Final Cut Pro X has literally rocked the film & video-editing world by completely re-imagining the inherent concepts of nonlinear editing. For many editors & users of the previous versions of Final Cut Pro it is like starting anew & learning a br&-new program. Those experienced with previous versions of Final Cut & other non-linear editors such as i Movie Adobe Premiere Pro & Avid Media Composer already understand the basic concepts of editing & are now looking for a quick guide to getting started. In this useful cut-to-the-chase guide to the program popular trainer & Final Cut guru Larry Jordan takes these experienced users through all the components of the software from importing footage & organizing media to export & sharing. Along the way they'll learn the best ways to edit footage & add transitions effects & filters do basic color correcting work with audio & utilize a variety of HD workflow techniques to name a few. Within a weekend users will learn the best ways to start editing in this groundbreaking program in this must-have guide.