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http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/finalcut/
1. Name and describe the 4 parts of the Final Cut Pro work area.
2. What is Log and Transfer?
3. How do you edit clips in the viewer?
4. What is the difference between an insert and an overwrite edit?
5. What is the razor blade tool used for?
1. Name and describe the 4 parts of the Final Cut Pro work area.
ReplyDeleteBrowser- a file cabinet for your project within which you put the media files.
Viewer- where you can display and play individual video clips you select in the Browser
Canvas- plays whatever sequence of clips is in your Timeline.
Timeline- where you assemble your video and audio clips into a sequence to create a movie.
2. What is Log and Transfer?
Loging and Transfering video is where you name and transfer the media from a card or other device onto the apple.
3. How do you edit clips in the viewer?
You edit the clips in the viewer by viewing them in the Viewer so you don’t have to load your entire clip into the Timeline when you want to create your movie.
You can choose a smaller selection to add by double clicking on the clip in the Browser so it displays in the Viewer. Then start playing the clip.
4. What is the difference between an insert and an overwrite edit?
Insert- this method is inserted into an existing clip in the Timeline. This will preserve the entirety of the existing clip, and move segments of it to the left and right to make room for the new clip.
Overwrite- the new clip will overwrite or replace portions of your existing clip or clips. The portions replaced will be equal to the duration of the new clip you’re moving to the Timeline.
5. What is the razor blade tool used for?
The Razor blade tool is used to slice out the segment of the track.
1. Name and describe the 4 parts of the Final Cut Pro work area.
ReplyDeleteBrowser - Where you store/access your files and where you can create bins.
Viewer - Basically a video player this is where you can play and edit your video clips from the browser.
Canvas - Will display whatever clip or frame is selected in the Timeline below. It also will play the entire sequence of clips timeline.
Timeline - Displays video tracks in blue and audio tracks in green, is also where you put your clips from the bin into a sequence.
2. What is Log and Transfer?
The process of extracting the footage into an editable format.
3. How do you edit clips in the viewer?
Press the I Key (for IN) at the desired point where you want your clip to start playing. Then hit the O Key (for OUT) at the point you want your clip to end. You will see arrows appear in the window at the points you pressed the I and O keys.
4. What is the difference between an insert and an overwrite edit?
An insert is when the new clip will be inserted into an existing clip in the Timeline. This will preserve the entirety of the existing clip, and move segments of it to the left and right to make room for the new clip.
An overwrite is when the new clip will overwrite or replace portions of your existing clip or clips. The portions replaced will be equal to the duration of the new clip you’re moving to the Timeline.
5. What is the razor blade tool used for?
To split a video or audio clip in two or remove a segment of a clip (such as eliminating a sound gap in your audio), you can use the Razor Blade Tool to slice out the segment of the track.
1.Browser-file cabinet for your project
ReplyDeleteViewer-where you display video clips
Timeline-displays tracks audio and video
Canvas-allows you to display whatever clip that selected.
2.The process of transferring footage to an editable format.
3.you edit them by looking at it and by double clicking on a clip of the browser.
4.Insert you can put the clip with the old one
Overwrite you replace the old clip.
5.It is used to slice out segments of the track.