15_387603-bindex.qxp 8/18/08 11:48 PM Page 238 Numbers Adobe Photoshop configuring as external editor, 32–33 3-Way Color Corrector filter, 185–187 Photoshop layers, 190–191 9-pin to USB serial adapters, 34–35 PSD files, 33 10-bit uncompressed codec, 202, 204 titles, 123–124 16x9 media, 205–206 AIFF file format, 53 A AJA I/O box, 35 alpha channels abort capture on dropped frames, 29 defined, 102 accounts drop shadows, 148 AutoSave vault, 28 graphic file formats, 102 login IDs, 26 Travel Matte – Alpha composite mode,140–141 multiple user accounts, 26 vector shapes, 195 accuracy of batch list file, 46 analyzing audio files, 98–99 activating Exposé, 5 anamorphic 16x9 media, 205–206 adapters, 34–35 Animation codec, 202, 204–205 Add composite mode, 139 animations Add Edit feature, 62–64 Flop filter, 181 Add Motion Keyframe button, 158 LiveFonts, 104–106, 108–109 adding buttons to button wells, 36–37 Apple Compressor adjusting Batch monitor window, 211–212 audio levels droplets, 213–214 Audio Mixer tool,COPYRIGHTED 83–84 MATERIAL frame controls, 212–213 multiple clips, 85 preset settings, 211–212 Pen tool, 84–85 QuickTime movies, 210–211 Soundtrack Pro, 94–95 sending sequences and clips to, 210 Viewer window, 85–86 Apple Jam Packs, 92 Double-Click speed, 7 Apple Web site, 214 parameters of video filters, 170–171 application launch, 28 sequence settings, 204 tracking speed, 7 238 15_387603-bindex.qxp 8/18/08 11:48 PM Page 239 Index applying audio levels filter packs, 178 adjusting filters Audio Mixer tool, 83–84 audio filters, 87 multiple clips, 85 video filters, 170–172 Pen tool, 84–85 transitions, 73–75 Soundtrack Pro, 94–95 archiving media, 236–237 Viewer window, 85–86 assigning motion parameters, 151 keyframes, 84–85 audio mixing, 80–83 analyzing audio files, 98–99 Timeline, 83–87 breaking linked audio and video, 76 audio mixing detecting common problems, 98–99 audio levels, 80–83, 94–95 Easy Setup, 35–36 Audio Mixer tool, 81–84 importing, 53–55 noise reduction, 96–98 linking with video, 76 normalization, 98 system settings, 33–34 real-time audio mixing volume control, 87 hard drive speed, 27 audio bit rate (digital camera), 16 user preferences, 26–27 audio channels, 30 Soundtrack Pro Audio File editor, 95 audio filters, 95 audio editing audio levels, 94–95 Add Edit feature, 62–64 features, 90–91 insert edit, 66–67 Timeline, 91 montage, 71–72 Voice Over tool, 89–90 multiple sequences, 70 workflows, 80 option key, 76 audio outputs, 30–31 overwrite edit, 66–67 audio playback quality, 27 Replace Edit feature, 64–65 audio sample-rate conversion, 53–55 slideshow, 71–72 audio tracks slip content, 65 ingesting, 52 snapping feature, 66 number of independent audio tracks, 30–31 Swap Edit tool, 72–73 QuickTime movies, 30–31 Timeline Real Time audio mixing, 26–27 Close Gap command, 68 resizing, 69 Fit to Window, 68 Auto Select function, 180–181 linking icon, 76 AutoSave vault Selection tool, 68 accounts, 28 Track Backward tool, 69 default location, 28 Track Forward tool, 69 user preferences, 28–29 Zoom function, 67 avoiding rerendering, 230 Zoom slider bar, 67–68 workflows, 62 B audio filters backgrounds applying, 87 LiveType, 104–107 Compressor/Limiter, 87–89 rendering, 197 Gain, 87 batch capturing logged files, 46 Soundtrack Pro, 95 239 15_387603-bindex.qxp 8/18/08 11:48 PM Page 240 Final Cut Pro Portable Genius batch list file Capture Now feature, 32, 47 accuracy of, 46 defined, 42 creating, 45 drop frames, 44 defined, 45 limiting capture time, 32 importing, 46 Log and Capture tool, 43–46 Bezier curves, 159–160 Log and Transfer tool, 49–51 B-frames, 209 logging, 45–46 Blackmagic I/O box, 35 logging bin, 44 blue screen, 191–192 time codes, 44 blur effects, 148 TimeCode breaks, 29 Boris Title 3D, 122–123 without deck control, 47–49 Boris vector shapes, 195–196 CD file format, 53 breaking linked audio and video, 76 changing breaks in TimeCode, 29 composite modes, 138–139 Browser window, 227–229 filter area, 172 button wells, 36–38 chapter markers buttons DVDs, 215–217 interface iPhone, 219 adding to button wells, 36–37 iPod, 219 creating, 36–37 character map listing, 36–37 clip art, 9 removing from button wells, 37 configuring, 9–10 mapping effects to buttons, 178–180 symbols, 9 Mighty Mouse, 6 Character Palette LiveType, 114–117 C showing, 9–10 cables checking FireWire, 14–15 Mac OS X preferences, 4 length limitations for storage devices, 14 software updates, 20 MiniDin8 serial to DB9 male serial cable, 35 Chroma Keyer filter, 191–192 SCSI Ultra-320, 14 chroma keying, 191–192 Serial ATA, 14, 16 clip art, 9 shielding, 14 Clip Keyframes filter, 173–174 troubleshooting, 21 clips USB, 14–15 Apple Compressor, 210 camera batch list file, 45–46 audio bit rate, 16 Browser window, 227–229 configuring, 16–17 composite mode, 138–139 