Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual

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Contents

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Changing a Clip’s Alpha Channel Type

415

Viewing RGB and Alpha Channels in the Viewer

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Choosing a Background

418

Temporarily Excluding Clips from Playback or Output

419

Temporarily Disabling a Single Clip

420

Soloing Clips in Multitrack Sequences

Chapter 20

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Keying, Mattes, and Masks

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Ways to Layer and Isolate Elements in Clips

421

What Are Mattes and How Can You Use Them?

422

What Is Keying and How Can You Use It?

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What Are Masks and How Are They Used?

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Using Keying to Isolate Foreground Elements

424

Shooting Footage That Keys Well

427

Overview of Compositing Using the Chroma Keyer Filter

430

Working with the Chroma Keyer Filter

440

Using Mattes to Add or Modify Alpha Channels

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Matte Filters Available in Final Cut Pro

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Example: Using the Four-Point Garbage Matte Filter

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Example: Keyframing Garbage Mattes

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Using Masks to Replace or Modify Alpha Channels

443

Mask Filters Available in Final Cut Pro

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Example: Using the Image Mask and Mask Feather Filters

Chapter 21

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Using Generator Clips

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What Is a Generator Clip?

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Different Ways to Use Generators in Your Sequence

449

Video and Audio Generators Available in Final Cut Pro

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Creating and Adding Generators to Sequences

Chapter 22

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Using the SmoothCam Filter

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About the SmoothCam Filter

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How the SmoothCam Filter Works

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About Queuing and Background Processing

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Where Is Motion Analysis Data Stored?

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Using the SmoothCam Filter

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Applying the SmoothCam Filter

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Controlling SmoothCam Motion Analysis

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Adjusting SmoothCam Filter Parameters

465

Setting Clip In and Out Points to Improve SmoothCam Rendering

467

Rendering and Exporting Clips with the SmoothCam Filter Applied

468

Managing Media and Motion Analysis Data

468

Using the Media Manager

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