Dr. RawStock, a Los Angeles, Calif. company that specializes in Final Cut Pro training and solutions, has published a 260-page Final Cut Pro 4 learning book, “Dr RawStock’s Final Cut Pro 4 Essentials,” and is offering it at an introductory price of US$5.95; the retail price is $29.95.
Produced as a 9MB PDF file, the book includes the following chapters: What’s new in Apple’s Final Cut Pro 4.0; Final Cut Pro 4 in OS X; Introduction to non-linear editing; Creating and organizing projects; Capturing and organizing projects; Capturing and importing media; Building sequences using 3-point editing; Working with multiple tracks of video and audio; Adding effects and transitions; and Basic titles.
Dr. Rawstock also plans on shipping its “FingerTips 4, Final Cut Pro 4” compound key guide in November. Unlike the original FingerTips, FingerTips 4 is designed as a slim pocket book.