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Finalcut Pro

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To change a _______ in the timeline - Drag the clip - or select it and enter a move amount.






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






3. Three ways to ______________: Double-click the application in the Applications folder - click the icon in the Dock - or double-click a Final Cut Pro Project file.






4. The keyboard shortcut to select the Ripple tool






5. To save time using the __________ - you can log individual clips and then capture them together at the same time.






6. 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.






7. To ___________ in the Filters tab - Click the filter name - and press Delete. To delete all video filters - click Video Filters and press Delete






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






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






10. The right arrow is for _______






11. When you edit one sequence inside another






12. ________ in the timeline ruler or on a selected clip in the Timeline. You can also add markers to a clip in the Viewer.






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






14. 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.






15. Three ways to _______ in the Viewer - Double-click the clip in the Browser - drag it to the viewer - or select it and press Return.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. A separate window appears for making text changes in the _________






23. To you _________________ on a clip - Click the Mark In or Mark Out button in the viewer - or press the keyboard shortcut - I or O.






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






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






26. Automated text generator often used for credit rolls






27. In what menu do you choose Speed?






28. You can find the _________ in the Motion tab in the Viewer.






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






31. The visual indicator in the Viewer that lets you know you are on the ____________ of the entire clip - Filmstrip sprocket holes appear on the left side of the image in the Viewer to indicate the first available frame of media - and appear on the righ






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. You can enter a variety of clip information in the ______ Log note - good take - scene number - take number - angle number - clip name.






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






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






40. Find the ________ in the File Menu






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. _______ are indicated in the Timeline by markers in the Timeline ruler where each instance occurs.






49. To save a __________ - from the Transition Editor - drag the drag hand icon to the Effects tab and release it in the Favorites bin; choose Effects > Make Favorite; or press Option-F






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