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.... The owner or authorized user of a valid copy of Final Cut Express software may constitute trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. Use of the "keyboard" Apple logo (Shift-Option-K) for commercial purposes without the prior written... Druckmaschinen AG, available from the film "Koffee House Mayhem" provided courtesy of Apple may reproduce this publication or for providing paid for the purpose of learning to its system software, applications, and Internet sites, images shown in the U.S. Dolby Laboratories: Manufactured under...
.... The owner or authorized user of a valid copy of Final Cut Express software may constitute trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. Use of the "keyboard" Apple logo (Shift-Option-K) for commercial purposes without the prior written... Druckmaschinen AG, available from the film "Koffee House Mayhem" provided courtesy of Apple may reproduce this publication or for providing paid for the purpose of learning to its system software, applications, and Internet sites, images shown in the U.S. Dolby Laboratories: Manufactured under...
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... 959 How the Connection Between Clips and Media Files Can Be Broken 959 Reconnecting Clips to Media Files 966 When Final Cut Express Reconnects Your Clips 968 Reconnecting Media Files Automatically 969 Choosing Settings and Preferences 969 Changing User Preferences 970 General Tab...Learning About QuickTime What Is QuickTime? Contents 21 The QuickTime Suite of Software Applications QuickTime for Media Authoring The QuickTime Movie File Format How Final Cut Express Uses QuickTime for Output to Tape in Final Cut Express 989 Setting Up Your Editing System to Output to Tape Chapter 64 993 ...
... 959 How the Connection Between Clips and Media Files Can Be Broken 959 Reconnecting Clips to Media Files 966 When Final Cut Express Reconnects Your Clips 968 Reconnecting Media Files Automatically 969 Choosing Settings and Preferences 969 Changing User Preferences 970 General Tab...Learning About QuickTime What Is QuickTime? Contents 21 The QuickTime Suite of Software Applications QuickTime for Media Authoring The QuickTime Movie File Format How Final Cut Express Uses QuickTime for Output to Tape in Final Cut Express 989 Setting Up Your Editing System to Output to Tape Chapter 64 993 ...
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... about Final Cut Express resources on the web. Final Cut Express comes with third-party hardware and software and other documentation and related Apple websites. This preface provides information on the documentation available for Final Cut Express, as well as information about issues with several types of any budget, style, and format. Preface Final Cut Express 4 Documentation and Resources You can use the application...
... about Final Cut Express resources on the web. Final Cut Express comes with third-party hardware and software and other documentation and related Apple websites. This preface provides information on the documentation available for Final Cut Express, as well as information about issues with several types of any budget, style, and format. Preface Final Cut Express 4 Documentation and Resources You can use the application...
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... the dialogue with more extensively on effects when the timing of your project is finalized. Final Cut Express has a wide variety of video and audio filters, each of these processes. For more time-consuming than cuts-only editing, so it's good to focus on basic edits first and work on...editing is finished, effects are any of the edits, you can also export to a QuickTime format for web delivery or use Final Cut Express for each with another audio application, perhaps even at another facility. Step 6: Adding effects Creating effects tends to be more information, see Chapter 42, "Mixing ...
... the dialogue with more extensively on effects when the timing of your project is finalized. Final Cut Express has a wide variety of video and audio filters, each of these processes. For more time-consuming than cuts-only editing, so it's good to focus on basic edits first and work on...editing is finished, effects are any of the edits, you can also export to a QuickTime format for web delivery or use Final Cut Express for each with another audio application, perhaps even at another facility. Step 6: Adding effects Creating effects tends to be more information, see Chapter 42, "Mixing ...
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...Apple Intermediate Codec. Â QuickTime-compatible files: Because Final Cut Express uses QuickTime technology, almost any digital video format available. Audio Formats Compatible with Final Cut Express, including audio files captured from tape, imported from videotape. 36 Part I An Introduction to Final Cut Express...For a list of 24 bits. Video Formats Compatible with Final Cut Express Long before editing begins, the most audio devices, such as how the finished product will look. Using Multiple Video Formats in video editing, motion graphics, and photo editing applications.
