Final Cut Pro X (21) Flashcards
Click the Titles button to open the ______ _______
Titles Browser
The Titles Browser is similar in ______ to the Effects Browser you worked with previously
layout
The title _________ are organized by category in the left _______
templates
sidebar
The Titles Browser also includes _____________, where applicable, that group titles by theme as assigned by the title’s artist
subcategories
In the sidebar, select the Lower Third ________; and in the News subcategory, locate the Centered title
category
Notice the progression of category, subcategory, title
The sidebar consist of __________
categories
Select the Centered title, and then press ________ to preview it
Spacebar
A preview of the title plays in the thumbnail and in the ______
Viewer
With the playhead cued at the first frame of Mitch on-camera, double-click the Centered title to perform a _______ edit
connect
You have two ways of entering text into a title: using the onscreen controls or ____ _________
text inspector
The title onscreen controls allow you to enter text and also perform some _______ manipulation
spacial
When you double-click a title clip in the Timeline, several things happen. The clip is selected, the playhead is cued to the first _____ that clearly displays the text, and the first line of text is selected in the onscreen controls.
frame
The text in the Viewer is automatically highlighted, so enter Mitch Kelldorf and then press ___ to exit the text field
Esc
The alternative method of text entry is to use the Text inspector. In the _________ ____, select the Text inspector
Inspector pane
The text _____ already displays the text you entered
field
In the text _____, insert the word Pilot
field
When working with two text ________ on the same line, creating a visual distinction between them improves viewer comprehension
elements
In the Viewer, place the mouse pointer over the title. A bounding box appears around the text. The Select tool icon changes to a ____ tool. Dragging within the bounding box at this point would reposition the title.
Move
______-click to select his first name, then drag across the text to select the rest
Triple
To visually differentiate his name from his job, lets change text ______
colors
For colors, in Text inspector, scroll down to the Face section. To show the parameters, double-click the section header or click the Show button that appears to the right. The Face parameters that control the text’s font ____ are displayed.
face
For the Color parameter, you can click the color well to open the OS X Colors window, or click the downward arrow button to open the pop-up color palette
yep
In the Text inspector, set the _____ pop-up menu to Bold Italic
Style
The change to color and to italics adds _______ to the storytelling without getting in the way
clarity
How long should a title appear onscreen? A common formula states that if the editor can read it twice but no more than three times, that’s an appropriate time for the reader to see, read and process it
yep
Instead of dragging a clip’s start or end point to shorten or lengthen a clip, you can use an extend edit to speed up the process. An extend edit _____ the selected edit point to the playhead or skimmer.
rolls
Select the end point of the title clip. The “end point” is selected when you see a _______
bracket
By selecting the end point, you’ve identified which edit point to extend edit to the skimmer or playhead. You’ll now cue the skimmer to indicate when you want the title clip to end. Skim to somewhere within the title clip. Press Shift-_ to extend the selected point to the skimmer’s position.
X
Like the trim start, trim end, and trim selection, the extend edit is another efficiency to speed up the editing process. Once bonus, Shift-X, could also be called “_______ edit” as it will trim away content.
retract
To locate and change text, use the “Find and Replace Title Text” command by ____ > Find and Replace Title Text
Edit > Find and Replace Title Text
