Numbers

+3 dB (fast-fade), 128–129

-3 dB (slow-fade), 128–129

720p HD, 201–202

1080p HD, 201–202

A

A (Select tool) shortcut key, 83

Action pop-up menu

Apply Custom Name, 46–47

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

changing picks, 87–89

overview of, 86

playing in context, 90

removing, 94–95

Amount slider, Video Inspector

increasing effect visibility, 97

modifying and combining effects, 267

analysis keywords

overview of, 9

removing, 12

Analyze and Fix

finding people, 7–8

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

effects, 212–213

fixing sync errors, 204–207

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

switching angles, 191–192

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

cuts between, 188–189

displaying angle names, 191

number of angles possible, 180

switching angles, 191–192

animation

adding effects to video, 265

audio effects and, 171–175

of audio levels, 113–114, 119–121

of clip position, 294

creating a travel matte, 314–318

of generators, 306–313

in Inspector, 299–301

keyboard shortcuts, 324

overview of, 293–294

of pan effects, 135

of panning audio, 136–138

review, 323–324

of shape masks, 465–468

of surround sound, 141–142

of titles, 279–283

transitions creating, 318–323

in Video Animation Editor, 301–306

in Viewer, 294–299

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

EQ adjustments and, 152, 155

keyboard shortcuts, 122

audio

adding metadata to clips, 20

animating audio levels, 113–114

animating audio levels in Audio Inspector, 119–121

animating pan effects, 135

audio meters, 106–108

breaking clips apart, 146–147

choosing panning environment, 130–133

crossfade effects, 124–127

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

fade shapes, 127–130

fades, 123–124

fixing overmodulated audio, 109–110

how loud is too loud, 108–109

keyboard shortcuts, 149

keyframing surround sound, 141–142

mixers, 108–109

nudging keyframes, 122–123

overview of, 105

panning, 130

panning in Timeline, 136–138

preset pan methods, 142–144

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

stereo panning, 133–134

subframe adjustments to, 114–116

surround panning, 138–140

for synchronization of multicamera clips, 200, 202

Audio Animation Editor

in Clip menu, 306

panning in Timeline, 136–138

audio effects

animating, 171–173

applying equalization effects, 156–161

controlling, 161

distortion presets, 168–169

equalization and, 152–156

keyboard shortcuts, 177

Levels effects, 163–164

modifying animations, 174–175

overview of, 151

pitch shifting and voice effects, 169–170

removing, 162

Reverb and Echo effects, 164–167

review, 176

toggling, 161–162

transferring between clips, 162–163

Audio Enhancements

in Audio Inspector, 153

automatic, 151

Loudness setting in, 163

Audio Inspector

animating audio levels, 119–121

Audio Enhancements, 153

breaking audio clips apart, 146–147

deleting keyframes, 121

Less Bass effect, 157–158

managing audio channels, 144–146

pre-EQ and post-EQ results, 160–161

removing clip effects, 162

resetting audio levels, 121

setting audio levels, 116–119

Space Designer, 166

toggling clip effects, 161–162

viewing effect of Channel EQ, 159–160

audio meters

understanding, 106–108

viewing project panning environment, 132

Audio Only option, Source Media pop-up menu, 66

Audio View option, Metadata View pop-up menu, 20

Audition window, 87–88, 90

auditions

applying effects to all picks, 101

applying effects to other clips, 101–102

changing picks, 87–88

creating in Event Browser, 86–87

creating in Timeline, 91–94

duplicating clips from original, 98–100

duplicating clips to create alternate, 96–98

duplicating clips without adding effects, 100

editing with, 88–90

finalizing, 95

keyboard shortcuts, 103

modifying, 94–95

navigating clips in, 93

overview of, 85

previewing, 90–91

review, 102–103

auto-analysis metadata, 7

creating additional people-related keywords, 13

finding people using facial recognition, 7–12

finding shaky camerawork, 13–15

overview of, 3–4

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

B

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

adding graphics to, 248–250

removing colored background, 225–227

backtiming edits

benefits of, 53

overview of, 64–65

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

in Waveform Monitor, 360, 362

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

experimenting with, 251–252

Hard Light blend mode, 252, 318

Overlay blend mode, 249–250

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

C

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

Channel EQ interface, 159–160

channels, audio

audio meters showing, 107

breaking audio clips apart, 146–147

enabling/disabling, 144–146

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

clip-based metadata

creating custom fields, 18–19

customizing views, 21–24

entering for multiple clips, 17

managing views, 24–25

organizing, 19

overview of, 16

switching between views, 19–20

clips

animation of clip position, 294

applying effects to, 101–102

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

rating, 25–27

renaming, 46–50

splitting using Blade transition, 400

transformation of, 258–264

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

simple clip matching, 406–409

clips, editing

adding to projects, 54

appending, 54–56

inserting, 57–58

overwriting, 58–59

replacing, 59–61

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

