Final Cut Pro 6 - Contents

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Contents

Part I

Media and Project Management

Chapter 1

13

Media Management

13

What Is Media Management?

14

Reasons to Use Media Management

15

What You Need to Know to Manage Your Media

15

Media Management Steps in Final Cut Pro

16

Strategies for Media Management

Chapter 2

19

Backing Up and Restoring Projects

19

Backing Up and Restoring Projects

19

Using the Revert Project Command

20

Using the Autosave Feature

22

Restoring Autosaved Projects

23

Opening a Project File After Your Computer Is Unexpectedly Shut Down

23

Archiving Completed Projects

24

Updating Projects from Previous Versions of Final Cut Pro

24

Choosing Project Update Options

28

Keeping a Copy of Your Project in an Older Format

29

Before Updating Projects

Chapter 3

31

Elements of a Final Cut Pro Project

31

About Clips, Media Files, and Sequences

35

About Icons and Project Elements in the Browser

36

Clip Properties

Chapter 4

43

Working with Master and Affiliate Clips

43

Using Master and Affiliate Clips

44

Shared and Unique Clip Properties

47

Working with Master Clips

50

Working with Affiliate Clips

51

Creating Independent Clips

53

Using Keyboard Shortcuts to Modify Master-Affiliate Clip Relationships

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Contents

53

Moving Clips Between Projects

54

How Does Final Cut Pro Identify Matching Clips?

54

Resolving Property Differences Between Matching Clips

Chapter 5

57

Offline and Online Editing

57

About Offline and Online Editing

60

Offline/Online Editing Workflows

61

Using the OfflineRT Format in Final Cut Pro

65

Online Editing on Non–Final Cut Pro Editing Systems

66

Trading Project Files Using Email or the Internet

Chapter 6

69

Reconnecting Clips and Offline Media

69

Finding Your Media Files After Capture

72

About the Connections Between Clips and Media Files

73

Renaming Media Files and Clips

74

How the Connection Between Clips and Media Files Can Be Broken

74

Making Clips Offline

76

Reconnecting Clips to Media Files

83

When Final Cut Pro Reconnects Your Clips

85

Reconnecting Media Files Automatically

Chapter 7

87

Overview of the Media Manager

88

What Can You Do with the Media Manager?

89

Selecting Items to Process with the Media Manager

90

Settings and Options in the Media Manager Window

98

How the Media Manager Processes Selected Items

101

Limiting How Much Media Is Copied or Deleted

104

Media File Formats Supported by the Media Manager Support

104

About Color Space Conversion in the Media Manager

Chapter 8

105

Examples of How to Use the Media Manager

105

Using the Media Manager

109

Example: Removing Unused Media from a Sequence

111

Example: Duplicating a Sequence and Its Corresponding Media Files

112

Example: Duplicating a Portion of a Sequence and Its Media Files

113

Example: Copying Several Sequences with New Settings, but Without Media Files

114

Example: Recompressing Media Files for an Entire Project for Editing on a Portable
Computer

115

Example: Removing Portions of Media Files After Creating Subclips

117

Example: Consolidating Media Files into One Folder

119

Example: Consolidating Your Project and Media Files for Archiving

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Chapter 9

121

Diagnostic Tools for Clips

121

Different Tools for Diagnosing Clips

122

About the Analyze Movie Command

122

Using the Analyze Movie Command

124

Information Reported by the Analyze Movie Command

125

Finding and Marking Long Frames

125

Using the Mark Long Frames Command

Part II

Project Interchange

Chapter 10

129

Importing and Exporting EDLs

129

What Is an EDL?

130

Learning to Read an EDL

131

Elements of an EDL

134

Exporting EDLs

135

Settings and Options in the EDL Export Dialog

140

Reviewing an EDL

140

Using EDL Access for RT-11 Disks

140

Importing EDLs

141

Limitations of Importing EDLs

141

Importing EDLs into Final Cut Pro

142

Settings and Options in the EDL Import Dialog

143

How Clips from an EDL Are Named

143

Master Clips Created from EDLs

143

Recapturing Clips from an Imported EDL

144

Creating Better EDLs

144

Limitations of EDLs

145

EDL Considerations Before Capturing

148

EDL Considerations During Editing

151

Transition Wipe Codes for EDL Export

Chapter 11

153

Using Final Cut Pro XML and QuickTime Metadata

153

What Is the Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format?

