This guide is designed to be a Final Cut Express user's companion, a reference guide with an emphasis on step-by- step descriptions of specific tasks. You'll encounter the following features:
"Anatomy" sections introduce the major program windows with large, annotated illustrations identifying interface features and operation. If you're not a step-by-step kind of person, you can pick up quite a bit of information just by browsing these illustrations.
"FCE Protocol" sidebars lay out the protocols (the programming rules) that govern the way Final Cut Express works. These sections are highly recommended reading for anyone interested in a serious relationship with this program.
Sidebars throughout the book high-light production techniques, project management ideas, and suggestions for streamlining your workflow.
Tips are short bits that call your attention to a neat trick or a cool feature, or warn you of a potential pitfall in the task at hand.