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Finalcut Pro

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. You can choose _______ from the Button list window or the keyboard layout window.






2. The mark necessary in the Viewer when _______ a source clip into a marked area in the Timeline - no In point and only an Out point in the Viewer






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






4. To access a ________- Control-click (or right-click) an item.






5. The right arrow is for _______






6. To set a new ___________ - Control-click the transition in the effects tab and choose set default transition from the shortcut menu.






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






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






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






10. To determine whether an image falls within the ____________ - Choose View > Range Check > Luma - and move through the sequence to see where the out-of-range clips are.






11. Modify _________ in the Filters tab.






12. One advantage of _____________ is you can view material outside the marked area.






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






14. To open the __________ - Either Control-Click one side of the transition icon and choose Open (transition) from the shortcut menu - or double-click one side of the icon in a sequence clip.






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






16. Two ways to deselect ____________________ - Click in the empty gray space above the track - or press Command-Shift-A.






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






18. The _________creates a new poster frame






19. To change the _______ in the Timeline - In the Timeline display controls - click a track height in the Track Height control - or cycle through the options by pressing Shift-T.






20. To modify the arrangement of multiclip angles in the viewer use _________






21. 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.






22. To apply a filter from one clip to another clip to __________ - Drag the filter name from the Filters tab to another clip in the Timeline.






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. The three ways to change the __________ in the Timeline - Drag the edge of the transition icon; control-click the transition icon - choose duration from the shortcut menu - and enter an amount in the duration window; or open the Transition Editor and






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






29. The ___________ in the Timeline patch panel determines if the Auto Select control is turned on for a track






30. Before making a ___________ - Clips should be placed in rows - with each clip in a row appearing slightly lower than the previous clip.






31. Editing on the ________ allows you to lengthen a clip without bumping into a bordering clip on either side.






32. This generated text identifies a person - place - or thing






33. The visual indicator in the Canvas window that lets you know the playhead is on the first or last frame of an edited clip in the Timeline - An L in the lower left means you're on the first frame of the edited clip - and a __________ in the lower righ






34. The keyboard shortcut for extending an edit






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






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






37. Use ____________ to change the hue - saturation - and brightness of an image






38. To drag an audio clip from the Viewer's Audio tab to the Canvas Edit Overlay or to the Timeline






39. Selecting a transition and pressing Command-C ____ the transition.






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






41. Four methods you can use to ____________________: click an edit button; use a keyboard shortcut; drag a clip from the Viewer to the Canvas Edit Overlay; or drag the clip directly to a track in the Timeline.






42. When you mark an area of the Timeline and press Delete - you ______________






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






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






45. To create a ________ - In the Browser - select the clips you want to include in the multiclip and choose Modify > make multiclip from the shortcut menu.






46. You can use the _________ to pick a color from any clip in an open sequence.






47. To hide unnecessary portions of an image






48. If one track of a clip has gotten out of sync with the other tracks - by being either slipped or moved - To resync those tracks Press ______________________ the red out-of-sync indicators on the tracks you want to adjust and choose "Slip into Sync"






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






50. To paste just _______ from one clip to another - copy the clip that has the desired audio level and paste just the audio levels using the paste attributes command