Basics Input Clips Viewer
Editing Timeline Trimming
Edits Transitions
Rendering Final Output Managing
Projects Compositing and Special Effects
How much space is needed for DV? 3.6 megabytes per second of program material.
Which of the 4 program windows in Final Cut Pro contains your project’s sequence icon? The Browser
Do you keep your virtual
memory on or off when using FCP? off
If you want to use a camcorder as your playback/record deck, what mode must
you first switch it to? VCR
Much of Final Cut Pro's
functionality is based on Quicktime.
Before installing FCP you
need to install Quicktime.
What is the wire called
that is used to transfer digital video, digital audio, timecode information
all through the same cable? FireWire
Firewire ports on external
devices are sometimes called? IEEE 1394, DV In/Out, iLink
The recommended pixel setting for your monitor while running FCP is 1024 x 768 pixels.
What should be turned off
to operate FCP? Appletalk
What is the shortcut to
undo in Final Cut Pro? Command, Z
What is a function of the
Browser? Used to organize and access all the media elements, used as source
material for your project, contains the project's sequences.
What is in the Viewer's Effects Tab? Controls tab, filters tab, motion tab.
The four windows that form
the heart of FCP are the Canvas, Browser, Viewer, and Timeline.
The Canvas allows you to
playback edited sequences as you create them.
To capture video and audio
media files on FCP you need to use the log and capture window.
If the timecode you capture
doesn’t match the timecode on your video deck, you need to set a timecode
offset .
The Timeline displays
your edited sequence as clips arrayed on multiple video and audio tracks.
Editing with compressed audio will cause FCP to lose sync and it could cause a crash. MP3 is compressed audio.
Logging is the process of reviewing your source videotapes, labeling and marking the In and out points of usable clips.
Where does an imported file
go when you use it in your FCP project?
It goes to the browser and hardrive, not your project file. You must save it
into your project file yourself.
The batch list is a log
containing info that pulls clips from the source tape to the batch capture.
Logging is the term
and option used for reviewing your source, labeling and marking all of the in
and out points.
Which Clip Settings tab would you use to set incoming audio levels? Gain
Slider
What is EDL short for? Edit Decision List
Which button should you
click to capture without setting In or Out points in Log and Capture window?
Now
How do you stop recording
while you are capturing a clip from a camera? Press Esc
The port FCP uses most often
to import DV is Firewire.
Labeling in and out points on a source tape is Logging.
The browser is used to access
your clips, access your audio, organize your project.
What happens when you delete
a clip from a bin in your project?
The clip is cut from the project, but original file on disk remains intact.
Besides list, what other
type of view can be used in the browser? Thumbnail
A structured arrangement
of media clips, edit information, render properties, and output information
is a description of which file type? Sequence
What is the basic unit of media in Final Cut Pro? A clip
What window would you close to close all open projects? Browser
Which window do you select when picking a clip? Browser
Which window is the bin located in? Browser
When you apply special effects
and perform edits on clips, you are not affecting the media file on disk.
Which key should you hold
down when you drag a Browser item you want to copy? Option
How does one select an item
in the browser?
Click the item.
Use the arrow keys to step through the item list..
Use Tab or Shift-Tab to move between items in an alphabetical order.
Type the first few letters of the item you are looking for.
The Autosave functon will
save a copy of your project including all changes
An offline clip is
a placeholder clip referencing media not currently on the hard drive.
Final Cut Pro initially
hides some browser columns by default. True
In a browser column, what
function is selected and used for logging information? Reel
Within the Browser, a reference point in a clip is called a Marker.
What does the scrubber do?
Allows you to move through a sequence.
What do the JKL Keys do?
Reverse, Stop and Play
What control lets you move
one frame at a time? Jog
Under what menu can you
choose different backgrounds in Final Cut Pro? View
Audio volume is controled by what slider? Level
Which of these tabs adjusts
the settings for a generator you have opened? It is also where a text entry
field for a generator would appear. Controls tab
When opening a Clip, which
window does it appear in? Viewer
What key should you press
to play a clip in the Viewer? Space
The audio consists of both channels from the tape mixed into a single track.
Mono Mix
Shorter clips you can make
from a long master clip are called subclips.
To find lost windows or
to optimize workspace. Select "arrange small"
You can mark in points by pressing the letter i.
What is a sequence? An edited assembly of video and audio clips.
What is a Superimpose edit?
The source clip is placed on a new track above the target track.
