Visual QuickStart Guide [Electronic resources] : Final Cut Express HD for Mac OS X نسخه متنی

• If you're using Timecode entry in the Trim Edit window, you can cancel an edit by pressing the Esc key while the Timecode field is still active. You can also undo an edit at any time by pressing Command-Z.

FCE Protocol: Trimming Error Messages

When you attempt a trim operation that can't be executed, Final Cut Express will warn you by displaying one of the following error messages:

• You cannot set the In later than a disabled Out: When you're adjusting an In or Out point in the Trim Edit window, you can't position your clip's In point later than its Out point. Likewise, Out points cannot be placed before In points. The word

  disabled in the message refers to Trim Edit window protocol. Only the outgoing clip's Out point and the incoming clip's In point are active while you're in the Trim Edit window.

• Clip collision: A trimming operation would cause clips to collide or one clip to overwrite another. Specifies the track number where the error occurred.

• Transition conflict: A transition duration adjustment would be required to accommodate the trimming change. Specifies the track number where the error occurred.

• Media limit: The source clip does not include sufficient media to complete the edit as specified. Specifies the track number where the error occurred.

• Insufficient content: The same as the "Media limit" error; the source clip does not contain sufficient media to complete the edit.

• All the plus and minus adjustments you make in the Trim Edit window refer to the location of the edit point, not the duration of either clip. That's especially important to remember when you're making adjustments on the right side of the edit point.

1.

Select one or more edit points to trim, using any of the methods described earlier in this section. Then, if the Trim Edit window has not opened automatically, press Command-7 to open the Trim Edit window.

2.

In the Trim Edit window, select the type of trim operation by clicking in the appropriate image area (the pointer changes to indicate whether you've selected Ripple Left, Roll, or Ripple Right):

• Click the left image to trim the out-going clip with a Ripple Left edit.

• Click the right image to trim the incoming clip with a Ripple Right edit (Figure 11.16 ).
  
  

  Figure 11.16. Click the image on the right in the Trim Edit window to select a Ripple Right edit.

  
  

  [View full size image]

  

• Click the area between the images to select a Roll edit.

• A green bar appears above the clip image, indicating the side of the edit that is selected for trimming.

3.

Trim the edit using

one of the following methods:

• Use the Trim Forward and Trim Back buttons to move the edit point to the left or right by frame increments (Figure 11.17 ).
  
  

  Figure 11.17. Clicking this Trim Forward button moves the edit point to the right by single-frame increments.

  
  

  
  

• Trim the edit point by typing + or and a duration to add or subtract. You don't need to click the fieldjust start typing and then press Enter. The type of trim performed depends on the edit selection you made in step 2.

• Drag an edit point in the Scrubber bar.

• Use the individual playback controls under either clip to play the clip; then mark a new Out point for the outgoing clip or a new In point for the incoming clip.

  The In Shift and Out Shift fields update to show the total cumulative shift in the edit point. These fields will track the shift, even if you perform the trim as several small adjustments. The Timeline display updates to reflect your trim.

4.

Use the transport controls to review your edit.

• Click the Play In to Out button to play from the start of the first clip to the end of the second clip (Figure 11.18 ).
  
  

  Figure 11.18. Review your trim by clicking the Play In to Out button to play from the beginning of the incoming clip to the end of the outgoing clip.

  
  

  
  

• Click the Play Around Edit Loop button to loop playback of the edit point plus the specified pre-roll and post-roll.

• Click the Stop button to stop playback and position the playhead on the edit point.

5.

When you finish trimming, close the Trim Edit window.

• The right amount of pre- and post-roll can establish a perfect rhythm and pace that helps you nail a tricky edit. You can adjust the default pre-roll and post-roll settings on the Editing tab of the User Preferences window.

• You can use the Previous Edit and Next Edit buttons in the Trim Edit window to move to the next edit on the current track without leaving the Trim Edit window.

• If you have selected multiple edits to trim, use the Track pop-up menu to select the track to view in the Trim Edit window (Figure 11.19 ).

  
  

  Figure 11.19. Use the Track pop-up menu to choose another selected edit point for trimming. Even when you're trimming an audio clip, you'll still see video playback in preview mode, and you'll be able to hear all the audio tracks at that edit point in your sequence.

  
  

  [View full size image]

  

New in FCE HD: Audio Monitoring Options in the Trim Edit Window

The FCE pit crew has been swarming over the Trim Edit window, and the latest edition has new audio monitoring flexibility that editors have been asking for. The implementation of this feature is a little tricky, so prick up your ears:

Two new audio monitoring preferences appear on the Editing tab of the User Preferences window. You can enable and disable either monitoring option without leaving the Trim Edit window by using a keyboard shortcut.

Trim with Sequence Audio (Command-Option-A) allows you to monitor all audio tracks at the playhead position when trimming an edit in the Trim Edit window. Disable this preference to limit Trim Edit audio monitoring to the selected clip's audio.

Trim with Edit Selection Audio (Mute Others) (Command-Option-Z) limits audio monitoring in the Trim Edit window to just the audio tracks included in the edit you selected for trimming in the Trim Edit window. With this preference enabled, you'll hear all selected audio, whether or not it is linked to the selected edit point. Disable this preference to limit Trim Edit audio monitoring to audio that's linked to the edit point you selected for trimming.

Here comes the tricky part: These audio monitoring configurations are in effect

only when you use the JKL keys to play back incoming or outgoing clips. If you use the spacebar to play through your edit point, you'll hear all the sequence audio tracks regardless of your audio monitoring preference settings. Also rememberthe Trim Edit window's Dynamic Trim mode uses JKL keys to perform trim edits; if you just want to review your audio without adjusting the edit point when you hit the K key, be sure to disable Dynamic Trim mode first.

1.

In the Trim Edit window, select the type of trim operation by one of the methods described in the previous task.

A green bar appears above the clip image, indicating the side of the edit that is selected for trimming.

2.

Click the Play Around Edit Loop button (or press the spacebar) to loop playback of the edit point (Figure 11.20 ).

3.

As the preview loop plays, tap the I key to set a new In point on the incoming clip, or tap the O to set a new Out point on the outgoing clip (Figure 11.21 ).

The corresponding In or Out edit point is adjusted accordingly. The looped playback hesitates briefly and then resumes.

1.

In the Trim Edit window, enable dynamic trim mode by checking its box.

2.

Position the mouse pointer in the image area of the clip you want to trim.

The pointer changes to the Ripple Left, Ripple Right, or Roll tool depending on the pointer's location; the Play control on the affected clip is highlighted (Figure 11.22 ).

3.

Use the JKL keyboard transport commands to play the clip you're adjusting.

4.

Click the K key to stop the playhead at the point you want to set as your new edit point.

The edit point adjusts to the playhead position automatically.