Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 126)

126 Part II Learning About the Final Cut Express Interface
Sequence Clips in the Timeline
Clip items in a sequence are often called sequence clips, with the item’s name
displayed at the head of the clip. If the clip item is long enough, the name is also
displayed at the end.
You can choose whether video clip items in the Timeline display thumbnails, and
whether audio clip items display audio waveforms. These options are available in the
Timeline options tab of the Sequence Settings window.
Clip items can be linked so that they can be selected and edited together. This allows
you to keep clip items that came from the same Browser clip together, such as a video
clip item and a stereo pair of audio clip items. When you select a linked clip item, all the
other linked clip items are selected as well (unless the Linked Selection button is
disabled). For more information about working with linked items, see Chapter 30,
“
Linking and Editing Video and Audio in Sync ,” on page 429.
Changing Timeline Display Options
The default Timeline display options for new sequences are defined in the Timeline
Options tab of the User Preferences window. (For more information, see Chapter 62,
“
Choosing Settings and Preferences ,” on page 969.)
You can change Timeline display options for existing sequences in several places:
 Timeline Options tab of the Sequence Settings window: This tab shows all the options
available for displaying items in the Timeline. For more information, see the next
section, “
About Timeline Display Options in the Sequence Settings Window .”
 Timeline display controls: These controls include the Clip Overlays and Track Height
controls. For more information, see “ About Timeline Display Controls in the Timeline ”
on page 129.
 Track layout pop-up menu: You can use this pop-up menu to change some Timeline
display options, as well as save, choose, or restore custom track layouts. For more
information, see “
Timeline Display Options Available from the Track Layout
Pop-Up Menu ” on page 129.
Click here to view
the Track Layout
pop-up menu.