) |
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376 | (2) |
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378 | (1) |
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Features to Consider when Purchasing a DV Device |
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379 | (8) |
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Cassette Size and DV Format |
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379 | (1) |
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Analog Video Format Compatibility |
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379 | (4) |
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Analog/Digital Conversion Boxes |
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383 | (4) |
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Appendix C The Hardware for Editing with Final Cut Express |
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387 | (28) |
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What You Need for Final Cut Express: The Basic Firewire Setup |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (1) |
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The Four Primary Areas of the Apple Macintosh |
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389 | (1) |
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The Processor and the Motherboard of the Macintosh Minitower |
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389 | (4) |
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Data Storage: RAM and Hard Drives |
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393 | (11) |
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RAM: Random Access Memory |
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393 | (2) |
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395 | (1) |
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Types of Drive by Location: Removable Disk |
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396 | (1) |
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Types of Drive by Location: The Internal Drive |
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397 | (1) |
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Types of Drive by Location: The External Drive |
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397 | (1) |
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Types of Drive by Standard: ATA, IDE, or EIDE |
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398 | (2) |
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Types of Drive by Standard: SCSI |
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400 | (1) |
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Types of Drive by Standard: Firewire |
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401 | (2) |
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Types of Drive by Standard: USB |
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403 | (1) |
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The Input and Output Buses |
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404 | (7) |
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404 | (1) |
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405 | (2) |
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407 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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Various Other Inputs and Outputs |
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410 | (1) |
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Checking the Pieces: The Apple System Profiler |
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411 | (4) |
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Appendix D Assorted Tips and Tricks |
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415 | (22) |
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Regular Operating System Maintenance |
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415 | (9) |
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415 | (3) |
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418 | (1) |
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When Single User Mode Doesn't Fix It |
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419 | (1) |
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420 | (2) |
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422 | (2) |
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424 | (1) |
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424 | (2) |
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425 | (1) |
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426 | (1) |
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Vectors and Bitmaps: A Primer |
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426 | (3) |
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Using the Boris Title 3D Text Generator |
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429 | (5) |
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Arranging the Title 3D Clip Using the Control Tab |
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429 | (5) |
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Audio Production and GIGO: First Things First |
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434 | (3) |
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Use Professional Microphones |
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435 | (1) |
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436 | (1) |
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436 | (1) |
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436 | (1) |
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Rohkem infot Taylor & Francis e-raamatute kohta