A (Select tool) shortcut key, 83
Action pop-up menu
Color Board, 431
Event Library, 5
managing metadata views and, 24–25
Active Video Angle pop-up menu, 192
Add (+) button, creating new naming scheme, 48
Add Custom Metadata Field, Event Browser option, 18–19
Add Keyframes button, in Viewer, 295, 297
Add Rule (+) button, adding filter criteria to searches, 40–43
Add to Audition option, 93
Adjustments pop-up menu, 467
Aged Paper effect, adding to multicamera clips, 213
alignment, font, 278
All Clips option (Control-C), filtering clips, 28
alternates, in auditions
Add to Audition option, 93
overview of, 86
playing in context, 90
Amount slider, Video Inspector
increasing effect visibility, 97
modifying and combining effects, 267
analysis keywords
overview of, 9
removing, 12
Analyze and Fix
finding shaky camerawork, 14–15
anchor parameter, transforming clips, 295–296
Anchor Points, transforming clips, 261
Angle Assembly setting, 196–197
Angle Clip Ordering setting, 197
Angle Editor
changing order of angles in Angle Viewer, 207–210
modifying multicamera clips, 203–204
syncing new or added clip, 210–211
Angle Synchronization setting, 198–200
Angle Viewer
changing order of angles in, 207–210
changing visible angles, 182–186
cutting between angles, 188–189
editing multicamera clips and, 187
settings, 202
video-only cuts when editing multicamera clips, 189–190
viewing multicamera clips, 181–182
angles, of multicamera clips
Angle Assembly setting, 196–197
Angle Clip Ordering setting, 197
Angle Synchronization setting, 198–200
changing order of angles in Angle Viewer, 207–210
changing the Angle Viewer, 182–186
displaying angle names, 191
number of angles possible, 180
animation
adding effects to video, 265
of audio levels, 113–114, 119–121
of clip position, 294
creating a travel matte, 314–318
keyboard shortcuts, 324
of pan effects, 135
in Video Animation Editor, 301–306
append edits
adding clips to projects, 54–56
editing multicamera clips and, 187
limiting source media while editing, 65
Apple Delay effect, Echo effects, 166
Apple Pro Certification Program, vii–viii
Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro X Advanced Editing
about the training services, vii
resources, vii
Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro X (Weynand), 105
Apple Pro Training Services, about, vii
Apply Color Correction commands, 422–423
assembly, adding clips to projects, 54
attenuation
keyboard shortcuts, 122
adding metadata to clips, 20
animating audio levels, 113–114
animating audio levels in Audio Inspector, 119–121
animating pan effects, 135
choosing panning environment, 130–133
custom settings, 220
deleting keyframes, 121
detaching video from, 147
disabling, 319
editing separately from video portion of multicam clip, 189–190
enabling/disabling audio channels, 144–146
fixing overmodulated audio, 109–110
keyboard shortcuts, 149
keyframing surround sound, 141–142
overview of, 105
panning, 130
resetting levels, 121
review, 148
roles for tagging audio clips, 283
searching by sampling rates, 44
searching by tracks, 44
setting levels generally, 106
setting levels in Timeline, 111–113
setting levels with Inspector, 116–119
setting levels with keyboard shortcuts, 122
subframe adjustments to, 114–116
for synchronization of multicamera clips, 200, 202
Audio Animation Editor
in Clip menu, 306
applying equalization effects, 156–161
controlling, 161
keyboard shortcuts, 177
overview of, 151
pitch shifting and voice effects, 169–170
removing, 162
Reverb and Echo effects, 164–167
review, 176
transferring between clips, 162–163
Audio Enhancements
in Audio Inspector, 153
automatic, 151
Loudness setting in, 163
animating audio levels, 119–121
Audio Enhancements, 153
breaking audio clips apart, 146–147
deleting keyframes, 121
managing audio channels, 144–146
pre-EQ and post-EQ results, 160–161
removing clip effects, 162
resetting audio levels, 121
Space Designer, 166
toggling clip effects, 161–162
viewing effect of Channel EQ, 159–160
audio meters
viewing project panning environment, 132
Audio Only option, Source Media pop-up menu, 66
Audio View option, Metadata View pop-up menu, 20
applying effects to all picks, 101
applying effects to other clips, 101–102
creating in Event Browser, 86–87
duplicating clips from original, 98–100
duplicating clips to create alternate, 96–98
duplicating clips without adding effects, 100
finalizing, 95
keyboard shortcuts, 103
navigating clips in, 93
overview of, 85
auto-analysis metadata, 7
creating additional people-related keywords, 13
finding people using facial recognition, 7–12
finding shaky camerawork, 13–15
removing analysis keywords, 12
types of automatic metadata, 4
A/V output, 331
average highlights, in Waveform Monitor, 359
average levels, audio meters showing, 107
average midtones, in Waveform Monitor, 360–361
background noise
audio levels and, 106
removing, 151
background rendering, turning off, 220, 328
Background Squares effect, Effects Browser, 77
Background Tasks windows, viewing progress of background analysis, 9
backgrounds
removing colored background, 225–227
backtiming edits
benefits of, 53
Balance Color command, 342
