Window

Purpose

Project

Assemble all of the element you will use in your movie – clips, audio only clips, voice-overs, graphics (still shot photos or artwork), multi-layer Photoshop documents, existing Projects to be included, etc.

Monitor

Actually two windows:

Source – used for selecting the portions of clips to be used in the movie

Program – open and view sequences that you are editing

Timeline

This is the virtual canvass of your movie. This is what your film will actually look like.

Capture

Used for getting video into your project from an external source (DV Camera, VCR, CD Player, etc.). Also used for logging clips in preparation for batch capture.

Audio

Shows the audio level of the clip that is playing (if it has audio)

Toolbar

Provides access to selection and editing tools