connection, 34 composite modes, 140 device control, 34 insert edit, 66 video frame rate, 16–17 media files, 42 Capture Now feature, 47 moving, 68–69 capture presets, 33 naming, 42, 56–57, 228 Capture Scratch folder, 224–225 overview edit, 66 capturing playing in reverse, 136–137 abort capture on dropped frames, 29 rearranging, 72 batch capturing logged files, 46 renaming, 56–57, 228 240 15_387603-bindex.qxp 8/18/08 11:48 PM Page 241 Index slip content, 65 frame controls, 212–213 snapping feature, 66 preset settings, 211–212 start/stop locations, 47–49 QuickTime movies, 210–211 stretched, 206–207 sending sequences and clips to, 210 sub-clips Compressor/Limiter filter, 87–89 creating, 228–229 configuring naming, 229 audio outputs, 30–31 renaming, 228–229 character map, 9–10 Close Gap command (Timeline), 68 digital camera, 16–17 closing gaps in sequences, 68 Dock, 12 codecs Energy Saver preferences, 4 Animation, 202, 204–205 external editors, 32–33 defined, 209 hardware, 12 DV, 204, 208, 210 iDisk, 11–12 DVCPRO, 204, 210 logging bin, 44 MPEG-4, 218 Mighty Mouse, 6–7 quality, 204 MobileMe, 11 uncompressed, 202, 204 multiple users, 26 collapsing video layers, 188–190 Spotlight, 8–9 color correction third-party (USB) mouse, 7 black values, 185 connection mid-range values, 185 digital camera, 34 multiple clips, 186 tape machine, 34–35 white values, 185 consolidating sequences, 232 composite modes conversion of audio sample-rates, 53–55 Add, 139 copying changing, 138–139 filter attributes, 174–177 Darken, 139 media, 236 defined, 138 motion parameters, 163 Difference, 139 corrupted file permissions, 22 Hard Light, 139 creating Lighten, 139 batch list file, 45 Multiply, 139 buttons, 36–37 Overlay, 139 keyframes, 173 Screen, 139 media files, 42 Soft Light, 139 slug, 63 Subtract, 139 sub-clips, 228–229 Travel Matte – Alpha, 140–143 curves (Bezier), 159–160 Travel Matte – Luma, 144 customizing compositing button wells, 36–38 keyframes, 151–153 user interface, 36–38 motion graphics compositing, 117–119 shapes, 193 D compression markers, 217–218 Darken composite mode, 139 Compressor Dashboard, 6 Batch monitor window, 211–212 data rates, 204–205 droplets, 213–214 deactivating Exposé, 5–6 241 15_387603-bindex.qxp 8/18/08 11:48 PM Page 242 Final Cut Pro Portable Genius deck I-frames, 209 Capture Now feature, 47 MPEG-2 compression, 209–210 capturing without deck control, 47–49 P-frames, 209 disabling deck controls, 47 DVD Studio Pro, 209–210 “Unable to initialize video deck”message, 43 DV-NTSC video format, 33–34 default transition, 73–74 frame rate, 34 deleting buttons from button wells, 37 E Final Cut Pro preferences file, 21–22 Easy Setup, 35–36 transitions, 75 edit points, 62–64 detecting common audio problems, 98–99 editing device control, 34–35 Add Edit feature, 62–64 Difference composite mode, 139 insert edit, 66–67 digital camera montage, 71–72 audio bit rate, 16 multiple sequences, 70 configuring, 16–17 option key, 76 connection, 34 overwrite edit, 66–67 device control, 34 Replace Edit feature, 64–65 video frame rate, 16–17 slideshow, 71–72 DigitalJuice, 104, 106 slip content, 65 Direct-to-Edit Recorders (Focus Enhancements), 53 snapping feature, 66 disabling Swap Edit tool, 72–73 deck controls, 47 Timeline software updates, 8 Close Gap command, 68 disk image, 18–20 Fit to Window, 68 disk space requirements, 17–18 linking icon, 76 Disk Utility Selection tool, 68 disk image creation, 18–19 Track Backward tool, 69 file permissions, 22 Track Forward tool, 69 Dock, 12 Zoom function, 67 Double-Click speed, 7 Zoom slider bar, 67–68 drop frames, 44 workflows, 62 drop shadow, 148–150 editors droplets, 213–214 Adobe Photoshop, 32–33 Dual Mono (for audio channels), 30 configuring, 32–33 duplicating video layers, 183–184 system settings, 32–33 DV codec, 204, 208, 210 effects DV video format, 57–58 FogWriter, 112–114 DVCPRO codec, 204, 210 freeze frame, 130–132 DVD install files, 17 mapping to shortcut keys or buttons, DVD production 178–180 Apple Compressor, 210–214 motion effects B-frames, 209 Bezier curves, 159–160 chapter points, 215–217 drop shadow, 148–150 DVD Studio Pro, 209–210 Image+Wireframe mode, 153–158 GOP (Group of Pictures), 209 Ken Burns Effect, 164–166 iDVD, 209–210 keyframes, 151–153 LiveType, 117–118 242 15_387603-bindex.qxp 8/18/08 11:48 PM Page 243 Index opacity, 150–151 changing filter area, 172 organizing, 161–162 Chroma Keyer, 191–192 picture-in-picture, 175–177 Clip Keyframes filter, 173–174 saving, 160–161 copying filter attributes, 174–177 sense of timing, 163–164 filter packs, 178 slow motion effects Flop, 181–182 constant speed, 132–133 keyframes, 173 variable speed, 133–137 pasting filter attributes, 174–177 third-party, 130 Pleasantville effect, 186–188 Effects tab, 170 processing order, 181–182 Energy Saver