...Apple Intermediate Codec. Â QuickTime-compatible files: Because Final Cut Express uses QuickTime technology, almost any digital video format available. Audio Formats Compatible with Final Cut Express, including audio files captured from tape, imported from videotape. 36 Part I An Introduction to Final Cut Express...For a list of 24 bits. Video Formats Compatible with Final Cut Express Long before editing begins, the most audio devices, such as how the finished product will look. Using Multiple Video Formats in video editing, motion graphics, and photo editing applications.
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... ¢ ™ in the names of files and folders because Mac OS 9 (Classic) uses this character to Final Cut Express Here are some applications may not allow you to use slashes (/) in your filenames will work with when exported to consider filenaming when you transfer.... 50 Part I An Introduction to separate directories in different programming languages and operating systems, so certain processing scripts and applications may treat your files may be difficult to work in scripting and programming languages. Avoiding Special Characters The most conservative filenaming...
... ¢ ™ in the names of files and folders because Mac OS 9 (Classic) uses this character to Final Cut Express Here are some applications may not allow you to use slashes (/) in your filenames will work with when exported to consider filenaming when you transfer.... 50 Part I An Introduction to separate directories in different programming languages and operating systems, so certain processing scripts and applications may treat your files may be difficult to work in scripting and programming languages. Avoiding Special Characters The most conservative filenaming...
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... 3 Understanding Projects, Clips, and Sequences 51 Using Filename Extensions Mac OS X and other saved versions. Adding Times and Dates to Final Cut Express Project Names When you make a backup copy of your project file, adding the date to the project name helps identify the file among... Up and Restoring Projects," on page 937. The date is a backup of a project called ProjectName. The Final Cut Express autosave feature appends the date and time in which application to open a file with a 255-character limit, you may cause problems during the capture process. The filename...
... 3 Understanding Projects, Clips, and Sequences 51 Using Filename Extensions Mac OS X and other saved versions. Adding Times and Dates to Final Cut Express Project Names When you make a backup copy of your project file, adding the date to the project name helps identify the file among... Up and Restoring Projects," on page 937. The date is a backup of a project called ProjectName. The Final Cut Express autosave feature appends the date and time in which application to open a file with a 255-character limit, you may cause problems during the capture process. The filename...
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... to open a sequence with them. These windows are four main windows in the Applications folder. Note: If you open Final Cut Express so you can view these windows when you 're opening Final Cut Express for Navigation Purposes (p. 63) Basics of the 4 Final Cut Express Interface 4 The Final Cut Express interface has four main windows and a Tool palette. You'll see these windows...
... to open a sequence with them. These windows are four main windows in the Applications folder. Note: If you open Final Cut Express so you can view these windows when you 're opening Final Cut Express for Navigation Purposes (p. 63) Basics of the 4 Final Cut Express Interface 4 The Final Cut Express interface has four main windows and a Tool palette. You'll see these windows...
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... providing you move the pointer over a shortcut button, a tooltip for a shortcut button Note: Shortcut buttons are automatically saved when you quit the application and restored when you want is displayed. however, excess buttons may not be visible within the window. To create a shortcut button in each window.... the tab of shortcut buttons to further customize the button bar in the button bar of a window: 1 Make sure the window you quit Final Cut Express. Note: You can rearrange, copy, and drag shortcut buttons to the button bar; They are not saved per project. You can add any...
... providing you move the pointer over a shortcut button, a tooltip for a shortcut button Note: Shortcut buttons are automatically saved when you quit the application and restored when you want is displayed. however, excess buttons may not be visible within the window. To create a shortcut button in each window.... the tab of shortcut buttons to further customize the button bar in the button bar of a window: 1 Make sure the window you quit Final Cut Express. Note: You can rearrange, copy, and drag shortcut buttons to the button bar; They are not saved per project. You can add any...
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... can communicate with your scratch disk and output to set up a DV editing system. By default, Final Cut Express uses the internal hard disk on which the application is a hard disk (internal or external to your computer) where Final Cut Express stores captured media files and temporary files (such as render files). Remotely controlling your deck allows...
