Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual
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matte Sometimes referred to as a holdout matte. An effect that uses information in one
layer of video to affect another layer. Mattes are useful when you want to use one clip
to selectively hide or reveal part of another; for example, to reveal parts of a video layer
by a round spotlight shape. Matte filters can be used by themselves to mask out areas
of a clip or to create alpha channel information for a clip in order to make a transparent
border around the clip that can be composited against other layers.
media A generic term for elements such as movies, sounds, and pictures.
merged clip A clip that refers to more than one source media file on disk. Usually, a
merged clip refers to a video file and multiple audio files.
midtones The values in an image between absolute white and absolute black.
mini-DV cassette A small cassette used for the DV digital videotape format.
mixed-format sequence A sequence containing clips whose media files don’t match the
sequence format.
mixer automation The process of using the Audio Mixer or a control surface to record
audio level and pan keyframes.
mixing The process of adjusting the audio levels of all audio clips in an edited sequence,
including the production audio, music, sound effects, voiceovers, and additional
background ambience, to turn all of these sounds into a harmonious whole.
mono Short for monophonic. A type of sound in which audio channels are handled
discretely, or are taken from a tape and mixed together into a single track, using equal
amounts of audio channels 1 and 2. See also
montage A sequence in which a series of shots are arranged to create a certain mood
or theme or to denote the passage of time.
motion blur An effect that blurs any clip with keyframed motion applied to it, similar to
blurred motion recorded by a camera.
motion path Lines displayed in the Canvas showing the direction a clip will travel based
on positional keyframes applied to the clip.
Motion project file A project file saved in Motion. You can edit Motion project files
natively in Motion or add them to your Final Cut Pro projects.
MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) A group of compression standards for video and
audio, which includes MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4.
MXF (Material eXchange Format) A common media container format in the video
industry. It is not a compression scheme or specific video type, but rather a container for
storage and transmission of video, audio, and associated metadata.
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