Acknowledgments

It takes a village to produce a book—or at least to support the author writing it. This has always been the case for me, and this book was no exception.

Special thanks to Shirley Craig, my business partner, for supporting Weynand Training’s Apple Authorized Training Center and our other training projects (www.weynand.com), Steve Kanter for skillfully navigating both FCP and Avid editing streams as my technical editor, Loren S. Miller for providing editorial feedback and assistance when I needed a helping hand, and to Michael Kammes at KeyCode Media for technical support.

To all the folks at Peachpit Press for their continued support and unending patience as I moved slowly through this process, especially to Nancy Peterson for keeping us on track, Bob Lindstrom for keeping my words and meanings intact, and to the entire editorial and production team for making the book a fact.

At Apple, I’d like to thank Steve Bayes for always taking the time to provide me with a clear and concise view of Final Cut Studio features and applications.

And finally, since all good energy never dies—it just moves on to a different village—I’d like to thank Patty Montesion for her support not only on this book, but for her dedication to the entire Apple Pro Training Series of books she spearheaded throughout her time at Apple. Her vision has helped shape the video training world for the better.