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The Final Cut Express interface consists of four major work areas, the Browser,
Viewer, Canvas, and Timeline. It's crucial that you understand the functions of
each of these windows as they all serve a practical and logical purpose that
will help mold your video project in a nutshell. The construction of your
project will most likely proceed as follows. You will import and organize your video clips
into the Browser, use the Viewer window to preview clips to make edits, use
the Timeline window to lay down your edits, and use the Canvas window to preview
your finished edits in the Timeline. This is a very logical setup but
with that being said each window has many different functions that you need
to be acquainted with. So, let's get started with the Browser window.