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Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products. 3 Contents Preface 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 18 20 23 27 31 35 37 41 41 41 43 45 46 New Features in Final Cut Pro New Features in Final Cut Pro HD High Definition Video Editing Film Editing Timecode Titles and Effects Capture, Output, and, Media Management External Monitoring Preferences and Settings New Features in Final Cut Pro 4.1 Editing Audio Media Management and File Interchange External Monitoring Support Features New Features in Final Cut Pro 4.0 Improvements for Setup Interface Enhancements Preferences and Settings Real-Time and Rendering Capture and Output Media and Clip Management Editing Audio Effects Using DVCPRO HD Getting Started With DVCPRO HD DVCPRO HD Formats Supported in Final Cut Pro Setting Up a DVCPRO HD Editing System External Monitoring Setup Capturing DVCPRO HD in Final Cut Pro Chapter 1 3 48 48 50 50 51 51 51 51 55 55 56 56 60 Chapter 2 63 63 66 66 66 68 68 68 69 70 70 71 73 73 77 83 83 88 91 92 93 93 93 94 94 94 Editing DVCPRO HD in Final Cut Pro Working With DVCPRO HD Timecode Using Graphics and Effects With DVCPRO HD Creating Graphics for HD Projects Generating Color Bars and Tone for 1080i60 and 720p60 Video Real Time and Rendering Upconverting and Downconverting Combining High Definition and Standard Definition Media in Sequences DVCPRO HD Output in Final Cut Pro 720p Output and Playback Offline and Online Editing Using DVCPRO HD Capture and Media Management Workflows Using DVCPRO HD Trading Project Files Using Email or the Internet Editing and Trimming Copying and Pasting Clips in the Timeline Filling a Timeline Gap With Slug Adding Edits on Auto-Selected Tracks Asymmetrical Trimming Applying Filters to Multiple Tracks Dynamic Trimming in the Trim Edit Window Choosing Incoming and Outgoing Clips in the Trim Edit Window Listening to Sequence Audio While Trimming Changing View Options in the Timeline Track Layout Menu Detecting Duplicate Frames Over Transitions Using LiveType Titles in Final Cut Pro Editing Film With Final Cut Pro in a PAL Environment New Support for Conforming 25 fps to 24 fps and Exporting 25 fps EDLs Exercises for Understanding 24 @ 25 fps Timecode Viewing and Modifying Timecode Displaying Timecode in Final Cut Pro Modifying Media File and Sequence Timecode High Definition and Film Timecode Options Generating Timecode Window Burns Media and Clip Management Edit to Tape and Print to Video Setting Minimum Allowable Space on Scratch Disks Maximizing Media File Performance for Multiple Stream, Real-Time Playback Determining the Application That Created a Clip Creating Duplicate Master Clips in the Browser Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 4 Contents 95 95 95 96 96 96 Chapter 7 97 97 100 103 103 107 108 110 111 112 115 116 116 116 117 117 118 118 119 120 121 121 121 122 122 123 124 Changing Affiliate Clips Into Independent Clips Removing Subclip Limits Automatic Naming of Captured Clips Additional Settings in the Batch Capture Window Display of Items in the Render Manager Including Master Comment Information in EDLs External Audio and Video Monitoring External Monitoring Setups Challenges With External Monitoring High Definition Video Fundamentals A Brief History of Film, Television, and Audio Formats The Benefits of High Definition Video High Definition Formats in Common Use Discussing HD Formats in Conversation Upconverting and Downconverting Downconverting High Definition Video Upconverting Standard Definition Video DVCPRO HD Specifications DVCPRO HD Tape Format Aspect Ratio Interlaced and Progressive Scanning Methods Native Image Dimensions Color Depth and Video Sampling Rate Frame Rate Versatile Formatting Choices With Digital Formats DVCPRO HD Timecode Brief Overview of DVCPRO HD Formats 1080i60 1080i50 720p60 720p30 720p24 Recording and Playing Back Variable Frame Rates With DVCPRO HD Appendix Contents 5 This is an overview of new features of Final Cut Pro, covering Final Cut Pro 4.0 through Final Cut Pro HD (version 4.5). New features not covered in the Final Cut Pro 4 User's Manual are described in depth in the following chapters. New Features in Final Cut Pro HD For more information on these features and their use, see the corresponding chapters in this document. High Definition Video Capturing, editing, and output of DVCPRO HD high definition video Final Cut Pro HD natively supports DVCPRO HD media. You can capture, edit, and output DVCPRO HD video using the built-in FireWire port on a qualified Power Mac without any additional specialized equipment. For details about working with DVCPRO HD in Final Cut Pro, see "Using DVCPRO HD" on page 41. For historical and background information about high definition video, see "High Definition Video Fundamentals" on page 103. Editing Copying and pasting clips follows track selection in the Timeline Final Cut Pro HD performs copying and pasting in the Timeline differently than Final Cut Pro 4.1 and earlier. When you copy clips from tracks in the Timeline, Final Cut Pro pastes those clips in the same tracks unless you specify different destination tracks by clicking their Auto Select controls. For more information, see "Copying and Pasting Clips in the Timeline" on page 63. Preface 7 New Features in Final Cut Pro HD Listening to sequence audio while trimming When trimming footage in the Trim Edit window, the following options are available in the Editing tab of the User Preferences window: · Trim with Sequence Audio: Allows you listen to all sequence audio tracks while trimming in the Trim Edit window. · Trim with Edit Selection Audio (Mute Others): Mutes all audio tracks