FCP 5 - Q&A - Part 4
LESSON TEN – FCP 5 - Applying Transitions
1. From what two places can you choose a transition effect?
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Choose transition effects from the Effects tab in the Browser and the Effects menu
2. In which option do you need to target the edit point by selecting it or positioning the playhead over it?
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Before applying a transition from the Effects menu, you must target the edit point
3. What are the three ways to change the duration of a transition in the Timeline?
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Drag the edge of the transition icon; Ctrl-click the transition icon, choose Duration from the shortcut menu and enter an amount in the Duration window; and open the Transition Editor and change it in the Duration field
4. What are the three ways a transition can be aligned to an edit point?
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Use center On Edit, Start On Edit and End On Edit
5. How can Cmd-C and Cmd-V be used on transitions?
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Selecting a transition and pressing Cmd-C copies the transition. moving the playhead to the target edit point and pressing Cmd-V pastes the copied transition
6. How do you open the Transition Editor?
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Either Ctrl-click one side of the transition icon and choose Open [type of transition] from the shorthand menu, or double-click one side of the icon in a sequence clip
7. How are wipes and iris transitions different from dissolves?
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These types of transitions have additional parameters such as border width and color that can be adjusted in the Transition Editor
8. What RT settings should you choose when you want to preview as many effects in you sequence as possible?
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Choose Unlimited RT and Dynamic
9. In what three ways can you save a favorite transition?
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From the Transition Editor, drag the Drag Hand icon to the Effects tab and release it in the Favorites bin; choose Effects > Make favorite; or press Option-F
10. How do you set a new default transition?
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Ctrl-click the transition in the Effects tab and choose Set Default Transition frm the shortcut menu
LESSON ELEVEN – FCP 5 - Mixing Audio Tracks
1. What control do you click in the Timeline to display the Mute and Solo buttons?
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The Audio Controls control in the lower left of the Timeline
2. What result do you get when you click the Solo button on a track?
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That track becomes the only audible track as you play the sequence
3. In what two ways can you add tracks to the Timeline?
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Ctrl-click in the Timeline audio or video track controls area and choose Add Track from the shortcut menu, or choose Sequence > Insert Tracks
4. How do you make the column level line appear on clips in the Timeline?
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Click the Clip Overlay control in the lower left of the Timeline, next to the Track Height control
5. When would you turn on audio waveforms in the Timeline?
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When you want a visual representation of a clips audio signals and to edit audio clips
6. What are two of three ways you can add an edit point to an existing clip at the playhead location?
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Click the clip with the Razor Blade tool, choose Sequence > Add Edit, or press Ctrl-V
7. What tool do you use to set a keyframe on the volume level line?
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The Pen tool, or you can Option-click it with the default Selection tool
8. How can the Pen tool be accessed without selecting it from the Tool palette?
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Hold down Option and move the pointer over the volume level line on a Timeline clip. The Pen tool appears on the overlay line.
9. How do you reposition a keyframe or change its volume level line?
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Drag left and right to change its position and up and down to change its volume level
10. On what menu do you find the Audio Mixer?
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The Tools menu
11. To mix tracks in real time and automatically create keyframes on a clip, what must you do in the Audio Mixer?
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Click the Record Audio Keyframes button in the Audio Mixer button bar to toggle it on
12. What tool do you use to record your own voice-over, and where do you access it?
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The Voice Over tool, found on the Tools menu
13. When you want to use CD audio tracks in your sequence, what can you do to convert them to 48kHz?
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Drag the tracks into the Export Queue window, and change the settings to 48 kHz. Export with these settings
LESSON TWELVE – FCP 5 - Changing Motion Properties
1. From what menu do you select the Speed option?
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From the Modify menu
2. How can you tell if the speed of a sequence slip has been changed?
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A speed percentage will appear next to the sequence clip name
3. What type of edit can change clip speed automatically as you edit it into the Timeline?
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A Fit to Fill edit
4. When you create a freeze-frame, does a new freeze-frame clip appear in the Browser automatically?
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No, but you can drag the freeze-frame image from the Viewer to the Browser if you like
5. Where do you access motion parameters
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In the Motion tab
6. Can you change motion parameters directly in the Canvas? If so, how?
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Yes, by choosing Image+Wireframe in the Canvas View menu
7. Can motion attributes be copied and pasted? If so, how?
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Yes, by copying the clip and accessing the Paste Attributes window
8. Where are motion keyframes set and adjusted?
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In the Motion tab keyframe graph.
9. What is a motion path?
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The path a clip moves along between two or more keyframes
10. Under what motion parameter can you set speed keyframes?
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Under the Time Remap parameter
