Document Outline

• Final Cut Express HD
  • Contents
  • An Introduction to Final Cut Express HD
    • What Is Final Cut Express HD?
    • Editing Your Movie With Final Cut Express HD
      • Moving From iMovie to Final Cut Express HD
    • Final Cut Express HD Onscreen Help
    • Apple Websites
      • Final Cut Express HD Websites
      • Apple Service and Support Website
  • Setting Up Final Cut Express HD
    • Connecting Your Camera
    • Choosing Your Initial Settings
      • Choosing an Easy Setup
      • Setting Up Scratch Disks
    • Tip for Optimizing Performance
  • Getting to Know Your Editing Environment
    • Organizing Your Clips in the Browser
      • What Is a Project?
      • What Is a Clip?
      • What Is a Bin?
      • What Is a Sequence?
      • Selecting a Browser View
      • Deleting or Removing Items From the Browser
    • Working With Clips in the Viewer
      • Viewer Controls
      • Opening Clips Into the Viewer
      • Playing Clips in the Viewer
      • Using In and Out Points
    • Working With Clips in the Canvas
      • Canvas Controls
      • Edit Overlay
    • Working With Clips in the Timeline
      • Track Display and Organization
      • Timeline Navigation
      • Timeline Editing Controls
    • Tool Palette
  • Capturing Your Video
    • Making a New Project and Saving It
    • Working in the Capture Window
      • Transport and Marking Controls
      • Logging Tab
    • Determining How Much Disk Space You Need
    • Capturing
      • About Device Control
      • Make Sure Your Camera Is Properly Connected and Turned On
      • Capturing One Clip at a Time
      • Capturing an Entire Tape or a Group of Clips
      • Can I Use iMovie to Capture DV Clips Automatically?
    • Capturing Tip
      • Renaming a Clip or Sequence
  • Basic Editing
    • Before You Begin
      • You Can Always Undo
      • Setting In and Out Points
      • J,K, and L Keys
    • Opening Your Project
    • Adding a Clip to Your Sequence
    • Adding a Storyboard of Clips to a Sequence
    • Locking Tracks
    • Using the Razor Blade Tool
    • Deleting Clips From a Sequence
      • Doing a Lift Edit
      • What Are Gaps? How Do I Get Rid of Them?
    • Assigning Destination Tracks
      • Changing Destination Track Assignments
      • Disconnecting Source and Destination Controls
      • Resetting Source Controls
    • Most Commonly Used Edits
      • Overwrite Edits
      • Insert Edits
      • Superimpose Edits
  • Editing With Audio
    • About Linked Clips
    • Resyncing Clips
    • Adding Music
      • Importing Audio Files
      • Using iTunes to Convert Audio to the Right Format and Rate
    • Using the Voice Over Tool
      • Controls in the Voice Over Tool
      • Defining the Recording Duration
      • Recording Your Voiceover
    • Editing With Audio Tips
      • Deleting Tracks
  • Fine-Tuning Your Edit
    • Where You Can Perform Trim Edits
    • About the Tool Palette
    • Doing a Ripple Edit
    • Doing a Ripple Delete
    • Doing a Roll Edit
    • Tips on Editing
      • Moving the Playhead to Edit Points
      • Copying and Pasting Clips
      • Changing a Clip’s Speed
      • Making Life Easier With Three-Point Editing
      • Three-Point Editing Rules in Final Cut Express HD
  • Adding Transitions
    • About Adding Transitions
      • Adding a Transition in the Timeline
      • Transitions Need Overlapping Frames at an Edit Point
    • Adding a Transition to the Center of a Cut
    • Adjusting a Transition
    • Deleting a Transition
    • Copying and Pasting a Transition
  • Adding Effects
    • Applying a Filter to a Clip and a Range of Clips
      • Rendering a Sequence
    • Adjusting a Filter
      • Controls in the Filters Tab of the Viewer
    • Disabling a Filter
    • Removing a Filter
    • Filter Tips
      • Copying and Pasting a Clip’s Filters
  • Creating Titles and Credits
    • Creating Opening Titles
      • Make Sure Your Titles Fit on a TV Screen
      • Text Generator Options
      • Creating Title Text
      • Adding a Title to a Sequence
    • Using Lower-Thirds
    • Creating Rolling Credits
    • Tips for Making Terrific-Looking Titles
  • Sharing Your Movie
    • Exporting for DVD
    • Exporting for the Web
    • Making a Videotape
  • Importing an iMovie Project
    • About iMovie DV Files
  • Importing Stills
  • Preparing for Your Next Project
  • Solutions to Common Problems and Customer Support
    • Solutions to Common Problems
      • Problems With Video Devices
      • Problems During Playback
      • General Performance Issues
      • Problems With Audio Quality
      • Problems Playing a Reference Movie
    • AppleCare Support
  • Glossary
  • Index
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