Basic View option, Metadata View pop-up menu, 19
Bass Boost equalization setting, 153
bass roll-off effect, 156
Black & White, adding effects to video, 266, 269
black point
copying grades between clips and, 421
working inside and outside of color masks, 449
Blade transition, for splitting clips, 400
Blend Mode pop-up menu, 249
blend modes
for compositing layers, 247
Hard Light blend mode, 252, 318
Stencil Alpha blend mode, 316
boost
EQ adjustments and, 152
keyboard shortcuts for, 122
bounding boxes, scaling, 308, 310
Break Apart Clip Items option, Clip menu
managing audio channels, 147
removing clip from storyline, 73
removing generator from storyline, 307
Brightness slider, Settings pop-up menu, 357
Broadcast Safe effect, 434–437
b-roll
auditions for comparing and selecting, 85
creating, 53
calibration, of display, 330–331
camera angles
auditions for comparing and selecting, 85, 93
searching by, 44
cameras
finding shaky camerawork, 13–15
recording channels of audio, 131
source media metadata, 4
Car Radio effect, 162–163, 168
cataloging clips, metadata for, 3
certification, Apple Pro Certification Program, vii–viii
channels, audio
audio meters showing, 107
breaking audio clips apart, 146–147
overview of, 144
performing surround panning, 138–140
recording, 131
relinking and, 336
searching by, 44
Channels pop-up menu, 146
Chroma color wheel
adjusting inner graph of, 236–237
in Color Selection controls, 235
chroma component, of video clip, 357
Chroma Rolloff parameter, 236
Clip Appearance button, 247
Clip Info section, of Format field, 49
Clip menu
Audio Animation Editor, 136, 306
Break Apart Clip Items option, 73, 147
Solo Animation command in, 173
entering for multiple clips, 17
organizing, 19
overview of, 16
switching between views, 19–20
clips
animation of clip position, 294
audio. see audio
cataloging, 3
clip-based metadata. see clip-based metadata
compound. see compound clips
connected. see connected clips
duplicating. see duplicating clips
entering metadata for multiple, 17
filtering. see filtering clips
intraclip-based metadata. see intraclip-based metadata
multicamera. see multicamera clips
splitting using Blade transition, 400
transitions between clip grades, 397–402
treating group of clips as single clip. see auditions
video. see video
viewing in Event Library, 10
clips, color matching
applying corrections to entire scene using compound clips, 431–433
commands for applying corrections between, 422–425
copying grades between, 420–422
grading first clip (reference clip), 412–415
matching clips to reference clip, 415–416
matching corrected clips, 409–410
matching insert clips, 426–427
clips, editing
adding to projects, 54
close-ups angles, comparing with other camera angles, 93
codecs
custom audio or video settings, 220
of relinked files, 336
color, primary and secondary, 352
color adjustments, isolated. see secondary color corrections
Color Balance controls
analyzing color balance, 340–341
automatic adjustments, 342–343
Color Board
Action pop-up menu, 431
adjusting color temperature, 385–389
adjustments in general, 375
combining saturation with contrast adjustments, 396–397
correcting individual shots, 429
eliminating color casts, 378–384
exposure controls, 366
Global control compared with Shadows control, 370–372
keyboard shortcuts, 403
Midtones control, 366, 368–370
opening and working with, 339–340
review, 403
saturation controls, 391
shape masks and, 455
color casts
adjusting color temperature, 385–389
spotting color casts with, 378
color channels, RGB Overlay histogram and, 348–349
color controls, Color Board
adjusting color temperature, 385–389
adjusting contrast, 379–380, 382–383
how they work, 381
spotting color casts with, 378
working with Global control, 389–391
adjusting contrast manually, 364–370
automatic adjustments, 340–343
Color Board adjustments, 364
displaying video scopes, 345–347
essential tasks in, 329
Global control compared with Shadows control, 370–372
keyboard shortcuts, 373
knowing when to correct, 329–330
media quality and, 331
multicamera clips, 212
with original or optimized media files, 332
relinking in Event Library, 334–335
relinking individual clips manually, 335–337
relinking to alternate media files, 332–334
saving/applying presets, 430–431
secondary. see secondary color corrections
transitions between clip grades, 397–402
video scopes for, 345
working inside and outside of color masks, 449–453
applying corrections to entire scene using compound clips, 431–433
automatically, 406
breaking down a scene, 412–413
Broadcast Safe effect, 434–437
changing compound clips, 433
commands for applying corrections between clips, 422–425
copying grades between clips, 420–422
correcting individual shots, 428–430
effects applied to grade, 433–434
grading first clip (reference clip), 412–415
keyboard shortcuts, 439
overview of, 405
review, 438
saving/applying correction presets, 430–431
shot matching and, 406
tips on shot matching, 427–428
color pickers, picking color for color mask, 444
color sampling
automatic results, 227
Strength slider, 228
Color Selection tools, Keyer effect, 234–235
color temperature, adjusting, 385–389
