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Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual

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Glossary

DVCPRO HD A high definition video format that records an 8-bit compressed
component video signal with 4:2:2 color sampling. Both 720p and 1080i are supported.
Includes up to eight tracks of audio with 16-bit, 48 kHz audio sampling. Recorded using
1/4 inch tape. The total data rate is 100 Mbps.

DVD A disc that is the size of a CD, but that uses higher density storage methods to
significantly increase its capacity. Although usually used for video distribution,
DVD-ROM discs can also be used to store computer data.

dynamic range The difference, in decibels, between the loudest and softest parts of
a recording.

EDL (Edit Decision List) A text file that uses the source timecode of clips to
sequentially list all of the edits that make up a sequence. EDLs are used to move a
project from one editing application to another, or to coordinate the assembly of a
program in a tape-based online editing facility.

editing The process of combining and arranging audio, video, effects, transitions, and
graphics in a sequence to produce a program.

edit point (1) Defines what part of a clip you want to use in an edited sequence. Edit
points include In points, which specify the beginning of a section of a clip or sequence,
and Out points, which specify the end of a section of a clip or sequence. (2) The point
in the Timeline in an edited sequence where the Out point of one clip meets the In
point of the next clip. This edit point can be selected for various operations.

Edit to Tape In Final Cut Pro, the Edit to Tape command lets you perform frame-
accurate insert and assemble edits to tape.

effects A general term used to describe all of the Final Cut Pro capabilities that go
beyond cuts-only editing. See filters, generators, and transitions.

exposure The amount of light in video or film images. Exposure affects the overall
brightness of the image as well as its perceived contrast.

extend edit An edit in which the edit point is moved to the position of the playhead in
the Timeline. It allows you to move an edit point between two clips quickly. An extend
edit overwrites any clips that come between the selected edit point and the playhead.
It does not affect the overall duration of a sequence.

eyeline match During the intercutting of shots, refers to cutting from a clip of a person
looking at something to a clip containing the object that is being looked at.

faders In the Audio Mixer, vertical sliders used to adjust the audio levels of clips at the
position of the playhead. Using the fader, you can adjust the audio level of a clip on a
smooth logarithmic scale ranging from +12 dB to –∞ dB (otherwise known as silence.)