Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 975)

Chapter 62 Choosing Settings and Preferences 975
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Editing Tab
The preferences in this tab affect editing behaviors in Final Cut Express.
Default Timing Options
 Still/Freeze Duration: This value determines the duration for imported graphics and
freeze frames you create in Final Cut Express (when you choose Modify > Make
Freeze Frame in the Canvas or Viewer). The default duration is 10 seconds. In and Out
points are set around the middle of a clip, providing equal handles for trimming on
either side of the clip.
You can increase the length of a Freeze Frame by opening it in the Viewer and
entering a higher value in the Timecode Duration field.
Note: In Final Cut Express, duration is the amount of time between a clip’s In and Out
points, while length refers to the time between Media Start and End. The default
length of a still image or freeze frame clip is 2 minutes, while its duration is
determined by the still/freeze frame duration. However, if you set the still/freeze
duration to be greater than 2 minutes, new still images or freeze frames are created
at this length without handles.
One reason you may want to change this value is if you’re going to import an
image sequence. For example, if you set the Still/Freeze Duration to 00:00:00:01
(one frame), you can import an entire folder of numbered images and then place
them in a sequence.