Final Cut Pro X (20)

Question 1

________ _____, like storylines, are a way to contain media files with similar attributes or purpose within a project

Answer 1

Compound clips

Question 2

A compound clip is identified by a special icon in the upper left of the clip’s _________

Answer 2

thumbnail

Question 3

Whether a compound clip is displayed in the Browser or the Timeline, the Timeline _________ displays the compound clip’s icon and name in addition to the event

Answer 3

Navigator

Question 4

Compound clips can be placed inside projects and inside other compound clips. A common industry term for this attribute is _______. However, this term falls short when describing the power of compound clips.

Answer 4

nesting

Question 5

A compound clip can contain one or more clips, storylines, stills, animations, music, sfx, and so on. If something can go in a _______, it can go in a compound clip.

Answer 5

project

Question 6

Respect the power of the compound clip. Compound clips are “live” or “___” clips with contents that remain in sync regardless of where they are used.

Answer 6

hot

Question 7

You can isolate a compound clip from its ______, but it’s not the default behavior.

Answer 7

clones

Question 8

One of the best reasons to use a compound clip is to collapse a _________ of multiple clips into one easily manageable clip.

Answer 8

composite

Question 9

Collapsing multiple _____ into a single clip tidies up the Timeline, and also allows you to apply an effect to the compound, modifying all of its contained clips.

Answer 9

lanes

Question 10

To create a compound clip:

1. Select the two clips
2. Control-click either one
3. From the shortcut menu, choose New Compound Clip, or press Option-_
4. A dialog appears requesting a name for the compound and an event in which to store it
5. Click OK

Answer 10

G

Question 11

If you need to adjust a clip inside a compound clip or add additional clips to a compound, ______-click the compound to open it in its OWN Timeline, ready for editing

Answer 11

double

Question 12

You can start a blank compound in the Browser and edit within the compound without opening a project. Press Option-G in the Browser and complete the necessary dialog information. When you create a compound in this way, the dialog will look much like a new project dialog asking for video format information. Once created, double-clicking the compound opens it for editing in the ________.

Answer 12

Timeline

Question 13

As you create more compounds, they will add up in the Browser. Don’t forget that you can create a _____ Collection to group them in the event using “Type is Compound” from the Add-Rule pop-up menu.

Answer 13

Smart

Question 14

Which interface items allow access to the Custom Speed window?

Answer 14

Retime pop-up menu

Retime editor

Question 15

What command allows you to experiment with a storyline clip’s retiming without creating a rippling effect on later clips in the storyline?

Answer 15

Use the Lift from Storyline command to convert the clip to a connected clip. Doing so lets you change the speed and duration of the clip without disturbing later clips.

Question 16

You have manually set the Retiming rate for a clip; however, at this rate, the clip is too long for the time slot in the project. Which interface item allows you to trim the clip without changing the playback speed?

Answer 16

Ripple trim changes the clip’s duration without changing the set speed rate

Question 17

Which command was used to create the retiming effect shown in the following figure? (Normal 100% and Fast 628%)

Answer 17

The Blade Speed command from the Retime pop-up menu

Question 18

How do you access an effect’s parameters to adjust the look (or sound) of that effect?

Answer 18

First, the effect must be applied to a project clip. Second, the clip must be selected or the playhead cued over the clip to access the parameters in the Inspector pane.

Question 19

What are the steps to reset an effect’s parameters?

Answer 19

Reset the parameters by clicking the effect’s Reset button (the hooked arrow)

Question 20

What are the steps to disable an effect?

Answer 20

Disable/enable an effect by clicking the effect’s checkbox

Question 21

What are the steps to deleting an effect from a clip?

Answer 21

With the effect’s title bar selected, press the Delete key

Question 22

What does a red bracket indicate?

Answer 22

The clip does not have an adequate media handle to apply a transition at the position of the red bracket

Question 23

Referring to an edit point at which the left clip has a yellow bracket pointing left and the right clip has a red bracket pointing right, describe two ways to create the media handles necessary to apply a one-second transition

Answer 23

Use the Slip trim tool and drag left on the starting (right) clip; or using the Roll trim tool, drag the edit point right to create a media handle prior to the clip’s start point. The use of either method is dependent on available media handles on the opposite point: the end of the starting clip and the end of the ending clip, respectively.

Question 24

How do you replace a project transition with a different project transition from the Transition Browser?

Answer 24

You may drag the new transition to the existing transition similar to performing a Replace edit; or with the existing transition selected, double-click the new transition in the Transition Browser

Question 25

Which two interface elements may be used to activate the Viewer’s onscreen Transform controls?

Answer 25

Transform button in the Viewer

Transform button in the Inspector

Question 26

Describe the differences between Paste and Paste Attributes

Answer 26

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 particular effect, or a specific parameter such as speed - to apply to another clip

Question 27

How do you access the individual components of a compound clip?

Answer 27

Double-click the compound clip