-- The visual, task-based approach to learning Final Cut Pro, Apple's professional-grade video editing tool.

-- This best-selling guide has been fully updated to cover the new features of version 2.

-- Affordable guide for intermediate-to-advanced users.

With its fast, interactive editing features, elegant interface, nimble animation compositing tools, and competitive price Final Cut Pro is an affordable alternative for those investing in a first-rate video editing system. Yet despite the huge surge in Final Cut Pro users in the past two years, there is still only one book available in the market. Aimed at intermediate-to-professional video producers, editors, and ardent hobbyists, Final Cut Pro 2 for Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide provides in-depth coverage of Apple's updated video editing and effects software. Step-by-step instructions lead readers through Final Cut Pro's complex architecture and into more advanced video editing tasks. All the new features of Final Cut Pro 2 are covered in detail, including its new sound capabilities, faster rendering, and complex integration with Apple's Quick Time software.