Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The author has provided a PDF/video update for the 10.0.6 and 10.0.7 software changes. Those files can be accessed via the book's companion website, access to which is included when you purchase the book.

Step into the 21st century with Rick Young's Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X and learn the essential editing techniques you need to know to master this software. In this step-by-step guide, Rick Young clearly explains key concepts and ways to achieve results quickly, regardless of the level you work at. Essentials such as system setup, editing, audio, effects, and importing media are thoroughly covered to get you up and running in a matter of hours.

Packed with tutorials and real-world examples, the Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X will take you through the ins-and-outs of the software and have you editing and outputting your digital movies in no time.　

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction (p. xi)
• System Setup (p. 1)
• A Word about Preferences (p. 2)
• Editing Preferences (p. 2)
• Playback Preferences (p. 4)
• Import Preferences (p. 8)
• The Interface (p. 13)
• The Three-Window Interface (p. 14)
• The Five-Window Interface (p. 16)
• Working with Dual Monitor Displays (p. 18)
• Importing Media (p. 21)
• Ways to Import Media (p. 22)
• Importing Media from a Camera (p. 22)
• Importing Media from Hard Drive (p. 26)
• Importing Media to an Event (p. 27)
• Capture from Tape (p. 30)
• Organization (p. 33)
• Getting Organized (p. 34)
• Reviewing Footage (p. 34)
• Rating Footage (p. 36)
• Marking Sections within Clips (p. 39)
• Labeling and Searching Clips (p. 41)
• Adding Notes to Clips (p. 43)
• Batch Renaming of Clips (p. 45)
• Keywording (p. 49)
• Editing (p. 55)
• The Process (p. 56)
• Creating a New Project (p. 57)
• Basic Cutting (p. 60)
• Separating Audio from Video (p. 65)
• Insert Editing (p. 73)
• Overwrite Editing (p. 75)
• Editing Overview (p. 77)
• Editing Tools (p. 79)
• The Concept of Storylines (p. 83)
• The Precision Editor (p. 89)
• Retiming (p. 93)
• Create a Freeze Frame (p. 95)
• Setting Clip Durations (p. 95)
• Disable Clips (p. 97)
• Compound Clips (p. 98)
• Whizzing around the Timeline Using Markers (p. 100)
• Cut, Copy, and Paste (p. 102)
• Duplicating Projects (p. 102)
• Locating Clips in the Event Library or on the Hard Drive (p. 105)
• Auditioning (p. 106)
• Rendering (p. 108)
• Putting it all Together (p. 109)
• Audio (p. 111)
• Sound Mixing (p. 112)
• Back to Basics (p. 112)
• Adjust the Audio Level within a Clip (p. 114)
• Fading Audio (p. 116)
• Fading Audio Using the Range Tool (p. 117)
• Keyframing Audio (p. 118)
• Adding Audio Mixes (p. 119)
• Working with Dual Track Audio (p. 121)
• Break Apart Clip Items (p. 123)
• Relationship of the Inspector to Audio Output (p. 124)
• Setting Audio Pan Controls (p. 125)
• Switching Audio Tracks On and Off in the Inspector (p. 128)
• Boosting Audio Levels with the Gain Filter (p. 129)
• Keyframing Audio Gain (p. 132)
• Automated Loudness: Setting Audio Levels Quickly (p. 133)
• Graphic Equalizer (p. 135)
• Effects (p. 137)
• Types of Effects (p. 138)
• Video and Audio Effects (p. 140)
• Transitions (p. 142)
• Text (p. 144)
• Generators (p. 160)
• Themes (p. 162)
• Transform Controls (p. 165)
• Crop Controls (p. 167)
• Distort Controls (p. 174)
• Basic Keyframing (p. 177)
• Stabilization (p. 180)
• Keying (p. 181)
• Color Correction (p. 187)
• Adjusting Saturation (p. 196)
• Exposure Adjustment (p. 198)
• Color Presets (p. 200)
• Share (p. 205)
• Export Media Using Share (p. 206)
• Enjoy the Ride (p. 215)
• Index (p. 219)