Final Cut Pro X (17)

Question 1

To delete an effect in the Effects Browser, select the effect and press

Answer 1

delete

Question 2

If you want to _______ an effect in the Effects Browser, deselect the checkbox to the left of the effect’s name

Answer 2

disable

Question 3

To create a far-focused, _______ depth of field, you will blur the parapet wall to remove focus from those foreground elements

Answer 3

shallow

Question 4

To blur the foreground slightly, you’ll first need to ____ the clip above itself

Answer 4

copy

Question 5

The original will provide the normal background while the copy will be partially blurred and composited _____ the original clip

Answer 5

above

Question 6

The partial blur involved a ____ to identify the parapet to be blurred while leaving the rest of the image in focus

Answer 6

mask

Question 7

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

Answer 7

beginning

Question 8

A ____ identifies the visible area of the upper clip that will be in the foreground

Answer 8

mask

Question 9

The parts of the image outside the mask will be ___________ and allow the lower clip to show through as the background

Answer 9

transparent

Question 10

You will define the __________, the parapet wall, in the upper clip using the Mask effect

Answer 10

foreground

Question 11

You will find this easier to do if you reduce the Viewer ____ level and ______ the lower clip

Answer 11

zoom

disable

Question 12

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

Answer 12

pop-up menu

Question 13

Select the lower clip and disable it by pressing _

Answer 13

V

Question 14

Select the upper clip and double-click on the ____ effect to apply it to the selected project clip

Answer 14

Mask

Question 15

Drag the bars to define the mask for the composite. ____________ the image allows you to composite and accurately place the mask

Answer 15

Overshooting

Question 16

With the upper clip selected, ______ ___ and apply the Gaussian effect

Answer 16

search for

Question 17

With the blur applied, you may want to _______ your mask to more accurately match the wall

Answer 17

realign

Question 18

If the control points are not visible, select the Mask effect in the Video _________

Answer 18

inspector

Question 19

After setting the mask, adjust the Gaussian ______ slider to around 17 to make the effect a little more subtle

Answer 19

Amount

Question 20

To see the image before and after the effect is applied, ________ the checkbox next to the Gaussian Blur effect

Answer 20

deselect

Question 21

A transition between two clips involves ___ edit points: the end of the previous clip and the start of the next clip

Answer 21

two

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Cross Dissolve

Question 23

Shortcut to apply the default cross dissolve transition

Answer 23

Command-T

Question 24

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

Answer 24

bracket

Question 25

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

Answer 25

media handles