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
60 Chapter 4 Basic Editing
Using the Razor Blade Tool
The simplest form of an edit is a cut. The simplest tool to perform this edit with is the
Razor Blade tool found in the Tool palette.
To activate the Razor Blade tool:
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Select the Razor Blade tool in the Tool palette (or press B).
You can use the Razor Blade tool to add an edit point to your sequence by cutting a
single clip, along with any items linked to it in the Timeline, into two pieces. This edit
point is added at the frame of the clip in the Timeline that you click.
Razor Blade tool
Razor Blade All tool