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Final Cut Express 4
Product Overview
November 2007
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Product Overview
Final Cut Express 4
Contents
Page 4 Welcome to Final Cut Express 4
More Powerful Video Editing for DV, HDV, and AVCHD
AWorkowThatGrowswithYou
Expanded Creative Capabilities
MoreThanOneWaytoShowO
Page 6 Selected New Features
Use Movies Captured from AVCHD Camcorders
MixDierentFormatsinaTimeline
ExpandYourEectsforVisuallyRichLookingMovies
BringYouriMovie’08ProjectsintoFinalCutExpress4
Page 7 Getting Footage into Your Computer
CaptureYourFootage
EasyAssetManagement
Page 10 A Tour of the Editing Environment
TheBrowser:GetanOverviewofYourAssets
TheViewer:SelectAssetsandPreviewChanges
TheTimeline:PutthePiecesinPlace
TheCanvas:SeeItAllComeTogether
CustomizetheInterface:WorktheWayYouWant
TheAutosaveVault:SaveYourStu
Page 16 Powerful Editing with Final Cut Express
Make Professional Edits
ReneYourEditswithTrimming
AddTransitionsandEects
Page 21 Compositing and Titles
UseMultipleVideoLayers
SpeakwithTitles
Page 25 Audio
Real-TimeAudioFilters
Precise Controls
VoiceOverTool
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Product Overview
Final Cut Express 4
Page 27 Finding Your Audience
Print to Video
Create a DVD
ExportVideofortheWeb
Page 28 Product Features
Page 33 Product Availability and Support
Pricing
Availability
SystemRequirements
Support
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Product Overview
Final Cut Express 4
Welcome to
Final Cut Express 4
FinalCutExpress4istheperfectvideoeditingtoolforvideomakerswhowantcreative
freedomandprofessional-qualityresults.Itallowsseamlessmovementbetweenediting,
trimming,addingeects,andmixingaudioinasingledrag-and-dropinterface.Withthe
entireFinalCutExpresstoolsetattheirngertipsforsimultaneouslyeditingDV,HDV,
and now AVCHD,
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videoenthusiasts,students,andaspiringlmmakerscankeepup
withtheHDrevolution.
NewfeaturesinFinalCutExpress4include:
• Capture movies from AVCHD camcorders
• OpenFormatTimeline
• ExpandyourcreativitywithneweectsincludingFxPlugsupport
• ExportyouriMovie’08projectsdirectlytoFinalCutExpress
More Powerful Video Editing for DV, HDV, and AVCHD
CaptureclipsfromyourcamcorderoverasingleFireWireorUSBcable,thenusethe
newOpenFormatTimelineinFinalCutExpress4toedittogetherDV,HDV,andAVCHD
material,eveniftheyhavedierentframerates.Fine-tuneyourchoiceswithprofessional
ripple,roll,slip,andslideeditingfunctions,eitherintheTimelineoradedicatedTrim
window.Andwhenitcomestimetoaddeects,DynamicRTletsyouinstantlypreview
eects,lters,transitions,andmultistreamcompositesinrealtimewithoutrendering.
AWorkflowThatGrowswithYou
FinalCutExpressisdesignedtoprovideasimple,straightforwardworkow.Capturing
video,editingclips,andaddingtransitionsoreectsareallaclickawayintheintuitive,
drag-and-dropinterface.Inaddition,youcancustomizetheinterfacebysetting
windowcongurations,addingshortcutbuttons,andresizingtracksizesandasset
thumbnailstotyourpreferencesandstreamlineyourworkow.
Expanded Creative Capabilities
Addingprofessionalnishingtouchestoyourvideoispossiblethroughnecontrolof
morethan200transitions,lters,andeects.Combinedwithcompositing,titling,and
keyframing,theygiveyoutheabilitytocreatevisuallyrich,dynamicvideoprojects.Get
readytoexpandyourcreativeoptionstoo,becauseFinalCutExpress4supportsthird-
partyFxPlugltersandeects,thesameplug-inarchitectureusedbyFinalCutStudio.
Andaudioisnotforgotten,asFinalCutExpressprovides99audiotrackswithpowerful
soundeditingtoolsandmorethanadozenaudiolters.
