Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1777)

426 Glossary
master clip A clip in the Browser which controls the relationship to a media file for all
other affiliated clips in your project.
Mastering mode In Final Cut Pro, a mode in the Edit to Tape window that lets you
output additional elements such as color bars and tone, a slate, and a countdown
when you output your program to tape.
master shot A wide-angle shot that encompasses the entire scene. Traditionally, this is
the first shot that is taken for a scene, and is the shot used as the basis for that scene
when editing.
master tape The final tape that contains a finished program at its highest quality.
Master tapes should be suitable for duplication, broadcast, and archiving.
match frame Match framing allows you to quickly open a master or affiliate clip at the
same frame as the current position of the playhead. When the Canvas is active, the
Match Frame command opens a sequence clip’s master clip at the exact same frame
currently beneath the playhead, and with the same In and Out points set. When the
Viewer is active, the Match Frame command moves the Canvas playhead to an
occurrence of the current frame showing in the Viewer (if one exists).
match-on-action A cut from one shot to another with similar action in the frame; for
example, cutting from a shot of a woman opening the door outside an apartment to a
shot from the interior of the apartment of the door opening and the woman walking in.
matte Sometimes referred to as a holdout matte. An effect that uses information in one
layer of video to affect another layer. Mattes are useful when you want to use one clip
to selectively hide or reveal part of another; for example, to reveal parts of a video layer
by a round spotlight shape. Matte filters can be used by themselves to mask out areas
of a clip, or to create alpha channel information for a clip in order to make a
transparent border around the clip that can be composited against other layers.
media A generic term for elements such as movies, sounds, and pictures.
merged clip A clip that refers to more than one source media file on disk. Usually, a
merged clip refers to a video file and multiple audio files.
mids Short for midtones. The values in an image between absolute white and absolute
black.
mini-DV cassette A small cassette used for the DV digital videotape format.
mixer automation The process of using the Audio Mixer or a control surface to record
audio level and pan keyframes.