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Finalcut Pro

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Besides clicking the Play button - ypu can press _______________ to play a clip or sequence forward






2. 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.






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






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






5. In what menu do you choose Speed?






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. The _________creates a new poster frame






14. 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.






15. 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






16. Using just three edit points to determine location - duration - and content






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






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






19. 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.






20. The keyboard shortcut for extending an edit






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Provides a split screen before-and-after comparison of a filter






28. To set a keyframe on the audio level overlay






29. When a clip has a _______ through the clip icon it means the clip is offline and disconnected from its media file.






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






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






32. 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.






33. ________ adjusts these edit points - The Slip tool adjust the In and Out points of one clip.






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






35. _________ is essential to reposition a clip in a sequence without overwriting any other material






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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






40. You __________ in the Timeline when you want a visual representation of a clip's audio signals to evaluate or to edit audio clips.






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. You click _______________ button in the canvas window to edit a clip






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






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