except the ones currently selected in the Timeline. For more information, see "Listening to Sequence Audio While Trimming" on page 69. Film Editing New support for conforming 25 fps to 24 fps and exporting 25 fps EDLs Final Cut Pro now provides features that let you conform 25 fps (PAL) media to 24 fps, edit at 24 fps, and export a 25 fps EDL. This is for situations in which your content originated on film and your negative cutter prefers to receive a 25 fps EDL from you instead of a film cut list. To allow you to edit at the same speed as the film and yet export an accurate 25 fps EDL for the negative cutter, the 25 fps timecode is maintained while the editing timebase of your sequence is 24 fps. The new features that make this possible include: · · · · A DV PAL 24 @ 25 Easy Setup and DV PAL 48 kHz - 24 @ 25 sequence preset A "Conform 25 to 24" command in the Tools menu The ability to export a 25 fps EDL from a 24 fps sequence A new source timecode rate called 24 @ 25 For more information about editing film using 24 @ 25 fps PAL video, see "Editing Film With Final Cut Pro in a PAL Environment" on page 73. Timecode New timecode display and modification options Final Cut Pro HD displays timecode information differently than in earlier versions: · Speed adjustments are no longer interpreted by the clip time display mode. Instead, a separate time mode called View Native Speed can be selected. The View Native Speed mode can be applied to source time or clip time modes. · 60 @ 30 time display and 24 @ 25 frame rate are supported. · New Project Properties allow you to set global timecode view settings per project. · Sequence presets now have independent timecode rate and video frame rate (timebase) settings. For more information, see "Viewing and Modifying Timecode" on page 83. 8 Preface New Features in Final Cut Pro HD New TC Rate Browser column and item property The new TC Rate item property (visible in both the Browser columns and Item Properties) shows the source timecode rate of clips and sequences. Only the source timecode rate is displayed, not Aux 1 or Aux 2 timecode rates. Use the TC Rate Browser column to adjust the timecode rate for many clips at once. Some timecode rates are not allowed for some video frame rates. Note: TC Rate refers to the rate of a media file or sequence timecode track. Vid Rate refers to the frame rate of the video itself. New timecode reader and generator filters In Final Cut Pro HD, Timecode reading and generation are separated into two filters, replacing the Timecode Print filter. Both are located in the Video category of the Video Filters bin in the Effects tab. For more information about the new timecode reader and generator filters, see "Generating Timecode Window Burns" on page 92. Titles and Effects Using LiveType with Final Cut Pro You can directly import LiveType project files into Final Cut Pro. This eliminates the need to render a QuickTime movie of your LiveType title each time you want to use it in Final Cut Pro. For details about working with LiveType projects directly in Final Cut Pro, see "Using LiveType Titles in Final Cut Pro" on page 71. New Creator Browser column and item property The Creator item property (visible in both the Browser columns and Item Properties) shows the name of the application that created the media file referenced by a clip. Preface New Features in Final Cut Pro HD 9 More real-time effects displayed in bold In Final Cut Pro HD, the following filters and transitions are now capable of real-time playback when Unlimited RT is the selected real-time playback mode: Filters · Compound Arithmetic · Bumpmap · Displace · Difference · Image Mask · Curl Transitions · Page Peel · Gradient Wipe Capture, Output, and, Media Management Maximizing media file performance for multiple stream, real-time playback Final Cut Pro automatically captures and writes media files to maximize the number of simultaneous streams and real-time effects during playback. For more information about how Final Cut Pro optimizes media files, see "Maximizing Media File Performance for Multiple Stream, Real-Time Playback" on page 94. Edit to Tape and Print to Video In some instances, Edit to Tape and Print to Video used to require re-rendering of material in the Timeline prior to output. In Final Cut Pro HD, re-rendering is no longer necessary, significantly reducing rendering time before output. Note: Built-in countdowns, slates, color bars, and tone still require rendering before output. Automatic recording with Print to Video When printing to videotape, Final Cut Pro can automatically trigger recording on FireWire camcorders and decks. For more information, see "Edit to Tape and Print to Video" on page 93. 10 Preface New Features in Final Cut Pro HD External Monitoring Using a computer display for external video monitoring Final Cut Pro allows you to monitor Canvas or Viewer video using a computer display, simplifying your video editing system setup. If you have two computer displays, one can be used to view the Final Cut Pro interface and the Finder while the other can be used as a dedicated video monitor. For more information, see "Using a Computer Display for External Video Monitoring" on page 99. Preferences and Settings New Editing tab in User Preferences The User Preferences window contains a new tab for editing preferences. Many of the preferences in the new Editing preferences tab were formerly located in the General preferences tab. Setting minimum allowable space on scratch disks Each time Final Cut Pro generates a new preference file, the Minimum Allowable Free Space On Scratch Disks number field is calculated based on a percentage of the first scratch disk selected in the Scratch Disks ...