Appendix 1

The Filmmaker’s Guide to Final Cut Pro Workfl ow
to fi lm, and making master tapes. It can also include encoding audio to AC3 and compressing the
video to a DVD-compliant codec for mastering DVDs.
The remainder of this book focuses on these workfl ows in depth. We also study several projects and
take their workfl ow apart looking for problems and solutions, shortcuts, and pitfalls.
How to Use This Book
While most of this book deals with workfl ow theory, where specifi c examples of menu commands
are listed, they are listed by the name of the software or the word go > the name of the menu > the
menu selection.
The chapters in this book assume a high level of knowledge of fi lm and video formats, time code,
and use of the software packages. While there is some step-by-step information on Cinema Tools,
this book is directed at understanding workfl ow. As mentioned earlier, it is not a how-to book on
software. If you fi nd some of the expressions or terms confusing, there are several in-depth appendices
on fi lm and video as well as on time code, aspect ratios, conforming, and fi le structure.
If you fi nd the expressions and information confusing, read the corresponding appendix and, hopefully,
this will help clarify the information. Also, because of the book’s thickness, it is ideally suited
for raising the front of a 16 mm projector that is sitting on a coffee table so that it projects the image
exactly four feet up on the wall. But I’m sure you already noticed that.
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