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Finalcut Pro

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The two ways to turn snapping off or on - Press N - or click the _________ in the Timeline.






2. 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.






3. Two commands in the Modify menu help to ___________ - and in what way - Modify > Levels brings up the Gain Adjust dialog - where you can raise or lower volume for all selected clips. Modify > Audio > Apply Normalization Gain resets the Peak Decibel






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. To ____________ in the Timeline - Use the default Selection tool and the Ripple tool.






9. To set a keyframe on the audio level overlay






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






11. These controls in the timeline patch panel turn off or on the video and sound of individual tracks






12. The right arrow is for _______






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






14. Video track you will see when there is more than one video clip at the same location in the Timeline






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






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






17. To tell if the ___________ has been changed it will appear next to the sequence clip name.






18. __________ contains the scratch disk information like that on the Capture Settings tab






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






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






21. The _________creates a new poster frame






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






23. To create In and Out points from Timeline markers use ________






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






25. ____________ marks are left behind after cutting with the Razor Blade tool






26. Export command to create a list of clip information






27. You can choose a _________ such as text - Choose from the Browser Effects tab or from the Generator pop-up menu in the Video tab in the Viewer.






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






29. ____________ can be copied and pasted - Copy the clip and use the Paste attributes window to paste specific attributes.






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






31. To correct an out-of-range clip so that its range is acceptable for broadcast - Apply the _______ to the clip






32. To add ____________ to a clip - bin - or sequence In the Browser - Control-click the item and choose Label - then select a color.






33. The most efficient way to __________ in a sequence - Using the Audio Peaks > Mark command - located in the Mark menu






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






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






36. 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






37. In what menu do you choose Speed?






38. Automated text generator often used for credit rolls






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






40. To sort by a column other than the Name column - Click a ________






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






42. The path a clip moves along between two or more keyframes






43. 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






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






45. 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?






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






49. When you open a clip in the viewer - you see the ______________ from the clip in the Timeline patch panel






50. A clip is a master clip if it represents the ________ of that clip in the project.