Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 1100)

1100 Glossary
stereo, stereo pair Short for stereophonic, in which audio contains two different
channels. Stereo pairs are linked and are always edited together. Audio level changes
are automatically made to both channels at the same time. A pair of audio items may
have their stereo pairing enabled or disabled at any time. Compare with mono.
storyboard A series of pictures that summarizes the content, action, and flow of a
proposed project. When using the Browser in icon view, clips can be arranged visually,
like a storyboard. When dragged as a group into the Timeline, the clips will be edited
together in the order in which they appear in the Timeline, from left to right and from
top to bottom.
straight cut A cut in which both the video and audio clip items are cut at the same time.
streaming The delivery of media over a computer network.
subclip A clip that represents a portion of a clip’s media file.
superimpose edit An edit in which a source clip item is placed into a track above a clip
item that’s already in the Timeline at the position of the playhead. If no In or Out points
are set in the Timeline and Canvas, the previously edited clip’s In and Out points are
used to define the duration of the incoming clip. Superimpose edits are used to overlay
titles and text onto video, as well as to create other compositing effects.
Super 8 A consumer film format with a 4:3 aspect ratio often used for making
home movies.
Super 16 A film format for widescreen presentations, with a 15:9 (1.66) aspect ratio.
Super 16 is frequently used when shooting a project intended to be blown up to
35 mm.
super-white White that is brighter than 100 IRE, the maximum level allowed by the
CCIR 601 engineering standard for video.
S-Video A high-quality video signal for high-end consumer video equipment. The
image looks sharper and has better color than composite video because S-Video sends
the color and brightness information separately, keeping the signals cleaner. Most
low-cost analog-to-digital video interfaces use S-Video as their highest quality video
signal. Also known as Y/C.
swap edit See shuffle edit.
sweetening The process of creating a high-quality sound mix by polishing sound
levels, rerecording bad sections of dialogue, and recording and adding narration,
music, and sound effects.