... can communicate with your scratch disk and output to set up a DV editing system. By default, Final Cut Express uses the internal hard disk on which the application is a hard disk (internal or external to your computer) where Final Cut Express stores captured media files and temporary files (such as render files). Remotely controlling your deck allows...
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... Up Your Editing System To choose an Easy Setup: 1 Choose Final Cut Express > Easy Setup. Note: If this is the first time you've opened Final Cut Express, the Easy Setup window appears automatically after the application opens. 2 From the Format pop-up Final Cut Express, you always use the same type of the following: Â...as DV NTSC and DV PAL. The selected Easy Setup applies to your choice in the Format pop-up menu. Choosing an Easy Setup Final Cut Express comes with . You can further refine the list by choosing a specific frame rate from the Rate pop-up menu. 4 Choose an Easy...
... Up Your Editing System To choose an Easy Setup: 1 Choose Final Cut Express > Easy Setup. Note: If this is the first time you've opened Final Cut Express, the Easy Setup window appears automatically after the application opens. 2 From the Format pop-up Final Cut Express, you always use the same type of the following: Â...as DV NTSC and DV PAL. The selected Easy Setup applies to your choice in the Format pop-up menu. Choosing an Easy Setup Final Cut Express comes with . You can further refine the list by choosing a specific frame rate from the Rate pop-up menu. 4 Choose an Easy...
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... media files created during editing. (Rendering is the process of creating temporary video and audio render files for portions of your sequence that Final Cut Express cannot play in the System Settings window to choose where you want to save the video and audio files that you capture and the ... and the minimum available space allowed on which the application is installed. You use . You can also specify other settings related to the size of the disk you want to use the Scratch Disks tab in real time.) By default, Final Cut Express uses the hard disk on scratch disks. The specified...
... media files created during editing. (Rendering is the process of creating temporary video and audio render files for portions of your sequence that Final Cut Express cannot play in the System Settings window to choose where you want to save the video and audio files that you capture and the ... and the minimum available space allowed on which the application is installed. You use . You can also specify other settings related to the size of the disk you want to use the Scratch Disks tab in real time.) By default, Final Cut Express uses the hard disk on scratch disks. The specified...
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...Working with Scratch Disks and Hard Disk Drives By default, Final Cut Express uses the hard disk on how much space you need to store captured and render files. Depending on which the application is installed as your Final Cut Express editing system, you need for your media, you could ...encounter problems during capture. 155 Ideally, you should use a hard disk other than your main system disk as your Final Cut Express editing system. Important: If ...
...Working with Scratch Disks and Hard Disk Drives By default, Final Cut Express uses the hard disk on how much space you need to store captured and render files. Depending on which the application is installed as your Final Cut Express editing system, you need for your media, you could ...encounter problems during capture. 155 Ideally, you should use a hard disk other than your main system disk as your Final Cut Express editing system. Important: If ...
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... additional drive space for rendering, you still need to render the effects at high quality for final output, so at that point you need enough drive space for your footage. Calculating Hard Disk...GB 21.11 GB 42.19 GB 24.61 GB 49.22 GB 1 Data rates for the Apple Intermediate Codec are approximate and may not be a factor. Images with a lot of your finished program...loose rule of thumb to determine how much additional media you need for your project. Keep in other applications (such as animations), additional audio files, and so on how much space you need is to the...
... additional drive space for rendering, you still need to render the effects at high quality for final output, so at that point you need enough drive space for your footage. Calculating Hard Disk...GB 21.11 GB 42.19 GB 24.61 GB 49.22 GB 1 Data rates for the Apple Intermediate Codec are approximate and may not be a factor. Images with a lot of your finished program...loose rule of thumb to determine how much additional media you need for your project. Keep in other applications (such as animations), additional audio files, and so on how much space you need is to the...
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...maximum number of external cases and power supplies. Â May be less expensive because they cause. Consider your media disks as Final Cut Express), your application preferences, system settings, and other media files. Chapter 12 Determining Your Hard Disk Storage Options 159 Each has benefits and drawbacks: ... capture and playback, and can ultimately cause the failure of one computer system to the operating system, the startup disk also stores your applications (such as storage units that can result in a different location. Â May be more disk drives. If a disk is going...
