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..., Inc., registered in the U.S. Adobe, After Effects, Photoshop, and PostScript are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Apple, the Apple logo, DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, FireWire, iDVD, iMovie, Mac, Macintosh, Mac OS, PowerBook, Power Mac, QuickTime, Soundtrack, TrueType, and Xsan are trademarks of federal and...
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...Final Cut Express HD Documentation and Resources 25 Getting Started 25 Onscreen Help 26 Apple Websites An Introduction to Final Cut Express HD 29 About the Post-Production Workflow 29 The Industry Workflow 30 The Post-Production Workflow 35 Video Formats and Timecode 35 About Nonlinear and Nondestructive Editing 36 Video Formats Compatible With Final Cut Express HD 36 Audio Formats Compatible With Final Cut Express HD... Learning About the Final Cut Express HD Interface 55 Overview of the Final Cut Express HD Interface 55 Basics of Working in the Final Cut Express HD Interface 57 Using ...
...Final Cut Express HD Documentation and Resources 25 Getting Started 25 Onscreen Help 26 Apple Websites An Introduction to Final Cut Express HD 29 About the Post-Production Workflow 29 The Industry Workflow 30 The Post-Production Workflow 35 Video Formats and Timecode 35 About Nonlinear and Nondestructive Editing 36 Video Formats Compatible With Final Cut Express HD 36 Audio Formats Compatible With Final Cut Express HD... Learning About the Final Cut Express HD Interface 55 Overview of the Final Cut Express HD Interface 55 Basics of Working in the Final Cut Express HD Interface 57 Using ...
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Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 65 Browser Basics 65 How You Use the Browser 66 Learning About the Browser 67 Working in the Browser 69 Using Columns in the Browser 70 Customizing the Browser Display 79 Viewer Basics 79 How You Can Use the Viewer 80 Opening a Clip in the Viewer 82 Learning About the Viewer 83 Tabs in the Viewer 84 Transport (or Playback) Controls 85 Playhead Controls 87 Marking Controls 88 Zoom and View Pop-Up Menus 90 Recent Clips and Generator Pop-Up Menus 91 Canvas Basics 91 How You Use the Canvas 92 Opening, Selecting, and Closing Sequences in the Canvas...
Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 65 Browser Basics 65 How You Use the Browser 66 Learning About the Browser 67 Working in the Browser 69 Using Columns in the Browser 70 Customizing the Browser Display 79 Viewer Basics 79 How You Can Use the Viewer 80 Opening a Clip in the Viewer 82 Learning About the Viewer 83 Tabs in the Viewer 84 Transport (or Playback) Controls 85 Playhead Controls 87 Marking Controls 88 Zoom and View Pop-Up Menus 90 Recent Clips and Generator Pop-Up Menus 91 Canvas Basics 91 How You Use the Canvas 92 Opening, Selecting, and Closing Sequences in the Canvas...
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Chapter 10 135 Customizing the Interface 135 Changing Browser and Timeline Text Size 135 Moving and Resizing Final Cut Express HD Windows 137 Using Screen Layouts 139 Working With Shortcut Buttons and Button Bars Part III Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Setting Up... Your Editing System 145 Connecting Your Equipment 145 Connecting Your Camcorder 146 Connecting an External Video Monitor and Audio Speakers 146 Opening Final Cut Express HD and Choosing Your Initial Settings 150 What Is FireWire? 151 What Is Device Control? 153 Determining Your Hard Disk Storage Options 153 Working ...
Chapter 10 135 Customizing the Interface 135 Changing Browser and Timeline Text Size 135 Moving and Resizing Final Cut Express HD Windows 137 Using Screen Layouts 139 Working With Shortcut Buttons and Button Bars Part III Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Setting Up... Your Editing System 145 Connecting Your Equipment 145 Connecting Your Camcorder 146 Connecting an External Video Monitor and Audio Speakers 146 Opening Final Cut Express HD and Choosing Your Initial Settings 150 What Is FireWire? 151 What Is Device Control? 153 Determining Your Hard Disk Storage Options 153 Working ...
