t Single- or dual-monitor view : Some editors prefer working with only one
monitor screen. The lessons throughout this book reflect a two-monitor
workflow. You can change to a single-monitor view if you choose. Click the
Close button on the Source tab to close that monitor. In the main menu, choose
Window > Source Monitor to open it again.
t Project panel : This is where you place links to your project’s assets: video
clips, audio files, graphics, still images, and sequences. You can use
bins —or
folders—to organize your assets.
t Media Browser : This is where you can browse your file system to quickly locate
a file to examine or import. We will show how to use the Media Browser in
future lessons to locate and import video, stills, and audio assets.
t Effects panel : Click the Effects tab (docked, by default, with the History and
Info tabs) to open the Effects panel (shown here). Effects are organized as
Presets, Audio Effects, Audio Transitions, Video Effects, and Video Transitions.
If you open the various effects bins, you’ll note that they include numerous
audio effects to spice up your sound; two audio crossfade transitions; video
scene transitions, such as dissolves and wipes; and many video effects to alter
the appearance of your clips.
t Audio Mixer : Click the Audio Mixer tab to the right of the Effect Controls tab
to open the Audio Mixer. This interface looks a lot like audio production studio
hardware, with its volume sliders and panning knobs—one set of controls for
each audio track in the Timeline, plus a master track.
Effects panel
Audio Mixer