adjusting contrast, 364–366

adjusting saturation, 391–396

adjustments in general, 375

color controls, 338, 376–378

color masks and, 442–446

combining saturation with contrast adjustments, 396–397

correcting individual shots, 429

eliminating color casts, 378–384

exposure controls, 366

Global control, 366, 389–391

Global control compared with Shadows control, 370–372

Highlights control, 366–367

keyboard shortcuts, 403

Midtones control, 366, 368–370

opening and working with, 339–340

review, 403

saturation controls, 391

Shadows control, 366, 368

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

RGB Parade and, 383–385

spotting color casts with, 378

using, 376–378

Vectorscope and, 381–382

working with Global control, 389–391

color correction

adjusting contrast manually, 364–370

automatic adjustments, 340–343

Color Board adjustments, 364

display for, 330–331

displaying video scopes, 345–347

essential tasks in, 329

Global control compared with Shadows control, 370–372

iMovie adjustments, 343–345

interface for, 338–340

keyboard shortcuts, 373

knowing when to correct, 329–330

media quality and, 331

multicamera clips, 212

with original or optimized media files, 332

overview of, 327–329

relinking in Event Library, 334–335

relinking individual clips manually, 335–337

relinking to alternate media files, 332–334

review, 372–373

RGB histogram, 348–350

saving/applying presets, 430–431

secondary. see secondary color corrections

transitions between clip grades, 397–402

Vectorscope, 351–356

video scopes for, 345

Waveform Monitor, 356–364

color masks

masking skin tones, 460–462

masking sky, 463–465

overview of, 442–449

working inside and outside of color masks, 449–453

color matching

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

to corrected clips, 409–410

correcting individual shots, 428–430

effects applied to grade, 433–434

grading first clip (reference clip), 412–415

to insert clips, 426–427

keyboard shortcuts, 439

manually, 410–411

overview of, 405

to reference clip, 415–420

review, 438

saving/applying correction presets, 430–431

shot matching and, 406

simple clip matching, 406–409

tips on shot matching, 427–428

color pickers, picking color for color mask, 444

color sampling

automatic results, 227

creating keys, 224–230

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

Composite view

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

garbage masks, 230–234

generators for, 240–247

graphics or video, 247–253

keyboard shortcuts, 255

overview of, 217–218

review, 254–255

timing edits, 221–224

compound audio effects, 151

compound clips

applying corrections to entire scene, 431–433

benefits of, 53

changing, 433

creating, 75–77, 314

creating in Event Browser, 218–221

compression, source media metadata, 4

compressors, Levels effects, 164

connect edits

backtiming and, 64, 67

editing multicamera clips and, 187

keyboard shortcuts, 83

limiting source media while editing, 65

connected clips

applying transitions to, 70–72, 246

attaching titles to, 78–81

breaking down storylines into, 73–75

color matching, 409–410

creating, 314

creating secondary storylines, 68–70

crossfade effects, 126

contrast

changing saturation by adjusting, 396–397

color casts and, 379–380

manual adjustment, 364–370

shadows and, 382–383

contrast ratio, 360–361

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

effects, 101–102, 163

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

crossfade effects, 124–127

custom fields, 18–19

Custom title, 278–279

custom views, 21–24

cutaway shots, 53

cuts

between angles, 188–189

multicamera clips and, 180

video-only, 189–190

D

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

how loud is too loud, 108–109

keyboard shortcuts for boosting/lowering, 122

nudging keyframes, 122–123

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 effects, 151, 168–169

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

duplicating clips

to create alternate, 96–98

from original, 98–100

without adding effects, 100

duration

animation, 281

source media metadata, 4

transitions, 127, 247

DVD book files

downloading lesson files from, v–vi

overview of, v

dynamic range, of audio speakers, 109

E

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

appending clips, 54–56

applying transitions to connected clips, 70–72

attaching titles to connected clips, 78–81

auditions for, 88–90

backtiming edits, 64–65

breaking storylines down into connected clips, 73–75

combining complex edits, 67

compound clips, 75–77

inserting clips, 57–58

keyboard shortcuts, 83

limiting source media, 65–67

overview of, 53

overwriting clips, 58–59

project-defined edits, 61–64

replacing clips, 59–61

review, 82

secondary storylines, 68–70

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 grate, 433–434

applying to other clips, 101–102

audio. see audio effects

auditions for sampling, 95–96

browsing, previewing, and applying, 264–267

complex, 157

duplicating clips without adding effects, 100

modifying and combining, 267–270

multicamera clips, 212–213

review, 290–291

Effects Browser

applying effects to generators, 244

Background Squares effect, 77

Broadcast Safe effect, 435

Cathedral effect, 171–173

Distortion category, 162–163

EQ category, 157–158

Glory effect, 100

Light category, 268

Memory effect, 98–99

multicamera clips and, 212

opening, 224–225

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)

