AL RI TE Numbers D MA 3-Way Color Corrector filter, 185–187 9-pin to USB serial adapters, 34–35 10-bit uncompressed codec, 202, 204 16x9 media, 205–206 CO PY RI GH abort capture on dropped frames, 29 accounts AutoSave vault, 28 login IDs, 26 multiple user accounts, 26 accuracy of batch list file, 46 activating Exposé, 5 adapters, 34–35 Add composite mode, 139 Add Edit feature, 62–64 Add Motion Keyframe button, 158 adding buttons to button wells, 36–37 adjusting audio levels Audio Mixer tool, 83–84
Index applying filter packs, 178 filters audio filters, 87 video filters, 170–172 transitions, 73–75 archiving media, 236–237 assigning motion parameters, 151 audio analyzing audio files, 98–99 breaking linked audio and video, 76 detecting common problems, 98–99 Easy Setup, 35–36 importing, 53–55 linking with video, 76 system settings, 33–34 volume control, 87 audio bit rate (digital camera), 16 audio channels, 30 Audio File editor, 95 audio editing Add Edit feature, 62–64 insert edit, 66–67 montage, 71–72
Final Cut Pro Portable Genius batch list file accuracy of, 46 creating, 45 defined, 45 importing, 46 Bezier curves, 159–160 B-frames, 209 Blackmagic I/O box, 35 blue screen, 191–192 blur effects, 148 Boris Title 3D, 122–123 Boris vector shapes, 195–196 breaking linked audio and video, 76 breaks in TimeCode, 29 Browser window, 227–229 button wells, 36–38 buttons interface adding to button wells, 36–37 creating, 36–37 listing, 36–37 removing from button wells, 37 mapping effects to buttons, 178–180 Mighty Mou
Index slip content, 65 snapping feature, 66 start/stop locations, 47–49 stretched, 206–207 sub-clips creating, 228–229 naming, 229 renaming, 228–229 Close Gap command (Timeline), 68 closing gaps in sequences, 68 codecs Animation, 202, 204–205 defined, 209 DV, 204, 208, 210 DVCPRO, 204, 210 MPEG-4, 218 quality, 204 uncompressed, 202, 204 collapsing video layers, 188–190 color correction black values, 185 mid-range values, 185 multiple clips, 186 white values, 185 composite modes Add, 139 changing, 138–139 Da
Final Cut Pro Portable Genius deck Capture Now feature, 47 capturing without deck control, 47–49 disabling deck controls, 47 “Unable to initialize video deck” message, 43 default transition, 73–74 deleting buttons from button wells, 37 Final Cut Pro preferences file, 21–22 transitions, 75 detecting common audio problems, 98–99 device control, 34–35 Difference composite mode, 139 digital camera audio bit rate, 16 configuring, 16–17 connection, 34 device control, 34 video frame rate, 16–17 DigitalJuice, 104,
Index opacity, 150–151 organizing, 161–162 picture-in-picture, 175–177 saving, 160–161 sense of timing, 163–164 slow motion effects constant speed, 132–133 variable speed, 133–137 third-party, 130 Effects tab, 170 Energy Saver preferences, 4 Exposé preferences, 5–6 external editors Adobe Photoshop, 32–33 configuring, 32–33 system settings, 32–33 external storage devices, 13–16 F FCP file format, 53 file formats AIFF, 53 CD, 53 FCP, 53 JPG, 102 MP3, 53 MPEG, 55 PICT, 102 PNG, 102 PSD, 33, 102 TGA, 102 TIFF,
Final Cut Pro Portable Genius G Gain filter, 87 gaps in sequences, 68 glyph, 108 graphics file formats, 102 quality, 125–126 green screen, 191–192 Group of Pictures (GOP), 209 H hard drives archiving media, 236–237 sleep mode, 4 speed, 27 Hard Light composite mode, 139 hardware configuring, 12 storage devices, 13–15 troubleshooting problems, 21 video-editing keyboard, 13 HD video format, 57–58 HDV video format capture presets, 33–34 frame rate, 34 storage requirements, 57–58 I iDisk configuring, 11–12 fi
Index collapsing, 188–190 duplicating, 183–184 nesting, 188–190 levels of undo, 26 Lighten composite mode, 139 limiting capture time, 32 linking audio and video, 76 linking icon (Timeline), 76 listing buttons, 36–37 LiveFonts differences from standard fonts, 108 Fogwriter, 112–114 timing random timing, 111 sequence timing, 109–111 LiveType background settings, 104 backgrounds, 104–107 Character Palette, 114–117 disk space requirements, 18 documentation, 103 importing LiveType projects, 226 interface, 103 lo
