Final Cut Pro X (17) Flashcards
To delete an effect in the Effects Browser, select the effect and press
delete
If you want to _______ an effect in the Effects Browser, deselect the checkbox to the left of the effect’s name
disable
To create a far-focused, _______ depth of field, you will blur the parapet wall to remove focus from those foreground elements
shallow
To blur the foreground slightly, you’ll first need to ____ the clip above itself
copy
The original will provide the normal background while the copy will be partially blurred and composited _____ the original clip
above
The partial blur involved a ____ to identify the parapet to be blurred while leaving the rest of the image in focus
mask
Before copying and pasting, cue the playhead to the _________ of the clip. If the skimmer is active in the Timeline, the clip will paste at the skimmer’s location
beginning
A ____ identifies the visible area of the upper clip that will be in the foreground
mask
The parts of the image outside the mask will be ___________ and allow the lower clip to show through as the background
transparent
You will define the __________, the parapet wall, in the upper clip using the Mask effect
foreground
You will find this easier to do if you reduce the Viewer ____ level and ______ the lower clip
zoom
disable
In the Viewer, to the right of the light switch (display switch?) at the upper right hand corner of the Viewer, click on the Zoom ___-__ ____ and choose a value less than the currently displayed zoom level
pop-up menu
Select the lower clip and disable it by pressing _
V
Select the upper clip and double-click on the ____ effect to apply it to the selected project clip
Mask
Drag the bars to define the mask for the composite. ____________ the image allows you to composite and accurately place the mask
Overshooting
With the upper clip selected, ______ ___ and apply the Gaussian effect
search for
With the blur applied, you may want to _______ your mask to more accurately match the wall
realign
If the control points are not visible, select the Mask effect in the Video _________
inspector
After setting the mask, adjust the Gaussian ______ slider to around 17 to make the effect a little more subtle
Amount
To see the image before and after the effect is applied, ________ the checkbox next to the Gaussian Blur effect
deselect
A transition between two clips involves ___ edit points: the end of the previous clip and the start of the next clip
two
When you’re creating a montage or collage edit, selecting all your Timeline clips and then pressing Command-T places the default transition, _____ ________, on every edit point
Cross Dissolve
Shortcut to apply the default cross dissolve transition
Command-T
To apply the default cross dissolve transition to JUST ONE side of a clip, you must select the start point of that clip (creating a left or right _______ within the clip) instead of selecting the whole clip or having the playhead positioned before the clip. Otherwise you will create TWO transitions
bracket
When you trim down clips, you tell FCP to ignore the rest of the clip’s source media. That remaining content is referred to as the clip’s _____ _______, the source media that exists beyond a clip’s start and end points
media handles