applying effects, 156–161

overview of, 152–156

Equalization pop-up menu, 153–154

Event Browser

Add Custom Metadata Field option, 18–19

Analyze and Fix option, 7–8, 10

creating auditions, 86–87

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

organizing keywords, 33–34

relinking media in, 334–336

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

Highlights control, 366–367

masking skin tones, 462

matching clips to reference clip and, 417–418

Midtones control, 366, 368–370

overview of, 366

Shadows control, 366, 368

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

F (favorites) shortcut key, 51

facial recognition

finding people, 7–12

types of auto-analysis, 7

fades

animating audio levels in Timeline, 113

applying to connected clips, 72

audio effects, 123–124

crossfade effects, 124–127

keyframing in Video Animation Editor and, 304

setting fade shapes, 127–130

Fat EQ parameter, 158

Favorite rating

append edits, 56

creating compound clips and, 219

marking clip as, 44–45

selecting clips as, 25–27

Feathering, softening matte edges, 232

fields

creating custom, 18–19

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

closing, 45–46

New Smart Collection option, 44–45

opening, 40

filtering clips

clearing filters, 46

overview of, 37

by ratings, 28

searching for metadata, 39–44

searching for text, 37–39

by text, 22

filters

applying equalization effects, 156–161

auditions for comparing and selecting, 85

distortion, 168

finishing

color correction. see color correction

defined, 327

folders, creating new, 34

fonts

changing size of, 285

presets, 278

sizing, 274–275

types of, 275

Format field, 48–49

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

G

garbage masks, 230–234

gates, Levels effects, 164

General View option, Metadata View pop-up menu, 21–22

Generator Inspector, 316

generators

animating, 306–313

applying effects to, 243–244

examples of types of, 245–246

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 color control, 389–391

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

effects applied to, 433–434

matching clips to reference clip, 415–420

Graphic Equalizer, 154–156

graphics. see also video

adding effects to video, 265–266

adding layered graphics files to projects, 253

compositing, 247–252

keyframing in Video Animation Editor, 303–306

titles. see titles

Grunge generator, 241–243

H

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

rebalancing, 378–379

in Waveform Monitor, 359, 361

Highlights color control

adjusting color, 383–384

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

Color Board, 366–367

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

timing edits with, 221–224

Home shortcut key, 51

Hue/Saturation effect, 266–267, 269

hum, audio effect for removing, 151

I

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

Inside Mask, 446, 449–453

Inspector

adjusting keyframes in, 313

keyframing in, 299–301

Inspectors

Audio Inspector. see Audio Inspector

Generator Inspector, 316

Info Inspector, 4, 6, 18–19

Text Inspector, 79, 276, 284

Title Inspector, 276, 279–280

Video Inspector. see Video Inspector

interface, for color correction, 338–340

interpolation, of values between keyframes, 294

intraclip-based metadata

adding keywords, 28–33

filtering by ratings, 28

organizing keywords, 33–35

overview of, 25

rating clips, 25–27

K

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

advanced features, 234–240

determining color sampling amount, 228

garbage masks, 230–234

removing colored background, 225–227

stacking order of, 233

as travel matte, 314

keyframes

audio effects, 171–175

audio levels, 113–114, 119–121

creating and manipulating, 294

creating animation with, 293

deleting, 121

in Inspector, 299–301

multicamera clips, 212

nudging, 122–123