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... Video Files 204 About Importing Audio Files 207 Working With HDV 207 About HDV 208 HDV Formats Supported by Final Cut Express HD 208 About MPEG-2 Compression 210 HDV Apple Intermediate Codec Editing Workflow 210 Connecting an HDV Device to Your Computer 211 Choosing an Easy Setup 211 Capturing ...HDV Video to the Apple Intermediate Codec 212 Editing Video Using the Apple Intermediate Codec 213 Outputting HDV to Tape or Exporting to ...
... Video Files 204 About Importing Audio Files 207 Working With HDV 207 About HDV 208 HDV Formats Supported by Final Cut Express HD 208 About MPEG-2 Compression 210 HDV Apple Intermediate Codec Editing Workflow 210 Connecting an HDV Device to Your Computer 211 Choosing an Easy Setup 211 Capturing ...HDV Video to the Apple Intermediate Codec 212 Editing Video Using the Apple Intermediate Codec 213 Outputting HDV to Tape or Exporting to ...
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Part V Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Organizing Footage and Preparing to Edit 219 Organizing Footage in the Browser 219 Using Bins to Organize Your Clips 220 Creating New Bins 221 Opening Bins in the Browser 222 Opening Bins in a Separate Window or Tab 225 Moving Items Between Bins 227 Sorting Items in the Browser Using Column Headings 228 Searching for Clips in the Browser 228 About Search Options 231 Searching for Items in the Browser 233 Manipulating Items in the Find Results Window 235 Using Markers 235 Learning About Markers 238 Working With Markers 251 Creating Subclips 251 Learning ...
Part V Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Organizing Footage and Preparing to Edit 219 Organizing Footage in the Browser 219 Using Bins to Organize Your Clips 220 Creating New Bins 221 Opening Bins in the Browser 222 Opening Bins in a Separate Window or Tab 225 Moving Items Between Bins 227 Sorting Items in the Browser Using Column Headings 228 Searching for Clips in the Browser 228 About Search Options 231 Searching for Items in the Browser 233 Manipulating Items in the Find Results Window 235 Using Markers 235 Learning About Markers 238 Working With Markers 251 Creating Subclips 251 Learning ...
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Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 272 Copying a Sequence Into Another Project 273 Nesting a Sequence 273 Basic Sequence and Timeline Settings 275 The Fundamentals of Adding Clips to a Sequence 275 Creating a Rough Edit 275 Basic Steps Involved in a Rough Edit 276 How Clips Appear in the Timeline 278 Undoing and Redoing Actions 278 Overview of Ways to Add Clips to a Sequence 278 Methods for Adding Clips to Sequences 280 Determining What Parts of Clips You Want in Your Sequence 280 Preparing a Sequence Order in the Browser 281 Sorting to Create a Sequence Order 281 Visually Storyboarding in the ...
Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 272 Copying a Sequence Into Another Project 273 Nesting a Sequence 273 Basic Sequence and Timeline Settings 275 The Fundamentals of Adding Clips to a Sequence 275 Creating a Rough Edit 275 Basic Steps Involved in a Rough Edit 276 How Clips Appear in the Timeline 278 Undoing and Redoing Actions 278 Overview of Ways to Add Clips to a Sequence 278 Methods for Adding Clips to Sequences 280 Determining What Parts of Clips You Want in Your Sequence 280 Preparing a Sequence Order in the Browser 281 Sorting to Create a Sequence Order 281 Visually Storyboarding in the ...
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Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 314 Locking Tracks to Prevent Edits or Changes 315 Disabling Tracks to Hide Content During Playback 316 Customizing Track Display in the Timeline 316 Resizing Timeline Tracks 318 Creating a Static Region in the Timeline 321 Drag-to-Timeline Editing 321 Overview of the Drag-to-Timeline Editing Process 322 Dragging Clips to the Timeline 323 Doing Simple Insert and Overwrite Edits in the Timeline 326 Automatically Adding Tracks to Your Sequence While Dragging 329 Three-Point Editing 329 Understanding Three-Point Editing 329 Overview of the Three-Point Editing ...
Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 314 Locking Tracks to Prevent Edits or Changes 315 Disabling Tracks to Hide Content During Playback 316 Customizing Track Display in the Timeline 316 Resizing Timeline Tracks 318 Creating a Static Region in the Timeline 321 Drag-to-Timeline Editing 321 Overview of the Drag-to-Timeline Editing Process 322 Dragging Clips to the Timeline 323 Doing Simple Insert and Overwrite Edits in the Timeline 326 Automatically Adding Tracks to Your Sequence While Dragging 329 Three-Point Editing 329 Understanding Three-Point Editing 329 Overview of the Three-Point Editing ...
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... Dragging 376 Moving Clips Numerically 378 Performing Shuffle Edits 380 Copying and Pasting Clips in the Timeline 380 Copying Clips by Option-Dragging 382 Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Clips in the Timeline 385 Deleting Clips From a Sequence 385 Deleting With a Lift Edit (Leaving a Gap) 386 Deleting With a... Ripple Edit (Leaving No Gap) 387 Finding and Closing Gaps 391 Cutting Clips and Adjusting Durations 391 Performing Basic Cut Edits 395 Changing the Duration of Clips in the Timeline 396 Opening Sequence Clips in the Viewer to Change Durations 397 ...
... Dragging 376 Moving Clips Numerically 378 Performing Shuffle Edits 380 Copying and Pasting Clips in the Timeline 380 Copying Clips by Option-Dragging 382 Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Clips in the Timeline 385 Deleting Clips From a Sequence 385 Deleting With a Lift Edit (Leaving a Gap) 386 Deleting With a... Ripple Edit (Leaving No Gap) 387 Finding and Closing Gaps 391 Cutting Clips and Adjusting Durations 391 Performing Basic Cut Edits 395 Changing the Duration of Clips in the Timeline 396 Opening Sequence Clips in the Viewer to Change Durations 397 ...
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... of Audio and Video 446 Examples of Ways to Easily Edit Audio 446 Example: Replacing Unwanted Audio With Room Tone 449 Example: Fixing Awkward Audio Cuts in the Timeline Part VII Fine-Tuning Your Edit Chapter 32 453 Performing Slip, Slide, Ripple, and Roll Edits 453 About Trimming With Slip, Slide...
... of Audio and Video 446 Examples of Ways to Easily Edit Audio 446 Example: Replacing Unwanted Audio With Room Tone 449 Example: Fixing Awkward Audio Cuts in the Timeline Part VII Fine-Tuning Your Edit Chapter 32 453 Performing Slip, Slide, Ripple, and Roll Edits 453 About Trimming With Slip, Slide...
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... Tracks 468 Doing Ripple Edits on Multiple Tracks at Once 468 Asymmetrical Trimming With the Ripple Tool 470 Using the Roll Tool to Change Where a Cut Occurs 471 Rolling the Position of an Edit Between Two Clips 477 Learning About Trimming Clips 477 What Is Trimming? 479 Controls That Affect Trim...
... Tracks 468 Doing Ripple Edits on Multiple Tracks at Once 468 Asymmetrical Trimming With the Ripple Tool 470 Using the Roll Tool to Change Where a Cut Occurs 471 Rolling the Position of an Edit Between Two Clips 477 Learning About Trimming Clips 477 What Is Trimming? 479 Controls That Affect Trim...
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... Changing the Alignment of a Transition in the Timeline 519 Changing an Edit Point After Adding a Transition 520 Replacing Transitions 520 Video Transitions That Come With Final Cut Express HD 524 Using After Effects Transitions 525 Refining Transitions Using the Transition Editor 525 Using the Transition Editor 532 Applying a Modified Transition Directly to a Sequence in...
... Changing the Alignment of a Transition in the Timeline 519 Changing an Edit Point After Adding a Transition 520 Replacing Transitions 520 Video Transitions That Come With Final Cut Express HD 524 Using After Effects Transitions 525 Refining Transitions Using the Transition Editor 525 Using the Transition Editor 532 Applying a Modified Transition Directly to a Sequence in...
