I Want To Learn Final Cut Pro?

[cdubb213]

I've been ineresting in learning FCP since I went to film school. There was one class a week on FCP and it wasn't enough for me learn it clearly. I don't want to go back to film school and waste alot of money to learn FCP, is there any good books that could teach me how to master it. I am a independent director I do low-budget short movies and low-budget music videos for my friends, so I wanted to edit them myself instead of letting someone else do it for me.

Please give me some feedback!

 

[Lacero]

kenstone.net

Post in Digital Video. You'll get more targeted responses there.

 

[robx2]

The Apple Pro Training Guide books are very good and suprisingly readable. I teach FCP as part of a multimedia class at a university, and we've begun requiring the basic book for the class. The advanced book is even better -- gives a good intro to color correction and audio finishing -- all the stuff you need to move your work into the professional realm.

 

[Cooknn]

I learned Final Cut Express by reading and working with Tom Wolsky's book on FCE2. I see he has a new book due out on October 10th: Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials. I highly recommend his material. If you have questions, he hangs in Apple's Final Cut Discussion Groups

 

[cdubb213]

Thanks everyone, all of your suggestions are very helpful. Do you know how much these books will cost me?

 

[VanMac]

Thanks everyone, all of your suggestions are very helpful. Do you know how much these books will cost me?

Do you have a .mac account? There are a bunch of tutorials and learning materials on the pro tools provided in the learning center. Maybe be worth the subscription for you if you are not a .mac user.

 

[FF_productions]

As mentioned before, please visit the apple final cut pro forums. They will figure out your problems/questions in minutes.

 

[cdubb213]

I learned Final Cut Express by reading and working with Tom Wolsky's book on FCE2. I see he has a new book due out on October 10th: Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials. I highly recommend his material. If you have questions, he hangs in Apple's Final Cut Discussion Groups

Logically can someone learn FCP without a teacher. I know a book will be very helpful but would that be enough for me to be good at it or do you think I should go take some classes first, to learn the basics.

 

[ammon]

I never took any classes and I never purchased any books. I started with the FCP 1.0 user manual and went from there.

The other best thing you can do is edit! Practice makes perfect!

 

[Cooknn]

Logically can someone learn FCP without a teacher. I know a book will be very helpful but would that be enough for me to be good at it or do you think I should go take some classes first, to learn the basics.

I learned without a teacher - at least not in a class. FCE though, not FCP. I have to say it was difficult to unlearn some of the stuff I learned with iMovie. I wish I would have started with Final Cut, it's a lot different IMHO