Introduction

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When Final Cut Pro was first released in the last year of the twentieth century the world of video acquisition and post-production was going through a period of upheaval. High quality, low-cost DV cameras had made significant in-roads into both professional and consumer markets and the world of editing was undergoing a similar transformation.

Initially, Final Cut Pro was perceived as a DV editor, however, early pioneers of the digital video revolution soon put the application to test in the real world of professional post-production. There were those who invested in high-end video cards, editing everything from uncompressed video ...

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