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Finalcut Pro

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _________ is measured in degrees in the Motions tab






2. The target destination for your captured media files






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






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






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






6. _________________ in the Filters tab affect all the filters above it.






7. To ____________ in the sequence - Control-Click the clip in the sequence and deselect Clip Enable in the shortcut menu.






8. 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.






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. The right arrow is for _______






17. 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






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






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






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






21. The ________ appears under the Slip tool in the Tool palette






22. When viewing the audio portion of a clip - what do you see instead of a video image?






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






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






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






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






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






28. In what menu do you choose Speed?






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






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






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






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






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






34. The keyboard shortcut to select the Ripple tool






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






36. Menu command you choose to _________ - Choose File > Log and Transfer






37. 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?






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






39. The _________creates a new poster frame






40. 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.






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






42. To display ____________ that are in a sequence - Control-click in the Timeline ruler.






43. To record your own voiceover - use the ________ tool - found in the Tools menu.






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






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






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






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






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






50. Automated text generator often used for credit rolls