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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 |
| Apple’s streaming media addition to the QuickTime architecture. Used for viewing QuickTime content in real time on the web | QuickTime streaming |
| 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 |
| can be applied to clips in an edited sequence and played back in real time, without requiring rendering | 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 |
| Allows you to replace an existing shot in a sequence with a different shot of the same length. | replace edit |
| An edit that trims the In or Out point of a sequence clip, while changing the In and Out points of a range of clips and lengthening or shortening the entire sequence. | ripple edit |
| An edit that affects two clips that share an edit point.The Out point of the outgoing clip and the In point ofthe incoming clip both change, but the overall duration of the sequence stays the same. | roll edit |
| The measurement bar along the top of the Timeline, which represents the total duration of an edited sequence. | ruler area |
| The process during which analog audio is converted into digital information. | sampling |
| 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 |
| An edit in which an entire clip is moved, along with the edit points on its left and right | slide edit |
| 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 |
| An edit in which the video track or the audio track of a synchronized clip ends up being longer than the other | split edit |
| 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 process of creating an edit by setting three edit points that determine source content, duration, and placement in the sequence. | three-point editing |
| 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. | markers |
| An image or clip used to define areas of transparency in another clip. Similar to an alpha channel. | mask |
| A single, long shot of some dramatic action from which shorter cuts such as close-ups and medium shots are taken in order to fill out the story. | master shot |
| An effect, such as a widescreen ____ or a garbage ____,that hides or reveals a part ofa clip. | matte |
| A generic term for captured or acquired elements such as QuickTime movies,sounds,and pictures. | media file |
| A ____ that allows you to group together multiple sources as sepa- rate angles and cut between them.Up to 128 angles can be synced, of which 16 can be played back at a time. | multiclip |
| A single track of _____. | mono audio |
| An effect that _______ any clip with keyframed motion applied to it, similar to ______ motion recorded by a camera. | motion blur |
| Ambient | natural sound |
| To place an edited sequence within another sequence. | nest |
| 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 |
| You are not allowed to consult an attorney about the use of copyrighted material as part of a production process | False |
| 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 |
| There is a specific amount of number of words, lines, or notes that may safely be taken without permission. | False |
| 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 |
