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diegesis	In a narrative fun, the world of the film's story
video scopes tab	A tab in the Tool Bench that contains the Waveform Monitor, Vectorscope, RGB Parade scope, and Histogram.
vectorscope	Specialized oscilloscope that graphically displays the color parts of a video signal, precisely showing the color's strength and hue.
edit decision list	Handwritten or computer-generated compilation of all post-production edits to be executed in a video work.
channels	When used to describe video, can refer to color channels or alpha channels
logging	The process of recording detailed information about which clips from your source tapes you want to use, in preparation for capturing them from videotape.
intellectual montage	The juxtaposition of a series of images to create an abstract idea not present in any one image.
heart wipe	It is often acknowledged that using a wipe, rather than a simple cut or dissolve is a stylistic choice that inherently makes the audience more "aware" of the film as a film, rather than a story
external diegetic sound	interpretation
showcase	A presentation of work produced on Toon Boom software by hobbyists, professionals, students and schools
broadcast legal	Broadcast facilities have limits on the maximum values of luma and chroma that are allowable for broadcast
top lighting	Lighting coming from above a person or object, usually in order to outline the upper areas of the figure or to separate it more clearly form the background.
colour model	In animation a colour model is the official colour design that must be used to paint the animation
electrotachyscope	The électrotachyscope is an 1887 invention of Ottomar Anschütz of Germany which presents the illusion of motion with transparent serial photographs, chronophotographs, arranged on a spinning wheel of fortune or mandala-like glass disc, significant as a technological development in the history of cinema.
focal length	The distance from the center of the lens to the point at which the light rays meet in sharp focus
zone	An area which can be painted using a colour.
scene	A dramatic action consisting of one or more shots and taking place in more or less continuous time and space
overwrite edit	An edit in which the clip being edited into a sequence replaces frames that are already in the sequence.
creative geography	Creative geography, or artificial landscape, is a film making technique invented by the early Russian filmmaker Lev Kuleshov sometime around the 1920s
3d - stereoscopic technique	The ability to create stereo images which, when animated and viewed through 3D Active Glasses or using glasses with one red and one blue lens, will appear as a three-dimensional movie
gain	The amount an audio or video signal is boosted
aerial shot	Aerial shots are usually done with a crane or with a camera attached to a special helicopter to view large landscapes
subclip	A clip that represents a portion of a clip's media file.
average loudness	The average audio level in decibels
noninterlaced video	The standard representation of images on a computer
ellipsis	key light
unity	The degree to which a film's parts relate systematically to each other and provide motivations for all the elements used.
smpte	Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
long shot	A shot that shows a character in his or her entirety, filling most of the frame.
ease-in	Ease-in is the gradual acceleration in the action in an animation clip
monochromatic color design	Color design that emphasizes a narrow set of shades of a single color.
dubbing	The process of replacing part or all of the voices on the sound track in order to correct mistakes or rerecord dialogue
foley artist	Foley is the reproduction of everyday sounds for use in filmmaking
scratch disk	The disk or disk space you allocate in Final Cut Pro for digital video capture and editing.
mask	An opaque screen placed in the camera or printer that blocks part of the frame and changes the shape of the image
parallel action	An effect created when two or more actions in two or more different locations are presented by CROSS-CUTTING between them
answer print	Answer print refers to the first version of a given motion picture that is printed to film after color correction on an interpositive
lighting	Light can be natural (daylight) or artificial
take	In filmmaking, the shot produced by one uninterrupted run of the camera
film noir	Dark film, a term applied by French critics to a type of American film, usually in the detective or thriller genres, with low-key lighting and a somber mood.
source media files	The original files recorded on disk when ingesting tape-based media or file-based media
mise-en-scène	All the elements placed in front of the camera to be photographed: the settings and props, lighting costumes and makeup, and figure behavior.
film noir	("dark film")A term applied by French critics to a type of American film, usually in the detective and thriller genres, with low-key lighting and a somber mood
mastering mode	A mode in the Edit to Tape function within Final Cut Pro
composite video	An analog video signal that combines all chroma and luma information into a single waveform running through a single cable
rear projection	frontal lighting
sot	Sound on tape
exhibition	protectionism
65 mm	A film format for shooting widescreen presentations
racking focus	Shifting the area of sharp focus from one plane to another during a shot
disabled track	A track that has been disabled using the Track Visibility control
classical editing	Most Hollywood films make use of classical or invisible editing
shot/reverse shot	crane shot
ntsc format	NTSC stands for National Television Standards Committee, the organization that defines North American broadcast standards
bézier curves	Bézier is a method of defining curved lines and were originally invented by the French mathematician Pierre Bézier
selection tool	In Final Cut Pro, the default arrow-shaped pointer that allows you to select items in the interface
transitions	Effects that are applied to edit points to smooth out a change from clip to clip
reframing	Short panning or tilting movements to adjust for the figures' movements, keeping them onscreen or centered.
lift edit	An edit in which one or more items are deleted and a gap appears where the deleted items existed
intellectual montage	The juxtaposition of a series of images to create an abstract idea not suggested by any one image
streaming	Refers to the delivery of media over an intranet, or over the Internet.
special effects	Visual effects applied to clips and sequences, such as motion effects, layering, and filters.
eye-line shot	In film, a sequence of two shots
10-bit resolution	For video, a bit depth at which color is sampled
assemble edit mode	In linear systems, assemble edit mode lays down new video, audio, and control tracks all at once
frontal lighting	See DIRECTION OF LIGHTING.
rotation	In the Motion tab of the Viewer, the rotation value determines how many times a clip circles around its center axis, without changing shape.
incoming clip	The clip to which a transition segues
force frame rate	This to forces the software Toon Boom Studio to play a scene at the correct playback speed
abstract form	A type of filmic organization in which the parts relate to one another through repetition and variation of such visual qualities as shape, color, rhythm, and direction of movement.
vertical integration	intellectual montage
lock track control	The lock icon, near the beginning of tracks in the Timeline, that you click to lock and unlock tracks.
timeline	A window in Final Cut Pro that displays a chronological view of an open sequence
focal length	The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly the system converges (focuses) or diverges (defocuses) light
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.
flip boom classic	Flip Boom Classic is a complete and simple animation software that makes it easy for kids and beginners to learn animation
normal lens	A lens that shows objects without severely exaggerating or reducing the depth of the scene's planes
long shot	A framing in which the scale of the object shown is small
montage	1
paperless animation	The paperless animation process is the action of animating digitally
overlapping editing	Cuts that repeat part or all of an action, thus expanding its viewing time and plot duration.
non-drop frame timecode	Timecode that counts an even number of frames per second.
tail clip	The last clip in a sequence, or the clip on the rightmost side when looking at an edit point between two clips.
cut	1
recapture	To capture a clip's media file again
reset timecode break	A break that results in a tape's timecode being reset to 00:00:00:00.
raw data	Uncompressed data.
wide-angle lens	focus
ganged	The behavior of the playheads in the Viewer and Canvas when they're locked together, so that they move as one.
cycle	A cycle is a group of images that together make up an action, such as walking in an animation movie
fill light	mask
forced perspective	Forced perspective is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is
fill light	In television, film, stage, or photographic lighting, a fill light (often simply fill) may be used to reduce the contrast of a scene and provide some illumination for the areas of the image that are in shadow
linearity	In a narrative, the clear motivation of a series of causes and effects that progress without significant digressions, delays, or irrelevant actions.
iris	A round, moving mask
audio track	A track in the Timeline into which you can edit audio clip items.
eyeline match	A cut obeying the axis of action principle, in which the first shot shows a person looking off in one direction and the second shows a nearby space containing what he or she sees
digital betacam	A standard definition digital videotape recorder format with approximately 2:1 video data compression and 4:2:2 color sampling
backlight	In Toon Boom Animate, the Backlight tool temporarily transforms the painted zones into a darker colour so that you can easily locate any empty zones or bubbles left behind during the Ink and Paint process
whip pan	An extremely fast movement of the camera from side to side, which causes the image to blur briefly into a set of indistinct horizontal lines
script	All animation projects starts with a script
classical editing	See CONTINUITY SYSTEM.
offline editing	The process of editing a program at a lower resolution to save on equipment costs or to conserve hard disk space
headroom	The available range in decibels (dB) that falls in between the reference level that is used to denote the average loudness of a mix and 0 dBFS
keyframe	A special-purpose control that denotes a change in value in a filter or motion parameter
pose-to-pose animation	Pose-to-pose animation is the action of creating all the main action poses, called key poses, and then place the secondary poses between the keys
film plane	A film plane is the area inside any camera where the individual frame of film or digital sensor is positioned during exposure, and the focussed image is received upon the light-sensitive material
master clip	The source clip in the Browser from which clips and subclips are defined.
depth of field	In optics, particularly as it relates to film and photography, depth of field (DOF) is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image
horizontal integration	A practice in which a company in one sector of the motion-picture industry acquires or gains control over other companies in that sector
crunch	The mechanics of a game.
resize pointer	A cross-shaped pointer with small arrows pointing left and right that indicate the directions in which an edit point can be moved
target track	The destination track for the edits you perform
ease/velocity	In animation movies, the ease, also known as velocity in the animation industry, is the acceleration and deceleration of a motion
mulitplane camera	Toon Boom's multi-plane camera provides control on control on X
narration	The process through which the plot
chromatic aberration	In optics, chromatic aberration (CA, also called achromatism or chromatic distortion) is a type of distortion in which there is a failure of a lens to focus all colors to the same convergence point
dvd	A disc that is the size of a CD but that uses higher-density storage methods to significantly increase its capacity
voice over tool	Allows you to record audio in Final Cut Pro while simultaneously playing back a specified section of a sequence from the Timeline
video track	A track in the Timeline into which you can edit video clip items.
pan-and-zoom technique	A way of substituting for cutting into and out of a scene; continuous pans and zooms concentrate attention on significant aspects of a scene
side lighting	See DIRECTION OF LIGHTING.
focus	The degree to which light rays coming from the same part of an object through different parts of the lens reconverge at the same point on the film frame, creating sharp outlines and distinct textures.
d1	A standard definition digital videotape recorder format that records an 8-bit, uncompressed component video signal with 4:2:2 color sampling
background ligh	The background light is used to illuminate the background area of a set
nested sequence	A sequence that is edited into another sequence.
mini-dv cassette	A small cassette used for the DV digital videotape format.
cmyk	CMYK is an acronym for the four colours that it represents specifically Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black
animation library	An animation library is a storage area containing templates and assets that can be reused in any project or scene.
deep focus	A use of the camera lens and lighting that keeps both the close and distant planes in sharp focus.
log and capture window	In Final Cut Pro, the window used to log tape-based media and capture it for editing.
cross-cutting	Cross-cutting is an editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time in two different locations
tiff	Tagged Image File Format
contact print	a print made in a contact printer where the original element and duplicate element actually are pressed together at the point of expose (no lens involved)
clapper	the sticks that are slapped together in view of the camera for the purpose of synchronizing film sound
backlighting	See DIRECTION OF LIGHTING.
black level	An analog video signal's voltage level for the color black, represented by IRE units
avance sur recettes	("advance of receipts")A government policy of loaning money to a film project on the basis of anticipated ticket sales
24 @ 25 pull-down	A pull-down pattern used in Final Cut Pro when 24 fps media is sent to a 25 fps video output
art cinema	(1) A critical term used to describe films that, while made within commercial circumstances, take an approach to form and style influenced by modernist trends (see modernism) within "high art" and that offer an alternative to mainstream entertainment
three-point lighting	A common arrangement using three directions of light on a scene; from behind the subjects (backlighting
tool bench	A window in Final Cut Pro that contains interface elements that you can use to supplement information displayed in the Viewer and Canvas
dvd	Digital versatile disc or digital video disc
feature length	Feature length is motion picture terminology referring to the length of a feature film
16 mm	A film format for film and television presentations that has a 4:3 aspect ratio.
post-production	The process of editing film or video after acquiring the footage.
