Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 471)

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red laser media Traditional DVD burners and players use a red laser when working with DVD
media. Blu-ray burners and players use a blue laser when working with Blu-ray media. The blue
color has a shorter wavelength, making it possible to store more data on a disc when compared
to red lasers.
render To process video and audio with any applied effects or transitions, and store the result on
disk as a render file. These render files are stored with your Final Cut Pro event and project files.
When you publish or export a project, it is similarly rendered to create the output files.
replace edit In a replace edit, a source selection replaces a clip in your project in the Timeline.
In contrast to overwrite edits, replacing works on whole Timeline clips only and can change the
duration of your project.
resolution Image resolution refers to the number of pixels in an image. Resolution is expressed
in terms of the width and height of the image in pixels (for example, 640 x 360 pixels). Higher-
resolution images contain more detail but also create larger files that take longer to download.
Your electronic devices (computer, iPhone, iPad, iPod, and so on) also have screen resolution.
Ideally, you should match the image resolution of your media to the resolution of your
playback device.
reverb Reverberation, or reverb, refers to the reflection pattern created by bouncing sound
waves off the surfaces—walls, ceilings, windows, and so on—of any space, or off objects within
a space, gradually dying out until they are inaudible. Final Cut Pro includes a variety of audio
effects that add reverb to the sound of a clip.
RGB Abbreviation for Red, Green, Blue. A color space commonly used on computers, in which
each color is described by the strength of its red, green, and blue components. This color space
directly translates to the red, green, and blue phosphors used in computer displays. The RGB
color space has a very large gamut, meaning it can reproduce a very wide range of colors. This
range is typically larger than the range that can be reproduced for broadcast.
ripple edit The default type of trim in Final Cut Pro is a ripple trim, which adjusts a clip’s start
point or end point without leaving a gap in the Timeline. The change in the clip’s duration ripples
outward, moving all subsequent clips earlier or later in the Timeline. Similarly, if you delete a
clip from the Timeline, subsequent clips ripple earlier to close the gap. Ripple edits affect the
trimmed clip, the position of all subsequent clips in the Timeline, and the total duration of
your project.
role Metadata text labels that you assign to clips in the Event Browser or the Timeline. They
provide a flexible and powerful way to manage your editing workflow. You can use roles in
Final Cut Pro to organize clips in your events and projects, control the appearance of the
Timeline, and export separate video or audio files (also known as media stems) for broadcast
delivery, audio mixing, or post-production.
roll edit An edit that affects two clips that share an edit point. For example, if Clip A cuts to Clip
B, a roll edit simultaneously adjusts the end point of Clip A and the start point of Clip B by the
same amount. The overall duration of the project stays the same.
rough edit The first editing pass. The rough cut is an early version of a movie that pulls together
its basic elements. Often, a rough edit is performed prior to adding transitions, titles, and
other effects.
saturation A measurement of the intensity of color in the video signal.