Final Cut Pro Portable Genius media, capturing (continued) logging, 45–46 logging bin, 44 time codes, 44 TimeCode breaks, 29 without deck control, 47–49 copying, 236 creating, 42 importing, 52–55, 225–226 ingesting, 51–52 location of, 42 moving, 233–235 offline media, 235 organizing Browser window, 227–229 Capture Scratch folder, 224–225 Mac OS X Finder, 225–227 Media Manager, 231–235 Render Manager, 230–231 Target mode, 236 recompressing, 232–233 16x9 media, 205–206 slug, 63 storage requirements, 57–58 Med
Index movie titles alpha channels, 102 Boris Title 3D, 122–123 LiveType background settings, 104 backgrounds, 104–107 looping animations, 104–107 resolution, 125 templates, 103 text on a curve, 119–122 textures, 104–108 timing, 109–111 video, 118–119 Photoshop CS, 123–124 quality, 125–126 moving clips, 68–69 media, 233–235 MP3 file format, 53 MPEG file format, 55 MPEG playback component (QuickTime Pro), 214 MPEG Streamclip, 55 MPEG-2 compression, 209–210 MPEG-4 codec, 218 multiple sequences, editing, 70 mul
Final Cut Pro Portable Genius photos (continued) freeze duration, 30 Ken Burns Effect, 164–166 Photoshop (Adobe) configuring as external editor, 32–33 Photoshop layers, 190–191 PSD files, 33 titles, 123–124 PICT file format, 102 picture-in-picture effect, 175–177 playback quality of audio, 27 playback settings (QuickTime Pro), 208 playing clips in reverse, 136–137 Pleasantville effect, 186–188 plotting keyframes, 158 plug-ins Flip4Mac, 207 organizing, 130 Too Much Too Soon, 130 PNG file format, 102 position
Index MPEG playback component, 214 playback settings, 208 R Range Selection tool, 171 real-time audio mixing hard drive speed, 27 user preferences, 26–27 rearranging clips, 72 rebuilding file permissions, 22 recompressing media, 232–233 references to mediafiles, 42 removing buttons from button wells, 37 noise, 96–98 transitions, 75 renaming clips, 56–57, 228 sub-clips, 228–229 Render Manager, 230–231 rendering avoiding rerendering, 230 backgrounds, 197 Replace Edit feature, 64–65 resizing tracks, 69 resolu
Final Cut Pro Portable Genius settings, user settings (continued) freeze duration for still images, 30 levels of undo, 26 opening last project on application launch, 28 real-time audio mixing, 26–27 TimeCode breaks, 29 video, 33–34 shadows drop shadow, 148–150 shapes, 195 shapes compositing, 193 masks, 193–195 vector shapes, 195–196 shielding on cables, 14 shortcut keys default settings, 39 mapping effects to shortcut keys, 178–180 showing Character Palette, 9–10 16x9 media, 205–206 sleep mode, 4 slideshow,
Index sub-clips creating, 228–229 naming, 228–229 renaming, 228–229 Subtract composite mode, 139 Superimpose feature, 141 Swap Edit tool, 72–73 symbols, 9 system settings audio, 33–34 capture time, 32 device control, 34–35 external editors, 32–33 keyboard layout settings, 38–39 scratch disks, 31–32 video, 33–34 T tape machine AJA I/O box, 35 Blackmagic I/O box, 35 connection, 34–35 device control, 34–35 Target mode, 236 templates LiveType, 103 motion graphics, 198–199 10-bit uncompressed codec, 202, 204 te
Final Cut Pro Portable Genius tracks audio tracks ingesting, 52 number of independent audio tracks, 30–31 QuickTime movies, 30–31 Real Time audio mixing, 26–27 resizing, 69 video tracks ingesting, 52 resizing, 69 voiceover tracks, 62, 69 transerring footage.
Index video editing Add Edit feature, 62–64 insert edit, 66–67 montage, 71–72 multiple sequences, 70 option key, 76 overwrite edit, 66–67 Replace Edit feature, 64–65 slideshow, 71–72 slip content, 65 snapping feature, 66 Swap Edit tool, 72–73 Timeline Close Gap command, 68 Fit to Window, 68 linking icon, 76 Selection tool, 68 Track Backward tool, 69 Track Forward tool, 69 Zoom function, 67 Zoom slider bar, 67–68 workflows, 62 video-editing keyboard, 13 video filters adjusting filter parameters, 170–171 appl
