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Finalcut Pro

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Selecting a transition and pressing Command-C ____ the transition.






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






3. 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






4. To change motion parameters directly in the Canvas - Choose _________ from the canvas View pop-up menu.






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






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






7. To find a matching frame to a sequence clip - Position the ________ over the frame of the sequence clip - and press F.






8. Backup copies of your project file are saved in the __________






9. When you create a freeze frame - you can _______ the freeze frame image from the Viewer to the browser if you like.






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. _________________ in the Filters tab affect all the filters above it.






16. To __________________ - Control-Click (or Right-Click) a Bin and choose New Bin from the shortcut menu.






17. Use ________ to export a still image - an audio file in a particular format - an AVI file - and so on.






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






19. You access _________ in the Motion tab






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






21. A ______________ uses Final Cut Pro sequence presets and that can be played on any computer without having the original media files present.






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






23. Three ways you can ______________ - Recording manually - or using the Print to Video or Edit to Tape options.






24. _________________ keys move the playhead forward or backward in one frame increments in the Viewer - Canvas - and Timeline






25. __________ contains the device-control information like that on the capture settings tab






26. To _______________ - Turn off linked selection - or hold down Option before clicking the track.






27. _________ a clip creates a copy of a sequence clip and repositions the copy in a different location - leaving the original sequence clip in place.






28. The _________creates a new poster frame






29. To ________ that you don't currently see in the Browser - Control- click a column heading and choose Show {column} from the shortcut menu.






30. To _________________ in the Viewer - Position the playhead where you want to start or end a filter change - and click a parameter Keyframe button. Reposition the playhead - and change that parameter.






31. What category of generated items you can use to apply a Motion template?






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. To make the ___________ appear on clips in the timeline - Press Option - W - or click the Clip overlays control in the lower left of the Timeline - to the left of the Track Height control.






35. Turning off __________ in the Timeline do allows you to select and trim one track of a linked clip.






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






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






38. The keyboard shortcuts to _________ Final Cut Pro - Press Command-S to save current changes - press Command-H to hide the application - and press Command-Q to quit the application






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






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






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






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






43. _________ replaces a sequence clip with a source clip - aligning the Viewer and Timeline playhead positions.






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






45. The keyboard shortcuts for __________ in the Timeline - Press i to set an In point; Press o to set an Out point.






46. To copy a filter to several clips at once - select those clips before dragging the filter. You can also use the _________ command.






47. To change a _______ in the timeline - Drag the clip - or select it and enter a move amount.






48. To reveal the ___________ in the Timeline - Click the Clip Keyframes control.






49. 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.






50. 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.