Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual
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IRE (Institute of Radio Engineers) Also refers to an analog video signal unit of
measurement for luma, established by the Institute of Radio Engineers.
ITU Abbreviation for International Telecommunications Union.
J-cut See
jog To move forward or backward through video or audio one frame at a time.
jog control A control at the bottom of the Viewer, Canvas, and Log and Capture window
that allows you to move forward or backward through audio or video as slowly as one
frame at a time. Useful for carefully locating a specific frame.
JPEG A popular image file format that lets you create highly compressed graphics files.
The amount of compression used can be varied. Less compression results in a
higher-quality image.
jump cut A cut in which an abrupt visual change occurs between two shots, with no
continuity from one to the other.
keyframe A special-purpose control that denotes a change in value in a filter or motion
parameter. When two keyframes with different values are set in Final Cut Pro, a transition
from one value to another is calculated, resulting in a dynamic change to that parameter.
For example, two center point keyframes with different values result in animated motion
for that clip.
keyframe graph Located in the Control and Filters tabs of the Viewer, the keyframe graph
displays all keyframes and parameter values of a clip’s motion and filter attributes.
keying A technique used to eliminate specific background areas of video in order to
isolate and composite specific foreground elements against a different background. See
also
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labels Terms such as “Best Take” and “Interview” that appear in the Label column of the
Browser. You can assign labels to clips and media to help distinguish and sort them. Each
label has an associated color that is also applied to clips.
layout Refers to the size and location of windows in Final Cut Pro. Final Cut Pro comes
with a selection of predefined layouts, and you can create and save custom layouts.
Choose a layout that maximizes your screen space in the best way for your source material,
editing focus, screen resolution, and monitor type.
L-cut See
lift edit An edit in which one or more items are deleted and a gap appears where the
deleted items existed. Does not affect other clips in the sequence.
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