Final Cut Pro X (29) Flashcards
Sharing a Master File:
The defaults produce a high-quality QuickTime movie file encoded in Apple ProRes 422 format. Because Apple ProRes 422 is the default render format and because it produces higher quality than most HD codecs, you should accept it as your preferred option. If you need a less compressed video codec because you acquired with a higher-quality codec, you could consider choosing a codec such as Apple ProRes 422 HQ, Apple ProRes 4444, or Uncompressed with the knowledge that these codecs will produce a ______ master file.
larger
Sharing a Master File:
When working with a third-party audio engineer or archivist, you will probably be asked to export stems, a submix of one group of elements, such as sound bites or the B-roll’s natural sound. These stems or submixes may be set up for easy enabling/disabling using _____.
roles
Sharing a Master File:
Click the “Roles-as” pop-up menu.
When delivering stems, you may choose to output them as a multitrack QuickTime movie or separate files. The multitrack and separate files options deliver practically the same thing. The difference is whether the audio is embedded in a QuickTime file or is bundled with, but _______ to, the QuickTime file.
external
Sharing a Master File:
Having selected Multitrack QuickTime Movie, you can insert and remove _____ to change the number of tracks included in the QuickTime file.
roles
Sharing a Master File:
Having selected Multitrack QuickTime Movie, you can insert and remove roles to change the number of tracks included in the QuickTime file. Each of the Audio roles may be set to ____, Stereo, or Surround.
Mono
Sharing a Master File:
Press _______-_ to set the Desktop as the destination
Command-D
Creating an Exchangeable File:
Several third-party applications take advantage of the robust, interchange file format included with Final Cut Pro. Known as XML (eXtensible Markup Language), this file allows other applications to read and write FCP data related to an _____ or _______.
event or project
Creating an Exchangeable File:
Info from an XML file can include which clips are in your event and which clips you used in the project, along with ________ about them.
metadata
Creating an Exchangeable File:
Check with each software vendor to identify software requirements and any file preparation required within Final Cut Pro before exporting or importing an ___ file to its product.
XML
Creating an Exchangeable File:
To export XML event file: Select event, then File > Export Event XML
To export XML project file: Select project, then File > Export Project XML (When exporting, you may select how much metadata, if any, to include with the XML file.)
To import an XML file, choose File > Import > XML (When importing, you must identify which _______ will receive the imported data)
library
Definition of transcode
To convert to a different format of similar or like quality to gain compatibility with another program or application
Transcoding is the direct analog-to-analog or digital-to-digital conversion of one encoding to another,[1] such as for movie data files (PAL, SECAM, and NTSC, Etc.) or audio files (MP3, WAV, Etc.). This is usually done in cases where a target device (or workflow) does not support the format or has limited storage capacity that mandates a reduced file size,[1] or to convert incompatible or obsolete data to a better-supported or modern format.
In the analog video world, transcoding can be performed just while files are being searched, as well as for presentation. For example, Cineon and DPX files have been widely used as a common format for digital cinema, but the data size of a two-hour movie is about 8 terabytes (TB).[1] That large size can increase the cost and difficulty of handling movie files. However, transcoding into a JPEG2000 lossless format has better compression performance than other lossless coding technologies, and in many cases, JPEG2000 can compress images to half-size.[1]
Transcoding is commonly a lossy process, introducing generation loss; however, transcoding can be lossless if the input is losslessly compressed and the output is either losslessly compressed or uncompressed.[1] The process of lossy-to-lossy transcoding introduces varying degrees of generation loss. In other cases, the transcoding of lossy to lossless or uncompressed is technically a lossless conversion because no information is lost, however the process is irreversible and is more suitably known as destructive.
In contrast to a conversion, the prefix “trans” emphasizes a conversion from a source to a different destination.[citation needed]
Creating an Exchangeable File:
Adding a Compressor Setting to the Share Destinations:
You may access a customized Compressor setting within FCP. As with other Share commands, when you start a share operation, it becomes a background process that allows you to continue _______, even on the project you are sharing.
editing
Creating an Exchangeable File:
If you’ve created a customized preset in Compressor, you have two ways to access the preset when transcoding a project:
1. Adding a Compressor Setting to the Share Destinations:
2. _______ to Compressor
Sending
Congratulations!
The magnetic timeline encourages experimentation, freeing you to ________ different arrangements of your story.
audition
Lesson Review - Sharing a Project:
Which Share window button do you click to display the compatible platforms for the current export settings?
The Share window’s compatibility checker (box with checkmark in it)
