Contents Acknowledgments Foreword How to Get the Most From This Book ix xi xiii Part 1: Final Cut Pro in Context 1 2 What Makes Final Cut Pro Special? What Is a Workflow? 3 11 Part 2: Roles, Technologies, and Techniques 3 4 5 6 7 Traditional and New Postproduction Roles Video Standards and Formats Compression and Storage Preparation Ingest 19 35 67 89 113