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Product Overview
Final Cut Express 4
WiththebundledLiveType2,youcanaddsophisticated,HD-quality,animatedtextand
motiongraphicstovideosquicklyandeasily.LiveTypeincludesanimatedLiveFonts,over
200preconguredtexteects,andavarietyofcustomizabletemplates,backgrounds,
textures,andobjectsthatcanbeaddedtoanyFinalCutExpressproject.
MoreThanOneWaytoShowOff
Makesureeveryonegetstoseeyournishedproject.Whetheryournalproductwill
beoutputtovideotapeorQuickTimefordistributionovertheweb,iPhoneoriPod,
you’resuretondthatFinalCutExpressdeliversthepower,quality,andfeaturesthat
makeittheidealchoiceforadvancedmoviemaking.
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Product Overview
Final Cut Express 4
Selected New Features
FinalCutExpress4includespowerfulnewfeaturesthatmakesetupeasierandmovies
moreengaging.
Use Movies Captured from AVCHD Camcorders
WithFinalCutExpress4,youcanLogandTransferAVCHDvideolesquicklyandeasily
toyourIntelprocessor–basedMacoverUSB.TheLogandTransferwindowallowsyou
toreviewandselectspecicclipsyouwanttotransfer,savingyoutimeandharddrive
space.OncetheclipsaretransferredtoApple’sIntermediateCodeconyourharddrive,
youcanstartframe-accurateeditinginrealtime,completewithmultilayervideo,text,
orgraphiccompositing.Wanttocheckyourhandiwork?Previewitfullscreenwhen
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everyou’dlikeusingyourprimaryorsecondarydisplay.
MixDifferentFormatsinaTimeline
WhetheryouhaveDV,HDV,orAVCHDcontent,thenewOpenFormatTimelineinFinal
CutExpress4letsyoumixandmatchclips,eveniftheyusedierentframesizesand
framerates.FreelyeditacombinationofHDV,AVCHD,andDV,includingNTSCand
PAL,allinrealtimeusingthesameindustry-leadingeditingandtrimmingtoolsfound
inFinalCutPro.SetyoursequencetoanHDresolutionandDVclipswillbescaledto
tautomatically;conversely,ifyoursequenceissettoDVresolution,HDclipscanbe
croppedorletterboxedforaperfectt.
ExpandYourEffectsforVisuallyRichLookingMovies
FinalCutExpresscomeswithmorethan200transitions,lters,andeectsincluding
over50newFxPlugplug-ins.Theseincludestandardeectslikedissolves,wipes,and
blurstomorestylizedFxPlugeectslikeLightRays,LineArtandInsectEye.When
youneedevenmorecreativeoptions,expandyoureectspaletteusingoptional
third-partyFxPlugeects,thesameplug-inarchitectureusedbyFinalCutStudio.
ManyFxPlugeectsuseyourgraphicscardforacceleratedrendering—sothebetter
yourgraphicscard,thefasteryourFxPlugrendering.
BringYouriMovie’08projectsintoFinalCutExpress4
MovingfromiMovie’08toFinalCutExpressiseasy:iMovieprojectscanbeexported
directlytoFinalCutExpress—withalloftheircutsanddissolvetransitionsintact.All
youdoisopentheFinalCutXMLdocumentandstartusingtheadvancedfunctions
ofFinalCutExpresstoenhanceyouriMovie’08projects.
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Product Overview
Final Cut Express 4
Getting Footage into
Your Computer
CaptureYourFootage
CapturingvideowithFinalCutExpressisquickandeasy.Simplyconnectasupported
camcorderordecktoyourMacusingaFireWireorUSBcable,thenselectCapture(or
“LogandTransfer”forAVCHDcontent).ThesingleFireWirecablecarriesthevideoand
audiodataandmanagesalldevicecontrol.WhencapturingfromDVcamerasusing
FireWire(IEEE1394),FinalCutExpresstransfersthedatadirectlyfromthetapetothe
computer’sharddrive.HDVandAVCHDaretransferredoverFirewireorUSBandcon
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vertedintothehighlyecientandframe-accurateAppleIntermediateCodecformat.
