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Before you can capture footage, what is the first thing you must do?
You must connect your source device via a Firewire cable or third-party capture card.
Marking clips for capture is similar to marking clips while editing. True or False?
True.
You can enter a variety of clip information in the Logging tab. Give an example of logging information that appears in the Browser columns.
Log note, good take, scene number, take number, angle number, clip name.
When you choose a capture preset, what settings do you want it to match?
Your source footage settings.
What are the three capture modes you can use to capture footage?
Capture Clip, Capture Now, and Batch Capture.
What is a scratch disk?
The target destination for your captured media files.
How can you save time using the Batch Capture mode?
With Batch Capture mode you can log individual clips then capture them togeather at the same time.
Where do you modify your logged clip settings?
Modify logged clip settings in the Modify Settings dialogue, which you access from the modify menu.
You can choose only your computer hard drive as a scratch disk. True or False.
False. You can set your computer hard drive or an external FireWire drive as your scratch disk, where the media files will be saved.
What other settings window contains the scratch disk information like that on the Capture Settings tab?
The system settings window.
What other settings window contains the device control information like that on the Capture Settings tab?
The Audio/Video settings window.
From what two places can you choose a transition effect?
Choose transition effects from the Effects tab in the Browser and the Effects menu.
When you use the automatic approach to applying a transition, what must you do first?
Before applying a transition from the Effects menu, you must target the edit point.
What are three ways to change the duration of a transition in the Timeline?
Drag the edge of the 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 change it in the Duration field.
What are three ways a transition can be aligned to an edit point?
Use Center On Edit, Start On Edit, and End On Edit.
How can Command-C and Command-V be used on transitions?
Selecting a transition and pressing Command-C copies the transition. Moving the playhead to the target edit point and pressing Command-V pastes the copied transition.
How do you open the Transition Editor?
Either Control-click one side of the transition icon and choose Open [type of transition] from the shortcut menu, or double-clip one side of the icon in the sequence clip.
How are more complex transitions different from dissolves?
They have additional parameters such as border width and color, that can be adjusted in the Transition Editor.
What RT setting should you choose when you preview as many effects in your sequence as possible?
Choose Unlimited RT and Dynamic.
In what three ways can you save a favorite transition?
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.
How do you set a new default transition?
Control-click the transition in the Effects tab and choose Set Default Transition from the shortcut menu.
What button do you click in the Timeline to display the Mute and Solo buttons?
The Audio Controls button in the lower left of the Timeline.
What result do you get when you click the Solo button on a track?
That track becomes the only audible track as you play the sequence.
How can you add several tracks to the Timeline at one time?
Choose Sequence > Insert Tracks.
How do you make the audio level overlay appear on clips in the Timeline?
Press Option-W, or click the Clip Overlays in the lower left of the Timeline, next to the Track Height control.
When would you turn on audio waveforms in the Timeline?
When you want a visual representation of a clip's audio signals to evaluate or to edit audio clips.
What tool do you use to set a keyframe on the audio level overlay?
The Pen tool, or you can Option-click it with the default selection tool.
How can the Pen tool be accessed without selecting it from the Tool palette?
Press Option and move the pointer over the audio level overlay on a Timeline clip. The Pen tool appears on the overlay line.
How do you position a keyframe or change it's volume level?
Drag left and right to change it's position and up and down to change it's volume level.
How can you paste just the audio level from one clip to another?
Copy the clip that has the desired audio level and paste just the audio levels using the Paste Attributes function.
On what menu do you find the Audio Mixer?
The Tools menu.
To mix tracks in real time and automatically create keyframes on a clip, what must you do in the Audio mixer?
In the Audio Mixer button bar, click the Record Audio Keyframes button to toggle it on. Then play the sequence and adjust the clip volume by dragging it's track fader.
What tool do you use to record your own voice-over, and where do you access it?
The Voice Over tool, found on the tools menu.
When you want to use CD audio tracks in your sequence, what can you do to covert them to 48 kHz?
Drag the tracks into the Export Queue window, and change the settings to 48 kHz. Export with these settings.
What two functions under the Modify menu help to change audio levels, and in what way?
Modify > Levels brings up the gain adjust window where you can raise or lower volume for selected clips. Modify > Audio > Apply Normalization Gain resets the decibel level of the clip.
