Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 350)

350 Part VI Rough Editing
To create a static region for video and audio tracks:
1 Drag the upper thumb tab in the vertical scroll bar up to create a static area for as
many video tracks as you want to keep in the middle.
2 Drag the lower thumb tab in the vertical scroll bar down to create a static area for as
many audio tracks as you want to keep in the middle.
When you have a static region in the Timeline, there are two dividers: one between the
top scrollable region and the static region, and one between the static region and the
bottom scrollable region. Each divider has its own thumb tab.
To resize a static region in the Timeline:
m Drag the dividers or thumb tabs to include tracks in (or exclude tracks from) the static
region. As the static region gets larger or smaller, the size of the other regions is
adjusted accordingly.
Static area Slider
Drag the lower thumb
tab down to include
audio tracks in the
static area.
Drag the upper thumb
tab up to include video
tracks in the static area.