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Learning About the Final Cut Express HD Interface
Learning About the Viewer
The following is a quick summary of the Viewer controls. For a more detailed description
of Viewer controls, see the sections starting with “
 Tabs: There are five tabs that can be shown in the Viewer—Video, Audio, Filters,
Motion, and Controls—each providing certain editing functions. For more details, see
“
 Image display area: This is the area of the Viewer where you can see the video from
your sequence play back.
 In point and Out point: In and Out points allow you to define a specific portion of a clip
to include in a sequence. A clip In point marks the first frame of a clip to be edited into
a sequence. A clip Out point specifies the last frame of the clip to be used. For more
information, see “
Setting Edit Points for Clips and Sequences
 Playhead: The position of the playhead corresponds to the currently displayed frame.
You can move the playhead to go to different parts of a clip.
 Scrubber bar: The scrubber bar represents the entire duration of a clip. You can click
anywhere in the scrubber bar to automatically move the playhead to that location.
 Transport controls: You use these to play clips and move the playhead within clips
and sequences.
 Jog and shuttle controls: You use the jog and shuttle controls to navigate within your
clip, much like traditional VTR controls.
 Marking controls: You use these to set edit points (In and Out points) and add
markers and keyframes to your clips.
Clip name and the
project it’s in.
Tabs
Out point
Marking
controls
Transport
controls
In point
Shuttle control
Jog control
Scrubber bar
Recent Clips
pop-up menu
Generator pop-up menu
Playhead
Marker
View pop-up menu
Current Timecode field
Timecode Duration field
Zoom pop-up menu
Image display area