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COMM 3383 - Final Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers
with Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!!
Color Board - ANSWER Allows you to manually adjust a clip's
color properties. It contains separate panes for adding or
subtracting a color tint, controlling the intensity of the color,
and controlling the brightness of the video. In addition to an
overall control, each pane has individual controls for the
highlight, midtone, and shadow areas of the image.
Color Correction - ANSWER A process in which the color of clips
used in an edited program is evened out so that all shots in a
given scene match. It is generally one of the last steps in
finishing an edited program. It's tools in Final Cut Pro give you
precise control over the look of every clip in your project by
allowing you to adjust the color balance, black levels, midtones,
and white levels of individual clips.
Cut, Dissolve, and Wipe - ANSWER What are the three types of
transitions?
Effect Browser - ANSWER A media browser in Final Cut Pro that
contains video and audio clip effects.
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Event - ANSWER The place where your source media/raw
footage is stored-similar to a folder that can hold dozens,
hundreds, or even thousands of video clips/audio clips/still
images and projects.
Form - ANSWER Matching shapes and using screen positions.
Gap (Gap Clip) - ANSWER A blank clip (containing blank video
and silent audio) that you can adjust to any duration.
Idea - ANSWER Smooth visual transition in an edit that's often
very dependent on the content that you have (very subtle).
Insert Edit - ANSWER A type of edit that places the source clip
so that all clips after the insertion point are moved forward (or
rippled) in the timeline to make room for the clip being added.
No clips are removed from your project, it just makes the
project longer by the duration of the inserted clip.
COMM 3383 - Final Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers
with Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!!
Color Board - ANSWER Allows you to manually adjust a clip's
color properties. It contains separate panes for adding or
subtracting a color tint, controlling the intensity of the color,
and controlling the brightness of the video. In addition to an
overall control, each pane has individual controls for the
highlight, midtone, and shadow areas of the image.
Color Correction - ANSWER A process in which the color of clips
used in an edited program is evened out so that all shots in a
given scene match. It is generally one of the last steps in
finishing an edited program. It's tools in Final Cut Pro give you
precise control over the look of every clip in your project by
allowing you to adjust the color balance, black levels, midtones,
and white levels of individual clips.
Cut, Dissolve, and Wipe - ANSWER What are the three types of
transitions?
Effect Browser - ANSWER A media browser in Final Cut Pro that
contains video and audio clip effects.
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Event - ANSWER The place where your source media/raw
footage is stored-similar to a folder that can hold dozens,
hundreds, or even thousands of video clips/audio clips/still
images and projects.
Form - ANSWER Matching shapes and using screen positions.
Gap (Gap Clip) - ANSWER A blank clip (containing blank video
and silent audio) that you can adjust to any duration.
Idea - ANSWER Smooth visual transition in an edit that's often
very dependent on the content that you have (very subtle).
Insert Edit - ANSWER A type of edit that places the source clip
so that all clips after the insertion point are moved forward (or
rippled) in the timeline to make room for the clip being added.
No clips are removed from your project, it just makes the
project longer by the duration of the inserted clip.
