FCE 4, Editing Workshop (Tom's Book) Questions

Hi Everyone:
First off, Happy New Year
I'm new to movie creating, FCE and the lingo. I am trying to make a DVD and thought I better try to walk before I run.
Based on recommendations here, I purchased Tom's book FCE 4 Editing Workshop. At first it was easy (sorta) but now I'm getting frustrated. Not Tom's fault, just too much info all at once.
I have searched the forums for answers and have found some, but am stumped so am probably going to ask questions that have been asked before, but here goes.
1. What is the difference between the Viewer and the Canvas. In the book it says I'll spend a lot of time in the Viewer, I get that but what is the actual reason for two screens.
2. I'm only up to Lesson 5 (still in it) will the Timeline be explained more?
3. Is Marking I/O on clips how I remove what I like and leave behind what I don't? Do I use clips to make manageable pieces of viewing tape?
4. Specific lesson instructions... Page 85 Tom says to Open clip in Viewer, mark specific I/O and then drag that "clip" into a newly created Bin. How the heck do I drag the small 9 seconds of marked I/O to a folder in the browser? I feel like an idiot but I can't get just that small 9 seconds dragged over. I just keep getting the entire clip dragged into a new folder.
Sorry to be do dense and ask so many questions. I'm technical, but just can't figure this out and it's aggravating.
I appreciate the help and thank you in advance.
Regards,
Kim Cassidy

G'Day Kim,
1. What is the difference between the Viewer and the Canvas. In the book it says I'll spend a lot of >time in the Viewer, I get that but what is the actual reason for two screens.
I'll tackle this one.
The Viewer is a way to play a clip that is listed in the Browser.
The Browser does not contain any real media. That sounds crazy, right?
What is actually in the Browser are file paths to the real clips stored on your Scratch Disc. When you click on a clip in the Browser the file path to the Scratch Disc is established and the real clip plays in the Viewer.
It's like a short cut to actually going to the Scratch Disc and then playing the file in the QuickTime Player.
The Canvas and the Timeline are really the same thing displayed in different ways. It's settings are governed by the Easy Setup selected before a Sequence is started.
Think of the Viewer as a device that plays raw footage and the Canvas a device that plays edited footage.
Al

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