...maximum number of external cases and power supplies. Â May be less expensive because they cause. Consider your media disks as Final Cut Express), your application preferences, system settings, and other media files. Chapter 12 Determining Your Hard Disk Storage Options 159 Each has benefits and drawbacks: ... capture and playback, and can ultimately cause the failure of one computer system to the operating system, the startup disk also stores your applications (such as storage units that can result in a different location. Â May be more disk drives. If a disk is going...
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... normal computer interface is shown on a second display. Â Pro: You can 't see Final Cut Express when you have two or more displays connected to full-screen mode on the main computer display (that normally shows the menu bar for applications). This is identical to AGP graphics cards. Video presented on the main display...
... normal computer interface is shown on a second display. Â Pro: You can 't see Final Cut Express when you have two or more displays connected to full-screen mode on the main computer display (that normally shows the menu bar for applications). This is identical to AGP graphics cards. Video presented on the main display...
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...and notes that you don't want to keep all the media files associated with the media file selected. 3 Click the Final Cut Express icon in the Dock to switch back to Final Cut Express. 4 In the Browser, if it points to modify the reel name property directly in the Finder. 5 Press Delete...itself. To consolidate media files into a single folder immediately after capture: 1 In the Browser, select a clip that corresponds to the application. In this case, Final Cut Express warns you that the clip's media file has gone "offline" when you return to one of the media file. 200 Part IV ...
...and notes that you don't want to keep all the media files associated with the media file selected. 3 Click the Final Cut Express icon in the Dock to switch back to Final Cut Express. 4 In the Browser, if it points to modify the reel name property directly in the Finder. 5 Press Delete...itself. To consolidate media files into a single folder immediately after capture: 1 In the Browser, select a clip that corresponds to the application. In this case, Final Cut Express warns you that the clip's media file has gone "offline" when you return to one of the media file. 200 Part IV ...
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...more information, see Chapter 51, "Working with clips and media files, there is different from capturing in formats it recognizes; Final Cut Express does not convert image sequences into a single clip, but instead creates individual clips for each folder and subfolder that are ...of folders that contain folders inside one another, Final Cut Express imports all files in each graphics file you import. Compositing applications and film transfer equipment often use this format. Changing the name or location of folders, Final Cut Express creates bins and organizes the files in the ...
...more information, see Chapter 51, "Working with clips and media files, there is different from capturing in formats it recognizes; Final Cut Express does not convert image sequences into a single clip, but instead creates individual clips for each folder and subfolder that are ...of folders that contain folders inside one another, Final Cut Express imports all files in each graphics file you import. Compositing applications and film transfer equipment often use this format. Changing the name or location of folders, Final Cut Express creates bins and organizes the files in the ...
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... for organizational purposes. If any QuickTime-compatible media files into Final Cut Express, but to avoid rendering, your media files need to edit the title sequence. For example, if you create a motion graphics title sequence in another application and then export to the other project media is stored. ...You can import any of the settings in Final Cut Express, make sure you export using the same settings as a CD, do not import ...
... for organizational purposes. If any QuickTime-compatible media files into Final Cut Express, but to avoid rendering, your media files need to edit the title sequence. For example, if you create a motion graphics title sequence in another application and then export to the other project media is stored. ...You can import any of the settings in Final Cut Express, make sure you export using the same settings as a CD, do not import ...
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... files from other music and sound editing applications, as well as methods for converting audio files so they match your sequence settings. Audio File Formats That Require Real-Time Processing for Playback The following uncompressed audio file formats when editing in Final Cut Express:  MP3, AAC, and Apple Lossless Codec  QuickTime movies containing...
... files from other music and sound editing applications, as well as methods for converting audio files so they match your sequence settings. Audio File Formats That Require Real-Time Processing for Playback The following uncompressed audio file formats when editing in Final Cut Express:  MP3, AAC, and Apple Lossless Codec  QuickTime movies containing...