Lesson Review

1:	Name three ways to launch Final Cut Pro.
2:	To open and close projects, you select the appropriate option from which menu?
3:	What are the four modifier keys that are often used in conjunction with keyboard shortcuts to initiate functions or commands?
4:	How do you access a shortcut menu?
5:	Name three ways to create a bin.
6:	Besides using the Canvas Play button, what keys on your keyboard can you press to play a sequence?
7:	What is the visual indicator in the Canvas window that lets you know the playhead is on the first or last frame of a clip?
8:	How do you adjust the height of the audio and video tracks?
9:	How do you zoom in or out of a sequence?
10:	How do you hide Final Cut Pro? How do you restore it? And how do you quit the program?

Answers

A1:	Double-click the application in the Applications folder, click once on the icon in the Dock, or double-click a Final Cut Pro project file.
A2:	The File menu.
A3:	Shift, Control, Option, and Command.
A4:	Ctrl-click, or right-click with a two-button mouse.
A5:	Choose File > New Bin, press Cmd-B, or Ctrl-click in the gray area of the Browser.
A6:	The spacebar, and the J and L keys.
A7:	An L in the lower left means you're on the first frame of a clip, and an L in the lower right means you're on the last frame.
A8:	Click the Track Height control, or press Shift-T repeatedly.
A9:	Use the Zoom control in the Timeline, the Zoom In or Zoom Out tool, or shortcuts Option-+ or Option- . Press Shift-Z to see the entire sequence in full view.
A10:	Press Cmd-H to hide the application. To restore it, click the application icon in the Dock. To quit, press Cmd-Q.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Organizing Project Elements
Cmd-B	Creates a new bin
Ctrl-click	Brings up different shortcut menus throughout Final Cut Pro

Navigating the Interface
Ctrl-U	Selects the standard window layout
Ctrl-Option-W	Shows overlays
Shift-T	Toggles through track height options
Z	Selects the Zoom tool
A	Selects the default Selection tool
Cmd-H	Hides the Final Cut Pro interface
Cmd-Q	Quits Final Cut Pro

Moving the Playhead and Playing a Sequence
Home	Takes playhead to head of the sequence
End	Takes playhead to end of the sequence
Up arrow	Moves playhead backward to the first frame of the current clip, or previous clip if currently on the first frame of a clip in the Timeline
Down arrow	Moves playhead forward to the first frame of the next clip in the Timeline
Left arrow	Moves playhead one frame to the left
Right arrow	Moves playhead one frame to the right
L	Plays sequence forward in Timeline or Canvas
K	Stops playing the sequence in Timeline or Canvas
J	Plays sequence backward in Timeline or Canvas
K + L	Plays forward in slow motion
K + J	Plays backward in slow motion
K + tap L	Moves playhead one frame to the right
K + tap J	Moves playhead one frame to the left