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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. Besides clicking the Play button - ypu can press _______________ to play a clip or sequence forward






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






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






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






14. Export command to create a list of clip information






15. The lift and ripple delete appear in the ________






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






23. Keys as shortcuts to ripple a clip's edit point by a few frames






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






35. Video track you will see when there is more than one video clip at the same location in the Timeline






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






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






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






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






40. Find the ________ in the File Menu






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






42. To make changes to text clips






43. The keyboard shortcut to select the Ripple tool






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






45. Choose ___________ from the Effects tab in the Browser and from the Effects menu.






46. You access _________ in the Motion tab






47. 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.






48. The keyboard shortcut for extending an edit






49. When you apply the __________ it affects three clips: the position of the middle clip - and the durations of the adjacent clips.






50. The _________ adjust thes edit points - one clip's Out point and the adjacent clip's In point.