Basic editing, Chapter – Apple Final Cut Express HD: Getting Started User Manual

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Basic Editing

Now that you’ve seen how the Browser, Viewer, Canvas,
and Timeline work together, and you’ve learned how to
capture your media, it’s time to begin editing.

This chapter explains the basics of editing simple sequences using the different types
of Final Cut Express HD edits.

There are several steps involved in a typical editing session:

Step 1: Select a clip in the Browser to add to your sequence (A)

Step 2: Open the clip into the Viewer (B)

Step 3: In the Viewer, set In and Out points for the clip to specify what you want to use
in your sequence (B)

Step 4: Edit the clip into an open sequence in the Canvas (C) or the Timeline (D)