Beginning
Keyboard Shortcuts:
| Results: | Windows: | Mac OS: |
| New Project | Ctrl+Alt+N | Opt+Cmd+N |
| New Sequence | Ctrl+N | Cmd+N |
| Import Media | Ctrl+I | Cmd+I |
| Export Media | Ctrl+M | Cmd+M |
| Save | Ctrl+S | Cmd+S |
| Save As | Ctrl+Shift+S | Cmd+Shift+S |
| Play/Stop | Space | Space |
| Shuttle Left | J | J |
| Shuttle Right | K | K |
| Render Effects in Work Area | Enter | Return |
| Selection Tool | V | V |
| Razor Tool | C | C |
| Ripple Edit Tool | B | B |
| Ripple Trim Previous | Q | Q |
| Ripple Trim Next | W | W |
| Ripple Delete | Shift+Del | Shift+Del |
| Extend Selected Edit to Playhead | E | E |
| Speed/Duration | Ctrl+R | Cmd+R |
| Zoom In | \= | \= |
| Zoom Out | – | – |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z | Cmd+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z | Shift+Cmd+Z |
| Copy | Ctrl+C | Cmd+C |
| Cut | Ctrl+X | Cmd+X |
| Paste | Ctrl+V | Cmd+V |
| Insert | , | , |
| Overwrite | . | . |
J-cuts:
- Scene Transitions where the following scene’s audio precedes the change in image.
L-cuts:
- Scene transitions where the previous scene’s audio curies into the change in image.
Jump Cuts:
- A film sequence that is split into two sequential pieces used to represent a shift forward in time. Camera typically does not shift position but the subject does.
Flash Frames
- A very brief shot, typically comprised of one frame, that appears in a sequence of images.
Cutting on Action
- Sequence where the film is cut on action and the sequential footage matches the previous action.
Match Cut
- Two shots where the shot composition is the same.
Continuity Editing
- Editing to guise the viewer’s focus from shot to shot.
Invisible Editing
- Editing in a manner that allows for the cuts to be hidden.
Montage
- The juxtaposition of shots in a fast pace manner that gives a large amount of information rapidly.
180-Degree rule
- A guideline that guides the camera to maintain spatial location on one side of an imaginer axis.
Cut
- The act of separating a piece of footage into two or more separate pieces of footage.
Wipe
- A film transition where one shot is replaced by travelling from one side of the screen to another.
Dissolve/Cross Dissolve
- A transition where a shot and the sequential dissolve into one another.
Simple Graphics
- On screen graphics are utilized to give information not expressed through the captured film.
Dip to black/white
- A transition where the captured image dips to black or white.
Importing
Exporting
Final Cut Pro
Aspect Rations:
Academy Aperture: 1.33:1
American Widescreen: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: 2.35:1
Widescreen Television: 1.77:1