| 1: | Name three ways to launch Final Cut Pro. | | 2: | To open and close projects, you select the appropriate option from which menu? | | 3: | What are the four modifier keys that are often used in conjunction with keyboard shortcuts to initiate functions or commands? | | 4: | How do you access a shortcut menu? | | 5: | Name three ways to create a bin. | | 6: | Besides using the Canvas Play button, what keys on your keyboard can you press to play a sequence? | | 7: | What is the visual indicator in the Canvas window that lets you know the playhead is on the first or last frame of a clip? | | 8: | How do you adjust the height of the audio and video tracks? | | 9: | How do you zoom in or out of a sequence? | | 10: | How do you hide Final Cut Pro? How do you restore it? And how do you quit the program? |
Answers| A1: | Double-click the application in the Applications folder, click once on the icon in the Dock, or double-click a Final Cut Pro project file. | | A2: | The File menu. | | A3: | Shift, Control, Option, and Command. | | A4: | Ctrl-click, or right-click with a two-button mouse. | | A5: | Choose File > New Bin, press Cmd-B, or Ctrl-click in the gray area of the Browser. | | A6: | The spacebar, and the J and L keys. | | A7: | An L in the lower left means you're on the first frame of a clip, and an L in the lower right means you're on the last frame. | | A8: | Click the Track Height control, or press Shift-T repeatedly. | | A9: | Use the Zoom control in the Timeline, the Zoom In or Zoom Out tool, or shortcuts Option-+ or Option- . Press Shift-Z to see the entire sequence in full view. | | A10: | Press Cmd-H to hide the application. To restore it, click the application icon in the Dock. To quit, press Cmd-Q. |
Keyboard ShortcutsOrganizing Project Elements |
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Cmd-B | Creates a new bin | Ctrl-click | Brings up different shortcut menus throughout Final Cut Pro |
Navigating the Interface |
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Ctrl-U | Selects the standard window layout | Ctrl-Option-W | Shows overlays | Shift-T | Toggles through track height options | Z | Selects the Zoom tool | A | Selects the default Selection tool | Cmd-H | Hides the Final Cut Pro interface | Cmd-Q | Quits Final Cut Pro |
Moving the Playhead and Playing a Sequence |
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Home | Takes playhead to head of the sequence | End | Takes playhead to end of the sequence | Up arrow | Moves playhead backward to the first frame of the current clip, or previous clip if currently on the first frame of a clip in the Timeline | Down arrow | Moves playhead forward to the first frame of the next clip in the Timeline | Left arrow | Moves playhead one frame to the left | Right arrow | Moves playhead one frame to the right | L | Plays sequence forward in Timeline or Canvas | K | Stops playing the sequence in Timeline or Canvas | J | Plays sequence backward in Timeline or Canvas | K + L | Plays forward in slow motion | K + J | Plays backward in slow motion | K + tap L | Moves playhead one frame to the right | K + tap J | Moves playhead one frame to the left |
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