Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 292)

292 Part VI Rough Editing
What Is Contained in a Project File
Project files contain the following items and information:
 Clips, including notes, comments, and other descriptive clip properties
 Bins
 Sequences
 Effects and keyframe parameters applied to clips
Note: A project file does not contain media files, including any QuickTime, audio, or
graphics files.
Returning to Saved Projects
Two commands in the File menu can be used to open previously saved files—
Revert Project and Restore Project.
 Revert Project: This command lets you return to a previous version of a project that
you saved, not one that Final Cut Express autosaved. For more information, see the
next section, “
Using the Revert Project Command .”
 Restore Project: This command lets you choose from all of the available autosaved
versions of the currently selected project, based on the time and date they were
created. For more information about the autosave feature, see Chapter 59, “
Backing
Up and Restoring Projects ,” on page 937.
Using the Revert Project Command
Sometimes you may make a series of changes to a project on a trial basis. What if you
don’t like those changes and want to start over with your project the way it was the
last time you saved it? You can use the Revert Project command to immediately return
to the previously saved version of a project.
To revert to the previously saved version of a project:
1 Click a project’s tab in the Browser or Timeline to make it active.
2 Choose File > Revert Project.
3 In the dialog that appears, click OK.