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Finalcut Pro

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 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






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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






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






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






10. To change motion parameters directly in the Canvas - Choose _________ from the canvas View pop-up menu.






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. The keyboard shortcut for extending an edit






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. _________ is measured in degrees in the Motions tab






24. 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






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. The two ways to turn snapping off or on - Press N - or click the _________ in the Timeline.






36. 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.






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






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






39. Before applying a transition from the effects menu - you must target the ________






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






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






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






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






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






45. To set a keyframe on the audio level overlay






46. Modify _________ in the Filters tab.






47. To make changes to text clips






48. Four _____________ are often used in conjunction with keyboard shortcuts to initiate functions or commands Shift - Control - Option - and Command






49. The lift and ripple delete appear in the ________






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