154

About XML

157

Overview of the Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format

159

Exporting XML in Final Cut Pro

160

Importing XML into Final Cut Pro

161

Working with Metadata in QuickTime Media

161

Controlling Final Cut Pro with Apple Events

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Chapter 12

163

Working with Film and Cinema Tools

163

An Overview of the Film Editing Process

164

About the Telecine Process

165

Importing a Telecine Log to Create a Cinema Tools Database

165

Exporting a Film Cut List

166

About the Cinema Tools Database

166

Using Cinema Tools with Final Cut Pro

167

Creating a New Final Cut Pro Project

167

Importing a Telecine Log to Create a Cinema Tools Database

169

Batch Capturing Video from Tape

169

Removing 3:2 Pull-Down or Conforming 25 fps PAL to 24 fps

173

Synchronizing Clips with the Cinema Tools Database

174

Editing Clips in Final Cut Pro

175

Using Edge Code Overlays and Feet+Frame Rulers

177

Opening Final Cut Pro Clips in Cinema Tools

178

Exporting Film, Change, and Audio Lists

Part III

Output

Chapter 13

187

Preparing to Output to Tape

187

Choosing a Videotape Format and Equipment for Output

189

Output Requirements

190

Methods for Output to Tape in Final Cut Pro

191

Setting Up Your Editing System to Output to Tape

Chapter 14

197

Assemble and Insert Editing Using Edit to Tape

197

Overview of Tape Editing Methods

199

About Assemble Editing to Tape

199

About Insert Editing to Tape

200

Requirements for Assemble or Insert Editing to Tape

201

About the Edit to Tape Window

201

Video Tab

205

Mastering Settings Tab

208

Device Settings Tab

209

Using the Edit to Tape Window

209

Performing an Assemble Edit to Tape

212

Performing an Insert Edit When Editing to Tape

216

Using Edit to Tape to Output Multichannel Audio

Chapter 15

219

Printing to Video and Output from the Timeline

219

Different Ways You Can Output Video from the Timeline

220

Printing to Video

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Automatically Recording with Print to Video

221

Using the Print to Video Command

223

Recording from the Timeline

225

Outputting to VHS Tape

Chapter 16

227

Learning About QuickTime

227

What Is QuickTime?

228

The QuickTime Suite of Software Applications

228

QuickTime for Media Authoring

228

The QuickTime Movie File Format

231

How Final Cut Pro Uses QuickTime for Import, Export, and Capture

232

Formats Supported by QuickTime

235

How Do You Export the Files You Need?

