The fastest way to learn Final Cut Pro® - Guaranteed.

Run time: 70 minutes

DVD is a region-free standard DVD and will play worldwide on any player.
39.00 USD

Downloadable video is a high quality (720p) Quicktime file. It is a 494MB file.
29.00 USD

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Crash Course: Final Cut Pro is the only video tutorial in its class with a 110% money-back guarantee*. Yup, we believe this tutorial is the most concise FCP tutorial in existence.

If Crash Course: Final Cut Pro isn't the best beginner's Final Cut Pro tutorial you've ever watched, we'll provide a prompt and courteous 100% refund of your full purchase price, plus an additional 10% gift.

Crash Course: Final Cut Pro®, the first in the Paper Samurai Series, is the only professional video tutorial that teaches you how to use Final Cut Pro (version 6 and 7) in under 90 minutes. It is a streamlined yet detailed overview of Final Cut Pro that respects the learner's time by focusing on the skills that matter most. Tailor made for those with no prior editing knowledge, this video covers every skill needed to edit a movie from start to finish. If you're an aspiring editor who wants to be cutting video by the end of the day, as opposed to the end of month, this tutorial is made just for you.

Topics include:
• Easy Setup • User Preferences • Log and Capture • A/V Troubleshooting • Importing Assets • Drag and Drop Editing • Three-Point Editing	• Editing Hot keys • Navigation Tools • Video Transitions and Effects • Understanding MP3 and AIFF • Importing CD Audio • Audio Mixing • Adding Text and Titles	• Motion Parameters • Color Correction • Proper Archiving • Project Organization • Protecting File Integrity • Exporting • Words of Wisdom

Seasoned producer, editor, and Ivy League university lecturer, Jonathan Carrera, who spearheaded the creation of Crash Course: Final Cut Pro, explains his involvement in the project:

"There are already so many Final Cut Pro tutorials out there, many of which were created by the most experienced FCP users in the world...So why make another? The truth is, all of those other Final Cut Pro books and DVD tutorials suffer from information overload. Reading 700 page books or watching 9 hours of video just to get started on a video editing project is incredibly demoralizing. It's also unnecessary. 90% of us who use Final Cut Pro on a daily basis don't need to know, or care to know, every single insignificant function. We just need to know how to use it competently and effectively. That's what excited me about creating this video: the opportunity to break down the learning curve for other aspiring editors and artists.

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