8-bit precision	For video, a bit depth at which color is sampled
flashback	An alteration of story order in which events occurring in the present are interrupted by the showing of events that took place earlier.
d2	A standard definition digital videotape recorder format that records an 8-bit, uncompressed composite video signal with 4Fsc color sampling
iris	masking
velocity handle	A control you use to change the velocity of a clip's motion over time
image sequence	A movie exported as a series of numbered image files, stored in a folder
establishing shot	reframing
ntsc legal	The range of color that can be broadcast free of distortion according to the NTSC standards.
cold open	A cold open (also called a teaser) in a television program or movie is the technique of jumping directly into a story at the beginning or opening of the show, before the title sequence or opening credits are shown
animation	A simulation of movement created by displaying a series of pictures, or frames in rapid succession.
direct sound	Sound which is captured and recorded during filming
digitize	To convert an analog video signal to a digital video format
disclosure triangle	A small triangle you click to show or hide details in the interface.
over-the-shoulder shot	A shot containing people viewed over the shoulder of one of them
30 degree rule	The 30° rule is a basic film editing guideline that states the camera should move at least 30° between shots of the same subject
continuity	[1:visual] Logical succession of recorded or edited events, necessitating consistent placement of props, use of wardrobe, positioning of characters, and progression of time.
fourth wall	The fourth wall is the imaginary "wall" at the front of the stage in a traditional three-walled box set in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play.The idea of the fourth wall was made explicit by Denis Diderot and spread in nineteenth-century theatre with the advent of theatrical realism, which extended the idea to the imaginary boundary between any fictional work and its audience.
viewer	A window in Final Cut Pro that you can use to watch individual source clips and set In and Out points in preparation for editing them into your sequence
skills	Learned capabilities, such as spoken languages, horse riding or computer hacking.
luma	Short for luminance
ycrcb	Many digital video formats store data in a color space known as YCrCb
super-white	White that is brighter than 100 IRE, the maximum level allowed by the ITU-R BT.601 engineering standard for video.
timecode gap	An area of tape with no timecode at all
take	A take is a single continuous recorded performance
a-only edit	An edit of the audio files or video files of the base track only.
reverse shot	A typical example of a reverse shot is a cut to the second person in a conversation; for example, an interviewer asking the next question after the interviewee has finished speaking.
pull-down pattern	A method of inserting frames and fields into a video stream to output 23.98 or 24 fps video to an NTSC or PAL device.
angle of view	In photography, angle of view describes the angular extent of a given scene that is imaged by a camera
match frame commands	The match frame commands in Final Cut Pro allow you to quickly open a copy of a clip at the same frame.
preproduction	The planning stage of a film or television program involving budgeting, scheduling, casting, design and location selection.
godspot	The effect is created using a powerful spotlight (usually a beam projector, Fresnel, or ERS) placed directly above the stage at an angle of less than 10 degrees from vertical, i.e
product code	A secure twenty-character alphanumeric code provided by Toon Boom licensing when the legally purchased software is registered for activation
shots	ellipsis
cel animation	Animation that uses a series of drawings on pieces of celluloid, called cels
hard lighting	Illumination that creates sharp-edged shadows.
green-light	To green-light a project is to give permission or a go ahead to move forward with a project
typage	A performance technique of Soviet Montage cinema whereby an actor is given features believed to characterize a social class or other group.
long take	A shot that continues for an unusually lengthy time
title safe area	Part of the video image that is guaranteed to be visible on all televisions
cheat cut	In the continuity editing
cycle	A relatively short-lived fashion for certain subgenres within a genre: e.g., the "adult" Westerns in Hollywood during the 1950s or the films about heroic gangsters in the 1980s Hong Kong cinema.
soft lighting	Illumination that avoids harsh bright and dark areas, creating a gradual transition from highlights to shadows.
mobile frame	The effect on the screen of the moving camera, a zoom lens,
gaps	Locations in a sequence where there is no media on any track
browser	The central storage area in Final Cut Pro, where you organize all of the source material used in your project
compression	The process by which video, graphics, and audio files are reduced in size
master tape	The final tape that contains a finished program at its highest quality
ram	A computer's memory capacity, measured in gigabytes (GB), which determines the amount of data the computer can process and temporarily store at any moment.
raid	Redundant Array of Independent Disks
edit	Process or result of selectively recording video and/or audio on finished videotape
motivation	The justification given in the film for the presence of an element
dupe negative	a negative element printed from a positive print (an inter-positive)
dissolve	Image transition effect where one picture gradually disappears as another appears
depth of field	The measurements of the closest and farthest planes in front of the camera lens between which everything will be in sharp focus
boomerang	A color magazine is a fixture attached to a follow spot that places different color filters in the path of the beam
backlot	A backlot is an area behind or adjoining a movie studio, containing permanent exterior sets for outdoor scenes in motion picture or television productions, or space to build temporary sets.
scrubber bar	The bar at the bottom of the Viewer and the Canvas
saturation	A measurement of chroma, or the intensity of color in the video signal.
genres	Various types of films that audiences and filmmakers recognize by their recurring conventions
hints	Hints are used when Morphing
output	Sending video or audio signals out of your Final Cut Pro editing system to display on a monitor or record on tape.
follow focus	If the camera or the subject moves during the shot, the camera may have to be refocused during the take in order to keep the subject in focus
pict	A still-image file format developed by Apple
background	A background is the part of the scene that is the farthest to the rear
reflexivity	A tendency, characteristic of cinematic modernism, to call attention to the fact that the film is an artifact or an illusion
path of action	Direction that the action will follow
go motion	Go motion is a variation of stop motion animation, and was co-developed by Industrial Light & Magic and Phil Tippett
duration	In a narrative film, the aspect of temporal manipulation that involves the time span presented in the plot and assumed to operate in the story
targa	An uncompressed image file format that stores images with millions of colors plus an alpha channel
range checking	Options that turn on zebra striping to immediately warn you of areas of a clip's image that may stray outside of the broadcast legal range.
postsynchronization	duration
auteur	The presumed or actual "author" of a film, usually identified as the director
frame	An Animation Frame is a single photographic image in an animated movie
pan	A camera movement with the camera body turning to the right or left
zoom	When a stationary camera moves in or away from an object by shortening its focal length
meaning	1
shallow space	An arrangement in which the action is staged with relatively little depth; the opposite of deep space.
contrast	The difference between the lightest and darkest values in an image
automatic dialogue replacement	Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting
high-intensity discharge lamp	A high-intensity discharge (HID) lamp is a type of electrical lamp which produces light by means of an electric arc between tungsten electrodes housed inside a translucent or transparent fused quartz or fused alumina arc tube
topicals	Early short films sowing current events, such as parades, disasters, government ceremonies, and military maneuvers
digital compositing	Digital compositing is the process of digitally assembling multiple images to make a final image, typically for print, motion pictures or screen display
batch compression	A process in which multiple clips or sequences are automatically compressed to new media files, so you don't have to compress each file individually.
insert edit	Feature allowing a VCR to record a new video and/or audio segment in the middle of a program, without breaking the control track or disturbing what precedes and follows
animation	Any process whereby artificial movement is created by photographing a series of drawings (see cel animation), objects, or computer images one by one
montage	The French word for editing
quality of illumination	See HIGH/LOW CONTRAST LIGHTING.
dvcpro 50	A standard definition digital videotape recorder format that records an 8-bit, 3.3:1 compressed component video signal with 4:2:2 color sampling
digital	A description of data that is stored or transmitted as a sequence of 1s and 0s
plan-séquence	("sequence shot")A French term for a scene handled in a single shot, usually a long take.
handles	Extra footage beyond a clip's In and Out points
signal-to-noise ratio	The ratio between the average loudness of the subject and the background noise in a recording
special effects	production
film gate	The film gate is the rectangular opening in the front of a motion picture camera where the film is exposed to light
forums	Support forums are available for all Toon Boom Animation Consumer and Commercial Products
three-point lighting	A common arrangement using three directions of light on a scene; from behind the subjects (backlighting), from one bright source (key light), and from a less bright source balancing the key light (fill light).
offline	Clips whose media files are currently unavailable to your project
zoom lens	pixillation
device control	Technology that allows Final Cut Pro to control an external hardware device, such as a video deck or camera
16-bit resolution	A standard bit depth for digital audio recording and playback.
overwrite edit	An edit type where the clip being edited into a sequence replaces frames that are already in the sequence.
track strips	In the Audio Mixer, each audio track in the currently selected sequence is represented by a track strip, complete with solo and mute buttons, a stereo panning slider, and a level fader.
freeze-frame	A still picture during a movie, made by running a series of identical frames.
dialogue	The recorded audio of one or more people speaking in a video clip
scene	A segment in a narrative film that takes place in one time and space or that uses crosscutting to show two or more simultaneous actions.
compositing	Superimposing multiple layers of video
baby plate	A baby plate is a flat piece of wood especially designed to meet the needs of film makers on the sets
edit to tape	In Final Cut Pro, the Edit to Tape command lets you perform frame-accurate insert and assemble edits to tape.
auteur	A filmmaker, usually a director, with a recognizable, strong personal style.
film recorder	A Film Recorder is a graphical output device for transferring digital images to photographic film.
