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Finalcut Pro

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Before applying a transition from the effects menu - you must target the ________






2. In what menu do you choose Speed?






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






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






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






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. Automated text generator often used for credit rolls






8. You find the ___________ in the View menu






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






10. To create a ______ from another clip - Set In and Out points in the clip - then choose Modify > make subclip.






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






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






13. The keyboard shortcut to select the Ripple tool






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






15. Find the ________ in the File Menu






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






17. When you click the solo button on a track that track becomes the only __________ as you play the sequence.






18. 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.






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. When you open a clip in the viewer - you see the ______________ from the clip in the Timeline patch panel






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






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






35. 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






36. Use ____________ to change the hue - saturation - and brightness of an image






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






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






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






40. You can choose a _________ such as text - Choose from the Browser Effects tab or from the Generator pop-up menu in the Video tab in the Viewer.






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






42. Modify _________ in the Filters tab.






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






44. To tell if the ___________ has been changed it will appear next to the sequence clip name.






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






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






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






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






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






50. The keyboard shortcuts for __________ in the Timeline - Press i to set an In point; Press o to set an Out point.