Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 5

Copyright © 2006 by Diana Weynand and Shirley Craig

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Credits

Project Director: Shirley Craig

Series Editor: Serena Herr

Managing Editor: Kristin Kalning

Editor: Nancy Peterson, Alchemy Editing

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Indexer: Valerie Perry

Cover and Interior Designs: Frances Baca Design

Cover Illustration: Alicia Buelow

Cover Production: George Mattingly / GMD

Front cover photos: Claudio Miranda

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Footage from A Thousand Roads was provided by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, www.americanindian.si.edu; all rights reserved.

The Motocross footage was provided by Michael Bryant and Perry Karidis of State of Mind Productions; all rights reserved.

"Box Office Stud" performed by the "All Hours" band (The Midnight Radio, LLC), written by Gilly Leads, used courtesy of Hybrid Recordings, LLC, and BMG Film and TV Music. "Box Office Stud" music video produced and provided by Weynand Training International, Inc., www.weynand.com. All rights reserved.

Additional music tracks provided with permission from Megatrax, Production Music and Original Scoring, www.megatrax.com.

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Dedication

To Barry Clark, thank you for saying yes twice.