top lighting	Lighting coming from above a person or object, usually in order to outline the upper areas of the figure or to separate it more clearly from the background.
razor blade edit	An edit in which a single clip is cut into two clips.
keyframe	Important positions in the action defining the starting and ending points of any smooth transition
sampling	The process during which analog audio is converted into digital information
pal	Pal is the resolution that works best with the European format for television and computer screens, as the rectangular pixels are displayed at a different orientation.
gobo	A gobo (or GOBO) derived from "Go Between" or GOes Before Optics -originally used on film sets between a light source and the set is a physical template slotted inside, or placed in front of, a lighting source, used to control the shape of emitted light.
transitions	Visual effects that are applied between edit cuts to smooth out a change from clip to clip
locked track	A track whose contents cannot be moved or changed
betacam sp	A high-end, standard definition component analog video format that supports four tracks of analog audio.
deep space	An arrangement of mise-en-scene elements so that there is a considerable distance between the plane closest to the camera and the one farthest away
rear projection	story
mixed-format sequence	A sequence containing clips whose media files don't match the sequence format.
record monitor	In a linear editing suite, a monitor that displays the edited master tape
mise-en-scene	All of the elements placed in front of the camera to be photographed: the settings and props, lighting, costumes and makeup, and figure behavior.
fisheye lens	In photography, a fisheye lens is a wide-angle lens that takes in an extremely wide, hemispherical image
digital-8	A standard definition consumer digital video format that records a DV video signal onto Hi-8-style tapes.
y	Refers to the y coordinate in Cartesian geometry
vectorscope	A window in Final Cut Pro that graphically displays the color components of a video signal, precisely showing the range of colors in a video signal and measuring their intensity and hue
ink and paint	The ink and paint process is the action of painting the empty zones and colouring the lines on the final animation drawings while following a colour model.
pixillation	A form of animation in which three-dimensional objects, often people, are made to move in staccato bursts through the use of stop-action cinematography.
auteur	The presumed or actual author of a film, usually identified as the director
aerial perspective	A cue for suggesting represented depth in the image by presenting objects in the distance less distinctly than those in the foreground.
editing	1
replay	Instant replay is the replaying of video footage of an event or incident very soon after it has occurred
velocity	The acceleration or deceleration of a clip's motion.
timeline patch panel	The section at the left of the Timeline containing the Audio, Source and Destination, Track Visibility, Lock Track, and Auto Select controls.
dropper tool	The Dropper Tool is used to select any colour on your screen
motif	An element in a film that is repeated in a significant way.
video switcher	A device with multiple video inputs that allows you to cut or transition between several sources
production	One of the three branches of the film industry; the process of creating a film
peg layers	Peg layers also known as trajectory layers do not contain any drawings and are used when working with advanced puppet rigging in digital animation software such as Toon Boom Studio
offline editing	Generally refers to the process of editing the majority of one's program at low resolution, either to save on equipment costs or to conserve hard disk space
dpi	DPI also known as Dots Per Inch is the standard measure of resolution for computerized printers; sometimes also applied to screens, although in this case it should more accurately be referred to as pixels per inch
high-key lighting	High-key lighting is a style of lighting for film, television, or photography that aims to reduce the lighting ratio present in the scene
decompression	The process of creating a viewable image for playback from a compressed video, graphics, or audio file.
preset	A saved group of settings, such as capture, device control, and sequence settings
sound layer	In Animate, you can import sound files to add dialogue and sound effects to your project
source monitor	In Final Cut Pro, the Viewer acts as the source monitor
closure	The degree to which the ending of a narrative film reveals the effects of all the causal events and resolves (or "closes off") all lines of action.
camera angle	The position of the frame in relation to the subject it shows: above it, looking down (a high angle); horizontal, on the same level (a straight-on angle); looking up (a low angle).
narrative form	A type of filmic organization in which the parts relate to each other through a series of causally related events taking place in time and space.
dv	A standard definition digital videotape recorder format that records an 8-bit, 5:1 compressed component video signal with 4:1:1 color sampling (PAL uses 4:2:0)
boosting	The act of raising an audio level.
metagaming	Using out-of-character knowledge to solve in-character problems, or to explain in-character behaviour.
backlighting	Illumination cast onto the figures in the scene from the side opposite the camera, usually creating a thin outline of light on the figures' edge.
sync or synchronism	sound that is matched temporally with the movements occurring in the images, as when dialogue corresponds to lip movements.
canted frame	An unlevel framing creating a view in which objects appear to be slanted or tilting.
continuity	In fiction, continuity (also called time-scheme) is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer over some period of time
take	One of the many recordings of a given shot
u-matic	A 3/4" analog tape format once popular for broadcast.
tracks	Layers in the Timeline that contain audio or video clip items in a sequence
split edit	See L-cut.
montage sequence	A segment of a film that summarizes a topic or compresses a passage of time into brief symbolic or typical images
dissolve	A transition between two shots during which the first image gradually disappears while the second image gradually appears
height of framing	The distance of the camera above the ground, regardless of the angle of framing.
zoom lens	A lens with a focal length that can be changed during a shot
invisible track	A track that has had its visibility control disabled.
diegetic sound	Any voice, musical passage, or sound effect presented as originating from a source within the film's world.
close-up	(abbr
jog control	A control at the bottom of the Viewer, Canvas, and Log and Capture window that allows you to move forward or backward through audio or video as slowly as one frame at a time
sampling	The process of measuring an analog signal and converting it to a digital value
scene	shallow focus
hsv	Hue, Saturation, Value
cel animation	Animation that uses a series of drawings in pieces of celluloid, called "cels" for short
motion project file	A project file saved in Motion
pixillation	A form of single-frame animation in which three-dimensional objects, often people, are made to move in staccato bursts through the use of stop-action cinematography.
widescreen	Widescreen format is a way of shooting and projecting a movie in theatres
overlap	A cue for suggesting represented depth in the film image by placing closer objects partly in front of more distant ones.
block booking	An arrangement in which the distributor forces exhibitors to rent several films in order to get the most desirable ones
b-roll	B-roll, B roll, or Broll is supplemental or alternate footage intercut with the main shot in an interview or documentary.
rigging	The rigging process in an animation movie is the process of adding a skeleton to the model so that body parts of the animated character are attached to one another and allow the animator to manipulate them
rendering	The final step when animating by computer
x	Used to refer to the X coordinate in Cartesian geometry
coding	once the workprint and sound stock (mag) have been placed in sync, the rolls are coded with matching yellow edge numbers so they can be matched up later once they have been cut up into pieces.
timeline	The timeline is a horizontal representation of the scene's elements, timing and keyframes.
big close-up	(abbr
quadmap layer	A Quadmap layer can be described as a deformation transformation layer that does not contain drawings
zebra stripes	Animated diagonal "marching lines" that are superimposed over areas of an image that are very near or exceed the broadcast-legal limits
nondiegetic sound	Sound, such as mood music or a narrator's commentary, represented as coming from a source outside the space of the narrative.
field	In animation, a field is a measurement unit used to calculate motion, registration and camera positioning
mise en scéne	Mise-en-scéne (French pronunciation: [mizɑ̃sɛn] "placing on stage") is an expression used to describe the design aspects of a theatre or film production, which essentially means "visual theme" or "telling a story" —both in visually artful ways through storyboarding, cinematography and stage design, and in poetically artful ways through direction
saturation	A measurement of chrominance, or the intensity of color in the video signal.
pose-to-pose	A technique that is characterized by the drawing of keyframes at significant points in the action first, refining the key drawings, and then doing the in-betweens
zoom slider	The slider control that appears at the bottom of the Timeline
velobased functions	You can create Velobased functions for certain effects, like changes in rotation or size over time
video	The picture portion of a broadcast TV signal; an electronic signal making a TV picture
layout artist	The layout artist will draw the background, create the camera and field guide matching the scene and the camera motion and he will draw on model the main action poses.
aerial shot	An exterior shot taken from a plane, crane, helicopter or any other very high position
close-up	A framing in which the scale of the object shown is relatively large
space	180° system
extreme close-up	A framing that enlarges a small detail, such as an eye or a line of newsprint.
wipe	Transition from one shot to another wherein the new shot is revealed by a moving line or pattern
dichroic lense	Dichroism has two related but distinct meanings in optics
follow-through	The Follow-through is the secondary motion caused by the main action
media	Generic term for elements such as movies, sounds, and pictures.
ellipsis	In a narrative film, the shortening of plot
nested sequence	A sequence that is edited within another sequence.
angle of framing	The position of the frame in relation to the subject it shows: above it, looking down (a high angle); horizontal, on the same level (a straight-on angle); looking up (a low angle)
trajectory	A computer generated path or trajectory, that elements can follow
colour wheel	A display of the colour spectrum in the form of a circle.
log and capture	In Final Cut Pro, the process of logging the clips you want to capture and then using device control to automatically capture them in the Log and Capture window.
deep space	An arrangement of mise-en-scène elements so that there is a considerable distance between the plane closest to the camera and the one farthest away
180 degree rule	The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other
tips and tricks	A series of short but useful animation techniques available free of charge in the product section of the Toon Boom website.
betacam sx	A standard definition, 8-bit digital videotape recorder format with 4:2:2 color sampling and 10:1 video compression using MPEG-2 compression
order	In a narrative film, the aspect of temporal manipulation that involves the sequence in which the chronological events of the story
overscan	The part of the video frame that cannot be seen on a TV or video monitor
parallel action	a device of narrative construction in which the development of two pieces of action are presented simultaneously.
sound scrubbing	The process known as Sound Scrubbing lets you hear sound in real-time while you move the playback pointer forward or backward
motion keyframe	In Toon Boom, the motion keyframe is a keyframe with computer generated interpolation.
oligopoly	An economic situation in which a few companies control a market, often cooperating with each other to keep out new firms
sequence	Term commonly used for a moderately large segment of film, involving one complete stretch of action
match on action	A continuity cut that joins two shots of the same gesture, making it appear to continue uninterrupted.
three shot	Close-up or medium shot of three persons.
patch articulation	Toon Boom Animate's advanced rigging allows an articulation fixing technique called Patch Articulation
minors	From the 1920s to the 1950s, significant Hollywood production companies that did not own theaters
two-shot	Close-up or medium shot of two persons.
conforming	the cutting of the OCN to match the final cut of a film.
action safe area	The action safe area is 90 percent of the image area
color balance	Refers to the mix of red, green, and blue in a clip
super 16	A film format for widescreen presentations, with a 15:9 (1.66) aspect ratio
shot/reverse shot	Two or more shots edited together that alternate characters, typically in a conversation situation
pan	to rotate the camera left to right or right to left.
