PART I: GETTING STARTED.

Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Workstation.

Chapter 2: Getting to Know Final Cut Pro.

Chapter 3: Creating Your Footage.

Chapter 4: Logging Your Footage.

Chapter 5: Capturing and Importing Your Footage.

PART II: EDITING YOUR MOVIE.

Chapter 6: Starting Your Edit.

Chapter 7: The Tools of Editing.

Chapter 8: Making Smart Edits.

PART III: ADDING EFFECTS.

Chapter 9: Working with Effects: Real-Time and Rendering.

Chapter 10: Adding Transitions.

Chapter 11: Using Filters for Color Correcting.

Chapter 12: Manipulating the Image with Filters.

Chapter 13: Compositing Images.

Chapter 14: Using Motion Controls.

Chapter 15: Making Temporal Changes with Keyframes.

PART IV: FINISHING TOUCHES.

Chapter 16: Fine-Tuning Your Audio.

Chapter 17: Adding Titles.

Chapter 18: Putting It All Together.

PART V: AFTER THE EDITING IS DONE.

Chapter 19: Managing Your Media.

Chapter 20: Printing to Video.

Chapter 21: Outputting Video for CDs, DVDs, and the Web.

Glossary of Terms.

Index.