Final Cut Lessons 8 & 9 Quiz
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This quiz covers Lessons 8 & 9 from the Peach Pit Press book. Remember: some questions have more than one answer!
- 1.Before you can capture footage, what is the first thing you must do?
- A.
Cross your fingers.
- B.
Connect your source device via a third-party capture card and turn it on.
- C.
Connect your source device via USB cable and turn it on.
- D.
Connect your source device via FireWire cable and turn it on.
- 2.Marking clips for capture is similar to marking clips while editing. True or false?
- A.
True.
- B.
False.
- 3.You can enter a variety of clip information in the Logging tab. Give an example of logging information that appears in the Browser columns.
- A.
"Log Note" and "Good Take"
- B.
"Scene Number" and "Take Number"
- C.
"Angle Number" and "Clip Name"
- D.
All the above
- 4.When you choose a capture preset, what settings do you want it to match?
- A.
Your output settings.
- B.
Your source footage settings.
- C.
Your web-preset settings.
- D.
If you have a variety of footage, it should match whatever format represents the majority of clips or the highest quality , depending on the project and your hardware.
- 5.What are the three capture modes you can use to capture footage?
- A.
Bunch Capture
- B.
Batch Capture
- C.
Capture Now
- D.
Capture Clip
- 6.What is a scratch disk?
- A.
The target-destination for your captured media files.
- B.
The source footage of your media.
- C.
A holding area for your trashed media files before deletion.
- D.
The hard disk space set aside for rendering video effects
- 7.How can you save time using the Batch Capture mode?
- A.
You can log individual clips and then capture them separately at a later time.
- B.
You can log grouped clips and then capture them together at the same time.
- C.
You can log individual clips and then capture them together at the same time.
- D.
You can fast-forward through your clip queue.
- 8.You can choose only your computer hard drive as a scratch disk. True or false?
- A.
True. You can only set your computer hard drive as a scratch disk.
- B.
False. You can set your computer hard drive or an external FireWire drive as your scratch disk.
- 9.What other settings window contains the scratch disk information like that on the Capture Settings tab?
- A.
The System Settings window.
- B.
The File window.
- C.
The System Preferences window.
- D.
The Effects window.
- 10.What other settings window contains device-control information like that on the Capture Settings tab?
- A.
The Effects window.
- B.
The File window.
- C.
The Audio/Video Settings window.
- D.
The System Settings window.
- 11.What menu command do you choose to ingest from nontape sources?
- A.
Choose File > System Settings
- B.
Choose File > Bulk Download
- C.
Choose File > Log and Capture
- D.
Choose File > Log and Transfer
- 12.From what two places can you choose a transition effect?
- A.
Effects tab in the Canvas
- B.
Effects tab in the Browser
- C.
Effects menu
- D.
Shortcut menu in the Timeline
- 13.When you use the automatic approach to applying a transition, what must you do first?
- A.
Set your default transition
- B.
Target the edit point
- C.
Select both clips where the transition will be applied
- D.
Open the edit point in the viewer
- 14.In what ways can you target a clip or clips when you want to apply multiple transitions?
- A.
Select a clip or group of clips
- B.
Set In and Out points
- C.
Select all the clips in the sequence
- D.
All of the above
- 15.
- A.
Open the Transition Editor and change it in the Duration field
- B.
Control-click the transition icon, choose Duration from the shortcut menu, and enter an amount in the Duration window
- C.
Choose "Duration" in the System Settings tab
- D.
Drag the edge of the transition icon
- 16.What are the three ways a transition can be aligned to an edit point?
- A.
Use "Center On Edit"
- B.
Use "Start On Edit"
- C.
Use "End On Edit"
- D.
Use "Select All Edit"
- 17.How can Command-C and Command-V be used on transitions?
- A.
Selecting a transition and pressing Command-C copies the transition.
- B.
Selecting a transition and pressing Command-C pastes the copied transition.
- C.
Pressing Command-V copies the transition.
- D.
Pressing Command-V at a new edit point pastes the copied transition.
- 18.How do you open the Transition Editor?
- A.
Double-click a video clip
- B.
Double-click one side of the icon in a sequence clip
- C.
Control-click both sides of the transition icon and choose Open [transition] from the shortcut menu
- D.
Control-click one side of the transition icon and choose Open [transition] from the shortcut menu
- 19.How are more complex transitions different from dissolves?
- A.
Dissolves, surprisingly, use more memory.
- B.
They have additional parameters, such as border width and color, that can be adjusted in the Transition Editor.
- C.
They have additional parameters, such as border width and color, that can be adjusted in the Effects Editor.
- D.
They have additional parameters, such as border width and color, that can be adjusted in the System Settings.
- 20.What RT setting should you choose when you want to preview as many effects in your sequence as possible?
- A.
Unlimited RT
- B.
Dynamic
- C.
Limited RT
- D.
Ultimate RT
- 21.In what three ways can you save a favorite transition?
- A.
Option-F
- B.
Option-T
- C.
From the Transition Editor, drag the drag hand icon to the Effects tab and release it in the Favorites bin
- D.
Choose Effects > Make Favorite
- 22.How do you set a new default transition?
- A.
Command-click the transition in the Effects tab and choose Set Default Transition from the shortcut menu.
- B.
Shift-click the transition in the Effects tab and choose Set Default Transition from the shortcut menu.
- C.
Control-click the transition in the Effects tab and choose Set Default Transition from the shortcut menu.
- D.
Option-click the transition in the Effects tab and choose Set Default Transition from the shortcut menu.
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