Final Cut Pro 6 - Setting Up Your Editing System to Output to Tape

Setting Up Your Editing System to Output to Tape

Before you output to tape, you need to set up your video devices and Final Cut Pro
settings and preferences. Some steps are only relevant to particular methods.

Step 1:

Connect your video deck or camcorder

Step 2:

Choose video and audio outputs in the A/V Devices tab of the Audio/Video

Settings window

Step 3:

Select playback settings in System Settings or in the RT pop-up menu

in the Timeline

Step 4:

Select render settings in Sequence Settings

Step 5:

Set preferences related to tape output

Step 6:

Cue the videotape (Print to Video)

Step 7:

Black and code your videotape (Edit to Tape)

Step 8:

Calibrate the timecode between your VTR and computer (Edit to Tape)

Step 9:

Choose device control and edit preview settings (Edit to Tape)

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Part III

Output