Command (zoom out on Timeline) shortcut key, 149
Command-[ (Timeline history) shortcut key, 83
Command Editor, creating command shortcuts with, 423
Command-+ (zoom in on Timeline), 149
Command-4 (Inspector) shortcut key, 83, 149, 373
Command-5 (Effects Browser) shortcut key, 439
Command-6 (Color Board) shortcut key, 373
Command-7 (video scopes) shortcut key, 373, 439
Command-Delete (delete collections) shortcut key, 51
Command-E (export media) shortcut key, 291
Command-F (filter window) shortcut key, 51
Command-G (storyline) shortcut key, 83
Command-J (project properties) shortcut key, 149
Command-K (Keyword Editor) shortcut key, 51
Command-L (loop playback) shortcut key, 291
Command-Option-V (paste effects) shortcut key, 177, 439
Command-S (Effects Browser) shortcut key, 177
Command-Shift-2 (show/hide Timeline Index) shortcut key, 291
Command-Shift-8 (audio meters) shortcut key, 149
Command-Shift-G (break apart clips) shortcut key, 83
Command-Shift-N (create new folder) shortcut key, 51
Command-T (cross dissolve) shortcut key, 83
Command-Y (create audition clip) shortcut key, 103
Command-Z (undo) shortcut key, 61
complex edits, combining, 67
accessing from Matte view, 232
of key, 227
viewing adjustments made in Matte view, 238
compositing
advanced keying features, 234–240
color sampling for creating keys, 224–230
creating compound clips, 218–221
keyboard shortcuts, 255
compound audio effects, 151
applying corrections to entire scene, 431–433
benefits of, 53
changing, 433
creating in Event Browser, 218–221
compression, source media metadata, 4
compressors, Levels effects, 164
connect edits
editing multicamera clips and, 187
keyboard shortcuts, 83
limiting source media while editing, 65
applying transitions to, 70–72, 246
breaking down storylines into, 73–75
creating, 314
creating secondary storylines, 68–70
crossfade effects, 126
contrast
changing saturation by adjusting, 396–397
Control (decrease volume) shortcut key, 149
Control-’ (move playhead to next marker) shortcut key, 255
Control-; (move playhead to previous marker) shortcut key, 255
Control-. (nudge marker to right) shortcut key, 255
Control-, (nudge marker to left) shortcut key, 255
Control-+ (increase volume) shortcut key, 149
Control-A (Audio Animation Editor) shortcut key, 149, 177
Control-C (show all clips) shortcut key, 51
Control-Delete (delete rejected clips) shortcut key, 51
Control-H (hide rejected clips) shortcut key, 51
Control-M (delete marker) shortcut key, 255
Control-O (delete items from selected clip) shortcut key, 51
Control-Option O (remove keywords) shortcut key, 51
Control-Option-T (assign title roles to clips) shortcut key, 291
Control-Option-V (assign video roles to clips) shortcut key, 291
Control-R (render selection) shortcut key, 291
Control-Right Arrow (choose pick and place in Timeline) shortcut key, 103
Control-S (expand/collapse audio/video) shortcut key, 149
Control-Shift-R (Render all) shortcut key, 291
Control-Shift-S (detach audio from video) shortcut key, 149
Control-T (title) shortcut key, 83
Control-V (open Video Animation Editor) shortcut key, 324
Control-Z (zoom to samples) shortcut key, 149
copy and paste
grades between clips, 420
titles, 286
core matte, in keying, 227
corner handles, scaling by dragging, 259
Counting generator, 245
course structure, for Final Cut Pro users, iv
crop
transforming clips, 263
with Viewer, 258
Crop option, Video Inspector, 354
cross-dissolves
applying to connected clips, 70–72
applying to generators, 246–247
transitions between clip grades, 400
cutaway shots, 53
cuts
multicamera clips and, 180
D (overwrite edit) shortcut key, 83
data rate, source media metadata, 4
dB levels
adjusting in Audio Inspector, 118–119
audio meters showing, 107
EQ adjustments and, 152, 155–156
fixing overmodulated audio, 109–110
keyboard shortcuts for boosting/lowering, 122
setting audio levels in Timeline, 111–113
Delay Designer effect, Echo effects, 166
Delete (Reject) shortcut key, 51
digital relighting, 457
disclosure triangle
revealing markers, 39
viewing clip ratings, 28
display, suitable for color correction, 330–331
dissolves, applying effects to generators, 246
distortion
audio levels and, 108
presets, 168
setting audio levels and, 106
with Viewer, 258
Distortion category, Effects Browser, 162–163
Down Arrow (move playhead forward) shortcut key, 83
downloading Final Cut Pro X, iv
Drop Shadow, applying to title, 276
Duplicate button, duplicating clips as an audition, 97
without adding effects, 100
duration
animation, 281
source media metadata, 4
DVD book files
downloading lesson files from, v–vi
overview of, v
dynamic range, of audio speakers, 109
E (append edit) shortcut key, 83
Echo (delay) effects, audio, 164–167
edge matte, in keying, 227
Edges tool, for refining matte edges, 228–230
Edit Metadata View option, Metadata View pop-up menu, 21, 24
editing
adding clips to projects, 54
applying transitions to connected clips, 70–72
attaching titles to connected clips, 78–81
breaking storylines down into connected clips, 73–75
combining complex edits, 67
keyboard shortcuts, 83
overview of, 53
review, 82
