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Final Cut Pro X Certification Review Questions and Answers
with Complete UPDATED!!!
All clips start with which rating assigned? - ANSWER Unrated
At what point in the workflow may a clip be assigned a role? -
ANSWER Clips may be assigned a role at any time in the
workflow. However, roles assigned to clips shortly after import
are carried with the clip throughout the editing workflow.
Define and compare managed media and external media. -
ANSWER Managed media files give Final Cut Pro the
responsibility of storing your source media files inside the
library you designate. Storing media externally saddles you with
the responsibility of watching over the source media files. In
either case, you determine where the media files are physically
stored. The difference is who is responsible for tracking that
media: Final Cut Pro or you.
Describe possible organizational criteria for sorting clips and
projects into events. - ANSWER 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
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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.
Describe the difference between Paste and Paste Attributes. -
ANSWER Paste applies the copied clip and its attributes, similar
to a replace edit. Paste Attributes allows you to select the
desired attributes of the copied clip—such as a"particular
effect, or a specific parameter such as speed—to apply to
another clip.
Describe the results of using the following commands:
Duplicate Project as Snapshot, and Duplicate Project. - ANSWER
Duplicate Project creates a "live" version that updates its
compound and multicam clips used in other projects. Duplicate
Project as Snapshot produces a complete freeze of the project
at the time of the duplication.
Describe the three post-production workflow phases in Final
Cut Pro. - ANSWER Import: The ingest process of 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:
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The export process of distributing your completed story to
various platforms.
Describe what will occur during playback of this transition.
----- - ANSWER The GOPR0009 clip will fade in from black; but
halfway through the transition, Mitch's interview will suddenly
cut in and be visible until the GoPro clip becomes fully opaque.
Fill in the blank: Double-clicking a multicam clip opens the
______. - ANSWER Angle Editor
Fill in the blank: With the "Create optimized media" option
selected, Final Cut Pro X transcodes imported media to the
_____ codec. - ANSWER Apple ProRes 422
How can you find the File Information section shown in the
following figure?
----- - ANSWER With a clip selected in the Libraries pane, you
will find file information in the Info inspector.
Final Cut Pro X Certification Review Questions and Answers
with Complete UPDATED!!!
All clips start with which rating assigned? - ANSWER Unrated
At what point in the workflow may a clip be assigned a role? -
ANSWER Clips may be assigned a role at any time in the
workflow. However, roles assigned to clips shortly after import
are carried with the clip throughout the editing workflow.
Define and compare managed media and external media. -
ANSWER Managed media files give Final Cut Pro the
responsibility of storing your source media files inside the
library you designate. Storing media externally saddles you with
the responsibility of watching over the source media files. In
either case, you determine where the media files are physically
stored. The difference is who is responsible for tracking that
media: Final Cut Pro or you.
Describe possible organizational criteria for sorting clips and
projects into events. - ANSWER 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
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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.
Describe the difference between Paste and Paste Attributes. -
ANSWER Paste applies the copied clip and its attributes, similar
to a replace edit. Paste Attributes allows you to select the
desired attributes of the copied clip—such as a"particular
effect, or a specific parameter such as speed—to apply to
another clip.
Describe the results of using the following commands:
Duplicate Project as Snapshot, and Duplicate Project. - ANSWER
Duplicate Project creates a "live" version that updates its
compound and multicam clips used in other projects. Duplicate
Project as Snapshot produces a complete freeze of the project
at the time of the duplication.
Describe the three post-production workflow phases in Final
Cut Pro. - ANSWER Import: The ingest process of 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:
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The export process of distributing your completed story to
various platforms.
Describe what will occur during playback of this transition.
----- - ANSWER The GOPR0009 clip will fade in from black; but
halfway through the transition, Mitch's interview will suddenly
cut in and be visible until the GoPro clip becomes fully opaque.
Fill in the blank: Double-clicking a multicam clip opens the
______. - ANSWER Angle Editor
Fill in the blank: With the "Create optimized media" option
selected, Final Cut Pro X transcodes imported media to the
_____ codec. - ANSWER Apple ProRes 422
How can you find the File Information section shown in the
following figure?
----- - ANSWER With a clip selected in the Libraries pane, you
will find file information in the Info inspector.
