MY FCPX Flashcards
How do you control the volume in a clip or a range of clips?🟩
Select a clip or a group of clips in the timeline Hold down CTL and tap -/_ to lower volume by one decibel Hold down CTL and tap =/+ to bring the levels up. (I have not yet done this)
How do you use proxy video to edit?🟩
In the EVENT VIEWER , Click on the VIEW menu. Under “media playback”, You’ll have three choices number 1. optimize/original. 2. Proxy preferred. 3. proxy only. Click on #3. Proxy onlookers
What is the red box that appears in the right side of the viewer and how do you get rid of it?✅
The red box appears when you are zoomed into an image in the viewer It acts as a positioning control to move about the image. Drag inside the box to change the portion of the image displayed in the viewer. To remove the red box, type SHIFT + Z. Or click the percent menu at the top right corner of the viewer and change the percentage to “fit”.
What are the advantages of proxy media?✅
A free utility, built into Final Cut, that increases performance, decreases storage bandwidth, speeds rendering, and gives you control over image quality. All at the click of a single button.
What does a purple line mean in the browser?🧿
A purple line indicates that a clip or range has one or moreanalysis keywords.
How do you launch a WD EXTERNAL drive for FCXP?🟩 From dionn youtube “Run final cut pro from an external hard drive and move projects, events and library 2021” is
Go back to fcxp Open a library. YOU ARE GOING TO CREATE A NEW LIBRARY THAT WILL BE STORED ON YOUR EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE. -go to menu bar > file >new>library CHOOSE A DESTINATION FOR THE NEW LIBRARY -on the left hand side of the box that popped up, click on the external drive. -in “save as” take care not to change “fcpx bundle”. I don’t have that for purmort❌press save
How do I make an APPEND EDIT? 🧿 Plus three other ways
PRESS E Or Choose edit>append to storyline MY WAY: Or click the APPEND BUTTON in top-left corner of timeline Or Drag and drop.
What is the shortcut command to OPEN THE EXPORT WINDOW?✅
COMMAND + E
Or — file > share?? Also Master copy? Proxy video?
What does a colored line mean in the browser?🟩
To help you see if a clip is marked as favorite or rejected, have keywords applied or are being used in the current project.
When you don’t see the film strip icon in the right corner of the timeline, what do you?🧿
Click on the green dot - go full screen.
How do you add an effect?
Upper right of project window The boxes. Just to the left of the transition icon Drag the effect on to the clip. If do you want to do more you can go into the inspector window or you’ll see the effects properties
How do you apply a text Tool? 🟩 And then change the words?
Choose tool. Drag to timeline. Just above video Drag to right to lengthen To change the text, double click on the text in the viewer. Then change the words in the browser
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SOLUTIONS TO CRAP THAT CONFOUNDED ME
What are the two shortcuts to go from the end to the start of a clip? (Not a range)🧿
; and ‘
What does the range tool do and how do you activate it?
The range tool lets you select a section of your timeline: part of a single clip, a range of multiple clips, just video, or just audio.
To activate it, pressing the R key on the keypad, or press and hold the R key, When you release the key, Final Cut reverts back automatically to the arrow too
Shortcut to get blade
B
How do you see background tasks, like importing media?✅
Windows > background tasks or cmnd 9 Or you can hit the background tasks button in the toolbar. It’s a checkmark in a circle - next to the key - next to the red-yellow-green buttons
What does the ripple tool do?❌
The ripple tool allows you to change one side of an edit point. This is the tool to use when you need to adjust the timing of one shot without making any changes to the other shop. For instance, if you were cutting from a wide shot of someone week walking up to a door to a tight shot of them walking through the door you would use the ripple tool to make sure the actors position matches between the out and the in SHORTCUT - rr
In fcpx, what does “destination”mean?🟩
Final Cut Pro provides a variety of preconfigured export settings, called destinations, that you can use to output your project or clip. For example, you can export a project
How do you move forward and backward one frame at a time?🧿
comma , Period .
