Final Cut Pro 4 Editing Essentials, a new book and companionDVD by Tom Wolsky, claims to help readers master the craft of editingby providing firsthand experience with the art and technique ofediting. Eight tutorial lessons cover editing essentials such ascapturing material, organizing it, editing, adding transitions, basictitling and sound techniques, and outputting from the application.
Readers can also learn how the new editing paradigm in Version 4 canaffect workflow, and hone their craft by learning how to properly setup their system, get material into FCP, edit to build and trim asequence of shots, create and use transitions and more. Final CutPro 4 Editing Essentials sells for $29.95 through www.cmpbooks.com.
