CUT PRO X FINAL LESSONS 1- 12 REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Describe three ways to open Final Cut Pro. - Answers - Double-click the application in
the Applications folder; click the icon in the Dock; or from Launchpad, click the Final Cut
Pro icon.
Which four modifier keys are often used in conjunction with keyboard shortcuts to
initiate functions or commands? - Answers - The Shift, Control, Option, and Command
keys
How do you access a shortcut menu? - Answers - Control-click or right-click an item.
What is an Event? - Answers - An Event is similar to a folder that holds video clips,
audio clips, and still images. Each Event in the Event Library refers to a folder on a
connected disk that contains the original source media files, any related render files,
and a database file that tracks where everything is. When you import or record into Final
Cut Pro, the source media files are stored in Events.
How do you skim through a clip in the Event Browser? - Answers - In the Event
Browser, move your pointer from one side of the clip thumbnail to the other. The
skimmer travels as you move through the thumbnail, and the clip appears in the Viewer.
How do you set the Event Browser display so that a single thumbnail represents each
clip? - Answers - Set the Duration slider to All.
In addition to clicking the Play button, which keys on your keyboard can you press to
play a clip or sequence forward? - Answers - The Spacebar and the L key
Which keys do you press to move the playhead forward or backward in one-frame
increments in the Viewer and Timeline? - Answers - The Left Arrow and Right Arrow
keys
What indicator in the Viewer window indicates that the playhead is on the first or last
frame of an edited clip in the Timeline? - Answers - An L in the lower left means that
you're on the first frame of the edited clip, and a reverse L in the lower right means
you're on the last frame.
In the Event Browser, how do you toggle a clip's audio waveforms on or off? - Answers -
In the Event Browser, click the Clip Appearance button. In the Clip Appearance pop-up
menu, deselect Show Waveforms.
, What keyboard shortcuts are used to hide and quit Final Cut Pro? - Answers - Press
Command-H to hide the application, and press Command-Q to quit the application.
In the Event Browser, what is indicated by a horizontal purple or blue line across the top
of a clip? - Answers - A purple line indicates that a clip received a keyword during
analysis; a blue line indi- cates that a keyword was applied to a clip.
Name three methods that allow you to add a keyword to one or more clips. - Answers -
Select clips in the Event Browser, click the Keyword Editor button, or press Command-
K. Then type your keyword, and press Return. If you created a keyword shortcut, you
can select clips and press the shortcut. You can also drag clips from the Event Browser
to an existing Keyword Collection in the Event Library.
How do you add a keyword to only the selected clip range? - Answers - Skim a clip in
the Event Browser and press I to set a Selection Start and O to mark a Selection End.
Then use one of the three available methods to add a keyword.
How do you delete a keyword from one or more clips? - Answers - In the Event
Browser, select a range for one or more clips. Choose Mark > Remove All Keywords, or
press Control-0.
Describe how to add a note to a clip in the Event Browser. - Answers - Select a clip,
click in the Note column field in the Event Browser, enter your text, and press Return.
How do you view only those clips that were rated as Favorites? - Answers - In the Event
Library, select the Events you want to search. Choose Favorites from the Filter pop-up
menu at the top of the Event Browser.
How do you rate a clip? - Answers - In the Event Browser, select one or more clips.
Click the Favorite button in the tool- bar, or press the F key, or click the Reject button in
the toolbar, or press the Delete key. In the Event Browser, a green line appears at the
top of favorite frames and a red line appears at the top of rejected frames.
What is the difference between a Keyword Collection and a Smart Collection? -
Answers - A Keyword Collection gathers all clips to which you or Final Cut Pro assigned
a spe- cific keyword. A Smart Collection gathers all clips that match multiple search
criteria. Unlike Keyword Collections, which are text based, Smart Collections can be
based
on camera metadata, such as frame rate or size. Clips can be assigned to multiple
Keyword Collections and Smart Collections.
How do you create a Smart Collection? - Answers - Select an Event and use the Filter
window to search for clips based on specified cri- teria. In the Filter window, click the
New Smart Collection button. A new, untitled Smart Collection appears in the Event
Library. Type a name for the Smart Collection, and press Return.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Describe three ways to open Final Cut Pro. - Answers - Double-click the application in
the Applications folder; click the icon in the Dock; or from Launchpad, click the Final Cut
Pro icon.
