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The Apple Pro Training Series

The best way to learn Apples professional digital video software
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Become an Apple Certified Pro

The Apple Pro End-User Certification Program
The Apple Pro Apps Training Program keeps you at the forefront of Apples digital media technology while giving you a competitive edge in todays ever-changing job market. Whether you are an editor, graphic designer, colorist, photographer, sound designer, web developer, special effects artist, or teacher, these training tools will help you expand your skills. Apple offers both instructor-led and self-paced training. The instructor-led training courses are taught at Apple Authorized Training Centers (AATCs) worldwide. Taught by Apple Certified Trainers, the courses balance concepts and lectures with hands-on labs and exercises. For those who prefer to learn at their own pace, Apples self-paced training uses the Apple Pro Training Series courseware, published by Peachpit Press. These books take you step-by-step through real-world exercises and projects on the included DVD, so you learn by doing. Upon completion of the course material, students can become an Apple Certified Pro by taking a certification exam at an AATC. Certification is offered in Aperture, Color, DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Server, Logic Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro and Xsan. Certification recognizes your knowledge of Apples professional applications and allows you to market yourself as a skilled, Pro-level user of Apples products. Find out more at: http://training.apple.com/aatc Register at an Apple Authorized Training Center today and take your first step toward becoming an Apple Pro!
Apple Authorized Training Centers (AATCs) are carefully selected to meet Apples highest standards, including facilities, instructors, course delivery, and infrastructure. The goal of the program is to offer Apple customers, from beginners to the most seasoned professionals, the highest-quality training experience. For details and an application, visit http://training.apple.com/aatc

Final Cut Pro

It is, in fact, one of the most thorough and consistently clear technical tutorials of any sort weve seen.
Ric Getter, MacDirectory Magazine

Motion
The book is both comprehensive and fun, providing you with a myriad of insights, dozens of dazzling techniques, and useful tools that will certainly abbreviate your learning curve.
Steve Douglas, KenStone.com

DVD Studio Pro

Certify Your School as an Apple Authorized Training Center Jumpstart your students careers by certifying them as recognized Apple Pros. Learn how your school, college, or university can become an Apple Authorized Training Center for Education (AATCE). This book is quite possibly the only book you will need to master DVD authoring with DVD Studio Pro.
Alex Alexzander, CreativeCOW.net

Logic Pro
It will give you an extra edge on the program as well as really cool tips and tricks on how to make your music recording experience more rewarding.
Manuel Fernandez, www.maccompanion.com

Learn Apples popular video-editing, audio, and compositing software with the critically acclaimed Apple Pro Training Series. Each book is both a selfpaced learning tool and the official curriculum of the Apple Training & Certification program, used by Apple Authorized Training Centers around the world.

GarageBand

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This book is one of the best tutorial texts weve ever reviewed.... Stop what youre doing, buy this book, disconnect the phone and cable modem, and spend a weekend going from a novice to experienced GarageBand user. Highest recommendation, at 5 out of 5.
John Nemo Nemerovski, MyMac.com

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The Apple Pro Training Series

The official curriculum of the Apple Pro Training and Certification Program, the Apple Pro Training books are comprehensive, self-paced courses written by acknowledged experts in the field. Focused lessons take you step by-step through the process of creating real-world digital video or audio projects, while lesson files on the companion DVD and ample illustrations help you master techniques fast. In addition, lesson goals and time estimates help you plan your time, while chapter review questions summarize what youve learned.
Final Cut Pro 7 0-321-63527-2 Cut a scene from the TNT television series Leverage, create a promo for SeaWorlds Believe documentary, master effects as you edit a segment of Playing for Change. In this bestselling guide, Diana Weynand starts with basic video editing techniques and takes you all the way through Final Cut Pros powerful advanced features. Youll learn to mark and edit clips, mix sound, add titles, create transitions, apply filters, and more. Final Cut Pro 7 Advanced Editing 0-321-63679-1 This Apple-authorized guide delivers hard-tofind advanced editing and finishing techniques. Director and editor Michael Wohl shows how to create polished transitions, fix screen direction errors, edit multi-camera projects, work with nested sequences, create fantastic effects, use filters creatively, and composite like a pro.
Motion 4 0-321-63529-9

Encyclopedia of Visual Effects 0-321-30334-2

Encyclopedia of Color Correction 0-321-43231-2

Aperture 2 0-321-53993-1

Ultimate recipe book for visual effects artists working in Shake, Motion and Adobe After Effects.

