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290 Part VI Rough Editing
Working with Projects
Before you can even capture media, import clips into your project, and edit the clips
into one or more sequences, you need a project in which to do all of this.
Note: Creating, opening, and closing projects is described in Chapter 3, “Understanding
Projects, Clips, and Sequences,” on page 39.
Working with Multiple Projects in the Browser
You can have multiple projects open in Final Cut Express at the same time. Each project
opens in a separate tab in the Browser.
Choosing Whether the Last Previously Opened Project
Opens on Launch
By default, Final Cut Express opens the last previously open project file (or files) when
opened. You can select whether Final Cut Express opens with the last open project or
an empty project.
To start with a default, empty project instead of the last previously open project file:
1 Choose Final Cut Express > User Preferences, then click the General tab.
2 Deselect the “Open last project on application launch” checkbox.
For more information, see Chapter 62, “Choosing Settings and Preferences,” on page 969.