timing edits with markers and Hold segments, 221–224
effects
animating with sliders, 294
applying to all picks, 101
applying to generators, 243–246
applying to other clips, 101–102
audio. see audio effects
browsing, previewing, and applying, 264–267
complex, 157
duplicating clips without adding effects, 100
modifying and combining, 267–270
Effects Browser
applying effects to generators, 244
Background Squares effect, 77
Broadcast Safe effect, 435
Glory effect, 100
Light category, 268
multicamera clips and, 212
Remove High Frequencies effect, 159
Romantic effect, 96
Spaces category, 165
Stylize category, 101, 265, 433–434
ending points, editing clips and, 64
equalization (EQ)
Equalization pop-up menu, 153–154
Event Browser
Add Custom Metadata Field option, 18–19
Analyze and Fix option, 7–8, 10
creating compound clips, 218–221
Filter pop-up menu, 28
List View option, 11
playing multicamera clip in, 182
Shift-click for selecting multiple clips, 17
Synchronize Clips command, 76
video scopes and, 347
Event Library
Action pop-up menu, 5
Keyword Collection in, 30
viewing clips in, 10
events
automatic metadata added to, 4
searching for metadata related to, 39
EXIF View option, Metadata View pop-up menu, 19–20
expanders, Levels effects, 164
exporting titles, 288
exposure controls, Color Board
adjusting contrast, 379, 382–383
animating shape masks, 466
applying corrections between clips, 424
correcting individual shots, 429
creating first clip (reference clip) and, 414–415
Global control, 366
masking skin tones, 462
matching clips to reference clip and, 417–418
Midtones control, 366, 368–370
overview of, 366
shape masks and, 455
transitions between clip grades, 401
Extended View option, Metadata View pop-up menu, 6, 16
eyedropper
color masks and, 445–446, 448–449
masking skin tones, 461
F (favorites) shortcut key, 51
facial recognition
types of auto-analysis, 7
fades
animating audio levels in Timeline, 113
applying to connected clips, 72
keyframing in Video Animation Editor and, 304
Fat EQ parameter, 158
Favorite rating
append edits, 56
creating compound clips and, 219
Feathering, softening matte edges, 232
fields
deleting, 25
viewing using Inspector, 6
Fill, applying solid color, 316
Filter pop-up menu
filtering clips, 28
hiding rejected clips, 220
selecting favorite clips, 219
Filter window
New Smart Collection option, 44–45
opening, 40
clearing filters, 46
overview of, 37
by ratings, 28
by text, 22
filters
applying equalization effects, 156–161
auditions for comparing and selecting, 85
distortion, 168
color correction. see color correction
defined, 327
folders, creating new, 34
fonts
changing size of, 285
presets, 278
types of, 275
formats
custom audio or video settings, 220
multicamera clip settings, 201–202
text, 276
frame rate
custom audio or video settings, 220
relinking and, 336
rendering projects at full frame rate, 283
searching by, 44
of source media metadata, 4
frame size
searching by, 44
of source media metadata, 4
frames, dropping frames during playback, 183–184
gates, Levels effects, 164
General View option, Metadata View pop-up menu, 21–22
Generator Inspector, 316
generators
previewing, 241
replacing in Timeline, 243
selecting and connecting to storyline, 241–242
Type options, Tint Color, and Tint Amount, 242
Generators Browser, 241
Global exposure control
Color Board, 366
color masks and, 442
compared with Shadows control, 370–372
Global saturation control, 392–394
Glory effect, Effects Browser, 100
Glow effect, adding to video, 268
gradient
black to white, 376
Spill Contrast gradient, 239
grading
commands for applying corrections between clips, 422–425
copying grades between clips, 420–422
creating first clip (reference clip), 412–415
matching clips to reference clip, 415–420
graphics. see also video
adding effects to video, 265–266
adding layered graphics files to projects, 253
keyframing in Video Animation Editor, 303–306
titles. see titles
hard drive, monitoring performance of, 183–184
Hard Light blend mode, 252, 318
headroom, mixing audio and, 108
Helvetica font, sizing, 275
Hide Rejected option (Control-H), filtering clips, 28
high-contrast ratio, 360
highlights
Protect Highlights parameter, 267–268
Highlights color control
adjusting color temperature, 387
correcting individual shots, 429
masking sky, 464
matching corrected clips, 409
matching insert clips, 427
rebalancing highlights, 378–379
transitions between clip grades, 398
working inside and outside of color masks, 451
Highlights exposure control
animating shape masks, 466
applying corrections between clips, 424
Broadcast Safe effect, 435
creating first clip (reference clip) and, 414–415
masking skin tones, 462
matching reference clips, 417
shape masks and, 455
transitions between clip grades, 401
working inside and outside of color masks, 450
Highlights saturation control
changing saturation with contrast adjustments, 396–397
matching reference clips, 419
overview of, 395
histograms
matching corrected clips, 409–410
RGB Overlay histogram, 348–350
Hold segments
extending clip duration to marker, 221–223
keyboard shortcuts, 255
placing playhead at start of, 270
Home shortcut key, 51
