Final Cut Express HD for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide is designed to be used by intermediate to advanced Mac users with a little basic knowledge of video editing terms and procedures; explaining basic video production and editing is beyond the scope of this book. Final Cut Express (FCE) is designed to be easy to use, and it's simpler than Final Cut Pro, but it's still a professional-level video editing and compositing program. If you are not new to the Macintosh, but you're completely new to video editing, consider some basic training in the fundamentals of video editing before you plunge into this program. If you haven't done so already, try Apple's free iMovie programit's a great way to get a taste of basic video editing in a stripped-down program that's a lot easier for beginners to use.