Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1987)

VDU Abbreviation for Video Disk Unit. This is a FireWire disk recorder that uses a hard disk
drive as its recording media. The drive attaches directly to professional-quality DVCAM
camcorders through FireWire and is capable of recording up to 3 hours of video/audio
signals in parallel with tape recording.
Vectorscope A window in Final Cut Pro that graphically displays the color components
of a video signal, precisely showing the range of colors in a video signal and measuring
their intensity and hue. It is a specialized oscilloscope that can be used to calibrate the
color in video signals being captured from videotape, as well as to compare two clips for
purposes of color correction.
velocity The acceleration or deceleration of a clip’s motion.
velocity handle A control you use to change the velocity of a clip’s motion over time.
Dragging the velocity handle toward the selected keyframe slows down the clip’s motion
at the beginning and speeds it up as it nears the next keyframe. Dragging away from the
selected keyframe speeds up the clip’s motion at the beginning and slows it down as it
nears the next keyframe.
VHS (Video Home System) An analog videocassette recorder system designed for
consumer use.
View buttons Use to switch among three different views of the Audio Mixer. Each view
has its own set of hidden and displayed track strips.
Viewer A window in Final Cut Pro that you can use to watch individual source clips and
set In and Out points in preparation for editing them into your sequence. You can also
customize transitions, modify filters, and view and edit various effects. Clips from the
current sequence in the Timeline can be opened in the Viewer to refine edits, adjust
parameters for effects, and adjust audio volume.
videographer The person responsible for lighting and camera on a video shoot.
video scopes Tools you can use to evaluate the color and brightness values of video clips
in the Viewer, Canvas, or Timeline. Video scopes display an analysis of the video frame
located at the current playhead position.
Video Scopes tab A tab in the Tool Bench that contains the Waveform Monitor,
Vectorscope, RGB Parade scope, and Histogram.
video switcher A device with multiple video inputs that allows you to cut or transition
between several sources. Video switchers are commonly used in tape-to-tape editing
suites.
video track A track in the Timeline into which you can edit video clip items.
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