plan américain	A framing in which the scale of the object shown is moderately small; the human figure seen from the shins to the head would fill most of the screen
deep focus	Deep focus is a photographic and cinematographic technique using a large depth of field
motion control	A computerized method of planning and repeating camera movements on miniatures, models, and process work.
compilation film	A genre of documentary cinema that draws together news footage from various sources in order to convey a large-scale process, such as a war or a social change
scale	In the Motion tab of the Viewer, an adjustable value that changes the overall size of a clip
postsynchronization	editing
frontality	In staging, the positioning of figures so that they face the viewer.
asynchronous sound	Sound that is not matched temporally with the movements occurring in the image, as when dialogue is out of synchronization with lip movements.
lab roll	rolls of OCN compiled by the lab for printing which may consist of several camera rolls.
transition	A transition is an effect placed between two scenes to pass from one to the other
san	A network that connects computer systems to a shared storage area
fast motion	Time-lapse photography is a cinematography technique whereby each film frame is captured at a rate much slower than it will be played back
digital cinematography	Digital Cinematography is the process of capturing motion pictures as digital images, rather than on film
redigitize	Also referred to as recapture
jpeg	A popular image file format that lets you create highly compressed graphics files
in-between	The drawings that are between the key poses
postsynchronization	The process of adding sound to images after they have been shot and assembled
diegesis	In a narrative film, the world of the film's story
tracking shots	dubbing
feather edge effect	This effect makes the edge of of a drawing soft and blurry
film-1.33	Use the film-1.33 resolution setting for the film format that conforms to the standard 4:3 pixel aspect ratio.
sync	The relationship between the image of a sound being made in a video clip (for example, a person talking) and the corresponding sound in an audio clip
diegetic sound	Any voice, musical passage, or sound effect presented as originating from a source within the film's world
field of view	The field of view (also field of vision, abbreviated FOV) is the (angular or linear or areal) extent of the observable world that is seen at any given moment.
linked clip	A clip item that is connected to one or more other clip items, so that when you select it you also select the associated clips
sequence	A succession of scenes that comprises a dramatic unit of the film.
online	A type of computer game that uses role-playing game style game mechanics and tropes.
system	The set of game mechanics which make up a game.
motion path	Lines displayed in the Canvas showing the direction a clip will travel based on positional keyframes applied to the clip.
match on action	A continuity cut that splices two different views of the same action together at the same moment in the movement, making it seem to continue uninterrupted.
double bounce walk	In the key frames and passing positions in a double bounce walk, the body is lower than a reference line drawn in the upright position
hard light	Soft light refers to light that tends to "wrap" around objects, casting shadows with soft edges
morphing	In Toon Boom, the Morphing feature creates computer generated drawings between a source drawing and a destination drawing
toon boom animate	The digital animator's natural companion Toon Boom Animate is a unique end-to-end vector based animation software that includes content creation, compositing and delivery to audiences across media
cinéma vérité	A style of filmmaking that stresses unbiased realism and often contains unedited sequences.
real-time effects	Changes made to media that can play, record, compress, or decompress on your system as fast as they would when played back in real time, without requiring rendering first.
iris	A round, moving mask that can (1) close down to end a scene (iris-out) or emphasize a detail or (2) open to begin a scene (iris-in) or reveal more space around a detail.
onion skin	In Toon Boom products, the onion skin is a feature allowing to see the previous and next drawings of a sequence.
pan and scan	Pan and scan is a method of adjusting widescreen film images so that they can be shown within the proportions of a standard definition 4:3 aspect ratio television screen, often cropping off the sides of the original widescreen image to focus on the composition's most important aspects
three-point lighting	film noir
sound bite	Typically a short excerpt from an interview clip, as used on news shows.
pict	A still-image file format developed by Apple Computer
scrub tool	A tool used to scrub through clips displayed when the Browser is in icon view.
pixel aspect ratio	The ratio of width to height for the pixels that compose the image
film scanner	A film scanner is a device made for scanning photographic film directly into a computer without the use of any intermediate printmaking
trim edit window	A window in Final Cut Pro that displays both sides of an edit point
destination track controls	Source and Destination controls in Timeline tracks that allow you to specify which tracks source clip items are edited into in the Timeline.
track breakdown	The soundtrack for animated film is broken down into individual sounds documenting the precise frame by frame position of each sound.
trimming	(1) Precisely adjusting and defining the In and Out points of a clip
comic boom	Comic Boom is simply the finest and easiest to use comic strip software that is used by kids world wide to create cartoon drawing
roll edit	Affects two clips that share an edit point
tracking shot	A camera movement in which the camera body moves through space in a horizontal path
ntsc	NTSC is the standard analogue television broadcasting system used in North America and conforms to the North American standards on how rectangular pixels are displayed for computer and television screens.
distance of framing	The apparent distance of the frame from the mise-en-scène elements; also called "camera distance" and "shot scale." See also close-up, extreme close-up, medium shot.
hand-held camera	The use of the camera operator's body as a camera support, either holding it by hand or using a harness.
audio mixer	A tab in the Tool Bench window
nickelodeon boom	Beginning in 1905, a period of rapid expansion in the number of small, inexpensive store-front theaters showing programs of short films
logging bin	In Final Cut Pro, the specified bin where all clips that are logged or ingested using the Log and Capture window or the Log and Transfer window are stored.
cinematography	A general term for all the manipulations of the film strip by the camera in the shooting phase and by the laboratory in the developing phase.
angle of framing	canted framing
mute print	a positive print which carries the picture only (silent print).
yuv	See YCrCb.
long take	A shot of unusually long duration
mag stock	magnetic sound recording stock which has edge perforations that match those perfs
deep focus	A use of the camera lens and lighting that keeps both the close and distant planes being photographed in sharp focus.
hand tool	The Hand tool is used to scroll left or right in the Timeline by dragging.
panel	In Toon Boom Storyboard Pro Animation Software, a panel is a frame in a shot
asa speed rating	Film speed is the measure of a photographic film's sensitivity to light, determined by sensitometry and measured on various numerical scales, the most recent being the ISO system.
film-1.66	Use the film-1.66 resolution setting for the film format that conforms to the widescreen 16:9 pixel aspect ratio, (the pixels are wider than high).
pan	A Pan: To move the camera across the scene in any direction.
hi-8	An analog videotape format
offline	Refers to clips that are currently unavailable to your project
sequence shot	See plan-sèquence.
voice-over narration	In voice-over narration, one hears a voice (sometimes that of the main character) narrating the events that are being presented to you
importing	The process of bringing files of various types into a project in Final Cut Pro
reel	Identifies the source tape from which a clip was captured or the volume (folder) from which file-based media was transferred
long take	plot
finishing	The process of reassembling the clips used in the final edit of a program at their highest quality
filters	Effects you can apply to video or audio clip items
boom shot	"A Boom shot, Jib shot, or Crane shot refer to high-angle shots, sometimes with the camera moving."
time code	A time code is a timing information printed on a movie clip to indicate what scene, hour, minute and second is currently displayed on the screen.
direct sound	Music, noise, and speech recorded from the event at the moment of filming; opposite of postsynchronization.
focus	An object in focus has a sharp and well-defined image
drag	Drag is a mouse (or pen) operation that usually results in an object on the screen being moved
perspective	Perspective, in context of vision and visual perception, is the way in which objects appear to the eye based on their spatial attributes; or their dimensions and the position of the eye relative to the objects
luma	A value describing the brightness of a video image
superimposition	A multiple exposure in which two or more images are simultaneously visible over each other.
mask	An opaque screen placed in the camera or printer that blocks part of the frame off and changes the shape of the photographed image, leaving part of the frame a solid color
technique	Any aspect of the film medium that can be manipulated in making a film.
traditional animation	The traditional animation process is the action of drawing on paper all of the animation sequences before either scanning them or inking them on cels.
histogram	A video scope in Final Cut Pro that displays the relative strength of all luma values in a video frame, from black to super-white
super-black	Black that is darker than the levels allowed by the NTSC or ITU-R BT.601 engineering standard for video
take	The filming of a shot in a particular camera setup
order	In a narrative film, the aspect of temporal manipulation that involves the sequence in which the chronological events of the story are arranged in the plot
high-angle shot	In film, a high angle shot is usually when the camera is located above the eyeline.
calibrate	To adjust a feature for accuracy.
interpolation	In animation, the interpolation is the computer generated motion created between two keyframes, you have the choice to create interpolation or not between your keyframes.
double-system recording	Double-system recording is a form of sound recording used in motion picture production whereby the sound for a scene is recorded on a machine that is separate from the camera or picture-recording apparatus.
cutaway	A brief shot that interrupts the continuity of the main action of a film, often used to depict related matter or indicate concurrent action.
quicktime streaming	The streaming media addition to the QuickTime architecture
time code	A time code is a sequence of numeric codes generated at regular intervals by a timing system
segmentation	The process of dividing a film into parts for analysis.
lens	A shaped piece of transparent material (usually glass) with either or both sides curved to gather and focus light rays
noise floor	The background noise generated by audio equipment during recording, which inadvertently becomes a part of the recording.
editing	(1) In filmmaking, the task of selecting and joining camera takes
thumbnails	A thumbnail is a very small image used as a reference or an indicator.
pull-down insertion	The process of adding fields and frames to convert 23.98 or 24 fps video to NTSC or PAL video (29.97 or 25 fps, respectively).
associational form	A type of organization in which the film's parts are juxtaposed to suggest similarities, contrasts, concepts, emotions, and expressive qualities.
batch list	A tab-delimited text file that contains information about offline clips that you want to capture and use in your project
sgi	An uncompressed image file format popular on the IRIX operating system on SGI workstations
nondiegetic sound	sound, such as underscored music on the soundtrack that is not part of the world of the film's narrative
digital negative	Digital Negative (DNG) is an open raw image format owned by Adobe used for digital photography
cel animation	Animation that uses a series of drawings on pieces of celluloid, called cels for short
24 @ 25 repeat	A pull-down pattern used in Final Cut Pro when 24 fps media is sent to a 25 fps video output
medium shot	distribution
digital image processing	Digital image processing is the use of computer algorithms to perform image processing on digital images
gaffer	A gaffer in the motion picture industry is the head of the electrical department, responsible for the execution (and sometimes the design) of the lighting plan for a production
lap dissolve	Technical term for when in film one scene fades into the next
protectionism	A government policy that defends national filmmaking from competition by foreign imports
timecode	A signal recorded with your video that uniquely identifies each frame on tape
markers	In Final Cut Pro, points of reference in clips and sequences
mono	Monophonic Sound Reproduction
wipe pattern	One of several standard SMPTE wipe transitions recognized by EDLs
quicktime	Cross-platform multimedia technology from Apple
multiplane	The effect of passing through multiple levels of drawings to create a sense of depth in a shot
gear down	To slow down a mouse operation and make it more precise by holding down the Command key while dragging an item or control
scene	A succession of shots that conveys a unified element of a movie's story.
