Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 957)

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External Editors Tab
Final Cut Express HD allows you to directly open clips’ media files in other applications.
This tab allows you to assign media file types, such as still images or audio, to external
applications for editing and processing outside Final Cut Express HD.
To open a clip in an external application:
1 Do one of the following:
 Control-click a clip in the Browser or Canvas, then choose Open in Editor from the
shortcut menu.
 Select a clip in the Browser or Timeline, then choose View > Clip in Editor.
Final Cut Express HD automatically opens the application associated with the type of
media file that you defined in the External Editors tab of the System Settings window.
2 Make the necessary revisions to the file, then save the changes in the external application.
When you return to Final Cut Express HD, the clip is automatically reconnected to the
updated media file.
In some cases, a clip’s Creator property determines what application will open it, such
as LiveType or Motion clips. However, for generic media types such as audio and video,
you can assign any application you want. For example, you could set Soundtrack as
your audio file editor so you could quickly make permanent changes directly to the
source audio files on disk (such as using a noise reduction filter available in that
application to clean up a particularly noisy clip). In this way you could apply effects or
special sound-sweetening filters before continuing work on your edit.
Note: If <None Set > appears next to an entry in the list, that type of clip is opened in
the same application that would open if you double-clicked the corresponding media
file in the Finder. To override the Finder default, you must specify an application to
open for each type of media clip.