Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1933)

450 Glossary
broadcast legal Broadcast facilities have limits on the maximum values of luma and
chroma that are allowable for broadcast. If a video exceeds these limits, distortion can
appear, resulting in unacceptable transmission quality. You can use the Final Cut Pro
video scopes and range-checking options to make sure that the luma and chroma
levels you set stay legal.
Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) file An extension of the WAVE file format that includes
additional metadata such as timecode and production information.
B-roll A term used to describe alternate footage shot to intercut with the primary
shots used in a program. B-roll is frequently used for cutaway shots.
Browser The central storage area in Final Cut Pro, where you organize all of the source
material used in your project. The Browser lists all elements—video and audio clips,
graphics clips, and sequences—in a project. Each project is represented by a tab that
contains that project’s file. You can further organize your media clips within a project
using bins, which are similar to folders.
BWF file See Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) file.
calibrate To adjust a feature for accuracy.
Canvas In Final Cut Pro, the Canvas is the equivalent of a record monitor in a
tape-to-tape editing system. It works with the Timeline, displaying the frame at the
position of the playhead in the Timeline and showing what your edited sequence looks
like when it is played. Changes you make to a sequence in the Timeline are seen when
you play back that sequence in the Canvas. If you modify clips in the Canvas, the
changes are stored with the clips in the Timeline. You can also use the Canvas to
perform edits.
capture To move NTSC or PAL video or audio from tape to a digital format for use by
Final Cut Pro. An older term for capturing is digitizing. Captured video clips appear on
the specified scratch disk as a series of QuickTime movie files. See also digitize.
center point Defines a clip’s location in the X/Y coordinate space in the Motion tab of
the Canvas.
CG Abbreviation for Character Generator. A specialized hardware device used for
creating titles.
channel 1 Typically the left audio channel in a stereo recording.
channel 2 Typically the right audio channel in a stereo recording.