beautypg.com

Part vi rough editing – Apple Final Cut Express 4 User Manual

Page 8

background image

8

Contents

Part VI

Rough Editing

Chapter 21

289

Working with Projects, Clips, and Sequences

290

Working with Projects

290

Working with Multiple Projects in the Browser

290

Choosing Whether the Last Previously Opened Project Opens on Launch

291

Viewing and Changing the Properties of a Project

291

Backing Up and Restoring Projects

293

Learning About the Different Types of Clips

293

Types of Clips

295

Sequences as Clips

295

Viewing and Changing the Properties of a Clip

295

Changing Clip Properties in the Browser

296

Viewing and Changing Clip Properties in the Item Properties Window

297

Changing the Properties of Affiliate Clips

297

Creating and Working with Sequences

297

Creating and Deleting Sequences

299

Opening and Closing Sequences

300

Duplicating a Sequence

300

Copying a Sequence into Another Project

301

Nesting a Sequence

301

Basic Sequence and Timeline Settings

Chapter 22

303

The Fundamentals of Adding Clips to a Sequence

303

Creating a Rough Edit

303

Basic Steps Involved in a Rough Edit

304

How Clips Appear in the Timeline

306

Undoing and Redoing Actions

306

Overview of Ways to Add Clips to a Sequence

307

Methods for Adding Clips to Sequences

309

Determining What Parts of Clips You Want in Your Sequence

309

Preparing a Sequence Order in the Browser

309

Sorting to Create a Sequence Order

310

Visually Storyboarding in the Browser

Chapter 23

313

Setting Edit Points for Clips and Sequences

313

About In and Out Points

314

Learning About the Out Point Inclusive Rule

315

Things to Keep in Mind When Setting an Out Point

317

Setting Clip In and Out Points in the Viewer

318

Specifying an Edit Point Using Timecode

319

Setting In and Out Points to Include a Whole Clip

319

Reviewing Your Edit Points