HD

56 Part II Learning About the Final Cut Express HD Interface
Before working in a window in Final Cut Express HD, you must make sure it’s the
currently selected (or “active”) window. Otherwise, your actions and commands might
trigger actions in another window.
Important: Menu commands and keyboard shortcuts apply to the active window.
To determine the active window:
m Look for the highlighted title bar.
To make a window active, do one of the following:
m Click anywhere in the window.
m Press one of the following keyboard shortcuts:
 Browser: Command-4
 Viewer: Command-1
 Timeline: Command-3
 Canvas: Command-2
 Audio meters: Option-4
Note: There is no keyboard shortcut to open the Tool palette.
m Choose Window, then in the submenu, choose the window you want to display.
Audio meters: These
floating meters let you
monitor audio levels.
Viewer: Used to preview and prepare source
clips for editing, as well as adjust filter and
motion parameters to clips.
Browser: This is where
you organize the media
in your project.
Canvas: Allows you
to view your edited
sequence, as well as
perform a variety of
editing functions.
Works in parallel with
the Timeline.
Timeline: This displays
sequences.
Tool palette: This
contains tools for
selecting, navigating,
performing edits, and
manipulating items.