How do you export - NOT the shortcut.✅
File > share > Master file is highest quality
How do you add a keyword to a clip or range?✅
Click the keywords button in the toolbar at the top of the keyword editor type the word or keyword phrase you want to apply to the selection, then press return
Why can’t I hear a wav file in FCPX?🟩
Click on the box in the browser - not on the listing
RIGHT CLICK on a macbook?🧿
CTL while tapping trackpad
How do you export proxy media?🟩j
You Will need to go to your preferences in FCPX and click “Use Original or Optimized Media”. This should “re-connect’ your timeline edit to the original files for best quality. If you leave it on Proxy, your export will be scaled in bitrate and size from the proxy media. After you’ve done this, you can Export a master Quicktime movie with any version of ProRes that you want, including HQ. Depending on how you imported your files, sometimes checking the “Use Original or Optimized Media” button in preferences won’t reconnect your media. Usually if you use FCPX to create Proxy files, it will know where the original media lives and reconnect to it. However, if you made proxy files via another application and imported them directly, in this case, you would need to manually reconnect your Event files to the original media.
How do you add audio keyframes?✅
Right click on clip STEP 1: right click on clip > show audio animation”. Or press CTL A STEP 2: Press OPTION - K STEP 3: OR (or is it “and”) Use the range selection took, which is: hold down the R Key and drag it where the keyframe should it should begin and wns.
How do you launch a WD EXTERNAL drive for FCXP?🟩 From dionn youtube “Run final cut pro from an external hard drive and move projects, events and library 2021”
Go back to fcxp Open a library. YOU ARE GOING TO CREATE A NEW LIBRARY THAT WILL BE STORED ON YOUR EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE. -go to menu bar > file >new>library CHOOSE A DESTINATION FOR THE NEW LIBRARY -on the left hand side of the box that popped up, click on the external drive. -in “save as” take care not to change “fcpx bundle”. I don’t have that for purmort❌press save
What’s the difference between a range and a clip?🧿
A clip is a piece of video I shot A range is the part of the clip I want to use. Put another way I’ll range is a subset of a clip
How do you undo the last action? ✅
CMND -Z
What does an orange line mean in the browser?🧿
And orange line along the bottom of an event clip indicates that the clip is being used in the project currently open in the timeline.
WD DRIVE #3 How do you import video to your External drive?
- Close the inspector window 2. “Create new event in” = external library. And name the event. (Purmoort tesf) 3. Files = “copy to library”
How do you delete a clip without deleting clips that are connected to it?✅
Two ways Hold down the ~ key while deleting Or Option - cmnd - delete
How do you add a keyword to a clip or range?✅
Click the keywords button in the toolbar at the top of the keyword editor type the word or keyword phrase you want to apply to the selection, then press return
How do you enable or disable loop playback🤔
CMND L
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UNSORTED BELOW
What is the BROWSER WINDOW?
It works hand-in-hand with the sidebar to the left The sidebar shows all libraries, events, folders and collections. BIG CLUE: THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SIDEBARS FOR PHOTOS, AUDIO FILES, TITLES AND GENERATORS
SHORTCUT- REMOVE A RANGE IN A CLIP🧿
Option + click
What is the EVENT VIEWER❌
The viewer is next to the browser either when skimmed or played
When you create a project with different formats…✅
adjust the settings when you create your PROJECT. MBDc But how
How do you TRANSCODE MEDIA AFTER it has been imported?🧿
Click on clip in the (browser list) or all the clips on a timeline (not sure about this - And the go to file > transcode media
What is proxy media?✅
Proxy media is always Apple ProRes 422 Proxy. Proxy media creates a reasonably high-quality media file, but at about 1/4 the size of ProRes 422.
What is an analysis keyword?🟩
I don’t understand this. “If you analyze media to find people, analysis keywords – such as one person, close-up shot, and so on end are automatically added to clips or clip ranges. Clips or ranges with analysis keywords are marked with a purple line in the browser. “Marks From support.apple.com
how do you IMPORT VIDEO 🟩FROM AN SD CARD TO AN EXTERNAL DRIVE?
?? 1. Open FCPX 2. Create a new library (new-library) ??WHY DON’T I SEE FCPX BUNDLE?? 3. Choose destination (e.g. “WD EXTERNAL”) 4. Look for “library properties” on the right —-if you don’t see it, go to file>library properties 5.
How do you do ctl - alt - delete on a Mac? 🟩
Apple symbol ?+ option + esc
How you delete a clip in a track without having the rest of the timeline jump forward?