Chapter 17

237

Exporting QuickTime Movies

237

About the Export QuickTime Movie Command

238

Choosing the Type of QuickTime Movie to Export

240

Exporting a QuickTime Movie File

242

Exporting QuickTime Movies with Markers

Chapter 18

245

Exporting Using QuickTime Conversion

245

About the Export Using QuickTime Conversion Command

246

Types of File Formats You Can Export with QuickTime

247

About Color Space Conversion

247

Exporting a QuickTime Movie File for Web Distribution

249

Configuring QuickTime Movie Settings

260

About QuickTime Aperture Display Modes

263

Exporting a DV Stream

264

Exporting an AVI File

Chapter 19

267

Exporting Sequences for DVD

267

The DVD Creation Process

273

Adding Chapter and Compression Markers to Your Sequence

276

About DVD Authoring Applications

277

Exporting a QuickTime Movie for DVD Use

277

Using Compressor to Create DVD-Compliant Sources for DVD Studio Pro

Chapter 20

279

Using Compressor with Final Cut Pro

279

About Compressor

281

Using Compressor with Final Cut Pro

281

Using Compressor as a Standalone Application

283

Exporting with Compressor from Final Cut Pro

284

About Color Space Conversion in Compressor

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Chapter 21

285

Exporting Still Images and Image Sequences

285

Determining the Image Format for Still-Image Export

286

Exporting a Single Still Image

287

Exporting Image Sequences

Chapter 22

291

Batch Exporting Clips and Sequences

291

Overview of the Batch Exporting Process

292

Selecting Items in the Browser to Batch Export

293

Selecting Batch Export Settings

298

Doing a Batch Export

299

Opening Batch Exported Files in the Viewer

300

Redoing Batch Exports

300

About Color Space Conversion During Batch Exporting

Part IV

Settings and Preferences

Chapter 23

303

Choosing Settings and Preferences

303

Changing User Preferences

304

General Tab

309

Editing Tab

315

Labels Tab

315

Timeline Options Tab

315

Render Control Tab

316

Audio Outputs Tab

316

Locating and Deleting the Preferences File

316

Changing System Settings

317

Scratch Disks Tab

318

Search Folders Tab

319

Memory & Cache Tab

320

Playback Control Tab

321

External Editors Tab

322

Effect Handling Tab

Chapter 24

323

Audio/Video Settings and Easy Setups

323

The Audio/Video Settings Window

324

Learning About Audio/Video Presets

325

Viewing a Summary of the Current Presets

326

Choosing Easy Setups

327

Changing Audio/Video Presets

327

Choosing Individual Presets

329

Viewing Settings in a Preset

330

Creating a New Preset

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Editing a Preset

332

Deleting Presets

332

Creating and Modifying Easy Setups

333

Creating an Easy Setup

334

Moving, Deleting, and Restoring an Easy Setup

335

Example: Creating a Custom Preset and Easy Setup

336

Installing and Restoring Easy Setups

337

Loading Settings from a Network Server

Chapter 25

339

Capture Settings and Presets

339

About Capture Preset Settings

346

Creating a Preset to Capture Audio Only

Chapter 26

349

Device Control Settings and Presets

349

About Device Control Presets

350

Viewing Settings for a Device Control Preset

350

Settings in the Device Control Preset Editor

354

About Device Control Protocols

354

Device Control Protocols Supported by Final Cut Pro

355

Using FireWire Device Control

356

Using Serial Device Control

360

Using a Non-Controllable Device

360

Troubleshooting Your Device Control Setup

Chapter 27

361

Sequence Settings and Presets

361

What Are Sequence Settings?

362

About Sequence Settings and Presets

366

Timeline Display, Render, and Audio Output Options

370

Changing Sequence Settings

Part V

Appendixes

Appendix A

375

Video Formats

375

Characteristics of Video Formats

376

Storage Medium

377

Video Standards

378

Types of Video Signals

380

Aspect Ratio of the Video Frame

382

Frame Dimensions, Number of Lines, and Resolution

384

Pixel Aspect Ratio

385

Frame Rate

386

Scanning Method

388

Color Recording Method

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Video Sample Rate and Bit Depth

391

Video Compression

398

Video Formats Supported by Final Cut Pro

399

DV Formats

399

24p Video

399

High Definition Video Formats

401

Data Rate Comparisons

401

A Brief History of Film, Television, and Audio Formats

Appendix B

405

Frame Rate and Timecode

405

What Is Frame Rate?

406

Understanding Flicker and Perceived Frame Rate

407

Frame Rate Limits: How Many Frames per Second Is Best?

408

Choosing a Frame Rate

410

What Is Timecode?

410

About Drop Frame and Non-Drop Frame Timecode

413

Timecode on Tape

414

Comparison of Various Timecode Formats

Appendix C

417

Working with 24p Video

417

What Is 24p Video?

418

Telecine, Pull-Down, and Reverse Telecine

424

Film, 24p Video, and Cinema Tools

425

Working with 24p NTSC Video

425

Using an AG-DVX100 NTSC Camcorder with Advanced Pull-Down

Appendix D

427

Working with Anamorphic 16:9 Media

427

About Anamorphic 16:9 Media

430

Recording Anamorphic Video

431

Capturing Anamorphic Media

431

Changing Clip Properties for Anamorphic Media

432

Viewing and Editing Anamorphic Media

433

Specifying Sequence Settings for Anamorphic Media

434

Outputting Anamorphic Video to Tape

434

Exporting 16:9 Anamorphic Video

Appendix E

437

Solving Common Problems

437

Resources for Solving Problems

438

Solutions to Common Problems

444

Contacting AppleCare Support

Glossary

445

Index

481

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I

Part I: