Getting Started Owner's manual

120 Chapter 8 Adding Effects
Controls in the Filters Tab of the Viewer
There are various controls you can use to manipulate filters in Final Cut Express HD.
While each filter has its own individual settings and controls, all filters have some
controls in common.
• Filter category bar: Video filters are listed first, and then audio filters (if the clip has
both video and audio items). Click the Video Filters bar or the Audio Filters bar to
select all the filters in that category.
• Name bar: Each filter has a name bar that contains a disclosure triangle, on/off
checkbox, and the filter’s name. Drag the name up or down to change a filter’s
position in the list. (It’s easier to do this if the filter’s controls are hidden.)
• Reset button: This button is located in the name bar, under the Parameters column.
Click to reset the parameters to their default value.
• On/off checkbox: Select this checkbox to turn a filter on or off. If the checkbox is not
selected, the filter isn’t applied or rendered.
• Disclosure triangle: Click this triangle to show and hide all of the controls for a filter.
• Parameter controls: Each filter has its own set of parameter controls.
• Timecode navigation field: This field displays the position of the playhead in the
Timeline. When you enter a new timecode value, the playhead moves to that time.
Parameter controls for
the pond ripple filter
Reset button
Name bar for the
pond ripple filter
On/off checkbox
Disclosure triangle
Timecode field
Filter category bar