Gerry Fraiberg
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That could be problematic if overwriting the video with the separated audio tracks is not your intent.
The ability to reconnect audio to video tracks would certainly be welcome.
Gerry
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They do respond to emails, but it usually takes a few days.
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Correction on the file size of the APTS FCP X.sparseimage. After downloading the file the first time, I found that although it mounted as a volume on the desktop, FCP X did not recognize it and the files could not be accessed. The download must have been interrupted, perhaps due to the heavy download traffic hitting the Peachtree server on the date of release. So, I downloaded again. The first download was 2.82 GB, but when mounted showed as 6 GB. This time the download is 5.66 GB. I mounted the volume, then started FCP X. This time I got a message that events had to be udpated to the current version. And now all the files show in the Event Library, and we’re ready to proceed with the Lesson Files. Well, maybe not at 1:33 a.m. Tomorrow.
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Timothy,
Open the PDF in Acrobat Reader and select Bookmarks.
(View > Navigation Panels > Bookmarks)At the bottom of the Bookmarks Panel we see Lesson and Media Files.
Click on the Lesson and Media Files bookmark, which brings up the page with the heading: Where Are The Media Files?The URL is on this page. The zipped file is 3.04 GB. When uncompressed, the APTS FCP X.sparseimage expands to a 6.07 GB disk image.
Within the mounted disk image we find three folders – FCPX Book Files, Final Cut Events and Final Cut Projects.
Cheers,
Gerry
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https://support.apple.com/manuals/#
For comprehensive online help for Final Cut Pro X, go to https://help.apple.com/finalcutpro. To save the help as a PDF, click the Print button in the top-right corner of any help page.
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You’re right about the lack of paper manuals. I still have two boxes of books from Final Cut Pro 5. Think of the cost of printing, shipping and shelf space in a store or warehouse. Doing away with paper is one way for software companies to cut cost. With Apple’s App Store delivery model, there is the savings in printing, shipping and storage cost to factor into the selling price. And while many on these forums thought Apple was taking too long to put out an update, I’m sure they wanted to get it right. For their part, Apple says they were able to put out an update quickly with this delivery method.
As for third party training, the Apple Pro Training Series, this is nothing new. There is also Larry Jordan, Ripple Training, Tom Wolsky and Michael Wohl – to name a few. I bought Diana Weynand’s Final Cut Pro 5 training book six years ago. Her books are the curriculum for certification. The information in the book would come directly from Apple. Among her credits is supervising editor on the Barbara Walters’ series of entertainment specials.
If you are unfamiliar with these books, they offer in depth training through step by step instruction using real world lesson files from broadcast and end of chapter reviews. Lesson file media includes a documentary shot in HDV, footage from the USA Network show Fairly Legal, shot on the RED MX camera, a promotional video shot on the ARRI Alexa, NHRA drag racing footage shot on Sony EX3, Panasonic P2 and GoPro, and a short film shot on Panasonic AG-HVX200.
I was thinking of also getting the Final Cut Pro X book in paper format, but now that the ePub version is on the iPad, I’m having second thoughts. Again, there is the additional costs of shipping and taxes. And trying to find room for another book on the shelf.
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I apologize for the lack of detail in my original post.
This is the eBook version of Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro X by Diana Weynand. It’s available from Peachpit Publishers: https://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321774671
The cost for the eBook is $35.19, and you can download the book both as a PDF and in ePub format. The PDF can reside on your desktop or laptop, while the ePub version opens in the iBooks app on an iPad.
The hard copy, or book in paper format, is $43.99 and includes a DVD of lesson files with real world video samples shot on a variety of formats. There would be tax and shipping charges as well. The electronic version offers the lesson files as a download. 6GB worth!
This book is the curriculum for certification by Apple in FCP X.
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Nice work, Jason. Thanks for sharing this. What effects and filters were used? It looks like a soft focus or glow effect.
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Maybe that’s it. I suppose a page by page comparison would tell the tale. Any takers?
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I would like to think that any update will be worth waiting for. And, yes, it’s better that they get it right. I can only imagine the thousands of lines of code “under the hood” that make it work.