Chapter 1. Welcome to Final Cut Express
Your First Final Cut Express Project: Start to Finish
Touring Your Desktop Post-Production Facility
The Final Cut Express HD Suite
Chapter 2. Installing and Setting Up
Hardware Selection and Connection
Chapter 3. Presets and Preferences
About Easy Setups, Presets, Settings, and Preferences
Specifying User Preferences and System Settings
Customizing the Timeline Display
Specifying Render Control Settings
Setting Scratch Disk Preferences
Specifying Memory & Cache Settings
Specifying Playback Control Settings
Setting External Editors Preferences
Creating Custom Screen Layouts
Creating Custom Shortcut Buttons
Chapter 4. Projects, Sequences, and Clips
Setting Up for Multiple Projects and Users
Changing the Settings of an Existing Sequence
Working with Multiple Sequences
Viewing and Setting Item Properties
Entering Information on the Capture Tab
Capture Clip: Capturing Video with Device Control
Capture Now: Capturing Video without Device Control
Capture Project: Batch Recapturing
Troubleshooting Capture Problems
Chapter 6. Importing Digital Media
Working with Adobe Photoshop Files
Converting Audio to 48 kHz on Import with iTunes
Chapter 7. Organizing Clips in the Browser
Using the Browser to Organize Your Project
Customizing the Browser Display
Searching for Items in the Browser
Chapter 8. Working with Clips in the Viewer
Working with Clips in the Viewer
Working with In and Out Points
Performing Edits in the Timeline
Shortcuts for Marking Sequence Edit Points
Chapter 10. Editing in the Timeline and the Canvas
Customizing Timeline Display Options
Working with Items in the Timeline
Searching for Items in the Timeline
Chapter 11. Fine Cut: Trimming Edits
Selecting an Edit for Trimming
Anatomy of the Trim Edit Window
Trimming Edits in the Timeline
Chapter 12. Audio Tools and Techniques
Locating Audio Tools in the FCE Interface
Anatomy of the Viewer's Audio Tab
Editing Clips with Multiple Audio Channels
Recording Audio with the Voice Over Tool
Chapter 13. Creating Transitions
Working with Default and Favorite Transitions
Chapter 14. Compositing and Effects Overview
Basic Building Blocks of Effects Creation
Saving Effects Settings as Favorites
Using Motion Properties to Change a Clip's Appearance
Animating Clip Motion with Keyframes
Chapter 16. Filters and Compositing
Using Color Correction Filters
Chapter 17. Titles and Generators
Using Animated Text Generators
Chapter 18. Real Time and Rendering
Controlling Playback and Rendering Quality
Chapter 19. Creating Final Output
Exporting Other QuickTime Formats
Exporting for LiveType and Soundtrack