Save time by learning editing methods already proven successful in the real world! Learn to configure your Mac operating system and camera settings for greater efficiency, use Soundtrack Pro 2 to add music and sound effects, and fine-tune the audio. Incorporate techniques from Apple Motion, Photoshop, and LiveType to enhance your video, experiment with the Pleasantville Effect, the Ken Burns Pan and Scan Technique, and the Filmstrip Effect, and much more. All necessary project files are on the bonus DVD.

Lonzell Watson is one of the elite few who have obtained Certified Professional status as a Final Cut Pro and Avid Xpress user. Lonzell began his career as a videographer and digital video specialist for the web. He then used this experience to become a writer, director, and producer. His work includes national commercials and television programs for PBS, Fox Sports, the Outdoor Channel, and C-SPAN, and video editing for pop superstar Mariah Carey. Lonzell’s talents have also served him well while doing tech work for the traveling Broadway shows The Sound of Music, Singing in the Rain, and On Broadway.
In addition to producing his own independent films, Lonzell serves as a trainer and content writer for GeniusDV. His content contains hundreds of published tutorials, and tips that relate to Apple’s Final Cut Studio product line. His daily syndicated content is read by thousands of unique visitors each month.