Cox Jason - Final Cut Pro X Cookbook

Jason Cox has enjoyed capturing images since receiving his first Mickey-Matic film camera when he was four years old. Growing up in the Washington, D.C. area, he spent much of his youth wandering around with some form of a camera, still or video, in hand.

Jason graduated from Penn State with degrees in film production and English. After spending a couple years as an entertainment journalist for a newspaper, Jason returned to D.C. to strike out on his own, eventually starting up his own LLC, Some Might Say Media . He currently juggles a mixed workload of freelance video production and editing as well as teaching courses as a certified trainer for both Apple and Adobe software.

Outside of his working life, Jason enjoys traveling (he met his Scottish wife in New Zealandlong story!), playing old school Nintendo games, going to music and cultural events, and drinking chocolate milk.

Thanks to Luisa, Sean, Anthony, Katie, and the other certified trainers who have given me the support and inspiration to propel myself forward in the last couple of years.

And, of course, a huge thanks to my beautiful, amazing wife, Vikki, who spent months putting up with my constant reassurances of "I promise I'll have more time when the book is done!"

Tyler Knowles is a certified Final Cut Pro editor as well as an Apple certified trainer and technician.Tyler has over a dozen years of experience in digital video production and post-production.In six years as a professional living in Los Angeles, Tyler's editing work has been lent to five feature films, a children's television series, National commercial spots, music videos, student shorts, and numerous productions around California.Tyler is also noted as a Cinematographer, Sound Designer, Producer, and Director.Recently, Tyler directed an 87-minute mockumentary road trip mvie about two guys hauling a horse trailer full of beer across the United States entitled Go West Happy Cow .

I'd like to thank my parents, Jack and Ellyn, for encouraging me to follow my dream of making movies.

David J. Smolar is an Apple-certified Final Cut Pro Editor and award-winning Producer with over 20 years' experience in digital media production, broadcasting, and production management. He has a B.A. from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in Digital Visual Media from American University. As a grad student, David designed, opened, and managed American University's School of Communications' first Digital Video Editing Lab. He mastered his instructing skills by teaching nearly 50 undergrad and grad students Final Cut Pro. David's M.A. thesis documentary was the first in the school's history to be shot, edited, and output entirely in the digital realm.

David's early career began as an ngineer, roducer, and ssistant ditor for all-news WTOP while writing and reporting traffic and weather for Shadow Broadcasting. He spent over four years with Discovery Communications where, among other things, he supported executive producers on over 100 hours of programming, including the very popular series I Shouldn't Be Alive , A Haunting , and the history-making series of programs on the first tomb discovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings since King Tut was unearthed.He supported, reviewed and vetted programs for the Discovery, Science, Military, Times ID, and Discovery en Espaol channels.

Working for esteemed studios and from his home post-production studio, David crafted DVDs for industrial and government clients, wrote and produced a number of live musical performances, and trained non-technical clients in both Final Cut Studio and switching from a PC to a Mac. A member of AFTRA and the Screen Actors Guild, David appeared in the HBO series The Wire and VEEP along with a smattering of major studio films. In 2012, David designed the curriculum and lead classes for the DC-area MVI Media Academy, teaching anyone from any background everything about moviemaking.In May, he began work as a Quality Control Analyst for the new Verizon Digital Media Services group, helping create and maintain a fully-automated mass transform farm for major broadcasters, Hollywood studios, hotel chains, and international news conglomerates.

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Preface

As technology becomes more and more accessible and easier to use, we are expected to do more in less time than ever before. Video editors are now expected to be able to not only edit, but create motion graphics, fix sound issues, enhance image quality and color, and more. And many workers in the PR and marketing world are finding the need to know how to get viral videos made from start to finish, as quickly as possible. Final Cut Pro X was built as a one-stop shop, with all the tools needed to produce a professional video from beginning to end.