Hold down the Grave Accent (`) key while pressing the Delete key
How do you view keywords in the skimmer info window?🧿
Shortcut: control y Or choose view > browser > “skimmer info” *** might have to activate the skimmer, Shortcut “s”, to get the skimmer to show up. The red line “ skim the clip in the browser” “Keywords, including analysis keywords, or displayed in the skimmer info window when you hold the pointer over the clip
SHORTCUT FOR CROSS DISSOLVE ✅
Highlight the two clips and hit: cmnd + T
What is proxy media?✅
Proxy media or smaller low resolution versions that serve as a substitute for the original camera media when your computer is not powerful enough to smoothly handle high resolution material or demanding codecs
SHORTCUT TO UNDO AN EDIT🧿
Command z
How does Will Chudlow recommend libraries be organized?✅
Create a library for project. Not a project in the way to that Apple uses the term. But project in the sense that you’re taking on a new initiative, a new undertaking or taking a new video.
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How do you lock the video track so you can change the audio track? Or vice versa?🟩
You can’t in FCPX. Separate the two by clicking on the clip And then going to “CLIP” in the menu bar. Then, highlight the track you want to change and the blade to cut.
Shortcut for AUDIO CROSSFADE?🧿
Option T
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PROBLEMS I AM WRESTLING WITH NOW
How do I control what I see while working with FCPX.🧿
WIndow>show in workspace
What can you do when video frames are dropped?
Use proxy play by changing the media setting to proxy in the viewer options pop-up menu
How do you create a compound clip in fcpx?✅
Select one or more clips And then, three options:
FILE > NEW COMPOUND CLIP
PRESS OPTION G
CTL click the selection and choose new compound clip.
What is a ripple trim?🟩
The default trim in FCPX. It’s called a ripple trim because when you trim a clip it, along with all the other clips ripple after you change the clip’s duration.
What is the FCPX smart collection?🟩
It makes finding stuff easier. The smart collection displays: -All video from the library -All audio -Favorites (cljps I have marked as favorites) -Projects. (All of the projects in the library regardless of which event they are in) Stills
How do you create a custom ✅command. In this case, a option c for a cross fade FROM CODY WANNER YOUTUBE VIDEO. BUT WHY WOULD YOU CREATE OPTION C - WHEN FCPX ALREADY OFFERS A SHORTCUT FOR A CROSSFADE — OPTION T
- Fcpx in the menu bar. 1.5 - click on commands 2 Click on customize 3 Top left clock on the drop down that says “default”. Change it to “duplicate. 4. Name it. I titled it “JFR commands” 5. In the search box enter “cross” 6. On the keyboard that is displayed, Click on “c” 7. And then click on crossfade and slide it to the “option” modifier. 8. Hit save and close
What does the key symbol mean🧿
It is the keyword editor icon
How do you set up an external drive as the source for a FCPX project?🟩
Will Chudlow: New > Library > (location)
How do you get rate a clip (get a red mark or green mark)?✅
F key for favorite OR “mark > favorite” delete key to reject OR press “mark>reject”
What is an analysis keyword?🟩
I don’t understand this. “If you analyze media to find people, analysis keywords – such as one person, close-up shot, and so on end are automatically added to clips or clip ranges. Clips or ranges with analysis keywords are marked with a purple line in the browser. “Marks From support.apple.com
MORE - WD DRIVE #2- SET LIBRARY PROPERTIES✅
-If you dont already see it, go to file and click on “library properties. -go to modify settings. To the right of “storage locations on the right. (I have trouble seeing it. Not sure how I fixed it) Media = in library Motion content=in motions template folder Cache=in library Backups=final cut back up
How do you enter a keyword with a clip or range?🧿
Click on the key icon upper left
How do you add only the video or only the audio to the timeline?✅
Down arrow next to the four monitors
What is native media and when should you use it?✅
Native media is the format shot by your camera. For example, AVCHD, H.264, DV, and HDV are all examples of native media formats.
How do I find a project?✅
Top of library sidebar
How do you prep a WD DRIVE for FCPX🟩 From dion - saved to youtube fcpx folder
Get to disk utility -from macbook (not fcpx) click on magnifying glass and enter disk utility. -click on external drive (WD_EXTERNAL) -
How do you mark a clip as a “favorite” or “reject”🧿
Click on Mark on the menu bar Or Shortcut: Favorite - F reject - delete