Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 1108)

1108 Index
alpha channels
black 797
changing types of 799, 800
described 1078
editing clips with 798
exchanging media and 801
in graphics 767
image formats 987
importing clips with 799
keying filters and 807
masks and 807, 824
mattes and 807, 822
premultiplied black 797
QuickTime movie files and 796, 799
reversing 800
straight 797
types recognized in Final Cut Express 797
uncompressed movies 985
using graphics and video clips with 796–802
video codecs and 986
white 797
Alpha Compositor transition (Channel
Compositor) 521
Alpha property 916, 931
Alpha Type menu 800
ambience 426, 1016, 1078
ambience tracks 660
ambient sound effects 563
ambient tracks 1016
amplified speakers 578
amplifiers
choosing systems 567
signal levels 570
amplitude
described 580
measuring 582
analog audio meters 595
analog-to-digital capture cards 161, 1043
analog-to-digital converters 568
analog video 37, 1042
analog videotape 1056
analog waveforms 1078
anamorphic lens 1063, 1064
Anamorphic option for sequence settings 1064–
1066
Anamorphic property 917, 930, 1066
anamorphic video 765, 1077
advantages 1062
capturing 1059–1064
described 1059–1060, 1078
disadvantages 1060
editing 1064–1066
exporting to QuickTime 1067
recording 1063
rendering 1066, 1067
rescaling 1060
viewing 1064–1066
anchor items 401, 407, 409, 1078
anchor points 1078
anchor points of clips 692
Angle control 1078
angles
drop shadows 693
motion paths 739
rotating clips 671
animation
with keyframes 719–731
from Photoshop files 794
Animation codec 985
Anti-alias filter 685
AppleCare Knowledge Base 1069
AppleCare Support 1069, 1075
Apple Intermediate Codec 209, 210–214
Apple M-JPEG codec 986
Apple Pixlet Video codec 1041
archiving projects 907–908
on DVDs 971
Arithmetic filter 677
Around option 969
Arrange command 76
artifacts
analog video and 1042
compression artifacts 976
exported freeze frames 761
graphics clips 762
keyframes and 973
Motion J-PEG and 986
recording speed and 969
video codecs and 986
aspect proportions of text 861
Aspect Ratio parameter 768
aspect ratios 1078
16:9 video 1062
anamorphic video 1059
desktop preview and 164
distorting clips 693
list of 1031
pixel aspect ratio 768, 1025, 1033
pixel shape 764
video frames 37, 1030
asymmetrical trimming 467, 468–470
ATA disks 157
atmospheric sound effects 1016
A-to-D converters 568
ATSC (Advanced Television Standards
Committee) 1028
Attack Time control 643, 644
attenuating audio signals 643
attenuating signals 1078
Aud Format property 917, 931
audio 653–660
acoustic environments 646