Which four modifier keys are often used in conjunction with keyboard shortcuts to
initiate functions or commands? - Answers - The Shift, Control, Option, and Command
keys
How do you access a shortcut menu? - Answers - Control-click or right-click an item.
What is an Event? - Answers - An Event is similar to a folder that holds video clips,
audio clips, and still images. Each Event in the Event Library refers to a folder on a
connected disk that contains the original source media files, any related render files,
and a database file that tracks where everything is. When you import or record into Final
Cut Pro, the source media files are stored in Events.
How do you skim through a clip in the Event Browser? - Answers - In the Event
Browser, move your pointer from one side of the clip thumbnail to the other. The
skimmer travels as you move through the thumbnail, and the clip appears in the Viewer.
How do you set the Event Browser display so that a single thumbnail represents each
clip? - Answers - Set the Duration slider to All.
In addition to clicking the Play button, which keys on your keyboard can you press to
play a clip or sequence forward? - Answers - The Spacebar and the L key
Which keys do you press to move the playhead forward or backward in one-frame
increments in the Viewer and Timeline? - Answers - The Left Arrow and Right Arrow
keys
What indicator in the Viewer window indicates that the playhead is on the first or last
frame of an edited clip in the Timeline? - Answers - An L in the lower left means that
you're on the first frame of the edited clip, and a reverse L in the lower right means
you're on the last frame.
In the Event Browser, how do you toggle a clip's audio waveforms on or off? - Answers -
In the Event Browser, click the Clip Appearance button. In the Clip Appearance pop-up
menu, deselect Show Waveforms.
, What keyboard shortcuts are used to hide and quit Final Cut Pro? - Answers - Press
Command-H to hide the application, and press Command-Q to quit the application.
In the Event Browser, what is indicated by a horizontal purple or blue line across the top
of a clip? - Answers - A purple line indicates that a clip received a keyword during
analysis; a blue line indi- cates that a keyword was applied to a clip.
Name three methods that allow you to add a keyword to one or more clips. - Answers -
Select clips in the Event Browser, click the Keyword Editor button, or press Command-
K. Then type your keyword, and press Return. If you created a keyword shortcut, you
can select clips and press the shortcut. You can also drag clips from the Event Browser
to an existing Keyword Collection in the Event Library.
How do you add a keyword to only the selected clip range? - Answers - Skim a clip in
the Event Browser and press I to set a Selection Start and O to mark a Selection End.
Then use one of the three available methods to add a keyword.
How do you delete a keyword from one or more clips? - Answers - In the Event
Browser, select a range for one or more clips. Choose Mark > Remove All Keywords, or
press Control-0.
Describe how to add a note to a clip in the Event Browser. - Answers - Select a clip,
click in the Note column field in the Event Browser, enter your text, and press Return.
How do you view only those clips that were rated as Favorites? - Answers - In the Event
Library, select the Events you want to search. Choose Favorites from the Filter pop-up
menu at the top of the Event Browser.
How do you rate a clip? - Answers - In the Event Browser, select one or more clips.
Click the Favorite button in the tool- bar, or press the F key, or click the Reject button in
the toolbar, or press the Delete key. In the Event Browser, a green line appears at the
top of favorite frames and a red line appears at the top of rejected frames.
What is the difference between a Keyword Collection and a Smart Collection? -
Answers - A Keyword Collection gathers all clips to which you or Final Cut Pro assigned
a spe- cific keyword. A Smart Collection gathers all clips that match multiple search
criteria. Unlike Keyword Collections, which are text based, Smart Collections can be
based
on camera metadata, such as frame rate or size. Clips can be assigned to multiple
Keyword Collections and Smart Collections.
How do you create a Smart Collection? - Answers - Select an Event and use the Filter
window to search for clips based on specified cri- teria. In the Filter window, click the
New Smart Collection button. A new, untitled Smart Collection appears in the Event
Library. Type a name for the Smart Collection, and press Return.