ambience	A type of sound
slide edit	An edit in which an entire clip is moved, along with the edit points on its left and right
close-up	A framing in which the scale of the object shown is relatively large; most commonly a person's head seen from the neck up, or an object of a comparable size that fills most of the screen.
firewire	The trademarked Apple name for the IEEE 1394 standard
focus puller	A focus puller, or 1st assistant cameraman, is a member of a film crew's camera department whose primary responsibility is to maintain image sharpness on whatever subject or action is being filmed.
genres	Various types of films that audiences and filmmakers recognize by their familiar narrative conventions
special effects	Visual effects applied to clips and sequences such as motion effects, layering, and filters.
edl	A text file that uses the source timecode of clips to sequentially list all of the edits that make up a sequence
gamma	A curve that describes how the middle tones of an image appear
35 mm	A standard motion picture film format
film stock	The strip of material upon which a series of still photographs is registered; it consists of a clear base coated on one side with a light-sensitive emulsion.
normal lens	A lens that shows objects without severely exagger- ating or reducing the depth of the scene's planes
glow effect	The Glow effect adds a bright soft-edged light or diffuse light region around an image
white level	An analog video signal's amplitude for the lightest white in a picture, represented by IRE units.
rendering time	The time it takes an NLE computer to composite source elements and commands in it's edit decision list into a single video file so the sequence, including titles and transition effects, can be played in full motion (30 frames per second).
post-production	The phase of film or video editing in which all of the production elements are organized, assembled, and output for the distribution phase.
window dub	Copies of videotape with "burned in" timecode
center point	Defines a clip's location in the x and y coordinate space in the Motion tab of the Canvas.
ordered timecode break	A nearly imperceptible gap in the timecode track of a tape that breaks the continuous flow of timecode but doesn't result in the timecode being reset to 00:00:00:00.
chromatic aberration	In optics, chromatic aberration (CA, also called achromatism or chromatic distortion) is a type of distortion in which there is a failure of a lens to focus all colors to the same convergence point.
meaning	iris
film modification	The term film modification can be used in general for any form of modification of a film to suit the distributor or the audience's politics or age.
storyboard	The rough sketches depicting plot, action and characters in the sequential scenes of a film, television show or advertisement.
manual lip-sync detection	Toon Boom Animate allows for the manual swapping of mouth position drawings to match a voice track
keyframe graph	Located in the Control and Filters tabs of the Viewer, the keyframe graph displays all keyframes and parameter values of a clip's motion and filter attributes.
dissolve	In film editing, a dissolve is a gradual transition from one image to another
elearning	A location on the Toon Boom website where you can find information to help you learn more about using each product
videographer	The person responsible for lighting and camera on a video shoot.
fast-in	Fast-in is a dramatic acceleration in an animation clip at the start of the action.
colour card	A Colour Card is a solid colour the same size as the camera
anamorphic format	Anamorphic format is a term that can be used either for: the cinematography technique of capturing a widescreen picture on standard 35 mm film, or other visual recording media, with a non-widescreen native aspect ratio; or a photographic projection format in which the original image requires an optical anamorphic lens to recreate the original aspect ratio
pixel aspect ratio	The width-to-height ratio for the pixels that compose an image
optical printer	used in printing the image from one piece of film onto another by means of a lens.
drawn-on-film animation	Drawn-on-film animation, also known as direct animation or animation without camera, is an animation technique where footage is produced by creating the images directly on film stock, as opposed to any other form of animation where the images or objects are photographed frame by frame with an animation camera.
drop shadow	An effect that creates an artificial shadow behind an image
mixing	Combining two or more sound tracks by recording them onto a single one.
size diminution	A cue for suggesting represented depth in the image by showing objects that are farther away as smaller than foreground objects.
extend edit	An edit in which the edit point is moved to the position of the playhead in the Timeline
audio units	The standard real-time audio filter format for audio applications used with Mac OS X.
shuttle	To drag the slider on the shuttle control to the right to fast-forward and to the left to rewind
glue	In Toon Boom Digital Pro, the Glue is a feature used the fix complex joints
workout series	There are two types of Workout Series: 1.Toon Boom Animation Workout Series is a dedicated program of exercises designed to help you develop the techniques and skills necessary to get the most out of Toon Boom Studio
montage	(1) A synonym for editing
nondiegetic sound	Sound, such as mood music or a narrator's commentary, represented as coming from a source outside the world of the narrative (the "diegesis").
gaze	In feminist film criticism, this term usually refers to the predominantly male gaze of Hollywood cinema, which tends to objectify women
icon	An Icon is a small picture, usually on a button.
dynamic range	The difference, in decibels, between the loudest and softest parts of a recording.
gamist	A term from GNS theory describing games in which enjoyment is derived from facing and overcoming challenges.
low-angle shot	A shot which looks up at the subject.
print to video	A command in Final Cut Pro that lets you send clips or sequences to your video or audio outputs for recording on tape.
slug	A generator in Final Cut Pro used to create blank space in a sequence to represent a video clip that has not yet been placed.
32-bit floating point resolution	An extremely high-resolution bit depth used for lossless computation of audio or video data.
gauge	The width of the film strip, measured in millimeters.
stop-motion keyframe	A stop-motion keyframe is a keyframe with no computer generated interpolation.
nudge	A nudge is a small push (left, right, up, down, forward or backward) done with the keyboard arrows on a selected element
flicker fusion threshold	The flicker fusion threshold (or flicker fusion rate) is a concept in the psychophysics of vision
ntsc format	The video standard defined by the National Television Standards Committee, the organization that originally defined North American broadcast standards
tape-to-tape editing suite	An editing facility that uses automated switching equipment to assemble a finished program from the original source tapes using the instructions contained in an EDL.
vhs	An analog videocassette recorder system designed for consumer use.
2:2:2:4 pull-down	An efficient but low-quality pull-down method, primarily useful for previewing the output of real-time effects on an NTSC monitor.
unreliable narrator	A narrator that is not trustworthy, whose rendition of events must be taken with a grain of salt
clipping	Distortion occurring during the playback or recording of digital audio because of a signal that exceeds the maximum sample value of 0 dBFS.
clean up	After the rough drawings have been tested and approved, all of the noise in the image (the excess lines, the notes, etc.) is removed to create final drawings which can be inked, painted, and shot
cut	A Cut is a direct transition between two scenes
take	a recording of a single shot.
trace and paint	After the rough animations have gone through cleanup and a final line or pencil test, each drawing is traced and painted for the final animation
process shot	Any shot involving rephotography to combine two or more images into one or to create a special effect; also called composite shot
sound byte	See SOT.
speed indicators	Tick marks that display the speed of clips in a sequence
sound effects	Specific audio material, such as the sound of a door closing or a dog barking, from effects libraries or from clips you recorded
hold	Frames in the animation during which the animated character maintains its position without moving
distribution	One of the three branches of the film industry; the process of supplying films to the places where they will be shown
batch recapture	A process in which you recapture, at a higher resolution, the parts of logged clips that you actually use in your sequences
hard lighting	Illumination that creates sharp-edge shadows.
master shot	A continuous take that covers the entire set or all of the action in a scene.
arc	In animation an action naturally follows the shape of an arc
looping	A playback mode in which clips and sequences go back to the beginning whenever the playhead reaches the end of the media
bwf	An extension of the WAVE file format that includes additional metadata such as timecode and production information.
three-point lighting	A common arrangement using three directions of light on a scene: from behind the subjects (backlighting), from one bright source (key light), and from a less bright source (fill light).
sound over	Any sound that is not represented as coming from the space and time of the images on the screen
three-point editing	Final Cut Pro uses three-point editing, so you only need to specify three edit points to define where a new clip should be edited into your sequence
plan-sèquence	shallow focus
camera angle	See angle of framing.
fill light	Majors
continuity editing	A style of editing marked by its emphasis on maintaining the continuous and seemingly uninterrupted flow of action in a story
postsynchronization	discontinuity editing
direct sound	Music, noise, and speech recorded from the event at the moment of filming; the opposite of postsynchronization
walk cycles	In order to avoid making innumerable drawings, animators routinely make a walk cycle for their character
exposure	The adjustment of the camera mechanism in order to control how much light strikes each frame of film passing through the aperture.
narration	The process through which the plot conveys or withholds story information
dialogue overlap	In editing a scene, arranging the cut so that a bit of dialogue coming from shot A is heard under a shot that shows another character on another element in the scene.
quicktime streaming	Apple's streaming media addition to the QuickTime architecture.
units aspect ratio	The aspect ratio describes the shape of the grid unit
wide-angle lens	A lens of short focal length that affects a scene's perspective by distorting straight lines near the edges of the frame and by exaggerating the distance between foreground and background planes
favorite	A customized effect that is used frequently
xsheet	The Xsheet or exposure sheet, is a sheet with several vertical columns and horizontal frames used to indicate a scene's timing
side lighting	Lighting coming from one side of a person or object, usually in order to create a sense of volume, to bring out surface textures, or to fill in areas left shadowed by light from another source.
function	The role or effect of any element within the film's form.
daw	A digital editing and recording device or software application used for editing multitrack audio for music or audio post-production.
phase	(1) In audio, the timing relationship between two identical, or similar, audio signals
sequence clip	A clip that has been edited into a sequence
window burn	Visual timecode or keycode information superimposed onto video frames
channel 1	Typically the left audio channel in a stereo recording.
low-key lighting	Illumination that creates strong contrast between light and dark areas of the shot, with deep shadows and little fill light.
zoom level	The level at which the Viewer, Canvas, or Timeline is magnified
white balance	To make adjustments to a video signal being recorded in order to reproduce white as true white
quicktime	Apple Computer's cross-platform multimedia technology
insert edit	An edit in which a clip is added to the track at the specified point, moving clips that follow it out in time
third-person narration	Any story told in the grammatical third person, i.e
fast-out	Dramatic acceleration at the end of the action.
mxf	A common media container format in the video industry
2:3:3:2 pull-down	The pull-down pattern used by DV devices that support advanced pull-down.
slug	A generator in Final Cut Pro used to create black video in a sequence
style	The repeated and salient uses of film techniques characteristic of a single film or a group of films (for example, a filmmaker's work or a national movement).
dissolve	A transition between two shots during which the first image gradually disappears while the second image gradually appears; for a moment the two images blend in superimposition.
