Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1519)

Description Name of property
A checkmark indicates a clip is offline, meaning no media file exists
in the location of the clip’s Source file path, or the clip’s Source file
path is empty. A clip is offline if its media file can’t be located, or if
media has not yet been captured for the clip (thus the clip does not
yet have a file path to point to a media file on disk). Offline
Timecode of the Out point for a clip. The Out point specifies the
end of a section of a clip or sequence used in editing. Out
Displays the pixel aspect ratio of a clip’s media file. Computer
graphics formats use square pixels, while many SD and HD video
formats use non-square pixel aspect ratios, such as:
• Standard definition (SD) NTSC
• Standard definition (SD) PAL
• HDV and DVCPRO HD
When you reconnect a clip to a media file, the Pixel Aspect property
in the media file overrides the clip property. However, if you
manually change the clip property, reconnecting to a new media
file no longer updates this property.
Pixel Aspect
Identifies the reel (tape) name a media file was captured from. This
is typically entered when logging in the Log and Capture window,
but you can also change it in the Browser or Item Properties window.
Because the reel property is stored in the media file, changing this
property from within Final Cut Pro modifies this value in the media
file. Reel
This property can be changed to Yes or No, but only has an effect
if a clip’s media file actually contains an alpha channel. Selecting
Yes displays a checkmark, indicating the alpha channel is inverted.
This is evident when layering this clip on top of others in a sequence
or when viewed independently in the Viewer. Final Cut Pro interprets
black alpha channel values as transparent and white values as
opaque. The Reverse Alpha property is not shared among affiliated
clips, so each clip has its own individual Reverse Alpha property. Reverse Alpha
This property is used to identify the scene number of a clip. You
can enter this when logging a tape in the Log and Capture window
or in the Browser or Item Properties window. Scene
This property is used to identify the shot or take number of a clip.
You can enter this when logging a tape in the Log and Capture
window or in the Browser or Item Properties window. Shot/Take
Shows the clip’s media file size on the hard disk in megabytes (MB). Size
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