This extensively revised edition of filmmaker Michael Wohl's acclaimed book offers all new sections on customizing your interface, color correction, and variable speed effects, as well as an enhanced audio chapter, packed with new information on audio mixing, sound design, sound re-recording, and more. Also featured is coverage of companion applications such as Soundtrack, Cinema Tools, and Live Type. Final Cut Pro puts professional film editing tools in the hands of virtually anyone with a video camera and a computer, but there's more to the craft of editing than just having the tools. In this book Michael Wohl explains the essentials of video editing and shares professional filmmaking techniques: how to tell stories effectively, troubleshoot common editing problems, and create sophisticated visual effects using your desktop tools. You'll learn all the essential rules of film grammar -- and when you can break them. In addition to gaining a deep working knowledge of Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express, you'll learn to identify a wide variety of editing situations and discover how the pros handle them. You'll learn what the editor's role is on a film and how it relates to that of other members of the production team. You'll also learn how to take best advantage of the extraordinary capabilities of the Final Cut software family; Wohl shows you which buttons to push, why, and when to push them. Abundant illustrations let you watch over his shoulder while he uses Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express to create and complete high-quality videos. Book jacket.

Michael Wohl has worked as a professional film and video editor for 15 years