Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2) - Manual (Page 484)

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fade A common type of transition in both video and audio. For video, a fade-out begins with
a shot at full intensity and reduces until it is gone. A fade-in begins with a shot at no intensity
and increases to full intensity. These are the common “fade to black” and “fade up (from black)”
transitions. Audio fade-ins begin with silence and increase to full volume, and fade-outs begin at
full volume and decrease to silence.
filmstrip Your video clips appear as filmstrips in the Timeline (where you build projects) and
in the Browser (where your source media is displayed). A single video filmstrip might represent
several seconds of video encompassing hundreds of video frames (individual images). Audio-
only clips appear as audio waveforms, showing the change in the audio volume over time.
FireWire The trademarked Apple name for the IEEE 1394 standard. A fast and versatile interface
used to connect DV camcorders to computers. FireWire is well suited to applications that move
large amounts of data, and it can also be used to connect hard disks, scanners, and other kinds of
computer peripherals.
Foley effects Foley effects are custom sound effects that are heavily synchronized to picture,
such as footsteps on different surfaces, clothes rustling, fight sounds, and the handling of various
noisy objects. Final Cut Pro includes a number of built-in Foley and other sound effects that you
can insert as connected audio clips.
frame A single still image. Film and video are made up of a series of these images. Although a
film frame is a single photographic image, an interlaced video frame contains two fields. See also
interlaced video, non-interlaced video.
frame blending Duplicating frames to create slow motion can result in a strobing, jittery effect.
To minimize this, you can turn on Frame Blending in the Retime pop-up menu in the toolbar.
Frame blending creates new in-between frames, each a composite of two neighboring frames.
frame rate The number of images photographed per second for a video clip.
frame size See resolution.
frequency The number of times a sound or signal vibrates each second, measured in cycles per
second, or hertz (Hz). Audio recordings are made up of a vast collection of waveforms, using
many different frequencies of sound. Each frequency in a recording is associated with an audio
pitch. For example, the note generated by each key of a piano has a specific frequency.
Front Row Front Row, an application that comes with OS X, is a way to navigate through your
iTunes, iLife, and Final Cut Pro media using an Apple remote control or the Remote app. You can
also open Front Row by pressing Command-Escape.
gain The amount an audio or video signal is boosted. In video, this increases the white level; in
audio, this increases the volume.
gamma A curve that describes the intensity of an image. Gamma is a nonlinear function often
confused with brightness or contrast. Gamma adjustment is often used to compensate for
differences between Mac and Windows video graphics cards and displays.
gap clip A blank clip (containing blank video and silent audio) that you can adjust to any
duration. (The film industry term for this is slug.) Gap clip color is determined by the current
background color in Final Cut Pro. You can adjust the background color using the Player
Background pop-up menu in the Playback pane of the Final Cut Pro Preferences window.
generators Clips that are synthesized by Final Cut Pro. Generators can be used as different kinds
of backgrounds, titles, and elements for visual design.
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