Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 920)

920 Part XI Project Management and Settings
Source Shows the file path of the clip’s media file on disk. For example:
Scratch Disk:Capture Scratch:Dining:Interview Clip.mov
This property is the critical connection between a clip and its
media file. If a media file changes location or name, or if its
modification date changes, the clip will no longer be able to locate
it based on its Source property’s file path, causing the clip to
become offline.
A clip’s Source property may contain a file path (even if the file
cannot be located) or it may be empty (as is the case with a newly
logged clip, or a clip made offline using the Make Offline
command).
You can reveal a clip’s media file by selecting it and choosing
View > Reveal in Finder.
Thumbnail Displays a small, representative frame from the clip’s media file. By
default, the thumbnail is the first frame of the clip, but you can
drag to “scrub” through the clip to choose a more appropriate
representative frame, known as a poster frame.
For more information, see “ Browser Basics ” on page 65.
Tracks The total number of video and audio tracks in a clip or sequence.
Type Type of clip: Clip, subclip, still.
Also: Sequence, bin, or effect.
Vid Rate Shows the frame rate (timebase) in frames per second (fps). For clips,
this property is the frame rate of the media file on disk. For
sequences, the frame rate is set in the sequence’s editing timebase
field. If a sequence contains clips, the sequence’s frame rate (editing
timebase) cannot be changed (unless all clips are first removed).
Name of property Description