duration	In a narrative film, the aspect of temporal manipulation that involves the time span presented in the plot
side lighting	Lighting coming from one side of a person or object, usually in order to create a sense of volume, to bring out surface tensions, or to fill in areas left shadowed by light from another source.
adjust line segment pointer	A cross-shaped pointer that appears in the Timeline and Viewer when you move the pointer over a line that can be adjusted, such as a line segment between keyframes
script	A set of instructions that performs a specific function, similar to programming
fill light	ideology
markers	In Final Cut Pro, markers refer to either the edit points that define the start and end points of a clip, or points of reference that you can use to denote places of interest in your clips and sequences.
parade scope	A waveform monitor mode that shows the video signal as separate red, green, and blue waveforms
stereo	Stereophonic Sound Reproduction
nonsimultaneous sound	Diegetic sound that comes from a source in time either earlier or later than the images it accompanies.
attenuate	To lower an audio signal's level.
film stock	The strip of material upon which a series of film frames is registered
axis of action	In the continuity editing system, the imaginary line that passes from side to side through the main actors, defining the spatial relations of all the elements of the scene as being to the right or left
anchor point	In the Motion tab, the point that is used to center changes to a clip's geometry when using motion effects
peak meter	A digital audio meter that displays the absolute level of an audio signal as it plays
majors	mise-en-scène
shallow space	Staging the action in relatively few planes of depth; the opposite of deep space.
vector	A vector-based image is composed of points and bezier curves
pixel	A pixel is a distinct tiny dot on a computer screen and is the smallest element of an animation image
elliptical editing	Editing that omits portions of the action often with the purpose of startling the viewer or creating questions about what occurred in the missing stretches.
time-lapse	Time-lapse photography is a cinematography technique whereby each film frame is captured at a rate much slower than it will be played back
function	In Toon Boom, a function is a computer generated motion, trajectory or path that elements, other trajectories and effects parameters can be attached to
diegetic sound	Any speech, music, or sound effect that originates from a source within the film's story
network	In Toon Boom animation software a network is a group of interconnected modules representing each element in the scene
depth of field	The range of distances from the camera within which the subject is in Focus when a given lens is used
fill light	Illumination from a source less bright than the key light, used to soften deep shadows in a scene
importing	Importing is the process of bringing files of various types into a project in Final Cut Pro
mobile frame	The effect on the screen of the moving camera, a zoom lens, or certain special effects; the framing shifts in relation to the scene being photographed
canvas	In Final Cut Pro, the Canvas is the equivalent of a record monitor in a tape-to-tape editing system
averaging meter	A meter that displays the average audio level
movement mechanism	The intermittent mechanism or intermittent movement is the device by which film is regularly advanced and then held in place for a brief duration of time in a movie camera or movie projector
reframing	Using short pan or tilt movements of the camera to keep figures onscreen or centered.
eyeline match	During the intercutting of shots, refers to cutting from a clip of a person looking at something to a clip containing the object that is being looked at.
animation	Any process whereby artificial movement is created by photographing a series of drawings (see also cel animation), objects, or computer images one by one
view buttons	Use to switch among three different views of the Audio Mixer
dvcam	A standard definition digital videotape recorder format that records an 8-bit, 5:1 compressed component video signal with 4:1:1 color sampling (PAL uses 4:2:0)
soundtrack	The audio that accompanies a program's video.
preset	A saved group of settings that can be applied to a sequence when it is created
pal format	Phase Alternating Line
scenics	Early nonfiction short films that displayed picturesque or exotic locales.
full shot	In photography, film and video, a long shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or a wide shot) typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings
layout	Refers to the size and location of windows in Final Cut Pro
field chart	A field chart is a guide will all the field units that animator and layout artists use to determine a scene size or a camera motion.
b-roll	A term used to describe alternate footage shot to intercut with the primary shots used in a program
bezier curve	In its simplest form, a line defined by two end points and two associated control points, or "handles." Pulling the control points adjusts the line into a curve
axis of action	In the continuity editing
key pose	Important positions in the action defining the starting and ending points of any smooth transition
reel	A reel is an object around which lengths of another material (usually long and flexible) are wound for storage
a/b-roll	editing Uses two video sources played simultaneously, to be mixed or cut between.
audio channel indicator	An icon in the Edit to Tape window that indicates which audio tracks are being output.
anchor item	When you first link multiple audio clip items to a video item in the Timeline, that video item is considered the "anchor" item to which the sync of all other linked audio items is compared
trailer	A short filmed preview or advertisement for a movie.
effects	A general term used to describe all of the Final Cut Pro capabilities that go beyond cuts-only editing.
swish pan	A rapid pan that results in a blurred image
composite	In Toon Boom, a Composite is a module found in the network used to merge several image outputs together.
splits	A method of delivering an audio mix of programs destined for foreign language distribution, typically using a multitrack audio recorder
mixer automation	The process of using the Audio Mixer or a control surface to record audio level and pan keyframes.
synchronous sound	Sound that is matched temporally with the movements occurring in the images, as when dialogue corresponds to lip movements.
cut	in editing, a single unbroken strip of film
distort	To change the shape of a clip by moving a corner point independently of the other corner points
rhetorical form	A type of filmic organization in which the parts create and support an argument.
looping	In Final Cut Pro, when you turn looped playback on, clips and sequences will loop back to the beginning whenever the playhead reaches the end of the media.
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
top lighting	See DIRECTION OF LIGHTING.
phoneme	Phoneme is a unit of sound in a particular language.
direct sound	process shot
offscreen space	The six areas blocked from being visible on the screen but still part of the space of the scene: to each side and above and below the frame, behind the set, and behind the camera
wide-angle lens	A lens of short focal length that affects a scene's perspective by bulging straight lines near the edges of the frame and exaggerating the distance between foreground and background planes
viewing time	The length of time it takes to watch a film when it is projected at the appropriate speed.
interlaced video	A scanning method that divides a video frame into two fields, each consisting of alternating odd and even lines that are scanned at different times.
midtones	The values in an image between absolute white and absolute black.
opacity	The level of a clip's transparency.
frequency	The number of times a sound or signal vibrates each second, measured in cycles per second, or hertz (Hz)
axial cut	An axial cut is a type of jump cut, where the camera suddenly moves closer to or further away from its subject, along an invisible line drawn straight between the camera and the subject
hdcam	A high definition digital videotape recorder format that records an 8-bit, 7.1:1 DCT-compressed component video signal with 3:1:1 color sampling
cut-in	An instantaneous shift from a distant framing to a closer view of some portion of the same space.
flashback	An alteration of story order in which the plot moves back to show events that have taken place earlier than ones already shown.
runaway production	The practice of Hollywood film companies shooting their films abroad after World War II
audio clip	A media clip containing audio tracks.
masking	In exhibition, stretches of black fabric that frame the theater scene
track header	The area in the Timeline patch panel that contains controls for each track.
d5	A standard definition digital videotape recorder format that records a 10-bit, uncompressed component video signal with 4:2:2 color sampling
flip boom all-star	Flip Boom All-Star is perfect for any young-at-heart talent looking for an easy to use animation software
underlay	In animation, an underlay is a part of the decor placed behind the main animation.
velocity/ease	In animation, the velocity, also known as ease, is the acceleration and deceleration of a motion
cross-cutting	Switching back and forth between two or more scenes in different locations that are occurring simultaneously in order to create the feeling of PARALLEL ACTION
academy ratio	The standardized shape of the film frame established by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
wide angle lens	A lens of short focal-length with a broad angle of view
blocking	Blocking is a theatre term which refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera
key light	The key light is the first and usually most important light that a photographer, cinematographer, or other scene composer will use in a lighting setup
follow focus	A follow focus is a focus control mechanism used in film and video cameras
real time	The actual time an action would need to occur as opposed to SCREEN TIME
labels	Terms such as "Best Take" and "Interview" that appear in the Label column of the Browser
sync	When the timecode for two clips (audio and video) is matched up so they play in unison.
pan	to rotate the camera about on its vertical axis.
deep focus	shallow space
straight-ahead	A technique where an entire sequence is drawn from the first position to the last in the sequence, in order
ease-out	Gradual deceleration in the action
x	Refers to the x coordinate in Cartesian geometry
alpha channel	The alpha channel is the image's channel carrying the transparency information
roughs	Rough is a common name in an animation movie for a drawing that is utilized as a reference but which does not form part of the final image
academy ratio	In the silent era, the film frame was customarily 1 1/3 times as wide as it was high (1.33:1)
fade	1
scsi	SCSI is an abbreviation for Small Computer Systems Interface: a type of connection standard between two or more computer devices.
avi	Microsoft's older standard format for digital video.
duration	A clip's duration is the length of time between the clip's In and Out points.
interpretation	The viewer's activity of analyzing the implicit and symptomatic meanings suggested in a film
vtr	Videotape Recorder
strokes	In Toon Boom animation software strokes are invisible vector lines forming the drawing zones
linked selection button	A button in the upper-right corner of the Timeline that turns the linked selection option on and off.
tail clip	The last clip, or the clip on the right side when looking at an edit point between two clips.
married print	a positive print which carries both picture and sound on it
campaign	A series of adventures.
animation	Any process whereby artificial movement is created by photographing a series of drawings (see also cel animation
three-point editing	An editing technique in which three out of four In and Out points are set in a Browser clip and a sequence
parallel editing	see PARALLEL ACTION.
keykode	an extension of the latent edge numbers whereby each frame is given a number
cut	(1) In filmmaking, the joining of two strips of film together with a splice
record monitor	The monitor that plays the previewed and finished versions of your project when you print to tape.
generators	Clips that are synthesized by Final Cut Pro
plan-séquence	French term for a scene handled in a single shot, usually a long take.
fill light	horizontal integration
typage	A performance technique of Soviet Montage cinema in which an actor is given features believed to characterize a social group, often an economic class.
workspace	In Toon Boom Storyboard Pro and Toon Boom Animate Pro, the workspace is made up of; the views, toolbars and menus.
symbols	In Toon Boom Animate, Symbols are boxes in which you can place whatever you feel like
elliptical editing	Shot transitions that omit parts of an event, causing an ellipsis
ram	Random-access memory
rushes	prints made immediately after a day's shooting so they can be viewed the following day
voice over	Narration, usually added in post-production, that occurs outside the immediate on-screen world of the film
filter	A piece of glass or gelatin placed in front of the camera or printer lens to alter the quality or quantity of light striking the film in the aperture.
detach from parent	The Detach from Parent command is used to disconnect elements from a peg or from one another.
simultaneous sound	Diegetic sound that is represented as occurring at the same time in the story as the image it accompanies.