From what two places can you choose a generated item such as text?
Choose from the Browser Effects tab or choose from the Generator pop-up menu in the Video tab in the Viewer.
What tab in the viewer do you select to make changes to text clips?
The Controls tab
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?
The V1 track.
What type of generated text identifies person, place or thing?
A lower third.
Under what menu can you find the Show Title Safe option?
The View menu, and the View pop-up in the Viewer and Canvas.
What generated item is used as a color and sound reference at the head of a sequence?
Bars and tone.
Where can you find the Drop Shadow attribute?
In the Motion tab in the Viewer.
In what text generator does a separate window appear for making text changes?
The Boris Text generator.
What automated text generator is often used for credit rolls?
The Scrolling Text generator.
How can you adjust a clip's opacity?
Drag the opacity overlay on a video clip in the Timeline, or open a clip in the Viewer and change the Opacity parameter in the Motion tab.
When you choose a color for a color matte, you can pick a color only from the Colors window. True or False.
False. You can use the Select Color eyedropper to pick a color from any clip in any open sequence.
What is it called when you edit one sequence inside another?
Nesting.
What category of generated items can you use to apply a Motion template?
Master templates.
From what menu do you select Speed?
From the Modify menu.
How can you tell if the speed of a sequence has been changed?
A speed percentage will appear next to the sequence clip name.
What type of edit can change clip speed automatically as you edit it into the Timeline?
A fit to fill edit.
When you create a freeze frame, does a new freeze frame clip appear in the Browser automatically?
No, but you can drag the freeze frame image from the Viewer to the Browser if you like.
Where do you access motion parameters?
In the Motion tab.
How can you change motion parameters directly in the Canvas?
Choose Image+Wireframe from the Canvas View opo-up menu.
How can motion attributes be copied and pasted?
Copy the clip and access the Path Attributes window.
Where are motion keyframes set and adjusted?
In the Motion tab keyframe graph area.
What is a motion path?
The path a clip moves along between two or more keyframes.
What tool do you use to hide unnecessary portions of an image?
The Crop tool.
How is rotation measured in the motion tab?
In degrees.
What two ways can you apply a video or audio filter?
You can drag a filter from the Effects tab to a clip in the Timeline, or you can identify the clip by selecting it (or moving the playhead over it) and choosing a filter from the Effects menu.
What is the procedure to view and modify filters for sequence clips?
Position the playhead over a clip in the Timeline. Open the clip in the Viewer, and click the Filters tab. To change the priority of a filter, drag the filter name above or below another filter. To disable the filter, click the enable checkbox to deselect it.
How do you delete one or all filters in the filters tab?
Click the filter name and press delete. To delete all video filters, click Video Filters, and press delete.
What real-time filter do you use to change the hue, saturation and brightness of an image?
The Color Corrector 3-way filter.
What tool provides a split-screen before-and-after comparison of a filter?
The Frame Viewer.
Where do you modify filter parameters?
In the Filters tab.
How do you apply a filter from one clip to another? To several clips?
You can drag the filter name from the Filters tab to another clip in the Timeline. To copy a filter to several clips at once, select those clips before dragging the filter. You can also use the Paste Attributes option.
How do you add filter keyframes 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.
Name one type of filter that can create a composite effect in which two images appear at one time.
The Matte or Key filters can create composite effects.
What is the most efficient way to find the audio peaks in a sequence?
Using the Audio Peaks function, located in the Mark menu.
How are audio peaks indicated in the Timeline?
By markers in the Timeline ruler area where each audio peak occurs.
What can you do to determine weather an image falls within the broadcast safe range.
Choose View > Range Check > Luma and move through the sequence to see where the out-of-range clips are.
How can you correct an out-of-range clip so that it's range is acceptable for broadcast?
Apply the Broadcast Safe filter to the clip.
What two tools can you use to help prepare the audio and video of your sequence for output?
The Audio Mixer and Video Scopes.
What is a self-contained QuickTime movie?
A movie that uses FCP sequence presets that can be played on any computer without having the original media files present.
When might you use the QuickTime conversion option to export a sequence?
When you want to export a sequence at settings other than the current ones (for example for the web or DVD).
What are the three ways you can output a sequence to tape?
By recording manually, or by using the Print to Video or Edit to Tape options.
What Export command do you use to create a list of clip information?
Batch List.