Avid Xpress Pro Editing Workshop / Edition 1

by Steve Hullfish

Overview

This book moves beyond the basics of "pushing the buttons"; explaining the most efficient and effective ways of using Xpress Pro to tell the story. Readers develop a working knowledge of the application with lessons and tutorials that cover every essential method and technique. An excellent resource for students and professional editors new to Xpress Pro, this book and downloadable resources combo provides valuable hands-on practice with an extended example that demonstrates the edit of an entire sequence. Project media and plug-ins are provided on the downloadable resources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781578202386
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/12/2004
Series:	DV Expert Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	478
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.13(d)

About the Author

Steve Hullfish produces and edits trailers, TV spots, promos and DVDs through his company, Verascope Pictures, which serves high-end clients: Universal Studios, NBC Television, HIT Entertainment, Jim Henson Entertainment, VeggieTales and others. His 22 years of producing and editing TV shows and spots have garnered many national awards, including a national Emmy as part of the editing team of the Oprah Winfrey Show. He has co-written three other books including Color Correction for Digital Video, Avid XpressPro On the Spot, and The Avid XpressPro Editing Workshop. He has also written for DV magazine.

Table of Contents

Introduction, 2 Setting, 3 Capturing, 4 Media Management, 5 Basic Editing 6 The Timeline, 7 Trimming 8 Audio, 9 Effects, 10 The Title Tool, 11 Importing with Xpress Pro, 12 Colour Correction 13 Output 14 Exporting with Xpress Pro, AVX Effect from A to Z.

Editorial Reviews

"A must have on the shelf closest to the Xpress Pro edit system... filled with recommendations based upon unique insights and extensive experiences."
—Bob Turner, Video Systems Magazine

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