Vertical multitrack controls – Apple Final Cut Express HD User Manual
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 Lock Track control: Prevents a track’s contents from being moved or changed in any
way. Overlays in locked tracks can also be protected by deselecting the “Pen tools
can edit locked item overlays” option in the Editing tab of the User Preferences
window. Locked tracks are cross-hatched all the way across the Timeline. Tracks can
be locked and unlocked at any time. For more information, see “
 Auto Select control: Enabling the Auto Select controls of specific tracks in the
Timeline limits which tracks are affected by various functions such as copying,
pasting, deleting, the Match Frame command and so on.
Note: You can think of In and Out points as limiting your edits in the horizontal
(time) dimension and Auto Select as limiting your edits in the vertical dimension.
Vertical Multitrack Controls
 Tracks: The main portion of the Timeline is divided into audio and video tracks, with a
divider between the two regions. You can drag the divider up or down to allocate more
room to either the video or audio half of the Timeline. Audio tracks 1 and 2 are just
underneath the divider, and all additional audio tracks continue downward. Video track 1
is just above the divider, and all additional video tracks continue upward. For more
information, see “
Working With Tracks in the Timeline
You can change the default number of video and audio tracks in the Timeline
Options tab of the User Preferences window. For more information, see “
More tracks can be added at any time. Additional audio tracks can be used for adding
music or sound effects, or for organizational purposes. Additional video tracks can be
used for superimposing clips and compositing layers of video clips together.
Video tracks
Vertical scroll bar
Audio tracks
The unused area provides
space to accommodate
new tracks.
Divider
Thumb tab