Hue/Saturation effect, 266–267, 269
hum, audio effect for removing, 151
I (start point) shortcut key, 51, 55
illuminant (dominant light), quality of, 452
iMovie, color correction adjustments, 343–345
import, analyzing color balance during, 343
Includes pop-up menu, filtering clips and, 40–43
Info Inspector
viewing data fields, 6
viewing field descriptions, 18–19
viewing source media metadata, 4
inner graph, of Chroma wheel, 236–237
insert clips, color matching, 426–427
insert edits
adding clips to projects, 57–58
editing multicamera clips and, 187
limiting source media while editing, 65
Inspector
adjusting keyframes in, 313
Inspectors
Audio Inspector. see Audio Inspector
Generator Inspector, 316
Video Inspector. see Video Inspector
interface, for color correction, 338–340
interpolation, of values between keyframes, 294
filtering by ratings, 28
overview of, 25
keyboard shortcuts
animation, 324
audio, 149
audio effects, 177
audio levels, 122
auditions, 103
color matching, 439
compositing and keying, 255
editing, 91
metadata-related, 51
on portable Mac vs. desktop Mac, vi
switching angles, 192
titles, 291
Keyer effect
determining color sampling amount, 228
removing colored background, 225–227
stacking order of, 233
as travel matte, 314
keyframes
audio levels, 113–114, 119–121
creating and manipulating, 294
creating animation with, 293
deleting, 121
multicamera clips, 212
pan effects, 135
panning audio in Timeline, 136–138
for Position and Scale parameters, 307–308
subframe adjustments to audio, 114–116
in Video Animation Editor, 301–306
keying
determining color sampling amount, 228
keyboard shortcuts, 255
Keying category of Effects Browser, 225
removing colored background, 225–227
softening matte edges, 232
Keying category, of Effects Browser, 225
Keyword Collection
in Event Library, 30
Keyword Editor
opening, 30
overview of, 25
keywords
analysis keywords, 9
creating people-related keywords, 13
removing analysis keywords, 12
L (play clip) shortcut key, 51
LCD displays, 330
Less Bass effect, 157
Light category, Effects Browser, 268
Light Wrap feature, adjusting matte detail, 240
limiters, Levels effects, 164
linear
fade shapes, 127
keyframing in Video Animation Editor, 306
list view, icon for multicamera clips, 181
List View option, Event Browser, 11
logs/logging, clip-based metadata, 16
Looks section, Effects Browser, 96, 264–265
looping playback
disabling, 319
previewing video clips, 219
starting/stopping, 91
titles and, 272
low-contrast ratio, Waveform Monitor and, 360
Lower third titles, 272
adjusting contrast, 379–380, 382–383
color masks and, 442
copying grades between clips, 421
creating first clip (reference clip), 414–415
histogram and, 349
matching clips to reference clip, 415–416
video clips broken down into luma and chroma components, 357
waveform of, 362
Luma curve, in Chroma wheel, 236
Luma Keyer effect, 247, 250–251
Luma option, Setting pop-up menu, 365
Luma Rolloff parameter, 236
Luma Rolloff slider, 251
M (markers) shortcut key, 51, 255, 439
markers
clicking on disclosure triangle to reveal, 39
copying grades between clips and, 421
keyboard shortcuts, 51, 255, 439
matching clips to reference clip, 415–416
searching for marker text, 37
setting for audio clip, 221–222
Mask effect
stacking order of, 233
in Video Inspector, 231
masks. see mattes
master shots, overwriting, 58
Match Color tool. see also color matching
overview of, 406
Matte Tools, 238
accessing from Composite view, 232
of a key, 227
viewing adjustments made in, 238
color masks. see color masks
creating a travel matte, 314–318
edge mattes in keying, 227
Matte view of a key, 227
shape masks. see shape masks
viewing impact of Chroma wheel adjustments, 235
media
adding media type to search terms, 42
color correction and, 331
limiting source media while editing, 65–67
organizing. see metadata
original or optimized media files, 332
relinking to alternate media files, 332–334
Media Type pop-up menu, 42
Memory effect, Effects Browser, 98–99
auto-analysis metadata, 7
clip-based metadata, 16
creating people-related keywords, 13
creating Smart Collections, 44–46
entering for multiple clips, 17
entering manually, 15
filtering by ratings, 28
filtering clips by, 37
finding people using facial recognition, 7–12
finding shaky camerawork, 13–15
intraclip-based metadata, 25
organizing clip-based metadata, 19
removing analysis keywords, 12
switching between views, 19–20
types of automatic, 4
Metadata View pop-up menu
Audio View option, 20
Basic View option, 19
Edit Metadata View option, 21, 24
Save As, 24
microphones, recording stereo or surround sound and, 130–131
midtones
average midtones, 360
tonal range and, 348
Midtones color control
matching corrected clips, 409–410
rebalancing highlights, 378
working inside and outside of color masks, 452
Midtones exposure control
applying corrections between clips, 424
combining shape masks, 458
correcting individual shots, 429
creating first clip (reference clip), 414
matching clips to reference clip, 417
transitions between clip grades, 398, 401
Midtones saturation control
correcting individual shots, 429
matching clips to reference clip, 419
