Apple Final Cut Express HD: New Features - Manual (Page 10)

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Opening iMovie HD Projects in Final Cut Express HD
You can now open iMovie HD projects in Final Cut Express HD. Edits, as well as many of
the effects and transitions used in an iMovie HD project, are imported intact, so you
can further adjust them in Final Cut Express HD. Once your iMovie HD project is
opened in Final Cut Express HD, fine-tune edits in the Trim Edit window or color correct
your clips using a color correction filter.
Note: If there is no equivalent transition available in Final Cut Express HD, a straight cut
will be left in its place. Video effects unavailable in Final Cut Express HD are rendered in
iMovie HD before the file is opened in Final Cut Express HD.
To open an iMovie HD project in Final Cut Express HD:
1 Open Final Cut Express HD.
2 Choose File > Open (or press Command-O).
3 In the Choose a File dialog, navigate to your iMovie HD project file and select it.
4 Click the Choose button.
The Save dialog appears.
5 In the Save dialog, specify a name and location for your project file, then click Save.
The clips from your iMovie HD project appear in the Browser. A Final Cut Express HD
sequence with all of your clips in the same order as in your iMovie HD sequence also
appears.
An Introduction to LiveType
LiveType makes it easy to create sophisticated, professional-quality titles that you
can use in your Final Cut Express HD projects. You can import a LiveType project
directly into Final Cut Express HD. Once a LiveType project has been imported into
Final Cut Express HD, you can reopen the project in LiveType to make changes, and
Final Cut Express HD updates to include the changes you made.
Importing LiveType Projects Into Final Cut Express HD
Importing LiveType project files into Final Cut Express HD eliminates the need to render
a QuickTime movie of your LiveType title each time you want to use it in
Final Cut Express HD.
To import a LiveType project into Final Cut Express HD, do one of the
following:
m Choose File > Import (or press Command-I), navigate to the LiveType project you want
to import into Final Cut Express HD, then click the Choose button.
m From the Finder, drag a LiveType project file into the Final Cut Express HD Browser.
The LiveType project file appears as a clip in the Final Cut Express HD Browser.