Comprehensive training in the realworld color correction and management skills editing pros use every day in the field.

The best way to learn Apertures powerful photo-editing, image retouching, proofing, publishing, and archiving features.

Final Cut Express 4 0-321-53467-0

Create sophisticated Motion projects including a 3D show promo, a network-style title sequence, a complex motion menu, and an actual temp effect used in Overture Films Traitor. Mentor trainer Mark Spencer shows you how to harness Motions behavior-based animations, particles, filters, effects, keying, tracking, and 3D capabilities to create professional animations, show opens, promos, text treatments, and more.

The only Apple authorized guide to Final Cut Express 4 has you making movie magic in no time.

Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors, Third Edition 0-321-51539-0 This comprehensive translation course is designed for professional video and film editors who already know their way around Avid nonlinear systems.

Final Cut Pro for News and Sports Quick-Reference Guide, Second Edition 0-321-56406-5 This easy look-up guide provides essential techniques for broadcast studios using Final Cut Pro to edit news and sports.

Shake 4 Quick Reference Guide 0-321-38246-3 This compact reference guide to Apples leading compositing software offers a concise explanation of the Shake interface, workspace, and tools.

QuickTime Pro Quick-Reference Guide 0-321-44248-2

Sound Editing in Final Cut Studio 0-321-64748-3

Color Correction in Final Cut Studio 0-321-63528-0

DVD Studio Pro, Third Edition 0-321-53409-3

An invaluable guide to capturing, encoding, editing, streaming, and exporting media.

Xsan 2 Administration: A Guide to Designing, Deploying, and Maintaining Xsan 0-321-61322-8 This Apple-certified reference provides invaluable guidance in planning, designing, configuring, deploying, and maintaining an Xsan network.

Your guide to audio post-production with Final Cut Pro 7 and Soundtrack 3.

This guide to color grading and finishing starts with the basics of color correction in Final Cut Pro 7 and moves on to the fine points of secondary grading in Color 1.5

Learn to author professional DVDs with this best-selling guide. Use striking real-world footage to build four complete DVDs

The Apple Training Series

Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Server Essentials v10.6 ISBN: 0-321-63533-7 Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials v10.6 ISBN: 0-321-63534-5 Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Deployment v10.6 ISBN 0-321-63531-0

Logic Pro 9 and Logic Express 9 0-321-63680-5

Compressor 3.5 0-321-64743-2

Final Cut Server 1.5 0-321-64765-3

Record, edit, mix, and polish music files using Apples pro audio software. more.

Author Brian Gary teaches you real-world techniques for audio and video compression, batch-encoding, test-clip workflows, and

Covers everything from tools for tracking, reviewing, and approving jobs to automating complex sequences of tasks in a busy post environment.

Apple Training Series: iLife 09 0-321-61850-5 Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Directory Services v10.6 ISBN: 0-321-63532-9 Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Advanced System Administration v10.6 ISBN: 0-321-63535-3

Apple Training Series: iWork 09 0-321-61851-3 Apple Training Series: AppleScript 1-2-3 0-321-14931-9 Apple Training Series: Garageband 3 0-321-64852-8 Apple Training Series: A Teachers Guide to Digital Media in the Classroom 0-321-59143-7

Final Cut Pro 7 Quick-Reference Guide 0-321-69468-6

Motion 4 QuickReference Guide 0-321-63677-5 Designed as a desktop companion for both editors and motion graphics artists, this is the perfect at-a-glance guide to Motion 4

Apple Pro Training Series: Shake 4 0-321-25609-3

Ideal for students and editors on the go, this is the quick look-up guide youve been hunting for

Apple-certified guide uses stunning real world sequences to reveal the wizardry of Shake 4.

To order books or view the entire Apple Pro Training Series catalog , visit: www.peachpit.com/appleprotraining