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Apple Final Cut Express 4 User Manual

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Contents

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Working with Layered Photoshop Files

826

Updating Photoshop Files in Adobe Photoshop

827

Working with Layered Photoshop Sequences

828

Using Video and Graphics Clips with Alpha Channels

829

Working with Clips That Have Alpha Channels

830

Changing a Clip’s Alpha Channel Type

832

Choosing a Background

833

Temporarily Excluding Clips from Playback or Output

834

Temporarily Disabling a Single Clip

835

Soloing Clips in Multitrack Sequences

Chapter 53

837

Keying, Mattes, and Masks

837

Ways to Layer and Isolate Elements in Clips

837

What Are Mattes and How Can You Use Them?

838

What Is Keying and How Can You Use It?

839

What Are Masks and How Are They Used?

840

Using Keying to Isolate Foreground Elements

840

Shooting Footage That Keys Well

842

Overview of Compositing Using the Chroma Keyer Filter

844

Working with the Chroma Keyer Filter

854

Using Mattes to Add or Modify Alpha Channels

854

Matte Filters Available in Final Cut Express

854

Example: Using the Four-Point Garbage Matte Filter

856

Example: Keyframing Garbage Mattes

857

Using Masks to Replace or Modify Alpha Channels

857

Mask Filters Available in Final Cut Express

858

Example: Using the Image Mask and Mask Feather Filters

Chapter 54

861

Using Generator Clips

861

What Is a Generator Clip?

862

Different Ways to Use Generators in Your Sequence

863

Video and Audio Generators Available in Final Cut Express

867

Creating and Adding Generators to Sequences

Chapter 55

869

Creating Titles

869

How You Can Use Titles in Your Project

870

Installing and Choosing Fonts

871

Making Sure Titles Fit on TV Screens

872

Text Generators Available in Final Cut Express

874

Creating and Adding a Title Clip

877

Other Options for Creating and Adding Titles

878

Using LiveType to Create Titles for Your Project