Pan Amount slider, 142–144

pan effects, 135

panning audio in Timeline, 136–138

for Position and Scale parameters, 307–308

shape masks, 466–467

subframe adjustments to audio, 114–116

surround sound, 141–142

in Video Animation Editor, 301–306

in Viewer, 294–299

keying

advanced features, 234–240

determining color sampling amount, 228

garbage masks, 230–234

keyboard shortcuts, 255

Keying category of Effects Browser, 225

overview of, 217–218, 224

refining matte edges, 228–229

removing colored background, 225–227

softening matte edges, 232

Keying category, of Effects Browser, 225

Keyword Collection

in Event Library, 30

organizing keywords, 33–35

Keyword Editor

adding keywords, 30–33

opening, 30

overview of, 25

keywords

adding, 28–33

analysis keywords, 9

creating people-related keywords, 13

organizing, 33–35

removing analysis keywords, 12

L

L (play clip) shortcut key, 51

LCD displays, 330

Less Bass effect, 157

Levels effects, 163–164

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

luma

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

M (markers) shortcut key, 51, 255, 439

markers

adding, 35–37

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

timing edits with, 221–224

Mask effect

stacking order of, 233

in Video Inspector, 231

masks. see mattes

master shots, overwriting, 58

Match Color tool. see also color matching

limitations of, 411–412

overview of, 406

simple clip matching, 406–409

Matte Tools, 238

Matte view

accessing from Composite view, 232

of a key, 227

viewing adjustments made in, 238

mattes

color masks. see color masks

creating a travel matte, 314–318

edge mattes in keying, 227

garbage masks, 230–234

Matte view of a key, 227

refining edges of, 228–230

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

metadata

adding keywords, 28–33

adding markers, 35–37

auto-analysis metadata, 7

clip-based metadata, 16

creating custom fields, 18–19

creating people-related keywords, 13

creating Smart Collections, 44–46

customizing views, 21–24

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

managing views, 24–25

organizing clip-based metadata, 19

organizing keywords, 33–35

overview of, 3–4

rating clips, 25–27

removing analysis keywords, 12

renaming clips, 46–50

review, 50–51

searching for metadata, 39–44

searching for text, 37–39

source media metadata, 4–6

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

EXIF View option, 19–20

Extended View option, 6, 16

Save As, 24

microphones, recording stereo or surround sound and, 130–131

midtones

average midtones, 360

tonal range and, 348

Midtones color control

color masks and, 446–448

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

overview of, 366, 368–370

transitions between clip grades, 398, 401

Midtones saturation control

correcting individual shots, 429

matching clips to reference clip, 419

overview of, 394–395

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

multicamera clips

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

creating, 180–181

customizing settings, 194–195

cutting between angles, 188–189

displaying angle names, 191

editing audio and video in multicamera clips separately, 189–190

effects, 212–213

fixing sync errors, 204–207

modifying, 203–204

overview of, 179

property and timecode settings, 200–202

review, 214

rolling edits, 193–194

switching angles, 191–192

syncing new or added clip, 210–211

trimming, 192–193

using footage, 180

viewing, 181–182

N

N (snapping) shortcut key, 83

names

Naming Presets windows, 47

renaming clips, 46–50

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

O (create end point) shortcut key, 51

offline media

relinking to, 333–334

using high-quality media for color correction, 331

Old World effect, 345

OLED displays, 330

onscreen controls (OSC)

