Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 969)

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Choosing Settings
and Preferences
Final Cut Express has numerous settings and preferences
that allow you to customize your system for particular video
formats and editing styles.
This chapter covers the following:
 Changing User Preferences (p. 969)
 Changing System Settings (p. 978)
Changing User Preferences
A preference modifies how a particular Final Cut Express feature behaves. Most
preferences can be turned on or off at any time, while others accept a value, such as
the number of Undo levels or the name of a label.
The following section describes Final Cut Express User Preferences in detail.
To open User Preferences:
m Choose Final Cut Express > User Preferences (or press Option-Q).
The User Preferences window is divided into several tabs.
Note: The Timeline Options and Render Control tabs contain the default preferences
used when you create new sequences.