Final Cut Express Software Tutorial.

Go into user work and create a new folder 


Open Final Cut Express HD


Setup final cut project, according to a specific specification 


Select DV-PAL    (digital video)


Select Final Cut Express, then click system settings 


Change the settings with the ticks next to them and then also chance the waveform , thumbnail and autosave settings to the folder that you want the work to be saved into. 


File save project before you even do anything. This gets you into a good habit and can save losing work. 


The time bar above the video tracks is split into different time segments, this consist of 
00:00:00:00 (hours : minutes : seconds : frames)


Now you can import your images


File > Import > Folder 


Now your images should have been imported and you can see the images if you choose the folder in the browser window in the top left area of the screen.


Drag your first image into the section to which you want it to be placed in the video. 



Theres so many possibilities, as you can now order your sequence about more, you can rearrange the images so you could have a ten second gap between all the images and then later in the film you have no second gaps. 


Now to change the duration of each of the images in our time bar.


you can choose to add each image individually or you can add all the images by dragging the folder down onto the time bar 


to change the duration select all the images and then press control and click on one of the images, you can then change the duration of all of the images.


You can then change the rate of each of the frames. the less frames per second the faster the video will be and if you have enough images then it will create a strong clean video. 


If you have some of the red section at the end you can then go to sequence, Render, Both. This will then get rid of the red section at the end of a video and will create a perfectly smooth outcome.


Then go to File > Export > Quick time conversion > Edit the settings the same as Quick Time. 


Your Video file should be complete and ready to watch in your folder.






Other Useful Sections. 




How to Import Sound.


Sound is imported the same way as you would with image, although you need to have converted the format of the music over to AIFF, the best way to do this would be to take the file format onto Quick Time 7 and then resave it so that it turns into the AIFF format which you need.