Final Cut Pro X - Training and Certification - Apple

Final Cut Pro X Level One and Associate-Level Exam Preparation Guide
5. How do you copy a customized effect from one clip to one or
more clips in the Timeline?
6. How do you activate the graphic controls in the Viewer to
modify an effect?
7. How do you create duplicates of a clip so you can audition
multiple versions of effects?
8. How can you quickly fade an effect in or out?
9. How do you add keyframes in the Video Animation Editor?
10. How do you automatically color balance multiple clips at
once?
11. How do you ensure that all scenes depicting the same
location have the same color balance?
Answers
1. Select one or more clips in the Timeline. Then, in the Effects
Browser, double-click an effect thumbnail, or drag the
thumbnail to the clips in the Timeline.
2. Select the clip in the Timeline. Click the Inspector button in
the toolbar, or press Command-4. Click the Video tab, if
necessary. To disable an effect, deselect the blue checkbox
next to the effects you don’t want to view.
3. With the clip selected in the Timeline, in the Video tab of the
Inspector, drag the effect title bar above or below another
effect.
4. To remove a single effect, click its name in the Inspector, and
press Delete. To remove contiguous effects, click the top
effect, Shift-click the bottom effect, and press Delete. To
remove two or more non-contiguous effects, click one effect,
Command-click the additional effects, and press Delete.
5. Select the clip with the custom effect, and choose Edit >
Copy, or press Command-C. Now select one or more clips in
the Timeline, and choose Edit > Paste Effects, or press
Command-Option-V.
6. Select the clip in the Timeline, and then in the Video tab of
the Inspector, select the effect you want to adjust. Onscreen
controls will appear in the Viewer that allow you to adjust
parameters such as Center Point.
7. Control-click the clip in the Timeline, and from the shortcut
menu, choose Duplicate as Audition, or press Control-Y. Then
click the Audition spotlight next to the clip name to open the
Audition window.
8. In the Video Animation Editor, double-click the effect name in
the menu. Fade handles appear at either end of a parameter
line. Drag right or left to fade an effect in or out.
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