Apple Final Cut Express HD: Getting Started - Manual (Page 90)

90 Chapter 6 Fine-Tuning Your Edit
• Trim Edit window: This window provides very precise control while trimming. It
displays both sides of an edit, the outgoing clip before the edit point, and the
incoming clip that appears after, allowing you to adjust your edit as finely as
necessary. You can also use this window to trim a group of edits in multiple tracks
(only one edit per track) at once.
For information on using the Trim Edit window, see Final Cut Express Help, Chapter 19,
“Advanced Editing and Trimming Techniques.”
About the Tool Palette
Many of the trimming tools discussed in this section are found in the Tool palette. The
Tool palette is usually located to the right of the Timeline, near the edge of the screen.
To hide and show the Tool palette:
m Choose Window > Tools.
Some tools are grouped together because they have similar functions. Tools that are
grouped together are indicated by an arrow in the upper-right corner of the tool button.
Selection tool
Edit, Group, and Range
Selection tools
Roll and Ripple tools
Track Selection tools
Slip and Slide tools
Zoom In, Zoom Out, Hand,
and Scrub Video tools
Pen, Delete Point, and
Smooth Point tools
Crop and Distort tools
Razor Blade tools