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... Changing Global Timecode Display Options Part VIII Audio Mixing Chapter 40 561 Overview of Audio Mixing 561 Audio Finishing Features in Final Cut Express HD 562 Overview of Audio Sweetening in Final Cut Express HD 565 Making the Final Mix Chapter 41 567 Setting Up Audio Equipment 567 Choosing External Audio Monitoring Components 568 Choosing an Audio Interface 569...
... Changing Global Timecode Display Options Part VIII Audio Mixing Chapter 40 561 Overview of Audio Mixing 561 Audio Finishing Features in Final Cut Express HD 562 Overview of Audio Sweetening in Final Cut Express HD 565 Making the Final Mix Chapter 41 567 Setting Up Audio Equipment 567 Choosing External Audio Monitoring Components 568 Choosing an Audio Interface 569...
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... About Audio Meters 593 Average and Peak Audio Levels 594 Average Versus Peak Audio Meters 595 Analog Versus Digital Meters 596 About Audio Meters in Final Cut Express HD 597 Avoiding Audio Clipping 598 Setting Proper Audio Levels 598 Setting Levels for Capture 598 What Reference Level Should You Use for Mixing? 600 Outputting...
... About Audio Meters 593 Average and Peak Audio Levels 594 Average Versus Peak Audio Meters 595 Analog Versus Digital Meters 596 About Audio Meters in Final Cut Express HD 597 Avoiding Audio Clipping 598 Setting Proper Audio Levels 598 Setting Levels for Capture 598 What Reference Level Should You Use for Mixing? 600 Outputting...
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...Bars in the Timeline 673 Enabling and Rearranging Filters 674 Copying and Pasting a Clip's Filters 675 Removing Filters From Clips 676 Video Filters Available in Final Cut Express HD 689 Changing Motion Parameters 689 Creating Motion Effects in the Viewer 690 Adjusting Parameters in the Motion Tab 695 Using Cartesian Geometry to Position Clips... Keyframed Effects 719 Animating Motion Effects Using Keyframes 720 How Keyframing Works 721 Determining the Number of Keyframes to Use 722 Keyframing Tools in Final Cut Express HD 723 Setting Keyframes 724 Adjusting and Deleting Keyframes 16 Contents
...Bars in the Timeline 673 Enabling and Rearranging Filters 674 Copying and Pasting a Clip's Filters 675 Removing Filters From Clips 676 Video Filters Available in Final Cut Express HD 689 Changing Motion Parameters 689 Creating Motion Effects in the Viewer 690 Adjusting Parameters in the Motion Tab 695 Using Cartesian Geometry to Position Clips... Keyframed Effects 719 Animating Motion Effects Using Keyframes 720 How Keyframing Works 721 Determining the Number of Keyframes to Use 722 Keyframing Tools in Final Cut Express HD 723 Setting Keyframes 724 Adjusting and Deleting Keyframes 16 Contents
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... Opacity Levels of Clips 780 Working With Composite Modes 780 How Composite Modes Affect Images 781 Applying Composite Modes to Clips 782 Composite Modes in Final Cut Express HD 792 Using Travel Mattes to Hide or Reveal Parts of a Clip Contents 17
... Opacity Levels of Clips 780 Working With Composite Modes 780 How Composite Modes Affect Images 781 Applying Composite Modes to Clips 782 Composite Modes in Final Cut Express HD 792 Using Travel Mattes to Hide or Reveal Parts of a Clip Contents 17
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...When You Import a Multilayered Photoshop File 796 Using Video and Graphics Clips With Alpha Channels 797 Types of Alpha Channels Recognized in Final Cut Express HD 798 Working With Clips That Have Alpha Channels 799 Importing Clips With Alpha Channels 799 Changing a Clip's Alpha Channel Type 801 ... Filter 822 Using Mattes to Add or Modify Alpha Channels 822 Matte Filters Available in Final Cut Express HD 824 Using Masks to Replace or Modify Alpha Channels 824 Mask Filters Available in Final Cut Express HD 827 Color Correcting Clips 827 What Is Color Correction? 828 Why Color Correct Your Footage...
