FINAL CUT PRO 10.4 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Define the three post-production workflow phases in Final Cut Pro. - Answers - Import:
The process of taking in and storing your story's source media files and organizing the
clips that represent those source files. Edit: The creative process of assembling,
trimming, and effecting clips to tell a story. Share: The export process of outputting your
completed story for various distribution platforms and formats.
Describe the device recommendations for storing source media files. - Answers - Media
files should be stored on a fast storage device, such as a 7200 RPM or greater hard
disk or a solid-state disk.
Describe the volume formatting and access recommendations for a media storage
device. - Answers - A media storage volume should be formatted in a supported format
like HFS+ and be read and write accessible.
Which of these three is the largest container: clip, event, or library? - Answers - The
library is the largest of the media containers.
Describe possible organizational criteria for sorting clips and projects into events. -
Answers - The criteria are whatever you choose: a scene of a film, a segment of a
news-magazine show, a webisode, stock footage, raw media from an SD card, all
versions of the projects, and so on. An event is a flexible storage container that can be
as all-encompassing or as granularly compartmentalized as your raw media and
projects.
Name and describe the built-in command for backing up camera media files. - Answers
- The Create Archive command creates a clone of your source media device. It
preserves the folder structure and metadata along with the source media files.
Where should you store camera archives? - Answers - You may store camera archives
anywhere. However, to reduce the chance of a single-point failure ruining an entire
editing job, store your camera archives on a volume physically separate from the
volume you use for editing.
What two views are available in the Media Import window, and when are the two views
available? - Answers - Filmstrip and list view. The two views are available when you
import from a recognized camera card file structure; otherwise, only the list view is
available in the Browser of the Media Import window.
, What setting on the Zoom slider in filmstrip view allows you to see each file as a single
thumbnail? - Answers - All. The setting defines the time length represented by each
thumbnail of the clip.
What keyboard shortcuts or modified-skimming keys let you mark multiple range
selections within a clip? - Answers - The keyboard shortcuts are Command-Shift-I and
Command-Shift-O. Holding down Command while skimming a clip also marks additional
ranges.
In the Media Import Options dialog, which of these two sections sets media files as
managed or external? - Answers - B. "Copy to library" creates managed media; "Leave
files in place" creates externally referenced media.
Fill in the blank: With the "Create optimized media" option selected, Final Cut Pro X
transcodes imported media to the _______ codec. - Answers - Apple ProRes 422.
When you drag files from the Finder to an event, where do you set the option to copy (or
not copy) the files into the library?1 - Answers - Choose Final Cut Pro > Preferences
and select the Import pane.
You are about to import source media files grouped into various folders. Which Media
Import option must be selected to replicate the folder structure within an event? -
Answers - "From folders."
When you apply keywords to a clip, can you overlap keywords? - Answers - Yes.
Which Inspector lets you add notes to a clip? - Answers - The Info inspector.
Clips start with which rating assigned? - Answers - Unrated.
What default filter setting prevents Rejected clip ranges from appearing in the Browser?
- Answers - Hide Rejected.
You're trying to find a clip you imported into the library. How can you locate it? -
Answers - In the Libraries pane, select the Library. From the Filter pop-up menu,
choose All Clips. Clear the Browser's search field.
How do you search for an event using combinations of keywords? - Answers - Keyword
combinations are searchable by clicking the magnifying glass in the search field and
using the Keywords criteria rule in the Filter HUD.
How do you edit the criteria rules for an existing Smart Collection? - Answers - In the
Libraries pane, double-click the Smart Collection.
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Define the three post-production workflow phases in Final Cut Pro. - Answers - Import:
The process of taking in and storing your story's source media files and organizing the
clips that represent those source files. Edit: The creative process of assembling,
trimming, and effecting clips to tell a story. Share: The export process of outputting your
completed story for various distribution platforms and formats.
Describe the device recommendations for storing source media files. - Answers - Media
files should be stored on a fast storage device, such as a 7200 RPM or greater hard
disk or a solid-state disk.
Describe the volume formatting and access recommendations for a media storage
device. - Answers - A media storage volume should be formatted in a supported format
like HFS+ and be read and write accessible.
Which of these three is the largest container: clip, event, or library? - Answers - The
library is the largest of the media containers.
Describe possible organizational criteria for sorting clips and projects into events. -
Answers - The criteria are whatever you choose: a scene of a film, a segment of a
news-magazine show, a webisode, stock footage, raw media from an SD card, all
versions of the projects, and so on. An event is a flexible storage container that can be
as all-encompassing or as granularly compartmentalized as your raw media and
projects.
Name and describe the built-in command for backing up camera media files. - Answers
- The Create Archive command creates a clone of your source media device. It
preserves the folder structure and metadata along with the source media files.
Where should you store camera archives? - Answers - You may store camera archives
anywhere. However, to reduce the chance of a single-point failure ruining an entire
editing job, store your camera archives on a volume physically separate from the
volume you use for editing.
What two views are available in the Media Import window, and when are the two views
available? - Answers - Filmstrip and list view. The two views are available when you
import from a recognized camera card file structure; otherwise, only the list view is
available in the Browser of the Media Import window.
, What setting on the Zoom slider in filmstrip view allows you to see each file as a single
thumbnail? - Answers - All. The setting defines the time length represented by each
thumbnail of the clip.
What keyboard shortcuts or modified-skimming keys let you mark multiple range
selections within a clip? - Answers - The keyboard shortcuts are Command-Shift-I and
Command-Shift-O. Holding down Command while skimming a clip also marks additional
ranges.
In the Media Import Options dialog, which of these two sections sets media files as
managed or external? - Answers - B. "Copy to library" creates managed media; "Leave
files in place" creates externally referenced media.
Fill in the blank: With the "Create optimized media" option selected, Final Cut Pro X
transcodes imported media to the _______ codec. - Answers - Apple ProRes 422.
When you drag files from the Finder to an event, where do you set the option to copy (or
not copy) the files into the library?1 - Answers - Choose Final Cut Pro > Preferences
and select the Import pane.
You are about to import source media files grouped into various folders. Which Media
Import option must be selected to replicate the folder structure within an event? -
Answers - "From folders."
When you apply keywords to a clip, can you overlap keywords? - Answers - Yes.
Which Inspector lets you add notes to a clip? - Answers - The Info inspector.
Clips start with which rating assigned? - Answers - Unrated.
What default filter setting prevents Rejected clip ranges from appearing in the Browser?
- Answers - Hide Rejected.
You're trying to find a clip you imported into the library. How can you locate it? -
Answers - In the Libraries pane, select the Library. From the Filter pop-up menu,
choose All Clips. Clear the Browser's search field.
How do you search for an event using combinations of keywords? - Answers - Keyword
combinations are searchable by clicking the magnifying glass in the search field and
using the Keywords criteria rule in the Filter HUD.
How do you edit the criteria rules for an existing Smart Collection? - Answers - In the
Libraries pane, double-click the Smart Collection.