WhenyoucapturefootagefromaDVtape,theCapturewindowhelpsyouscanthrough
thevideotapetoselectgoodshots,labelthemforfuturereference,andaddnotesabout
eachclip.UsethemouseandjogbuttonorJKLkeyboardcommandstocontrolplayback
fromthecamcorder.SetInandOutpoints,thenclickCaptureCliptocapturethefootage
toyourharddisk.
DV Log and Capture Controls
Preview area.Viewvideoasyoulogorcaptureit.Thisareacontainsplayback
andmarkingcontrolsandatimecodeeld.
Clip description. Logrelevantinformationaboutclipssothatyoucanmanage
andorganizeyourvideoresources.
Capture buttons. Capture Clip captures video one clip at a time from a DV camcorder
ordeckwithdevicecontrol.UsingCaptureNow,youcancapturelivevideo,video
fromcamcordersordecksthatlackdevicecontrol,orvideofromadevice-controllable
camcorderordeck.FinalCutExpresssplitsthevideointoindividualclipsatscene
breaksandnamesthemsequentially.WiththeCaptureProjectbutton,youcancapture
allitemsinyourprojectfromacamcorderoradeckwithdevicecontrol.
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Product Overview
Final Cut Express 4
HDV Capture Control
Working with HD movies
High-denitionvideosupportinFinalCut
Express4letsyoubeapartoftheHD
revolution.
FinalCutExpressisabletoedittheHDV
andAVCHDlesthatcomesinoverFireWire
orUSBbymeansoftheAppleIntermediate
Codec,Apple’sencodingtechnologydesigned
specicallyforeditingHDVandAVCHDcon-
tentwithiMovie’08andFinalCutExpress4.
Youcanusethetablebelowtoestimatehow
muchdiskspaceyouneedforyourproject.
DV Output Apple Intermediate
QuickTime Codec
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Width 720 1280 1440
Height
480 720 1080
Frame rate
29.97 30p 60i
Megabits
3.6 7 14
per second
Gigabytes
13 25 49
per hour
CapturingvideofromanHDVcamcorderordeckisaquickandeasyprocess.FinalCut
Expresspromptsyoutonametheclip,thenyousimplyclicktheCapturebutton.Capture
beginsfromwherethetapeisqueuedandcontinuesuntilyouchoosetostop.
FinalCutExpressthenplacesthevideoinyourprojectbin,separatingthevideointoclips
whereappropriate.
AVCHD Log and Transfer Control
CapturingvideofromanAVCHDcamcorderordeckisslightlydierentfromDVorHDV,
becauseAVCHDmoviesarestoredonaharddiskdriveormemorycard.TheLogand
Transferwindowisusedtoscanthelesonthecamcorder’sharddriveandselectthe
onesyouwanttotransferovertoyourMac.Inthiswindow,youcannametheclipand
addnotes.ScanningtheclipsontheAVCHDharddriveandloggingtheonesyouwant
onyourMacsavestimeanddiskspace.
FinalCutExpressthenplacesthevideoinyourprojectbin,soyoucanstartediting.
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Product Overview
Final Cut Express 4
EasyAssetManagement
Mostusershavemorefootagethantheycaneasilymanage.Videoshotatdierent
timescanbeusefulinmorethanonemovieorinadierentorder.FinalCutExpress
providescompletemanagementofcapturedandimportedclipsintheBrowserwindow.
Clipscanbeplacedinbinsorfolderssothatyoucancreatealogicalstructureforproj
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ects.Dierentbinscanbeusedfordierentstagesofaprojectortoseparateoriginal
andmodiedfootage.Allofthemediacanbesortedandsearchedbyanumberof
criteria.Keepingmediaorganizedmakeshandlingeventhelongestprojectsimple.
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Product Overview
Final Cut Express 4
A Tour of the Editing
Environment
TheFinalCutExpresseditinginterfaceisbasedonthesamedrag-and-dropapproach
thatmakesusingMacapplicationsasimpleandintuitiveprocess.Whilethewindow
layoutisarrangedtoprovideasmoothandlogicalworkow,youcancustomizethe
interfacetomeetyourparticularneeds.
Makingyourmovieisaccomplishedthroughfourmainwindows:theBrowser,the
Viewer,theTimeline,andtheCanvas.Eachwindowhasmultiplefunctions,logically
groupedintabs.Youcandragtabsoutoftheirparentwindowstocustomizeyour
workspace.Whileeachwindowhasspeciccapabilitiesandfunctions,FinalCut
Expressgivesyougreatexibilityindetermininghowyouwork.