color correction	A process in which the color of clips used in an edited program is evened out so that all shots in a given scene match
fade-in/fade-out	Transition effects used to open or close a sequence
scrub	To move through a clip or sequence with the aid of the playhead
wireframe	A view of the outline of a clip's video frame.
animatic	An animatic is a movie with sound and is developed from the storyboard
jump cut	A cut that, from shot to shot, either: 1) keeps the exact same background but changes the position of the figure(s)
render status bars	Two slim horizontal bars, at the top of the Timeline, that indicate which parts of the sequence need to be rendered
smpte leader	a leader placed at the head of release prints containing information for the projectionist and featuring numbers which are black on a medium density background
log and capture	In Final Cut Pro, the process of logging the clips you want to capture, and then having Final Cut Pro use device control to automatically capture them in the Log and Capture window.
cut	An edit in which one clip immediately follows another, with no transition effect
project	In Final Cut Pro, the file that holds all of the elements of your movie, such as clips, bins, and sequences
artisanal production	The process in which a filmmaker, producer, and crew devote their energy to making a single film, often with no expectation of collaborating on another project in the future
voice-over	Voice-over (also known as off-camera or off-stage commentary) is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative (non-diegetic) is used in a radio, television, film, theatre, or other presentation
luma key	A filter used to key out pixels of a certain luma value (or a range of luma values), creating a matte based on the brightest or darkest area of an image
source monitor	In a linear editing suite, a monitor that displays source tapes before recording them to the master tape
sequence	A structured collection of video, audio, and graphics clips, edit information, and effects.
montage	A sequence in which a series of shots are arranged to create a certain mood or theme or to denote the passage of time.
u-matic	An analog tape format once popular for broadcast.
linked selection	An option in the Timeline that, when turned on, selects all clip items linked to the item you select
negative cutting	Negative Cutting (also known as Negative Matching and Negative Conforming) is the process of cutting motion picture negative to match precisely the final edit as specified by the film editor
edit point	(1) Defines what part of a clip you want to use in an edited sequence
doping	Doping is the process of assigning a particular drawing to a range of frames in an animation clip.
nonlinear editing	When you use a nonlinear editing application to edit a program, all footage used is stored on a hard disk rather than on tape
nonlinear editing	Digital "cut and paste" editing that uses a hard drive instead of tape to store images
palette style	A palette style is a second version of an existing palette with a slight change in the tint and value
rough edit	The first editing pass
vcr	Videocassette Recorder
canted framing	A view in which the frame is not level; either the right or left side is lower than the other, causing objects in the scene to appear slanted out of an upright position.
auto render	A feature that allows Final Cut Pro to render open sequences whenever a specified number of idle minutes have passed.
gamut	A Gamut is the range of colours that a particular device can represent.
dubbing	Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting
height of framing	The distance of the camera above the ground, regardless of its angle to the horizontal.
elliptical editing	key light
superimpose edit	An edit that overlays one or more tracks of video so they play at the same time
filter	A piece of glass or gelatin placed in front of the camera or printer lens to alter the light striking the film in the aperture.
fit to fill edit	An edit in which a clip's speed is adjusted to fit a specified duration in a sequence.
production	One of the three branches of the film industry; the process of creating the film
streaming	The delivery of media over a computer network.
keying	A technique used to eliminate specific background areas of video in order to isolate and composite specific foreground elements against a different background.
bounce board	A bounce board is a board that is used to reflect light on a subject that is being filmed
shallow focus	A restricted depth of field, which keeps only one plane in sharp focus; the opposite of deep focus.
batch capture	A process in which previously logged clips' media is captured from a VTR or camcorder to your hard disk
hdv	An MPEG-2–based high definition video format that is recorded on a DV cassette tape
ruler	(1) The measurement bar along the top of the Timeline, which represents the total duration of an edited sequence
roll edit	An edit that affects two clips that share an edit point
slate	The digital board that is held in front of the camera and identifies shot number, director, cameraperson, studio and title
sound bridge	1
style	The systematic and salient uses of film techniques characteristic of a film or a group of films (e.g., a filmmaker's work or a film movement).
match frame edit	An edit that joins two shots that link or match a related action
persistence of vision	Persistence of vision is the phenomenon of the eye by which an afterimage is thought to persist for approximately one twenty-fifth of a second on the retina.
pan	A horizontal movement of the camera from a fixed point.
academy leader	a leader placed at the head of release prints containing information for the projectionist and featuring numbers which are black on a clear background, counting from 11 to 3 at 16 frame intervals (see SMPTE leader).
high-key lighting	Illumination that creates comparatively little contrast between light and dark areas of the shot
technique	Any aspect of the film medium that can be chosen and manipulated in making a film.
project	The top-level file that holds all media in Final Cut Pro, such as sequences, clips, transitions, and so on.
fill light	Illumination from a source less bright than the key light,
secam	Sequential Couleur Avec Memoire
source tape	The video and audio tapes that were originally recorded during a shoot
wide-angle lens	oligopoly
wipe	A transition between shots in which a line passes across the screen, gradually eliminating the first shot and replacing it with the next one.
establishing shot	reflexivity
ideology	A relatively coherent system of values, beliefs, or ideas shared by some social group and often taken for granted as natural or inherently true.
shallow focus	A restricted depth of field,
dolly zoom	The dolly zoom effect is an unsettling in-camera special effect that appears to undermine normal visual perception in film.
xdcam hd	An extension of the Sony XDCAM format that supports high definition video recording at three quality levels
nondiegetic sound	direct sound
boundary	Refers to either the In or Out point of a clip in the Timeline.
superimposition	The exposure of more than one image on the same film strip.
depth of focus	Depth of focus is a lens optics concept that measures the tolerance of placement of the image plane (the film plane in a camera) in relation to the lens
filter	In photography and videography, a filter is a camera accessory consisting of an optical filter that can be inserted in the optical path
time line editing	A nonlinear method of editing in which video and audio clips are represented on a screen by bars proportional to the length of the clip
backlighting	Illumination cast onto the figures in the scene from the side opposite the camera, usually creating a thin outline of highlighting on those figures.
interlaced video	An analog video signal consisting of alternating odd and even fields.
ellipsis	In narrative, the omission of certain scenes or portions of the action.
program	The movie you may create in Final Cut Pro
offline editing	1) Refers to non-linear editing, or 2) refers to the process of editing before the stage of a finished product.
widescreen formats	Screen ratios wider than the Academy ratio, which is standardized at 1.37:1 in the United States
editing	The process of combining and arranging audio, video, effects, transitions, and graphics in a sequence to produce a program.
key light	In the three-point lighting system, the brightest illumination coming onto the scene
mask	An image or clip used to define areas of transparency in another clip
tablet/pen	Device used in conjunction with, or instead of, a mouse, to move a mouse pointer (sometimes referred to as the cursor) around the computer screen.
audio meter	A meter that lets you monitor audio output levels from your computer
cross burning	Cross burning or cross lighting is a practice widely associated with the Ku Klux Klan, although the historical practice long predates the Klan's inception
pixel	One dot in a video or still image
rgb	Red Green Blue
ingesting	The process of bringing media into a video system for editing
intercutting	cut
wave	An audio file format based on the general-purpose RIFF format developed by Microsoft and IBM
thumb tabs	(1) Small tabs between the audio and video scroll bars in the Timeline that define separate groups of audio or video tracks with their own scroll bars
dope sheet	Used by animators, directors and other members of a crew to track the sequence and timing of images, dialogue, sound effects, sound tracks and camera moves
superimposition	distance of framing
link	To connect video and audio clip items in the Timeline so that when one item is selected, moved, or trimmed, all other items linked to it are affected.
snapping button	A button in the upper-right corner of the Timeline that you click to turn snapping on and off.
ellipsoidal reflector spot light	A Lekolite (often abbreviated to Leko) is a type of ellipsoidal reflector spotlight (ERS) used in stage lighting
xsan	Apple software for clustering multiple RAIDs together into a storage area network (SAN)
path - 3d path	In a 3D Path, the X, Y and Z curves are locked together and controlled by a single velocity function
hand-held camera	The use of the camera operator's body as a camera support, either holding it by hand or using a harness
close-up	In film, television, still photography and the comic strip medium a close-up tightly frames a person or an object
out-of-sync indicator	In the Timeline, the symbol that appears at the beginning of a clip when a video item moves out of sync with its linked audio items, or vice versa.
dual system recording	A recording process in which video is captured on one recording device and audio is recorded on another
logging	The process of entering detailed information about the clips that you want to use from your source media, in preparation for ingest.
ellipsis	In a narrative film, the shortening of plot duration achieved by omitting intervals of story duration
anamorphic lens	A lens for making widescreen films using regular Academy ratio
tracks	Refers to layers in the Timeline that contain the audio and video items in your sequence
available light	In photography and cinematography, available light or ambient light refers to any source of light that is not explicitly supplied by the photographer for the purpose of taking photos
render	To process video and audio with any applied filters or transitions, and store the result on disk as a render file
truncation	The cropping-off of parts of the human figure (or other key object) by the boundaries of the frame
colorist	A professional who performs color correction
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.
link indicators	In the Timeline, lines under clip names that indicate that the clips are linked.
shuttle control	The slider control located at the bottom of the Viewer and the Canvas
a-roll edit	An edit of clips that contain audio data from the base track or a narration.
eye-level camera angle	An eye-level camera angle is a camera angle with the camera at the level of human eyes
rendering	the process by which the video editing software and hardware convert the raw video, effects, transitions and filters into a new continuous video file. Often, depending on memory of computer, this may be one of the final steps of the editing process.
camera dolly	A camera dolly is a specialized piece of film equipment designed to create smooth camera movements
sound recordist	The individual on a film or video crew responsible for setting up the audio recording equipment and for setting the levels and managing the audio recording during a shoot.
offscreen sound	Simultaneous sound from a source assumed to be in the space of the scene but outside what is visible onscreen.
shooting script	The final version of a script with the scenes arranged in proper sequence.
rotoscope	A machine that projects live-action motion picture frames one by one onto a drawing pad so that an animator can trace the figures in each frame
output	Video and audio that is ready for playback and distribution
eye-level shot	A shot taken at the director's or the subject's eye level
mpeg	Moving Picture Experts Group, a group of compression standards for video and audio, which includes MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-3 (referred to as MP3).
linear editing	Analog, tape-based editing
line of action	Direction that the action will follow
optical	any device carried out by the optical department of a lab using an optical printer
waveform monitor	A window in Final Cut Pro that displays the relative levels of brightness and saturation in the clip currently being examined
motion blur	An effect that blurs any clip with keyframed motion applied to it, similar to blurred motion recorded by a camera.
