Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1774)

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image sequence A movie exported as a series of numbered image files, stored in a
folder. Each image file contains one frame of video. The Targa and TIFF file formats are
commonly used to export image sequences for file interchange among different film
compositing workstations.
importing The process of bringing files of various types into a project in Final Cut Pro.
Imported files can be created in another application, captured from another device, or
brought in from another Final Cut Pro project.
IMX A standard definition, all–I-frame MPEG-2 format stored on tape, optical disc, or disk
drive. Some IMX decks can play back and convert formats such as Digital Betacam, Betacam
SX, and Betacam SP to IMX. The data rate of IMX can be set to 30-, 40-, or 50 Mbps.
incoming clip The clip to which a transition segues. For example, if Clip A dissolves to
Clip B, Clip B is the incoming clip.
In point The edit point that specifies the first frame of a clip to be edited into a
sequence.
insert edit An edit in which a clip item is added to a track in the Timeline at a specified
point, moving clips (or parts of clips) after that point to the right. An insert edit does
not replace existing material.
interlaced video A scanning method that divides a video frame into two fields, each
consisting of alternating odd and even lines, which are scanned at different times.
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 split edit.
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.