Chapter 1 Lesson Review

• Name three ways to open Final Cut Pro.

Double click the application in the Application folder, Click the icon in the Dock or double-click a Final Cut Pro project file.

• What are the four modifier keys?

Shift, Control, Option and Command

• How do you access a shortcut menu?

Control click (or right click) an item

• In what main menu can you find the Import command?

File

• Identify three ways to open a lip in the Viewer.

Double-click the clip in the Browser, drag the clip to the Viewer, or select the clip and press Return.

• Besides clicking the Play button, what keys on your keyboard can you press to play a clip or sequence forward?

The Spacebar and the L key.

• Which keys move the playhead forward or backward in one-frame increments in the Viewer, Canvas, and Timeline?

The Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys

• How do you mark and In point or Out point on a clip?

Click the Mark In and Mark Out button in the Viewer or press the keyboard shortcut I or O.

• What button in the Canvas window do you click to edit a clip?

The red Overwrite button.

• What visual indicator in the Viewer lets you know you are on the first or last frame of the entire clip?

Filmstrip on the left side of the image in the Viewer to indicate the first frame of media.  A filmstrip on the right to indicate the last frame.

• What visual indicator in the Canvas window lets you know the playhead is on the first or last frame of an edited clip in the Timeline?

An L in the lower left indicates the first frame of an edited clip.  A reverse L in the lower right means you’re on the last frame.

• When viewing the audio portion of a clip, what do you see instead of a video image?

A waveform display.

• Identify three ways to create a bin.

File>New Bin, press Command B, or Control-click in the gray area of the Browser and choose New Bin.

• What are the keyboard shortcuts to save, hide, and quit Final Cut Pro?

Command-S, Command-H, Command-Q