working inside and outside of color masks, 452
Modify menu, setting audio levels in Timeline, 111
modulation
audio effects, 151
audio levels and, 108
fixing overmodulated audio, 109
motion path, keyframes creating, 298
Motion projects
effects, transitions, and generators as, 274
published to FCP, 243
Movements category, in Transitions Browser, 319
adding to projects, 187
Angle Assembly setting, 196–197
Angle Clip Ordering setting, 197
Angle Synchronization setting, 198–200
audio used for synchronization, 200
changing order of angles in Angle Viewer, 207–210
changing the Angle Viewer, 182–186
cutting between angles, 188–189
displaying angle names, 191
editing audio and video in multicamera clips separately, 189–190
overview of, 179
property and timecode settings, 200–202
review, 214
syncing new or added clip, 210–211
using footage, 180
N (snapping) shortcut key, 83
names
Naming Presets windows, 47
Naming Presets windows, 47
New Smart Collection option, Filter window, 44–45
nondestructive editing, 46
Notes field, searching for text, 37
NTSC SD format, for multicamera clips, 201–202
O (create end point) shortcut key, 51
offline media
using high-quality media for color correction, 331
Old World effect, 345
OLED displays, 330
for use with garbage mask, 231
in Viewer, 231
opacity
modifying blend modes, 252
titles and, 280
Option-’ (navigate to next keyframe), 149
Option-; (navigate to previous keyframe), 149
Option-Down Arrow (reduce keyframe audio level), 149
Option-G (compound clip) shortcut key, 83, 439
Option-M (create new marker) shortcut key, 51
Option-Up Arrow (increase keyframe audio level), 149
Option-V (paste connected clip), 255
OSC. see onscreen controls (OSC)
Outside Mask, color masks and, 446, 449–453
overmodulation, of audio, 109–110
overshoots, Waveform Monitor and, 357
overwrite edits
adding audition to project, 89
adding clips to projects, 58–59
backtiming and, 64
editing multicamera clips and, 187
limiting source media while editing, 65
project-defined edits, 64
P (Position tool) shortcut key, 83
panning audio
choosing panning environment, 130–133
overview of, 130
panning in Timeline, 135
performing surround panning, 138–140
resetting audio levels, 121
peak highlights, in Waveform Monitor, 359
peak levels, in audio meter, 107
people, finding using facial recognition, 7–12
picks, in auditions
applying effects to all picks, 101
finalizing auditions, 95
next pick or new pick, 90
overview of, 86
selecting new, 91
pitch shifting, audio effects, 169–170
Placeholder generator, 245
plasma screens, 330
playhead
keyboard shortcuts for moving, 83, 255
moving using Up or Down Arrows, 57
placing playhead at start of Hold segment, 270
position
animating Position parameter of Shapes generator, 307–308
animation of clip position, 294
keyframing in Video Animation Editor, 303
titles and, 280
Position tool, 74
preferences, video, 331
presets
Color Board, 431
previewing
generators, 241
opacity settings, 251
titles, 271
primary colors, 352
Project Browser, 68
Project Library, 88
project-defined edits, 53, 61–64
projects
adding clips to, 54
adding multicamera clips to, 187
opening, 68
rendering at full frame rate, 283
properties, multicamera clips, 200–202
Properties menu, Selected Properties option, 23
Protect Highlights parameter, 267–268
Protect Skin parameter, 267
proxy media, low quality of, 332
Q (connect edit) shortcut key, 83
QC (quality control), 437
QuickTime movie, exporting titles as tracks of, 288
ratings
adding rating to search terms, 40–41
creating compound clips and, 219
filtering clips by, 28
overview of, 25
selecting clips as favorites or rejecting, 25–27
Reel pop-up menu, 44
reels, searching by, 44
reference clip
rejects, selecting clips as favorites or rejecting, 25–27
Relink Media command, 334
relinking media
to alternate media files, 332–334
individual clips manually, 335–337
Remove (–) button, removing filter criteria from searches, 42–43
Remove High Frequencies effect, Effects Browser, 159
rendering
custom settings, 220
projects at full frame rate, 283
turning off background rendering, 328
replace edits
editing multicamera clips and, 187
limiting source media while editing, 65
Reset button (X)
clearing search field, 38
resetting audio levels, 121
restoring video clip to original settings, 260
resolution
custom audio or video settings, 220
display quality and, 330
of relinked files, 336
zoom levels and, 259
Retime pop-up menu, 170
retiming
multicamera clips, 212
preserving pitch, 170
Retro generator
applying Tint effect to, 244
replacing generators in Timeline, 243
Reverb (spaces) effects, audio effects, 164–167
RGB Overlay
matching corrected clips, 409–410
RGB Parade scope
adjusting color temperature, 387
applying corrections between clips, 424
creating first clip (reference clip) and, 414
matching clips to reference clip, 417–418, 420
spotting color casts with, 378
using with Global control, 389
Vectorscope compared with, 385
rippling, trimming multicamera clips, 193–194
Role Editor, 286
roles
exporting title subroles, 288–289
overview of, 283
using with titles in different languages, 286