...When You Import a Multilayered Photoshop File 796 Using Video and Graphics Clips With Alpha Channels 797 Types of Alpha Channels Recognized in Final Cut Express HD 798 Working With Clips That Have Alpha Channels 799 Importing Clips With Alpha Channels 799 Changing a Clip's Alpha Channel Type 801 ... Filter 822 Using Mattes to Add or Modify Alpha Channels 822 Matte Filters Available in Final Cut Express HD 824 Using Masks to Replace or Modify Alpha Channels 824 Mask Filters Available in Final Cut Express HD 827 Color Correcting Clips 827 What Is Color Correction? 828 Why Color Correct Your Footage...
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...Clips 849 What Is a Generator Clip? 850 Different Ways to Use Generators in Your Sequence 851 Graphical Video and Audio Generators Available in Final Cut Express HD 853 Creating and Adding Generated Clips to Sequences 855 Creating Titles 855 How You Can Use Titles in Your Project 856 Installing and Choosing... Fonts 856 Making Sure Titles Fit on TV Screens 857 Text Generators Available in Final Cut Express HD 858 Creating and Adding a Title Clip 862 Other Options for Creating and Adding Titles Part X Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Real Time and ...
...Clips 849 What Is a Generator Clip? 850 Different Ways to Use Generators in Your Sequence 851 Graphical Video and Audio Generators Available in Final Cut Express HD 853 Creating and Adding Generated Clips to Sequences 855 Creating Titles 855 How You Can Use Titles in Your Project 856 Installing and Choosing... Fonts 856 Making Sure Titles Fit on TV Screens 857 Text Generators Available in Final Cut Express HD 858 Creating and Adding a Title Clip 862 Other Options for Creating and Adding Titles Part X Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Real Time and ...
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...? 900 Reasons to Manage your Media 901 What You Need to Know to Manage Your Media 901 Media Management Steps in Final Cut Express HD 902 Strategies for Media Management 903 Backing Up and Restoring Projects 903 Backing Up and Restoring Projects 903 Using the Revert Project... Powered Off 907 Archiving Completed Projects 908 Creating an Archive of a Finished Project 909 Updating Projects From Previous Versions of Final Cut Express HD 911 Elements of a Final Cut Express HD Project 911 About Clips, Media Files, and Sequences 915 About Icons and Project Elements in the Browser 916 Clip Properties ...
...? 900 Reasons to Manage your Media 901 What You Need to Know to Manage Your Media 901 Media Management Steps in Final Cut Express HD 902 Strategies for Media Management 903 Backing Up and Restoring Projects 903 Backing Up and Restoring Projects 903 Using the Revert Project... Powered Off 907 Archiving Completed Projects 908 Creating an Archive of a Finished Project 909 Updating Projects From Previous Versions of Final Cut Express HD 911 Elements of a Final Cut Express HD Project 911 About Clips, Media Files, and Sequences 915 About Icons and Project Elements in the Browser 916 Clip Properties ...
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...Clips and Media Files 934 How the Connection Between Clips and Media Files Can Be Broken 935 Reconnecting Clips to Media Files 942 When Final Cut Express HD Reconnects Your Clips 945 Choosing Settings and Preferences 945 Changing User Preferences 946 General Tab 950 Editing Tab 951 Timeline Options Tab 952 ...External Editors Tab Part XII Output Chapter 67 961 Preparing to Output to Tape 961 Output Requirements 962 How to Output to Tape in Final Cut Express HD 963 Setting Up Your Editing System to Output to Tape Chapter 68 965 Printing To Video and Output From the Timeline 965 Different ...
...Clips and Media Files 934 How the Connection Between Clips and Media Files Can Be Broken 935 Reconnecting Clips to Media Files 942 When Final Cut Express HD Reconnects Your Clips 945 Choosing Settings and Preferences 945 Changing User Preferences 946 General Tab 950 Editing Tab 951 Timeline Options Tab 952 ...External Editors Tab Part XII Output Chapter 67 961 Preparing to Output to Tape 961 Output Requirements 962 How to Output to Tape in Final Cut Express HD 963 Setting Up Your Editing System to Output to Tape Chapter 68 965 Printing To Video and Output From the Timeline 965 Different ...