Basic Layout
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Final Cut Express 4
TheBrowser:GetanOverviewofYourAssets
TheBrowseristhecentralstorageplaceforallmediausedinFinalCutExpress.When
amedialeisimportedorcaptured,itautomaticallyappearsintheBrowser.Youcan
createbinstostoreandorganizemedia,sequences,orclips,tosimplifythemanage
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mentoflongandcomplexprojects.Inaddition,youcanviewitemsintheBrowserin
ListView,asshownbelow,orassmall,medium,orlargeicons,asshownonpage10.
Tabs.Eachopenprojectisrepresentedbyatabcontainingthatproject’sles.
Youcanhavemultipleprojectsopenatthesametime.
Bins. Youcanorganizeyourmediaclipsinbins,orfolders,withinaproject.
Central storage. TheBrowserlistsalllesinaproject—videoandaudioclips,
sequences,andmarkers.
Master and aliate clips
FinalCutExpress4supportsmaster/aliatecliprelationships.Therstinstanceofa
clipthatiscapturedorimportedintoaprojectisa
master clip.Editingamasterclip
intoasequenceorduplicatingitintheBrowserresultsinthecreationofasequence
cliporaduplicateclipthatisan
aliate oftheoriginalmasterclip.Medialeson
diskarenotduplicatedwhenaliatesarecreated;aliatesreferencethemaster
clip’ssourcemediale.Becauseofthisrelationshipbetweenmasterandaliateclips,
changesyoumaketocertainpropertiesofeitherthemastercliporthealiateare
automaticallymadetoallaliatedclipsinthecurrentproject.
Masterandaliateclipsareespeciallyusefulaftercapturinglargeamountsofmedia.
Forexample,youmightlogandcaptureclipsthatareorganizedinbinsbasedontape
name.Foraparticularproject,youmightwanttoorganizetheclipsdierently—by
shotandsceneoranyothercriteria.Creatingaliateclipsinnewbinspreservesboth
methodsoforganizationwithoutduplicatingmedialesonthedisk.
Browser Tabs and Bins
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Final Cut Express 4
TheViewer:SelectAssetsandPreviewChanges
TheViewerwindowistheplacetoreviewclipsbeforeplacingthemintheTimeline.
Here,youcanselectportionsofacliptouseintheTimelinebyapplyingInandOut
points.TabsintheViewerareusedfordisplayinginformationsuchastitlegenerators,
motioncontrols,andcolorcorrection.
WiththeDigitalCinemaDesktopfeature,youcanplaybackHDandDVclipsfull
screenonyourprimaryorsecondarydisplay.Ifyouareworkingonasinglescreen,
simplytoggletheDigitalCinemaDesktopusingCommand-F12andwatchyourHD
andDVprojectsfullscreen.Ifyouhaveaseconddisplay,youcanpreviewyourwork
fullscreenandseetheeditinginterfaceatthesametime.
Tabs. Tabsprovideaccesstodierentfunctionsandcontrols.
Editing and marking controls. Thesecontrolsletyousetmarkers,InandOut
points,andkeyframes,andmatchaudioandvideoforclipsandsequences.
Transport controls. Thesebuttonsletyouplayclipsandsequences.
Playhead, clip, and sequence controls.Thesethreecontrolsareusedtonavigate
throughandplayclipsandsequencesatspeedsotherthan100percentplayback
speed.
TheTimeline:PutthePiecesinPlace
TheTimelineiswhereyouchoosetheorderofclipsinyourmovie,determinethe
relationshipbetweenthoseclips,andperformvariouseditingoperations.Clipsare
arrangedintracksaccordingtowhentheywillplayintime.Supportformultipletracks
meansthatmultipleclips,bothaudioandvideo,canplaysimultaneously.Addclips
totheTimelinebydraggingthemdirectlytoatrackorbyusingtheoverlaycontrols
intheCanvas.Positionclipsatatimevaluetospecifyexactlywhentheclipswillplay
inthevideo.Rearrangeclipsuntiltheyareexactlythewayyouwantthem.FinalCut
ExpressusesanOpenFormatTimeline,whichallowsclipsfromDV,HDV,andAVCHD
camcorderstobeeditedtogetherinthesamemovie.FinalCutExpresswillautomati
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The Viewer
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Tabs. TheTimelinedisplaysachronologicalviewofan
opensequence.Eachsequencehasitsowntab.Youcan
havemultiplesequencesopenatonce.
