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Chapter 18 Glossary 545
media browsers Media that you import into Events in Final Cut Pro is accessed from
the Event Library and the Event Browser, but Final Cut Pro also includes a collection of
media browsers you can use to add clips to your project. The media browsers provide
access to the eects, titles, and transitions supplied with Final Cut Pro as well as to
video, audio, and still-image les in other applications on your computer. For example,
you can use the Photos Browser to access video and still-image les in the iPhoto
and Aperture libraries. Other media browsers include the Eects, Music and Sound,
Transitions, Titles, Generators, and Themes Browsers. The media browsers appear in the
Media Browser pane in the lower-right corner of the Final Cut Pro main window.
media handle Additional media available before a clip start point or after a clip
end point.
media stems Audio or video les that are usually exported separately for audio
mixing or post-production, or to match specications when delivering les to
broadcast networks. For example, you may need to deliver a multitrack QuickTime le
along with separate dialogue, music, and eects stems.
mixing The process of adjusting the audio levels of all audio clips in an edited
program, including the production audio, music, sound eects, voiceovers, and
additional background ambience, to turn all of these sounds into a harmonious whole.
monochrome An image presented in shades of a single color, most often as the
shades of gray in a black-and-white image.
MP3 Refers to the MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer 3 compression standard and le
format. Like AAC, MP3 uses perceptual audio coding and psychoacoustic compression
to remove superuous information that the human ear doesn’t hear.
MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) A group of compression standards for video
and audio, which includes MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4.
multicam clip A set of clips grouped together and synchronized by a common sync
point. You can use multicam clips to edit footage from multicamera shoots or other
synchronized footage in real time. While the active angle plays in the Viewer, you can
also view all angles playing simultaneously in the Angle Viewer and easily cut and
switch between them.
Music and Sound Browser A media browser in Final Cut Pro that allows you to access
your iTunes content as well as sound eects and loops from Final Cut Pro and iLife.
nested sequence See compound clip.
NLE Short for nonlinear editor. See also nonlinear editing.