ABSTRACT
Film and video are primarily visual media. Oddly enough, though, the moment an edit occurs is often driven as much by the sound as by the picture. This chapter looks at sound editing in Final Cut Express. How sound is used, where it comes in, and how long it lasts are key to good editing. The chapter discusses the Trim Edit window and presents a few different ways to do Split edits so the sound and the picture do not cut in at the same point. In the Trim Edit window, in addition to the trim buttons, the keyboard shortcuts can be used to trim plus or minus one frame. The spacebar serves an interesting function in the Trim Edit window. It acts in looped Play-around mode. Final Cut Express has the ability to do dynamic trimming in the Trim Edit window. The chapter describes how to make split edits and add audio transitions.