Video tracks.Videotracksaredisplayedindescending
order.TheorderintheTimelinedeterminesthelayering
orderwhenyoucompositemultipletracksofvideo.
Audio tracks. Asequencecanhaveupto99audiotracks.
Markers. Add markers to indicate important events, to create
chaptersforDVDnavigation,andtooptimizevideoencoding.
Solo and mute controls.Usethesecontrolstoenableand
disableaudioplaybackonindividualtracksformonitoring
purposes.
TheCanvas:SeeItAllComeTogether
TheCanvasdisplaystheresultsofyoureditingdecisions,includingeectsand
Timelinearrangement.AlleditedclipsontheTimelineareplayedbackinthe
Canvas.Anytimeachangeismade,aclipadded,oraneectcreated,theCanvas
canbeusedtoprevieworviewthatedit;theCanvasrepresentsyournalproject
output.Controlstoplay,stop,fastforward,andrewindtheproject’sTimeline
arebuiltintotheCanvaswindow.
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TheCanvasalsoprovidesone-steptransitionandsuperimposewhenaddingclipsto
theTimeline.DragaclipfromtheBrowserortheViewerontotheCanvas,andedit
optionsbecomeavailableasanoverlaygraphic.Simplydragtheclipontoanoption
toimplementthateditintheTimeline.Optionsincludeinsert,insertwithtransition,
overwrite,overwritewithtransition,replace,ttoll,andsuperimpose.
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Insert editing placestheselectedvideooraudiosothateverythingaftertheinsertion
point,onanyunlockedtrack,shiftsforwardintheTimeline.
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Overwrite editing placestheclipintheTimelineattheplayheadandoverwritesany
clipsthatexistinthespaceneededforthatcliptotintheTimeline.
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Replace editing replacestheclipundertheplayheadoragapintheTimelinewith
thenewclip.Enoughoftheclip’smaterial,startingatthebeginningorattheInpoint,
isusedtotthespaceexactly.
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Fit-to-ll editing replacestheclipundertheplayheadorllsagapintheTimeline
withtheselectedclip.Thenewclip’sspeedchangestollthespaceexactly.
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Superimpose editing placesthenewclip’svideoandaudioontotracksadjacentto
theclipundertheplayheadintheTimeline.
CustomizetheInterface:WorktheWayYouWant
FinalCutExpressisextremelyexible,allowingyoutoworkinthemannerthatsuits
you.Whereverpossible,theuserinterfaceiscontextsensitiveandprovidesmultiple
waystoaccomplishagiventask:bymouse(draganddrop),withabuttoninthe
interface,throughamenucommand,orwithcontextualmenus(accessedviaControl-
clickingorright-clicking).
Youcanaddanyofthe400-pluscommandsandfunctionsdirectlytotheuser
interfaceasbuttons.Thesebuttonscanbeplacedinbuttonbarsinthetopareaof
theBrowser,Canvas,andTimelinewindows.Youcansearchforcommandsbyname
orbyfunctionalgroup,thendragcommandstothebuttonbarsfromtheButton
Listwindow.Youcanthenclickanyoftheshortcutbuttonsinthebuttonbarto
performcommands,insteadofenteringkeycombinationsorusingmenus.
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Thisexibilityletsyoucreateorganizedgroupsofbuttonsthatcanbespacedand
color-codedforeasiernavigation.
Managingwindowsisalsoexibleandeasy,soyoucantailortheworkspacetosuit
yourneeds.Windowscanberearrangedtocreatecustomlayouts,which,alongwiththe
buttonbars,canbesavedforuser-specicsetups.Controlslocatednearthebottomleft
oftheTimelineincludeasubmenuofoptionsforadjustingtrackheightsandturning
onlmstripview,audiowaveforms,andsoloandmutecontrols.ATimelinecommand,
Shift-Z,resizestheTimelinesequencetotintheavailablespace.