rolling edits, trimming multicamera clips, 193–194
rolling shutter artifacts, finding shaky camerawork, 13–15
Romantic effect, 96
rotation
titles and, 280
Roundness, softening matte edges, 232
S (skimming) shortcut key, 149
sampling
color samples used to create keys, 224–230
enabling automatic sampling, 233
masks and, 453
making subframe adjustments to audio, 114
searching audio by, 44
saturation
adjusting matte detail, 239
applying corrections between clips, 424
creating first clip (reference clip) and, 414
Hue/Saturation effect, 266–267, 269
matching corrected clips, 409–410
saturation controls, Color Board
changing saturation with contrast adjustments, 396–397
correcting individual shots, 429
Highlights control, 395
matching clips to reference clip and, 419
overview of, 391
Shadows control, 395
transitions between clip grades, 399
Saturation parameter, 239
Save As option, Metadata View pop-up menu, 24
scale
animating Scale parameter of Shapes generator, 307–308, 310
titles and, 280
transforming clips, 260–262, 295–296
scene balancing. see also color matching
breaking down a scene, 412–413
as iterative process, 427
overview of, 406
useful commands, 422
scenes, searching by, 44
scene-to-scene correction, 406. see also color matching
S-curve, fade shapes, 127
searches
combining masks with shapes, 460
masking corrections to sky, 463–465
overview of, 441
review, 468
shapes used to create vignette, 454–457
shapes used to target frame regions, 453–454
working inside and outside of color masks, 449–453
secondary colors, 352
Select tool
in Tools pop-up menu, 75
selection triangle, Viewer, 228
selections
select all, 81
Shift-click for selecting multiple clips, 17
Setting pop-up menu
Brightness slider, 357
Luma option, 365
Millivolts, 362
Waveform, 356
settings, multicamera clips
Angle Assembly setting, 196–197
Angle Clip Ordering setting, 197
Angle Synchronization setting, 198–200
property and timecode settings, 200–202
Shadows color control
adjusting color, 384
adjusting color temperature, 387–388
rebalancing highlights, 377
Shadows exposure control
adjusting contrast, 383
applying corrections between clips, 424
copying grades between clips and, 421
Global control compared with, 370–372
masking skin tones, 462
matching clips to reference clip and, 417–418
transitions between clip grades, 398
working inside and outside of color masks, 449
Shadows saturation control
correcting individual shots, 429–430
overview of, 395
combining with masks, 460
combining with other shapes, 457–460
for creating vignettes, 454–457
for targeting frame regions, 453–454
Shapes generator
animating Position and Scale parameters, 307
Shift-3 (audio source media) shortcut key, 83
Shift-D (backtimed overwrite edits) shortcut key, 83
Shift-H (create Hold segment) shortcut key, 255
Shift-Q (backtimed connect edit) shortcut key, 83
Shift-Z (zoom to fit) shortcut key, 149
shot matching. see also color matching
overview of, 406
Show Angle Viewer option, Viewer Options pop-up menu, 181
Show Retime Editor command, 223
Show Video Animation, Adjustments pop-up menu, 467
Show/Hide Timeline Index, 286
skimming
audio levels and, 110
turning off, 347
Skin Tone Indicator
applying corrections between clips, 424
skin tones
Protect Skin parameter, 267
slash (/), playing clips, 59
Slide transition, animating with, 319–323
Smart Collections
grouping, 34
keyword-related clips automatically added to, 12
of multicamera clips, 181
selecting, 10
Smooth option, for motion path, 298
snapping
edit point to a marker, 222
enabling, 71
Softness slider, color masks and, 446
Solo Animation command, in Clip menu, 173
sound. see audio
source media, limiting while editing, 65–67
source media metadata
extent and flexibility of, 3
types of automatic metadata, 4
Source Media pop-up menu, 66
Spacebar shortcut key, for playing clips, 83
spaces (Reverb) effects, audio effects, 164–167
speakers
EQ adjustments and, 152
panning audio and, 130
Spill Contrast gradient, adjusting matte detail, 239
Spill Level slider, refining edges of a matte, 229–230
Spill Suppression, viewing composite images and, 239
starting points, editing clips and, 64
Stencil Alpha blend mode, 316
stereo sound
choosing panning environment, 131
panning audio, 130
viewing project panning environment, 132
Stills option, Media Type pop-up menu, 42
storylines
breaking down into connected clips, 73–75
connecting generators to, 241–242
incorporating clips from into compound clips, 80–81
multiple, 53
removing generator from storyline before animating, 307
transition effects and, 126
Strength slider, enabling automatic sampling, 233
Stylize category, Effects Browser, 101, 265, 433–434
stylized design, color correction for, 329
subframe adjustments, to audio, 114–116
surround sound
choosing panning environment, 131
panning audio, 130
performing surround panning, 138–140
viewing project panning environment, 132
synchronization, of multicamera clips
Angle Synchronization setting, 198–200
syncing new or added clip, 210–211
Synchronize Clips command, Event Browser, 76
system requirements, vii
Take fields, renaming clips, 46–47
takes
auditions for comparing and selecting, 85
searching by, 44
