
else, save it (File > Save Project As) in the folder you have chosen as your project folder. Or, if another user's
project opens (Final Cut remembers the last thing you were working on), choose File > Close Project, then
choose File > New Project and then save it in your folder.
A/V settings
Make sure you’re working with the right Audio/Video settings. Go to Final Cut Pro > Audio/Video Settings
and choose ‘DV NTSC 48KHz’ if you’re working with the non-wide screen DV cameras, or ‘DV NTSC
48KHz Anamorphic’ if you’re working with wide screen DV cameras.
Save your project
When you launch Final Cut, a new project will be created. Before you do anything else, save it (File > Save
Project As) in your folder. Or, if another user's project opens (Final Cut remembers the last thing you were
working on), choose File > Close Project from the menu, then choose File > New Project and then save it in
your folder. Since you’re working in a shared laboratory setting, remember to place your project folder on
your external hard drive. Anything saved to your user folder on the internal hard drive of the laboratory
computers is here today may be gone tomorrow.
The Final Cut Express Interface
e Final Cut Express user interface contains several application windows. e picture below illustrates
each area of the interface, under which we will describe the function of each. If your windows are not
arranged as show, you can reset the window settings to their default by choosing Window > Arrange >
Standard from the menu.
1. Browser - As you capture or import video, audio clips, images, references to the actual files on your hard
disk appear in the Browser as clips. To open a clip in the Viewer, double-click it.
2. Viewer - is is a window for scrubbing, playing and editing clips. Double-click a clip in the Browser or
the Timeline to open it in the Viewer. Common tasks here include setting in and out points, editing sound
levels, and adjusting effects or filters. Notice the playhead for scrubbing back and forth is located directly
above the playback controls—to move it, click and drag. Keep in mind that if the playback line below the
image has dotted lines, you’re looking at the version of the clip that is in the timeline, not the original clip.
Once you start editing, you’ll see the difference.
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