TheAutosaveVault:SaveYourStuff
Beingabletosaveworkonaregularbasisisanimportantcomponentoftheediting
process—andbeingabletogobacktoapreviouseditcanbeevenmoreimportant.
TheAutosaveVaultgivesyoutheoptionofsteppingbacktopreviousstagesofa
project.EnablingthisfeatureensuresthatFinalCutExpresswillperiodicallysave
copiesofopenprojectsasseparatelesafteraspeciedduration.Theoriginalproject
leisnottoucheduntilyouchoosetheSavecommand.Withupto32levelsofundo
availablewiththeUndocommand,youcanalsoundoindividualactions.
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Final Cut Express 4
Powerful Editing with
Final Cut Express
FinalCutExpressputsprofessional-styleeditingcontrolsinyourhands,allowingyou
todragclipsdirectlytoatrackorusetheoverlaycontrolsintheCanvas.Andbecause
editinginFinalCutExpressisnondestructive,youcanexperimentwithchanges
withoutmodifyingyoursourcefootage.Theeditingpalettecontainstoolstocutand
modifyclipsintheTimeline:Cutclipsintotwopieces,changethedurationofaclip,
changethedurationoftwoclipssimultaneously,moveInandOutpoints,reselecta
newrangeofframeswithinaclip,andresizeorextendanedit.
Make Professional Edits
Onceyou’vecapturedsomeoralloftheclipsthatwillgointoyournishedmovie,it’s
timetobeginediting.Youwillndawaytoeditthatiscomfortableforyou;FinalCut
Expressisextremelyexible.Whenyouhaveassembledaneditedsequence,youcan
trimyoureditsandmodifyyoursequenceinseveralwaysaswell.
• Usingvisualcontrolsintheinterface
• DirectlymanipulatingyourclipsusingthemouseintheTimeline
• Usingkeyboardshortcuts
True nondestructive, nonlinear editing
FinalCutExpress4providestruenonlineareditingcapabilitiesfortheDV,HDV,and
AVCHDformats.Alleditingisnondestructivetotheoriginalfootageonyourhard
drive.ClipsinFinalCutExpressaremerelypointerstotheoriginalsourcematerial,so
anydeletionorduplicationofclipsintheproject,trimmingchanges,eects,orother
alterationsyoumakedonotaectthesourcelesthemselves.
Editing tools at work
Professional-styleeditingmeansframe-accuratecontrolovertrimmingyourclips,more
exibilityinmakingeditsintheTimeline,andunlimitededitingcreativity.Theediting
toolsinthepaletteincludethefollowing:
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Razor blade. Cutsasingleclipintotwopieces.Thiscanbeusefulforquicklyrearranging
piecesofyoursequence,deletingasectionofaclip,applyinganeecttoaspecicpart
ofaclip,ormovingapieceofacliptothesamelocationonanothertrack.
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Ripple edit. Changesthedurationofaclip.ItmovesthelocationofeithertheOut
pointprecedingortheInpointfollowinganeditpoint.Thedurationofthecliptothe
leftortherightoftheeditpointisshortenedorlengthenedtottheneweditpoint
withoutchangingthelocationoftheeditinthesequence.
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Final Cut Express 4
• Roll edit. Changesboththeselectedclipandanadjacentclip.Thistypeofeditadjusts
thelocationofaneditpointsharedbytwoclips;theOutpointoftherstclipandthe
Inpointofthesecondcliparemovedorrolled.Thischangesthelocationoftheeditin
thesequenceaswellasthedurationofeachclip.Rolleditsareusefulwhenyouwant
tomatchtheactionofoneclipwiththeactionofanotherandneedtondtheright
intersectingframes.
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Slip edit. MovestheInandOutpointsofaclipsimultaneouslywhilemaintainingits
durationandpositionintheeditedsequence.Surroundingclipsarenotaected,just
therangeofframesintheclip.Thisisusefulforadjustingfootageyou’veeditedinto
yoursequencewithoutmovingitintheTimeline.
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Slide edit. Movesanentireclipalongwiththeeditpointstoitsleftandright.The
durationoftheclipbeingmovedstaysthesame,buttheclipstotheleftandrightof
itchangeduration.
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Resize edit. ExtendsorshortensaclipbymovingtheInorOutpoint.
