Avid Xpress Pro for Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickpro Guide

Long known for its professional-level video-editing workstations, Avid has finally brought its system to both Windows and Macintosh desktops. Beginning digital filmmakers who are looking to acquire a high degree of editing proficiency quickly and experienced editors who are making the switch from other editing software will find everything they need in this guide. Best of all, readers can apply the skills they acquire here to other Avid products, which share similar interfaces and a common file format. Focused, task-based instruction covers the entire video-editing process from the basics of getting a DV project rolling all the way to advanced editing techniques and methods of distributing the final product. Along the way, readers will find the meaty tips and enhanced graphics (with labels, arrows, and other annotations) that have become the hallmark of this popular series.