ABSTRACT
Every program is enhanced with graphics, whether they are a simple opening title and closing credits or elaborate motion graphics sequences illuminating some obscure point that can best be expressed in animation. This could be a map with a path snaking across it or a full-scale 3D animation explaining the details of how an airplane is built. Obviously, the latter is beyond the scope of both this book and of Final Cut Pro alone. But many simpler graphics can be easily created within FCP. Each version of Final Cut has brought new titling options, and FCP5 is no different, providing an enhanced version of Boris Calligraphy. Of course, there is also LiveType 2 as a separate stand-alone application. LiveType warrants a book all of its own, which can't be included in this work. It is certainly a powerful special effects and motion graphics tool, a worthwhile investment of the time to learn its capabilities.