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Extend edit. Allowsyoutomoveaneditpointbetweentwoclipsquickly.Thisedit
movesaneditpointtothepositionoftheplayheadintheTimeline.
ReneYourEditswithTrimming
AfteryouhavemadeyourinitialeditsandassembledyourfootageintheTimeline,
youcanreneyoursequence.Trimmingisusedtone-tuneasequencebyaddingor
subtractingframesfromtheInorOutpointofaclip.Thesesmalladjustmentstoyour
initialeditshelptocreatesmootheredits.
Trim Edit window
Thiswindowprovidesveryprecisecontrolwhiletrimming.Itdisplaysbothsidesofan
edit—theoutgoingclipbeforetheeditpointandtheincomingclipthatappearsafter
it—allowingyoutoadjustyoureditwithframe-levelaccuracy.Youcanalsousethis
windowtotrimagroupofeditsinmultipletracksatonce(onlyoneeditpertrack).
Dynamic and asymmetric trimming
FinalCutExpressincludesdynamictrimmingintheenhancedTrimEditwindow.
Whendynamictrimmingison,keyboardcontrolsallowyoutotrimonthey.Move
theplayheadusingtheJ,K,andLkeystondnewOutandInpointsfortheselected
editpoint.IfdynamictrimmingisturnedonintheGeneraltaboftheUserPreferences
window,theselectededitpointmovestothenewpositionoftheplayheadwhenever
youstop.Inaddition,FinalCutExpresssupportsasymmetrictrimming—anadvanced
techniquethatgivesyouafastwaytotrimmultipleclipsinoppositedirections.
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Product Overview
Final Cut Express 4
AddTransitionsandEects
FinalCutExpressgivesyouasuiteofpowerfultoolsforaddingcooleects.Andsince
youcanusethird-partyFxPlugltereects,yourcreativeoptionsareunlimitedaswell.
Addatransitionbetweenclips.UsetheColorCorrectortoxandmatchclipsorto
createadramaticlook.Controlalleectsandmotionparameterswithkeyframesfor
professionallooksandprecisetiming.
See it now with real-time eects
Withthereal-timeengineinFinalCutExpress,yougetsuperbresultsquickly,without
rendering.RTExtremeisanenhancedmultistream,real-timeeectsarchitecturethat
letsyouviewyourprojectswithoutrenderingasyouexperimentwitheects,transi
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tions,composition,andlters.FinalCutExpress4includesDynamicRT,whichadjusts
resolutionandframerateontheyformaximumreal-timeperformance,lettingyou
setitandforgetit.
RTExtremeleveragesthestrengthsofMacOSXandtheIntelorPowerPCprocessor
tosupportascalablenumberofvideostreamsandreal-timeeects:Thenumberof
availablevideostreamsandreal-timeeectsincreasesasprocessorspeedsincrease.
Real-timevideotransitionsandltersappearinboldintheEectstabandinthe
Eectsmenutoindicatethattheywillplaybackinrealtime.
TheRTExtremepop-upmenuintheTimelinegivesyouseveraloptionsforeects
processing.Youcanchoosebetweenvariousmodesthatdelivereithermaximum
simultaneousstreamsandreal-timeeectsorguaranteedplaybackwithoutdropped
frames.
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Safe. InSafemode,FinalCutExpressprovidesguaranteedplaybackofreal-timeeects.
Thenumberofstreamsandeectsisbasedonthecapabilitiesofyoursystem.
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Unlimited. InUnlimitedmode,FinalCutExpressuseseverybitofprocessingpower
available,allowingyoutostackupmultiplestreamsofvideo.WhenUnlimitedis
selected,youcanusenearlyallofthemorethan200eects,lters,andtransitions
inrealtime.
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Dynamic RT. InUnlimitedRTmode,youcanchoosetheDynamicsettingforPlayback
VideoQuality,PlaybackFrameRate,orboth.InDynamicmode,resolutionandframe
rateareadjustedautomatically,onthey,soyoualwaysgettheoptimalreal-time
performanceatthemaximumqualitypossible.Forexample,FinalCutExpresswillplay
backyourprojectatFullFrameRateunlessitrecognizesasectionoftheTimelinethat
requiresalowerframerateforreal-timeplayback.Itwilladjustforthatsection,then
automaticallyreturntoFullFrameRateoncethesectionisdone.DynamicRTletsyou
setitandforgetit,condentthatyouarealwaysleveragingthemaximumreal-time
performanceofyourCPU.
