FINAL CUT EXPRESS SELF-ASSESSMENT HOW WOULD YOU IMPORT VIDEO FOOTAGE INTO FINAL CUT EXPRESS? HOW WOULD YOU PREVIEW A CHOSEN CLIP OF IMPORTED VIDEO? HOW WOULD YOU INSERT A CHOSEN CLIP INTO THE TIMELINE? HOW WOULD YOU SET IN AND OUT POINTS FOR A PARTICULAR CLIP?
FINAL CUT EXPRESS SELF-ASSESSMENTHOW WOULD YOU IMPORT VIDEO FOOTAGE INTO FINAL CUT EXPRESS?
HOW WOULD YOU PREVIEW A CHOSEN CLIP OF IMPORTED VIDEO?
HOW WOULD YOU INSERT A CHOSEN CLIP INTO THE TIMELINE?
HOW WOULD YOU SET IN AND OUT POINTS FOR A PARTICULAR CLIP?
YEAR 1 STUDENT
Open up final cut express and go to 'file > Log and transfer, then sync all the media to your mac, then drag and drop the footage you need into the area where it says 'Drag media here'
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Once the footage is in your view in final cut express, double click your footage, and it will appear in the 'Viewer' box where you can view and edit your footage.
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When your footage is in the 'Viewer' box you can simply drag and drop the video its self, into the timeline, wherever fits your best.
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When your clip is in the 'Viewer' box you can play the clip, and when you want to set an 'in' point, you click the little arrow located in the bottom left had corner of the viewer box, then, when you want to set a out point, you click the opposing arrow. Then that clip you drag into your timeline, will only be the part between the 'in' and 'out' arrows.
FINAL CUT EXPRESS SELF-ASSESSMENTWHAT IS THE BLADE TOOL USED FOR? WHAT IS ITS HOTKEY SHORTCUT?
HOW WOULD YOU DELETE A CLIP & CLOSE THE GAP ON THE TIMELINE?
WHAT IS THE PEN TOOL USED FOR? WHAT IS ITS HOTKEY SHORTCUT?
HOW WOULD YOU VISUALLY SHOW YOUR AUDIO IN THE TIMELINE?
YEAR 1 STUDENT
The blade tool is used to cut up parts of your video or Audio, into different sections. Its short cut is 'b'.
YEAR 1 STUDENT
Select the clip part you want to delete with the 'Select' tool, then, when your clip is highlighter, hit backspace to delete it. When there is a gap, Hold down 'ctrl' and then clip the gap, and choose the option 'Close gap', or if you want to fill the gap, choose 'Fill with slug'.
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The pen tool is used to fade in or out video or make different sections of your audio fade in and out. You can make some parts louder than others, or make some parts quieter than others. This is so they can match up and balance out the audio levels. Its short cut is 'p'.
YEAR 1 STUDENT
In final cut, in the very bottom left hand corner of the window, there is a small arrow. If you hover over it, it will show you it is called 'timeline layout popup'. Click on this and then select the option 'Show audio waveforms'.
FINAL CUT EXPRESS SELF-ASSESSMENTHOW WOULD YOU CHANGE THE SCALE OF YOUR CANVAS WINDOW TO 50%
WHERE IS THE KEYFRAME ICON & WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
HOW WOULD YOU ZOOM IN CLOSER ON A PARTICULAR CLIP MANUALLY?
HOW WOULD YOU UNLINK A VIDEO CLIP & ITS AUDIO ON THE TIMELINE?
YEAR 1 STUDENT
On final cut express, in your canvas box, at the very top, there is a small tab which you can click on and change the percent of your canvas.
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The key frame is next door to the tab which changes the Scale of your canvas. It looks like a small square which has no corners.
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On final cut, in the top right hand corner of the timeline there is a small icon that looks like a penut or a chain. Clicking this will unlink the different clips.
YEAR 1 STUDENT
YEAR 1 STUDENT
If you click on the viewer box of the clip you want to zoom in on, hold down 'cmd' then tap the + button to zoom in, and press - to zoom out.
