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