Teal & Orange effect, Looks effects, 265, 267–268
Telephone, distortion presets, 168
Television, distortion presets, 168
text
applying styles to titles, 277–278
attaching titles to connected clips, 78–81
filtering clips by, 22
text entry mode, creating titles, 273
Text Inspector
managing text size and color, 79
text attributes in, 276
Text box for working with text, 284
textures, adding effects to video, 265
Themes Browser, title and transition options, 271
through edits, trimming multicamera clips, 192
thumbnails
icon for multicamera clips, 181
Keyer thumbnail, 226
previewing generators, 241
previewing titles, 271
selecting picks in Audition window, 91
displaying settings by angle, 185
multicamera clip settings, 200–202
setting for audio clip, 221
Timecode generator, 245
Timeline
adding clips to projects, 54
adding effects to multicamera clips, 213
adding titles to projects, 272
creating compound clips, 76–77
inserting clips, 57
keyframing in Video Animation Editor, 301–302
opening projects, 68
Show/Hide Timeline Index, 286
trimming multicamera clips, 193
video scopes and, 347
Tint effect, applying to Retro generator, 244
Tint parameter, adjusting matte detail, 239
Title Inspector
Published Parameters in, 279–280
text attributes in, 276
attaching to connected clips, 78–81
exporting, 288
keyboard shortcuts, 291
overview of, 270
Titles Browser
title styles in, 270
Titles pop-up menu, 289
toggling audio effects on/off, 161–162
tonal range
color controls and, 377
of images, 348
Tools pop-up menu
Position tool, 74
Select tool, 75
Transcoding and Analysis, viewing progress of background analysis, 9
transformations
of clips with Inspector, 261
enabling Transform effect, 295
lining up rectangle corners in Shapes generator, 307
scale, position, rotation, and crop, 260–263
transitions
applying to connected clips, 70–72
applying to multicamera clips, 212
connected clips and storylines and, 126
creating animation with, 294, 318–319
crossfade effects, 124
duration of, 127
options in Transition Browser, 246
transparency
opacity settings and, 252
travel matte changing over time, 314
travel matte, creating, 314–318
Treble Boost equalization setting, 153–154
trimming
relinking and, 336
undershoots, Waveform Monitor and, 357
Underwater, distortion presets, 168
Up Arrow (move playhead backward) shortcut key, 83
Vectorscope
applying corrections between clips, 424
changing saturation with contrast adjustments, 397
making color cast adjustments, 381–382
matching corrected clips, 409–410
matching insert clips, 426
matching reference clips, 418–419
overview of, 351
primary and secondary color, 352
RGB Parade compared with, 385
Skin Tone Indicator, 353–355, 380
spotting color casts with, 378
using with Saturation controls, 392–393
working inside and outside of color masks, 450
animating clip position, 294
browsing, previewing, and applying effects, 264–267
crossfade effects, 124
custom settings, 220
detaching audio from, 147
editing audio and video in multicamera clips separately, 189–190
Hold segment used with, 222–223
keyframing in Inspector, 299–301
keyframing in Video Animation Editor, 301–306
preferences, 331
selecting favorite clips, 219
timing edits with markers and Hold segments, 221–224
titles. see titles
Video Animation Editor
adjusting keyframes in, 313
animating shape masks, 467
closing, 306
revealing, 307
Amount slider, 97
Blend Mode pop-up menu, 249, 316
color correction controls in, 338
Crop, 354
Exposure option, 379
iMovie effect, 344
Mask effect in, 231
stabilizing shaky shots, 15
viewing matte with, 227
Video Only option, Source Media pop-up menu, 66
video scopes
overview of, 345
View controls
Composite view. see Composite view
Matte view. see Matte view
Viewer
adjusting keyframes in, 313
changing parameters of single line of text, 277
onscreen controls, 231
previewing effects, 226
previewing generators, 241
previewing opacity settings, 251
selection triangle, 228
transform, crop, and distort effects, 258
transformation of clips in, 257
working with text in, 284
Viewer Options pop-up menu, Show Angle Viewer option, 181
views, metadata
vignettes
digital relighting, 457
shape masks used to create, 454–457
Vintage Radio, distortion presets, 168–169
voice effects, audio effects, 169–170
volume
audio effect for adjusting loudness, 151
controls in Timeline, 111
dB levels, 107
EQ adjustments and, 152
fixing overmodulated audio, 109–110
resetting audio levels, 121
Volume slider, in Audio Inspector, 117–119
W (insert edit) shortcut key, 83
Walkie Talkie, distortion presets, 168
Waveform Monitor
Broadcast Safe effect, 435
copying grades between clips and, 421
luma, 362
overshoots and undershoots and, 357
overview of, 356
RGB Parade and RGB Overlay and, 362–364
video clips broken down into luma and chroma components, 357
white points, black point, contrast, and midtones, 359–362
waveforms
color masks and, 442
creating first clip (reference clip) and, 414
fixing overmodulated audio, 109–110
matching clips to reference clip and, 415–416
white point, in Waveform Monitor, 359, 361–362
Y (open audition) shortcut key, 103
zoom levels
resolution and, 259