print to video	In Final Cut Pro, this command renders your sequence and prepares it to output to videotape.
y	Used to refer to the Y coordinate in Cartesian geometry
slider	In Final Cut Pro, an interface element that can be dragged forward or backward in order to make an adjustment
pivot	A pivot in animation software such as Toon Boom Studios is the point around which one a peg or a drawing rotates.
actualities	An early term for documentary films.
l-cut	An editing technique in which either the video track or audio track of a synchronized clip is longer than the other
motion path	When you keyframe different center point locations in the motion settings for a clip over time, a motion path appears in the Canvas showing the path your clip will travel over time.
focus	The degree to which light rays coming from the same part of an object through different parts of the lens converge at the same point on the film frame, creating sharp outlines and distinct textures.
media	A generic term for elements such as movies, sounds, and pictures.
room tone	The low level of background noise that exists in any recording
character sheet	A record of a player character in a role-playing game, including whatever details, notes, game statistics, and background information a player would need during a play session.
low resolution	This format is ideal for videos destined for the web, where size and fast download of a video file might take precedence over quality.
replace edit	A specialized form of overwrite edit that aligns the frame at the playhead position in the Viewer clip to the frame at the playhead position in the sequence clip, replacing only the content of the sequence clip, even if no In or Out points are set
distribution	One of the three branches of the film industry; the process of supplying the finished film to the places where it will be shown
internal framing	The placement of a figure or figures (or other important objects) within boundaries formed by other mise-en-scene elements (sets, objects, other figures, etc.) A composition often referred to as "frame within the frame." (See also FRAMING.)
extreme long shot	A framing in which the scale of the object shown is very small; a building, landscape, or crowd of people will fill the screen.
high-key lighting	Illumination that creates comparatively little contrast between the light and dark areas of the shot
intellectual montage	montage sequence
hand-held shot	A shot made with the camera held in the hands or mounted on the shoulder rather than mounted on a tripod or other stabilizing fixture
temps morts	A French phrase used to describe a manner of staging and filming that stresses long intervals between actions or lines of dialogue in which no major narrative development takes place
latent edge numbers	numbers that are printed onto the edge of the negative by the manufacturer
flesh tone	A special marker in the Final Cut Pro Vectorscope that indicates an area of appropriate range for all shades of skin color
mixing	Combining two or more sound tracks by rerecording them onto a single track.
24-bit resolution	A bit depth used for high-quality audio playback.
autofocus	An Autofocus (or AF) optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus fully automatic or on a manually selected point or area
straight cut	A cut in which both the video and audio clip items are cut at the same time.
merged clip	A clip that refers to more than one source media file on disk
internal diegetic sound	extreme close-up
track visibility control	A control at the very beginning of each track that you click to turn on or turn off a track
variation	In film form, the return of an element with notable changes.
180-degree system	In the continuity approach to editing, the dictate that the camera should stay on one side of the action to ensure consistent spatial relations between objects to the right and left of the frame
assemble edit	Recording video and/or audio clips in sequence immediately following previous material; does not break control track
keyframe	A keyframe is a special-purpose marker that denotes the change in value to an applied effect parameter
low-con print	a print that is made on a print stock which has been flashed evenly white light prior to the image being exposed on it
crosscutting.	See intercutting.
destination track	The track a particular source item is edited into in the Timeline, as defined by the Source and Destination controls in the Timeline patch panel.
d3	A standard definition digital videotape recorder format that records an 8-bit, uncompressed composite video signal with 4Fsc color sampling
frequency	In a narrative film, the aspect of temporal manipulation that involves the number of times any story
title safe area	The part of the video image that is guaranteed to be visible on all televisions
rotate view tool	The Rotate View tool allows you to turn the workspace the same as an animation table.
ambient lighting	Ambient lighting can refer to:
pan	A camera movement in which the camera body swivels to the right or left
resize edit	An edit in which the duration of a clip in the Timeline is changed by moving its In or Out point.
metadiegetic and extradiegetic	Gérard Genette distinguishes among diegetic narratives (the primary story told); metadiegetic narratives (stories told by a character inside a diegetic narrative); and extradiegetic narratives (stories that frame the primary story).note
medium shot	A framing in which the scale of the object shown is of moderate size
bezier handles	Controls that let you modify the curve of a line segment between a handle and the next point on either side of it
plan-séquence	low-key lighting
nonlinear editing	A video editing method in which edits within a program can be changed at any time without having to re-create the entire program
colour-override effect	The Colour-Override processes the colours in a drawing layer
framing	The selection and composition of the onscreen contents of a shot with respect to the edges of the screen
log bin	In Final Cut Pro, the specified bin where all of your logged clips go.
graphic match	Any shot transition that reveals a strong visual similarity between the shots
color reversal internegative	An internegative, also referred to as Color reversal internegative or CRI, is a motion picture film duplication process designed by Kodak in the 1970s as an alternative to existing processes of creating film duplicates
elliptical editing	Shot transitions that omit parts of an event, causing an ellipsis in plot and story duration.
render files	Files that Final Cut Pro generates when you render transitions and effects
iris	A round, moving mask that can close down to end a scene (iris-out) or emphasize a detail, or it can open to begin a scene (iris-in) or to reveal more space around a detail.
sot	Audio recorded on analog or digital video formats (audio and video).
angle of framing	high-key lighting
inverse kinematics	Iinverse Kinematics (IK) is a feature used to mainly animate 3D characters and cut-out puppets with hierarchy
head-on shot	In film, television, still photography and the comic strip medium a close-up tightly frames a person or an object
wireframe modes	Viewer and Canvas view modes that show the outline of a clip's video frame
fast cutting	Fast cutting is a film editing technique which refers to several consecutive shots of a brief duration (e.g
rotary table	In Toon Boom Digital Pro, the Rotary Table is equivalent to the animation disk/table and allows to rotate the workspace to be more comfortable while drawing.
auto-feed	Automated method of feeding drawings to a scanner in which multiple drawings are stacked into a sheet feeder
character design	Each character for an animated film is drawn from multiple angles in poster style format called a model sheet which serves as reference for the animators.
stand-in	A stand-in for film and television is a person who substitutes for the actor before filming, for technical purposes such as lighting.
mos	MOS is a standard motion picture jargon abbreviation, used in production reports to indicate an associated film segment has no synchronous audio track.
iris	A round, moving mask that can close down to end a scene (iris-out) or emphasize a detail, or that can open to begin a scene (iris-in) or to reveal more space around a detail.
rotoscoping	Is an animation technique in which animators trace over live-action film movement, frame by frame, for use in animated films
eyeline match	A cut obeying the axis of action
setting	The fictional world in which the game takes place.
frequency	In a narrative film, the aspect of temporal manipulation that involves the number of times any story event is shown in the plot
dvcpro hd	A high definition video format that records an 8-bit, compressed component video signal with 4:2:2 color sampling
gaffer	The main electrician and supervisor of lighting on a set.
telecine	A machine that converts the images on film negatives to a videotape format
categorical form	A type of filmic organization in which the parts treat distinct subsets of a topic
xdcam	Sony optical disc format for recording DVCAM and IMX video within MXF container files.
dvcpro	A standard definition digital videotape recorder format that records an 8-bit, 5:1 compressed component video signal using 4:1:1 color sampling (PAL uses 4:2:0)
waveform monitor	A specialized oscilloscope for displaying video signal levels and timing.
render	The process of combining your video and audio with any applied effects, such as transitions or filters, one frame at a time
desaturate	To remove color from an image
diorama	A nineteenth-century entertainment in which the spectators sat in a circular room and viewed long transparent paintings that seemed to move as the lighting changed.
hdtv	High Definition TeleVision delivers a higher quality image than standard television does, because it has a greater number of lines of resolution
rear projection	A technique for combining a foreground action with a background action filmed earlier
treatment	A detailed synopsis of a movie's story, with action and character rendered in prose form.
snapping	A setting in the Timeline that affects the movement of the playhead
ellipsis or elliptical editing	In a film, the term refers to the abbreviation of time resulting when parts of an action, event, or story are cut out through editing
cross-dissolve	An effect used to fade two scenes one into the other.
variable speed	Speed that varies dynamically, in forward or reverse motion, in a single clip.
character animation	Character animation is a specialized area of the animation process concerning the animation of one or more characters featured in an animated work
angle control	A control used to rotate a clip around its center axis without changing its shape
laserdisc	An analog video optical disc format
camera movement	The onscreen impression that the framing is changing with respect to the scene being photographed
quickview tab	Provides an alternative way of viewing effects in a sequence outside of the Canvas as you work
decibel	Unit of measurement for sound levels; a logarithmic scale used to describe the loudness of sound as perceived by the human ear
cgi	Computer-generated imagery: Using digital software systems to create figures, settings, or other material in the frame.
extreme close-up	A framing in which the scale of the object shown is very large; most commonly, a small object or a part of the body.
color bars	A standard color test signal displayed as columns, often accompanied by a reference audio tone
overlay	An overlay is a part of the scene environment, such as a chair or a bush, placed in front of the main animation.
digital full scale	The full audio signal range that can be recorded digitally without distortion.
extreme long shot	A shot in which the scale of the object shown is very small; a landscaper a cityscape, or a crowd
subclip	A clip created to represent a section of a master clip
video scopes	Tools you can use to evaluate the color and brightness values of video clips in the Viewer, Canvas, or Timeline
extreme close-up	(abbr
anime	Anime is the shortened version of "animation" in the Japanese language and is known for its sinister dark feel that is very popular in Japan
scene	action that occurs in one location at one time.
data rate	The speed at which data can be transferred, often described in megabytes per second (MB/sec.) or megabits per second (Mbps)
p2	A compact solid-state memory card designed for professional and broadcast media gathering
clip	An item in a Final Cut Pro project representing video, audio, or graphics media files on disk.
wipe	A transition in which a geometric or grayscale gradient is used to transition between two clips.
ripple edit	An edit in which the start and end times of a range of clips on a track are adjusted when the duration of an earlier clip is altered.
shallow focus	A restricted depth of field, which keeps only those planes close to the camera in sharp focus; the opposite of deep focus.
generation loss	Degradation in picture and sound quality resulting from duplication of original master video recording
slow-out	Slow-out is the gradual deceleration in the action in an animation movie
channel 2	Typically the right audio channel in a stereo recording.
framing	The use of the edges of the film frame to select and to compose what will be visible onscreen.
ripple edit	Adjusts the start and end times of a range of clips on a track when the duration of one of the clips is altered.
head clip	The clip that begins a sequence.