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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. 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.






2. 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.






3. You can choose _______ from the Button list window or the keyboard layout window.






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






5. All ___________ saved on your computer are saved at Users/[user name]/library/preferences/final cut pro user data.






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






7. You find the ___________ in the View menu






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






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






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






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






12. You can choose _______ from the Final Cut Pro menu.






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






14. To ________ in the timeline - Drag a Source control to the target destination track.






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. Apple application with which you screen your sequence long-distance in real time






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. To ___________ to the timeline at one time - Choose Sequence > Insert Tracks






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. To target a clip or clips when you want to __________- Select a clip - select a group of clips - set In and Out points - or select all the clips in the sequence.






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






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






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






42. When creating a multiclip - The three ways you can _____________ - You can sync clips or angles by In points - Out points or timecode.






43. Marking clips for capture is similar to marking clips while ________






44. 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.






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






46. 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






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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.