FCP X Lesson 4

Question 1

What methods can you use to create a new project?

Answer 1

Click the New Project button (+); Control-click a folder or drive and choose New Project from the shortcut menu; or select the target location and choose File > New Project, or press Command-N.

Question 2

How do you create an additional range selection in the same

clip?

Answer 2

Set a range start and end for one section of the clip, then press Shift-Command-I to start a new range, and Shift- Command-O to set the end of the new range. Another method is to press the Command key and drag a range within a clip’s thumbnail or filmstrip.

Question 3

What four different methods allow you to edit clips into your project?

Answer 3

3. To create an edit, click an edit button in the toolbar; choose an editing command, such as Append, from the Edit menu;
4. To create an edit, click an edit button in the toolbar; choose an editing command, such as Append, from the Edit menu;

Question 4

What is an Append edit?

Answer 4

An append edit adds one or more clips to the end of a project or selected storyline.

Question 5

How can you zoom in or out of an area of the Timeline?

Answer 5

Press Command-= (equals) to zoom in, and press Command– (minus) to zoom out. You can also zoom in and out by dragging the Zoom control in the lower-right corner of the Timeline.

Question 6

How do you change the display size of the clips in the Timeline?

Answer 6

Click the Clip Appearance button in the lower-right corner of the Timeline. In the Clip Appearance window, drag the Clip Height slider to the left to decrease the clip height, or to the right to increase the clip height.

Question 7

How can you view a list of all clips in the Timeline?

Answer 7

In the lower-left corner of the Timeline, click the Timeline Index button, or press Command-Shift-2. The Timeline Index pane appears to the left of the Timeline and displays clips, roles, and tags (such as keywords) used in the current project in their order of appearance.

Question 8

How can you quickly adjust a clip’s volume in the Timeline?

Answer 8

Position your pointer over the volume line in the Timeline. When the pointer turns into a vertical resize pointer, drag down to lower the volume or drag up to raise it. Audio that approaches peak levels appears in yellow in the waveform; audio that exceeds peak levels appears in red

Question 9

How can you mute specific audio channels for a clip in the Timeline?

Answer 9

Select the clip in the Timeline, click the Inspector button in the toolbar, then click the Audio tab and deselect the appropriate channels.

Question 10

How can you toggle snapping on or off?

Answer 10

Click the Snapping button in the Timeline, press N, or choose View > Snapping.

Question 11

When you drag clips to rearrange their positions in the Timeline, what visual indicator shows where the clip will be positioned when you release the pointer?

Answer 11

A blue insertion line indicates where clips will be placed.

Question 12

How would you connect music or B-roll to the primary storyline in your Timeline?

Answer 12

Position the playhead in the Timeline where you want to connect one or more clips. Select the clips in the Event Browser. In the toolbar, click the Connect button or press Q. In the Timeline, a blue connection line for video or a green connection line for audio indicates the connection point.

Question 13

N

Answer 13

Turn snapping off and on

Question 14

Command-N

Answer 14

Create new project.

Question 15

Control-click

Answer 15

Open a shortcut menu

Question 16

Command-F

Answer 16

Open a filter window

Question 17

, (comma)

Answer 17

Move selection to the left one frame

Question 18

. (period)

Answer 18

Move selection to the right one Frame.

Question 19

Shift-, (comma)

Answer 19

Move selection to the left 10 fames