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| A specified amount of time, usually 5 seconds, given to tape machines so they can synchronize themselves to the editing computer before previewing or performing an edit. | pre-roll |
| To play an edit to see how it will look without actually performing the edit itself | preview |
| In Final Cut Pro, the top-level file that holds all the media associated with a program, including sequences and clips of various kinds. | project |
| Apple’s cross-platform multimedia technology.Widely used for editing, compositing, CD-ROM, web video, and more. | QuickTime |
| A tool that allows you to slice the clip into two separate edits to be manipulated individually. It is also used as a quick way to trim frames from a clip. | Razor Blade |
| A ______ that plays the previewed and finished versions of a project when it is printed to tape. Or, corresponds to the Canvas in Final Cut Pro. | real-time effects |
| To reverse an undo, thus restoring the last change made to a project. | redo |
| To process video and audio with any applied effects, such as transitions or filters. | render |
| Two slim horizontal bars,in the Timeline ruler area, that indicate which parts of the sequence have been rendered. | render status bars |
| The measurement bar along the top of the Timeline, which represents the total duration of an edited sequence. | ruler area |
| The purity of color. As saturation is decreased, the color moves toward pastel, then toward white. | saturation |
| In the Motion tab of the Viewer, an adjustable value that changes the overall size of a clip | Scale |
| The hard disk designated to hold your captured media,rendered clips, and cache files. | scratch disk |
| To move through a clip or sequence with the aid of the playhead | scrub |
| A bar below the Viewer and the Canvas that allows you to manually drag the playhead in either direction to playback. | scrubber bar |
| The default arrow-shaped pointer that allows you to select items in the interface. For example, you use it to select a clip or edit point | Selection tool |
| An edited assembly of video, audio, or graphics clips | sequence |
| A small clapboard, placed in front of all cameras at the beginning of a scene, which gives basic production information such as the take, date, and name of scene | slate |
| A solid black video frame that can be used to represent a video clip that has not yet been placed in the Timeline. | slug |
| A setting in the Timeline that affects the movement of the playhead. Will assist you in lining up tracks when moving them toward or away from each other. | snapping |
| A short excerpt taken from an interview clip. | Sound Bite |
| Sound that is separated into two channels,one carrying the sounds for the right ear and one for the left ear. | stereo audio |
| A series of pictures that summarizes the content, action, and flow of a proposed project. | storyboard |
| The process of creating a high-quality sound mix by polishing sound levels, rerecording bad sections of dialogue, and recording and adding narration, music, and sound effects. | sweetening |
| The end frames of a clip. Often needed to add dissolve or other effects. | tail |
| The first frame of a clip, shown as a tiny picture for reference. | thumbnails |
| A numbering system ofelectronic signals laid onto each frame of videotape that is used to identify specific frames of video | timecode |
| A window in Final Cut Pro that displays a chronological view of an open sequence. Each sequence has its own tab in the ____. | Timeline |
| A window in Final Cut Pro that contains tools for editing | Tool palette |
| Layers in the Timeline that contain the audio or video clips in a sequence. | tracks |
| The reference to the shade of white that is made during recording | white balance |
| Location indicators that can be placed on a clip or in a sequence to help you find a specific place while you edit.Can be used to sync action between two clips, identify beats of music, mark a reference word from a narrator,and so on. Use the keystroke shortcut M | markers |
| A generic term for captured or acquired elements such as QuickTime movies,sounds,and pictures. | media file |
| Ambient | natural sound |
| They appear in the Browser with a red slash through them. | offline clip |
| The degree to which an image is transparent,allowing images behind to show through. | opacity |
| Said of the audio of a track when it has been shifted horizon- tally in the Timeline, causing it to no longer match the video track. | Out of sync |
| Icons, lines, or text displayed over the video in the Viewer and Canvas windows while the playhead is parked on a frame,in order to provide information about that frame. | overlays |
| To move a camera left or right without changing its position | Pan |
| Short,loud bursts ofsound that last a fraction ofa second and can be viewed on a digital audiometer that displays the absolute volume of an audio signal as it plays. | peak |
| one dot in a video or still image. | pixel |
| A navigational element that shows you on what frame you are in the Timeline, Canvas, or Viewer | playhead |
| The phase of film, video, and audio editing that begins after all the footage is shot. | post-production |
| The amount of time that a tape machine continues to roll after the Out point of an edit, typically between 2 and 5 seconds. | post-roll |
| You have an implied copyright for all of your creative work but to protect it, it is best that you register the work with the copyright office. | True |
| The band or artist of music owns their copyright | False |
| Obtaining permission for copyrighted material can be done by contacting the individual artists | False |
| Copyright does not cover facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation, although it may protect the way these things are expressed. | True |
| Copyright is designed to protect intellectual property and covers the authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels movies, songs, computer software, and architecture. | True |
| The safest course is always to get permission from the copyright owner before using copyrighted material. | True |
| Copyright violations are clear and easily identifiable | False |
| Copyright protects the particular way authors have expressed themselves. | True |
| This is where you organize the media in your project. | Browser |
| Used for previewing and preparing source clips for editing, as well as adjusting filters and motion parameters. | Viewer |
| Allows you to view your edited sequence, as well as perform a variety of editing functions. Works in parallel with the timeline. | Canvas |
| These floating meters let you monitor audio levels. | Meters |
| This contains tools for selecting, navigating, performing edits, and manipulating items. | Tool Palette |
| This displays sequences. | Timeline |
