HD
Table Of Contents
- Final Cut Express HD
- Contents
- An Introduction to Final Cut Express HD
- Setting Up Final Cut Express HD
- Getting to Know Your Editing Environment
- Capturing Your Video
- Basic Editing
- Editing With Audio
- Fine-Tuning Your Edit
- Adding Transitions
- Adding Effects
- Creating Titles and Credits
- Sharing Your Movie
- Importing an iMovie Project
- Importing Stills
- Preparing for Your Next Project
- Solutions to Common Problems and Customer Support
- Glossary
- Index
Chapter 2 Getting to Know Your Editing Environment 25
Working With Clips in the Canvas
The Canvas is the Final Cut Express HD record monitor, showing what your edited
sequence will look like when it’s played. There are many controls and displays in the
Canvas.
Before working with the Canvas, make sure it’s the currently selected window.
Otherwise, your keyboard shortcuts might trigger the wrong actions.
To select the Canvas window:
m
Click in the Canvas (or press Command-2).
Tip: Press Q to switch between the Viewer and the Canvas.
Scrubber bar
Name of the currently selected
sequence and the project it’s in
Timecode Duration field
View pop-up menu
Zoom pop-up menu
Shuttle control
Sequence
markin
g
controls
Transport
controls
Jog control
Playhead
Current Timecode field
Image display area