Smooth out your transitions
Atransitionisavisualeectusedtochangefromoneclipinyoureditedsequenceto
thenext.Transitions,especiallydissolves,generallygivethevieweranimpressionofa
changeintimeorlocation.FinalCutExpresscomeswithavarietyoftransitionsfrom
whichtochoose,includingcross-dissolve,pagepeel,cubespin,andgradientwipe.
Use color to create better images
ThecolorcorrectionltersinFinalCutExpressprovideprecisecontroloverthelook
ofeveryclip.Youcanadjustthecolorbalance,hue,saturation,blacklevels,mids,
andwhitelevelsonindividualclips.Checkeshtonesandotherkeyelementsfor
consistencyandaccuracyincolor.Evaluateandmanipulatethebrightnessandcolor
levelsofclipsinpreparationforoutputtotape.Allthetoolsneededtoanalyzeand
color-correctclipsareincluded.
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Product Overview
Final Cut Express 4
Youcanusethetwo-waycolorcorrectortoadjusttheangleofhueandoverallbalance
ofanimage.ThisltercanbecombinedwithImageControlltersaswellasMatteand
Keylters.TheassortmentofltersmakesFinalCutExpressexceptionallypowerfuland
exibleforcorrectivenishingwork.TheColorCorrectorhasnumericcontrolsaswell
asvisualuserinterfaces.Allparameterscanbechangedovertimethroughtheuse
ofkeyframes.BothinterfaceshaveLimitEectcontrols,allowingyoutoisolatecolor
correctionoperationstospecicareasofanimagebasedonchrominance,luminance,
saturation,oranycombination.Thereareanumberofreasonstousethecolorcorrec
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tionltersincludedwithFinalCutExpress:
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Ensuring that a project’s key elements look the way they should. Thecolorcorrec-
tiontoolsletyoumakewhateveradjustmentsarenecessarytoensurethatthecolors
andtheeshtonesofpeopleinthenaleditedpiecelookthewaytheydidinreality.
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Balancing all the shots in a scene to match.Withcarefulcolorcorrection,allofthe
clipsinascenecanbebalancedtomatchoneanothersothattheylookasifthey
happenedatthesametimeandinthesameplace,withthesamelighting.
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Correcting errors in color balance and exposure. Thecolorcorrectionltersprovide
anexceptionaldegreeofcontroloverthecolorbalanceandexposureofclips,allowing
youtoperfectyouradjustments.
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Achieving a “look.”Withcolorcorrection,youhavecontroloverwhetheryourvideo
hasrich,saturatedcolorsoramoremutedlook.Suchsubtlemodicationscanalterthe
perceptionofthescenebeingplayed,changingitsmood.
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Creating contrast or special eects. Usingcolorcorrection,youcansubtlyaccentuate
dierences.Youcanalsocreatemoreextremeeects,suchasmanipulatingthecolors
ofanexposuretoachieveaday-for-nightlook.Youcanevenkeyframecolorchanges
overtime;forexample,graduallychangingaclipfromsepia-tonedtofullcolor.
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Product Overview
Final Cut Express 4
FxPlug lters and eects
FinalCutExpresscomeswithmorethan200transitions,lters,andeects,including
over50newFxPlugplug-insthatuseGPU-acceleratedrendering.Bundledltersand
eectsrangefromstandarditemslikedissolves,wipes,andblurstomorestylized
FxPlugeectslikeLightRays,LineArt,andInsectEye.Whenyouneedevenmore
creativeoptions,FinalCutExpressletsyouexpandyoureectspalettewithoptional
third-partyFxPlugsupport,thesameplug-inarchitectureusedbyFinalCutStudio.
Copy, paste, and remove attributes
Whenworkingwithlargeprojectsorsequencesthatcontainrepetitiveeects,lters,
andmotion,itisoftenconvenienttocopyandpastetheattributesfromoneclipto
another(orothers).Similarly,youcanremoveattributesfromacliporclips.Youcan
pastekeyframesasisorscalethemtotthedurationofthecliponwhichtheyare
beingpasted.Thefollowingattributescanbecopied,pasted,orremovedfromanyclip.
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