shape masks and, 454–457

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

Overlay blend mode, 249–250

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

P (Position tool) shortcut key, 83

Pan Amount slider, 142–144

panning audio

choosing panning environment, 130–133

overview of, 130

panning in Timeline, 135

performing surround panning, 138–140

preset pan methods, 142–144

resetting audio levels, 121

stereo panning, 133–134

in Timeline, 136–138

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

changing, 87–88

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

transform parameters, 295–296

transforming clips, 261–263

Position tool, 74

preferences, video, 331

presets

Color Board, 431

pan methods, 142–144

previewing

auditions, 90–91

effects, 226, 264–267

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

Q (connect edit) shortcut key, 83

QC (quality control), 437

QuickTime movie, exporting titles as tracks of, 288

R

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

in color matching, 412–415

matching clips to, 415–420

rejects, selecting clips as favorites or rejecting, 25–27

Relink Media command, 334

relinking media

to alternate media files, 332–334

in Event Library, 334–335

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

replacing clips, 59–61

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 Editor, 223–224, 270

Retime pop-up menu, 170

retiming

editor for, 223–224, 270

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

histogram, 348–350

matching corrected clips, 409–410

RGB Parade scope

adjusting color, 383–385

adjusting color temperature, 387

applying corrections between clips, 424

creating first clip (reference clip) and, 414

matching clips to reference clip, 417–418, 420

Setting pop-up menu, 350, 362

spotting color casts with, 378

using with Global control, 389

Vectorscope compared with, 385

rippling, trimming multicamera clips, 193–194

Role Editor, 286

roles

assigning, 287–288

exporting title subroles, 288–289

overview of, 283

subroles, 286–287

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

properties, 261–262

titles and, 280

transforming clips, 295–296

Roundness, softening matte edges, 232

S

S (skimming) shortcut key, 149

sampling

color samples used to create keys, 224–230

enabling automatic sampling, 233

masks and, 453

sampling rates

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

Global control, 392–394

Highlights control, 395

matching clips to reference clip and, 419

Midtones control, 394–395

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

Scene fields, 46–47

scenes, searching by, 44

scene-to-scene correction, 406. see also color matching

S-curve, fade shapes, 127

searches

for metadata, 39–44

for text, 37–39

secondary color corrections

animating shapes, 465–468

color masks, 442–449

combining masks with shapes, 460

combining shapes, 457–460

masking corrections to sky, 463–465

masking skin tones, 460–462

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

rolling edits with, 193–194

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

RGB Overlay, 363–364

RGB Parade, 350, 362

Vectorscope, 351–353

Waveform, 356

settings, multicamera clips

Angle Assembly setting, 196–197

Angle Clip Ordering setting, 197

Angle Synchronization setting, 198–200

overview of, 194–195

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

overview of, 366, 368

transitions between clip grades, 398

working inside and outside of color masks, 449

Shadows saturation control

correcting individual shots, 429–430

overview of, 395

shape masks

animating, 465–468

combining with masks, 460

combining with other shapes, 457–460

for creating vignettes, 454–457

for targeting frame regions, 453–454

Shapes generator

animating, 306–307

animating Position and Scale parameters, 307

overview of, 245–246

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

tips on, 427–428

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

in Vectorscope, 353–355, 380

skin tones

color correction and, 353–355

color masks and, 460–462

Protect Skin parameter, 267

slash (/), playing clips, 59

Slide transition, animating with, 319–323

Smart Collections

creating, 44–46

creating after analysis, 8–9

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

viewing, 4–6

Source Media pop-up menu, 66

Spacebar shortcut key, for playing clips, 83

spaces (Reverb) effects, audio effects, 164–167

speakers

audio quality and, 108–109

EQ adjustments and, 152

