Lesson 12

Question 1

What is the relationship between a rig and a widget?

Answer 1

A rig is a container for widgets, much like a group is a container for layers. Before you can add a widget to a Motion project, you must first add a rig to contain the widget.

Question 2

Describe two ways to add a parameter to a widget.

Answer 2

You can add a parameter to a widget manually by choosing Add to Rig > (Rig name) > Add to (Widget name), or automatically by clicking Start to enter into Rig Edit Mode and changing the value of the parameter.

Question 3

What is the simplest type of widget and why?

Answer 3

A checkbox is the simplest type of widget because it has only two states: selected or deselected. Each state is called a snapshot and contains parameter values that you select.

Question 4

How do you know if a parameter has been rigged?

Answer 4

Next to the Animation menu of a parameter, a joystick icon indicates that the parameter is rigged.

Question 5

What does the green placeholder layer in a Final Cut transition project represent?

Answer 5

A Final Cut transition contains a placeholder layer for each side of the edit point. The green layer, Transition A, represents the outgoing video clip; the red layer, Transition B, represents the incoming video clip.

Question 6

When you finish rigging a widget, what do you have to do to make it available in Final Cut Pro X?

Answer 6

ou need to publish the widget to use it in Final Cut Pro X.

Question 7

In Motion, how can you display a list of all published parameters?

Answer 7

In the Layers list, select the project, and then in the Project
Inspector, select the Publishing pane.

Question 8

You want to rig a transition so that you can choose from five color themes in Final Cut Pro. What type of widget should you choose?

Answer 8

The pop-up widget allows you to set as many discrete snapshots as you’d like to place in a menu.

Question 9

You want to rig a generator so that the Final Cut Pro editor can rotate all the graphics at once to point in any direction. What type of widget should you use?

Answer 9

The slider widget lets you set up snapshots for maximum and minimum values and then choose any value between them by dragging the slider.

Question 10

Command-Control-R = New rig

Answer 10

Command-Control-R = New rig