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1102 Glossary
timecode gap An area of tape with no timecode at all. Timecode gaps usually signify
the end of all recorded material on a tape, but timecode gaps may occur due to user
error, such as fast-forwarding too far past a section of previously recorded material and
recording additional footage. Video occurring after a timecode gap begins with a
timecode value of 00:00:00:00. See also reset timecode break.
Timeline A window in Final Cut Express HD that displays a chronological view of an
open sequence. Each sequence has its own tab in the Timeline. You can use the Timeline
to edit and arrange a sequence. The order of the tracks in the Timeline determines the
layering order when you combine multiple tracks of video. Changes you make to a
sequence in the Timeline are seen when you play back that sequence in the Canvas. If
you modify clips in the Canvas, those changes can be seen in the Timeline. Note that the
Canvas and Timeline only display sequences that are currently open.
Timeline patch panel The section at the left of the Timeline containing the Audio,
Source and Destination, Track Visibility, Lock Track, and Auto Select controls.
title safe area Part of the video image that is guaranteed to be visible on all
televisions. The title safe area is the inner 80 percent of the screen. To prevent text in
your video from being hidden by the edge of a TV set, you should restrict any titles or
text to the title safe area. Compare with action safe area.
Tool palette A window in Final Cut Express HD that contains tools for selecting,
editing, zooming, cropping, and distorting items in the Timeline. All tools in the Tool
palette can also be selected using keyboard shortcuts.
track header The area in the patch panel that contains controls for each track.
tracks Layers in the Timeline that contain audio or video clip items in a sequence.
Also refers to the separate audio and video tracks on tape or within media files.
Final Cut Express HD allows up to 99 video and 99 audio tracks to be used in a
single sequence.
Track Visibility control A control at the very beginning of each track that you click to
enable or disable a track. Disabled tracks don’t play in the Canvas or on an external
monitor, nor will they be rendered or output to tape. When a track is disabled, it
appears darkened in the Timeline, but its contents remain in your sequence and you
can still edit them.
Transition Editor A specialized editor that appears in the Viewer when you double-
click a transition in the Timeline. You can use it to make detailed changes to a
transition’s timing and effects parameters.
transitions Effects that are applied to edit points to smooth out a change from clip to
clip. In Final Cut Express HD, you can choose from a variety of video transitions, such as
a dissolves or wipes, or you can add an audio cross fade between audio clips.