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

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Choose Final Cut Express > User Preferences.

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Click the Timeline Options tab. On the Timeline Options tab (Figure 3.8 ), you can modify the default settings for any of the following:

• Track Size: Choose a setting to specify a default track size.

  Figure 3.8. Customize your default Timeline display options on the User Preference window's Timeline Options tab.

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• Thumbnail Display: Select one of three thumbnail display options:

  • Name: Choose Name to display just the name of the clip.

  • Name Plus Thumbnail: Choose this option to display the first frame of every clip as a thumbnail image, along with the name of the clip.

  • Filmstrip: Choose Filmstrip to display as many thumbnail images as possible for the current zoom level of the Timeline.

• Track Display: Check the boxes next to the Timeline features you want to display by default in new sequences.

  • Show Keyframe Overlays: Display opacity keyframe overlays on video clips and audio level keyframe overlays on audio clips in the Timeline.

  • Show Audio Waveforms: Display audio waveforms on audio clips in the Timeline.

• Default Number of Tracks: Specify the number of video and audio tracks to be included in a new sequence.