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Finalcut Pro

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To search for a clip in the Browser using specific criteria - Select the ________ and press Command-F to open the Find window - and choose specific search criteria.






2. The keyboard shortcuts to ___________ of an area of the Timeline - Press Option 0+(plus sign) to zoom in - and press Option-(minus) to zoom out.






3. When ______ is on - you can snap the playhead to markers and snap a clip marker to a sequence marker or to another clip marker.






4. The two ways for __________________ in the Timeline - Position the playhead over the clip in the Timeline and press X to mark the duration of that clip. You can also click the Mark Clip button in the Canvas.






5. Two tools to help prepare the audio and video of your sequence for output - The Audio Mixer and ____________






6. To create a ______ from another clip - Set In and Out points in the clip - then choose Modify > make subclip.






7. When you click the solo button on a track that track becomes the only __________ as you play the sequence.






8. To create a ________ in a clip - Click in the Speed indicator area with the Speed tool or the Selection tool to create a speed keyframe.






9. To ____________ in the sequence - Control-Click the clip in the sequence and deselect Clip Enable in the shortcut menu.






10. You find the ___________ in the View menu






11. The ________ appears under the Slip tool in the Tool palette






12. These shortcut keys allow you to _____________ - The < and > (angle bracket) keys - and the [and] (bracket) keys.






13. ________ when you want to preview as many effects in your sequence as possible - Choose Unlimited RT and Dynamic.






14. When viewing the audio portion of a clip - what do you see instead of a video image?






15. To look at the detailed information about a single clip or item - select the clip - and press Command-9 to open the _____________. You can also Control-click the clip and choose Item Properties from the shortcut menu - or choose Edit > Item propertie






16. When you press Shift-Delete or the Forward Delete key removes both _______ within the marked area.






17. To apply a __________ - Drag a filter from the Effects tab to the clip in the Timeline - or select the clip (or move the playhead over it) and choose a filter from the Effects menu.






18. To ________________________ - Drag left and right to change its position and up and down to change its volume level.






19. Unlike dissolves ____________ have addition parameters - such as border width and color - that can be adjusted in the Transition Editor






20. To save a __________ - from the Transition Editor - drag the drag hand icon to the Effects tab and release it in the Favorites bin; choose Effects > Make Favorite; or press Option-F






21. The keyboard shortcut to select the Ripple tool






22. To quickly _____________ - From the File menu - use the Share command.






23. What generated item is used as a color and sound reference at the head of a sequence?






24. Three ways to _______: Choose File >New bin - Press command-B - or Control-click in the gray area of the Browser and choose New Bin.






25. The two ways to turn snapping off or on - Press N - or click the _________ in the Timeline.






26. You can find the _________ in the view menu - and the View pop-up in the Viewer and Canvas.






27. You can find the _________ in the Motion tab in the Viewer.






28. ___________ can change clip speed automatically as you edit into the Timeline






29. The three ways a transition can be ________ to an edit point - Use Center On Edit - Start On Edit - and End On Edit






30. The lift and ripple delete appear in the ________






31. Change the Timeline settings of the ____________ in the Sequence Settings window (sequence>Settings).






32. ___________ changes an edit point in the same way rolling does.






33. To display the _________ - the audio controls button in the lower left of the Timeline.






34. To ___________ to an upper Timeline track without moving it horizontally - Hold down the Shift key as you drag - or select the clip an dpress Option-Up Arrow. To move a clip down - you press Option-Down Arrow.






35. To you _________________ on a clip - Click the Mark In or Mark Out button in the viewer - or press the keyboard shortcut - I or O.






36. When you're making an overwrite edit - your pointer change into ___________






37. To display ____________ that are in a sequence - Control-click in the Timeline ruler.






38. To make changes to an ________- Make the sequence active in the Timeline - or select it in the Browser - and press Command-0 to open the Sequence Settings window. You can also choose Sequence > Sequence Settings.






39. ________ in the timeline ruler or on a selected clip in the Timeline. You can also add markers to a clip in the Viewer.






40. Choose ___________ from the Effects tab in the Browser and from the Effects menu.






41. To ______________ and automatically create keyframes on a clip - in the Audio Mixer - click the Record Audio Keyframes button to turn it on. Then play the sequence and adjust the clip volume by dragging its track fader






42. When you superimpose an edit over a V1 clip - to what track should the source control be patched for the superimposed clip to be placed on V2?






43. ___________ are set and adjusted in the motion tab keyframe graph area.






44. Before applying a transition from the effects menu - you must target the ________






45. You press ________ to add a marker at the playhead location






46. When used for trimming the __________ ripples the trim amount through the unlocked tracks in the sequence.






47. Before you can capture footage - first you must________ via a firewire cable or third-part capture card and turn it on.






48. Find the ________ in the File Menu






49. The _________ you can use to capture footage capture clip - capture now - and batch capture






50. Menu command you choose to _________ - Choose File > Log and Transfer