Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop

Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop

About the previous edition:
“you can only learn to edit by editing. That is what sets this book apart from others…” –Michael Horton, president, Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group
“Tom helps you make the leap from iMovie to Final Cut Express, and teaches you the art of editing.” –Jim Heid, Avondale Media

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Easy step by step instructions
Very nice step by step instructions.

Using sample DVD and following instructions remind me when I was a student.

If you are stepping up from iMovie to Final Cut Express, then you should get this book and spend a week to do step by step lessons. Afterward, you are ready.

5 Stars Step By Step…anyone can learn to use this program
I have had the program on my computer for months now. I was completely overwhelmed by it and figured I might never use it. I had the book but wasn’t really ready to take on the task of learning the program. Today I sat down with this book, went page by page (I am only to page 36 now) and I totally get it. Using the book, I could go baby step by baby step to learn the program. I now have renewed confidence and I am ready to take this on! Great book for even the most novice of novices! I highly recommend it!

1 Star Never DID anything of substance. Very disappointing.
This book made me want to break commandments. I picked it up based on several positive reviews on Amazon.com. However, it was completely inane. It took nearly 50 pages of reading to get to any activity. Then, the activity was “mark a section. Unmark the section and press Command+I to remark it. Then delete your marker. Press Command-I to mark again, and then Command+U to split clips. Delete the clips, and…”

In other words, I never DID anything functional. I was shocked that I went so far in the book to realize I still hadn’t actually created a single movie — even a two- or three-shot trivial one.

I gave up (which I rarely do on books), surfed on to [...], and within 15 minutes, had flown through the [..] equivalent of all that I’d read in Wolsky’s book. Obviously, video training isn’t for or accessible to all. However, without any functional tasks, this book was a beating.

All that said, it perhaps could be a nice reference, although the layout doesn’t support even that

5 Stars A GREAT Book!
Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop

I am new to Final Cut Express, and moving from iMovie is quite intimidating to say the least! I cannot imagine jumping into FCE without having Mr. Wolsky’s book. I’ve followed each and every in-depth dvd tutorial in the book and it has been a lifesaver. The book is so well written and easy to follow and very detailed.

I definitely recommend this book to anyone who is interested in FCE.

5 Stars easy reading with useful visual labs
This book has been written clearly with many screen shots that help a lot the understanding of the matter. Really useful the attached DVD that drive you step by step. Tom Wolsky did a very goood job.

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