Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual

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Chapter 1

A First Look at Final Cut Pro

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Create a new sequence:
Choose File > New > Sequence.

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A new sequence icon appears in the project. A sequence represents clips in the
Timeline. A sequence might hold a scene, a portion of your movie, or the entire movie.
Select the sequences and name them “Scene 1” and “Scene 2.”

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Double-click the Scene 2 sequence icon and notice that there are now two sequence

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tabs in the Timeline.

Sequence tabs

Click the sequence tabs in the Timeline to switch between sequences.

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After you open a sequence in the Timeline, you can place the clips you want in it. You’ll
learn more about working with sequences later.

View additional Browser information:
Drag the scroll bar at the bottom of the Browser to see additional columns of clip

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information.
Control-click an item in the Browser to bring up a shortcut menu of useful commands.

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Click in the Browser to close the shortcut menu.

Save changes to your project:
Choose File > Save Project to save your work. Name the project any name you like.

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