CopyrightContributing WritersGetting StartedThe MethodologySystem RequirementsCopying the Lesson FilesCompanion Web SiteAbout the Apple Training SeriesApple Pro Certification ProgramResourcesUsing Final Cut Pro in Real World WorkflowsLesson 1. Introduction to Online and Offline EditingBasic Principles of Offline and Online EditingOnline Editing in SD and HDOffline EditingChoosing Between Online and Offline WorkflowsLesson ReviewLesson 2. Setting Up for Online and Offline WorkflowsTypical FormatsSelecting a MediumSelecting HardwareLesson ReviewLesson 3. Gathering and Editing VideoOrganizing ProjectsGathering MediaChanging ResolutionsReconnect ClipsPlayback and PerformanceLesson ReviewLesson 4. Gathering and Editing FilmTraditional Film WorkflowOrganizing Film ProjectsCinema ToolsFilm in Final Cut ProLesson ReviewLesson 5. Distributing Video ProjectsSharing ProjectsOutputting Your ProjectLesson ReviewLesson 6. Distributing Film ProjectsCinema Tools ListsExportingThe Final ConformLesson ReviewFundamentals of Video Standards and Hardware PrimerLesson 7. Video Standards and FundamentalsVideo FundamentalsColor TelevisionDigital Video24pStandard-Definition StandardsHigh DefinitionCodecs and CompressionWrappers and File FormatsAudio for VideoTimecodeLesson ReviewLesson 8. Hardware and InterfacesComputer SystemsVideo InterfacesAudio InterfacesTimecode and ControlAnalog Video FormatsDigital Video FormatsHigh Definition FormatsAnalog Audio FormatsDigital Audio FormatsMeasurement ToolsOffboard ProcessorsCapturing Video and AudioLesson ReviewLesson 9. Storage OverviewHard Drive BasicsDrive InterfacesStorage ArchitecturesPerformance and CapacityLesson ReviewConfiguring Final Cut Pro and Managing Your SystemLesson 10. Configuring Mac OS XImproving Final Cut Pro PerformanceCustomizing Your Mac OS X SystemMac OS X AdministrationSystem Preferences ChecklistLesson ReviewLesson 11. Configuring Final Cut ProInstalling Final Cut ProPriming Final Cut ProWorking Efficiently with Final Cut ProUninstalling Final Cut ProLesson ReviewLesson 12. Managing Final Cut ProAdministrating Project Files, Preferences, and User DataManaging Media FilesReestablish a ProjectLesson ReviewIntegrating Your SystemLesson 13. Implementing Stand-Alone Uncompressed SystemsThe Implementation ProcessPlanning Your SystemInstalling HardwareInstalling/Updating Storage Drivers and SoftwareVolume CreationInstalling FCP (If Necessary)Installing Capture Device DriversConfiguring FCP for Your New HardwareLesson ReviewLesson 14. Integrating FCP Systems into NetworksUnderstanding Mac OS X File FormatsUsing File ServersSending Files over the InternetWorking with Files from Proprietary SystemsLesson ReviewLesson 15. Xsan ImplementationPlanning the SANInstalling the SANOptimizing FCP on Xsan SystemsLesson ReviewTroubleshooting Final Cut ProLesson 16. Introduction to TroubleshootingPrimary Troubleshooting QuestionsNarrow the SearchEliminating the Obvious: Quick FixesEliminating Environmental FactorsPractical Search MethodologiesTroubleshooting RemotelyLesson ReviewLesson 17. Lesson: Operational Troubleshooting: Video and Audio IssuesSolving Dropped Frame ProblemsIntermittent Dropped Frames During Capture or PlaybackConsistent Dropped Frames During Capture or PlaybackConsistent Dropped Frames Only During CaptureConsistent Dropped Frames Only During PlaybackSolving Audio and Video Sync IssuesAudio and Video Progressively Out of SyncAudio and Video Consistently Out of SyncSolving Audio Distortion ProblemsAudio Artifacts Occur During PlaybackHigh Audio Levels During PlaybackPlayback Unaffected by Audio FiltersAudio Sounds Tinny During PlaybackSolving Field Tearing ProblemsSolving Luminance and Color Space ProblemsClippingLuma and Chroma ClampingColor Space DifferencesSolving Still Image IssuesImage Sizing and Scaling IssuesScaling and Interlace ArtifactingPhotoshop Image ProblemsLesson ReviewLesson 18. Operational Troubleshooting: File, Format, or Device ErrorsSolving Missing Scratch Disk or Offline File ProblemsMissing Scratch DiskOffline Files at LaunchProblems Importing Audio Files from CDsSolving Problems of Missing Audio or Video OutputMissing or Impaired A/V OutputMissing or Impaired Video OutputPartially or Entirely Missing Audio OutputSolving FireWire Connectivity ProblemsNonmounting FireWire DriveDropped Frames with Daisy-Chained FireWire DrivesLack of Communication with FireWire Deck or CameraCapture Interruptions and Failures over FireWireSolving 24P DV Capture and Pulldown IssuesRender ErrorsPulldown ErrorsSolving Application-Level Errors and System FailuresError AlertUnexpected QuitSystem Hang or Kernel PanicLesson ReviewAppendix Final Cut Studio WorkflowsGlossaryIndex