Which shows what the actual
sequence looks like? Canvas
What keys do you use to
jump from an edit point to the next edit point? Up, Down arrows
What puts a source clip
into a sequence by pushing back that part of the sequence that's past the sequence
In point? Insert edit
In which edit is the source clip placed on a new track above the target track
starting at the sequence In point? Superimpose edit
Where are the target track controls located? On the left of the Timeline
Which is the default edit
type? Overwrite
A Sequence is a edited
assembly of audio and video clips.
In a Superimpose edit the source clip is placed on a new track above the target track starting at the sequence in point.
An Insert edit puts
a source clip into a sequence by pushing back the part of the sequence that's
past the sequence in point.
A sequence is an edited
assembly of what? Audio and Visual Clips
Which edit function is the
default edit in FCP unless you specify another? Overwrite
Can a project have more than one sequence? Yes
When you change something in the canvas, what else changes? The timeline.
What is the playhead? The
chronological position in the sequence of the frame displayed.
Why would you lock your tracks? To keep them safe from unwanted editing.
How do you turn on the snapping
function in the timeline? Click on the little green triangle in the upper
right of the time line.
If you open up a Timeline clip in the Viewer, the clip markers will appear in
the scrubber bar
Which key should you press
to toggle snapping on and off on the fly? N
The razor blade tool
cuts a single clip into two sections.
This tool selection is used
to add a keyframe. pen
The wireframe mode allows you to change the size and position of a clip.
You can only select one
edit per track.
What kind of edit adjusts
the location of an edit point shared by two clips? Roll
The Ripple trim edit adjusts the length of one clip in a sequence by
changing either the In or the out point of that clip.
A slide edit moves a single clip in relation to those before or after it so that they are changed but the duration of the moved clip is not.
Trim edits are performed in the timeline.
You can save a transition
you really like by dragging it to your favorites folder on the Effects tab
in the Browser.
What button would you push to step through a transition one frame at a time?
Right Arrow key
Transitions are not placed on the video and are not effective until rendered.
Rendering is a process of combining your raw clip media with other adjustments to produce a new file.
Draft allows you
to render with half the frame rate and half the resolution.
Most Final Cut Pro sequences
(containing transitions, motion, and filters) need to be rendered before
they can be played in real time.
Still art does NOT
need to be rendered.
Composted layers, effects,
transitions need to be rendered.
What does the color red
indicate in the Timeline ruler? That Section needs to be rendered
What is a "nested
sequence?" A sub-sequence inside a parent sequence
Which is not necessary to be rendered? Sequences consisting of cuts only
Use print to video to output a FC sequence or clip to videotape?
Choose File/export
if you want to convert sequences to another digital format in the computer based
media? (379)
Check this Print to Video
box to print your selection multiple times. Loop
To interrupt an edit in
progress press Escape.
Which output mode let you
configure pre- and post-program elements such as color bars and a 1-KHz tone,
leader, slate, and countdown? Print to Video
The best way to ensure a file format is readable by another program or device is to export it.
Media mover copies a sequence and its associated media files to a different disk location without breaking any links between a sequence and the media source files it refers to.
If you accidently break the link between a project, sequence or clip and its underlying media files, you can reconnect them by using Relink Media.
After you completed a sequence
and printed it to tape, make sure to save your project that contains the
final version of your sequence.
One gigabyte of disk space is needed to store 5 minutes of full-resolution DV.
If you delete a clip from
the browser bin you can re-import the file to relink it.
If you move a media file
in your project from it's original location you would need to use the relink
media command.
Media mover can copy one
sequence at a time.
FCP is a nondestructive editing, nonlinear editing system.
Compositing and Special Effects
Drop Shadow adds
the illusion of dimensional depth to the 2D television screen.
Layering is an arrangement
of multiple clips of one point in time, each in its own track. (Pg.418)
Whenever you create motion paths, change filters over time, sculpt audio levels, or just fade to black, you need to use keyframes.
Distort changes the shape of the clip by adjusting its corners.
Opacity refers to
a clip's level of transparency.
Wireframe mode represents
the selected clip as a simple rectangle on a black background.
The motion blur effect enhances the illusion of movement by composting the images of adjacent forms.
The image+wireframe
mode allows you to both see your clip and edit its size/position.
Changing the size of a clip
is known as scaling.
Generators are a
class of effects that create new video information, rather than modify existing
video.
Any process that combines two or more image layers to create an effect is called compositing.
FCP effect features browser
Effects tab.
Crop removes a portion of the clip from the side you specify.