panning audio and, 130

using stereo panning, 133–134

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

creating secondary, 68–70

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

Style pop-up menu, 277–278

styles, text styles, 277–278

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

fixing sync errors, 204–207

syncing new or added clip, 210–211

Synchronize Clips command, Event Browser, 76

system requirements, vii

T

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

font size, 274–275

formats and styles, 276–277

searches for, 37–39

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

timecode

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 auditions, 91–94

creating compound clips, 76–77

inserting clips, 57

keyframing in Video Animation Editor, 301–302

opening projects, 68

panning audio, 136–138

relinking clips, 335–336

setting audio levels, 111–113

Show/Hide Timeline Index, 286

trimming multicamera clips, 193

video scopes and, 347

Zoom slider, 113, 115–116

Tint effect, applying to Retro generator, 244

Tint parameter, adjusting matte detail, 239

Title Inspector

Published Parameters in, 279–280

text attributes in, 276

titles

animating, 279–283

attaching to connected clips, 78–81

Custom title option, 278–279

exporting, 288

keyboard shortcuts, 291

modifying, 270–277

overview of, 270

review, 290–291

roles used with, 283–290

text styles, 277–278

Titles Browser

Custom title, 278–279

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

of clips with Viewer, 258–261

enabling Transform effect, 295

lining up rectangle corners in Shapes generator, 307

overview of, 257–258

parameters, 295–296

review, 290–291

scale, position, rotation, and crop, 260–263

transitions

animating with, 319–323

applying to connected clips, 70–72

applying to multicamera clips, 212

between clip grades, 397–402

connected clips and storylines and, 126

creating animation with, 294, 318–319

crossfade effects, 124

duration of, 127

options in Transition Browser, 246

Transitions Browser, 246, 319

transparency

opacity settings and, 252

travel matte changing over time, 314

travel matte, creating, 314–318

Treble Boost equalization setting, 153–154

trimming

effects and, 212–213

multicamera clips, 192–193

relinking and, 336

U

undershoots, Waveform Monitor and, 357

Underwater, distortion presets, 168

Up Arrow (move playhead backward) shortcut key, 83

V

Vectorscope

applying corrections between clips, 424

changing saturation with contrast adjustments, 397

color masks and, 443, 447

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

video

animating clip position, 294

browsing, previewing, and applying effects, 264–267

compositing, 247–253

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

keyframing in Viewer, 294–299

preferences, 331

selecting favorite clips, 219

timing edits with markers and Hold segments, 221–224

titles. see titles

transformation of, 258–264

Video Animation Editor

adjusting keyframes in, 313

animating shape masks, 467

closing, 306

keyframing in, 301–306

revealing, 307

Video Inspector

Amount slider, 97

Blend Mode pop-up menu, 249, 316

color correction controls in, 338

Crop, 354

Exposure option, 379

iMovie effect, 344

Luma Keyer, 250–251

Mask effect in, 231

stabilizing shaky shots, 15

viewing matte with, 227

Video Only option, Source Media pop-up menu, 66

video scopes

displaying, 345–347

overview of, 345

RGB histogram, 348–350

Vectorscope, 351–356

Waveform Monitor, 356–364

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

keyframing in, 294–299

Match Color tool and, 407–408

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

video scopes and, 346–347

working with text in, 284

zoom levels, 236, 240

Viewer Options pop-up menu, Show Angle Viewer option, 181

views, metadata

customizing, 21–24

managing, 24–25

switching between, 19–20

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

how loud is too loud, 108–109

Levels effects, 163–164

resetting audio levels, 121

Volume slider, in Audio Inspector, 117–119

W

W (insert edit) shortcut key, 83

Walkie Talkie, distortion presets, 168

Waveform Monitor

adjusting contrast, 379–380

Broadcast Safe effect, 435

copying grades between clips and, 421

luma, 362

overshoots and undershoots and, 357

overview of, 356

rebalancing RGB, 376–377

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

Y (open audition) shortcut key, 103

Z

zoom levels

resolution and, 259

in Viewer, 236, 240

Zoom slider, in Timeline, 113, 115–116