2. Setting PreferencesGetting Final Cut Ready
When you first install Final Cut Pro, the installer puts it into your Application folder. In this exercise, you'll move the FCP icon into the Dock to make it easier to access, then start Final Cut, and configure some initial preferences to get it ready to run.
| 1. | In the Finder, open the Applications folder (press Shift+Cmd+A) and locate Final Cut Pro. | | 2. | Click once on the Final Cut Pro HD icon and drag it into the Dock. Put it anywhere you like, except into the Trash, which would erase the program! | | 3. | To move the Final Cut Pro HD icon elsewhere in the Dock, simply grab it with the mouse and move it to its new home. Notice how the other icons scuttle out of the way? | | 4. | While you're there, move the Dock so it doesn't get in the way. Click the Blue Apple and choose Dock. Choose Turn Magnification Off and Turn Hiding On. Then position the Dock to the right, or left, side of the screen. You can change this again at any time.I prefer putting the Dock on the left side of the screen and hiding it, to get the Dock out of my way. By the way, a neat keyboard shortcut is Option+Cmd+D, which hides, or reveals, the Dock. | | 5. | Chapter 2, "Understanding the Final Cut Pro Interface," discusses in much more detail the Final Cut interface that now appears. For this moment, however, concern yourself just with setting some initial preference files. Choose Final Cut Pro HD > Easy Setup.The Easy Setup dialog is your one-stop shop to setting virtually every audio and video preference within Final Cut. If you are capturing and editing DV footage, make sure your menu choices match those shown in the previous screenshot. (If you are outside the U.S., select, DV PAL from the top pop-up menu.)If you are capturing and editing other video formats, and you are setting up the system yourself, the following table will put you on the right track. If someone else set up the system for you, leave the settings alone until you better understand how Final Cut works. |
| Video Format Settings |
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| Video Format | Menu Choice (Codec) |
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| MiniDV, DVCAM, DVCPRO-25 (NTSC U.S.) | DV NTSC | | DVCPRO-25 (PAL - rest of world) | DVCPRO - PAL | | MiniDV, DVCAM(PAL rest of world) | DV-PAL | | DVCPRO-50 (U.S.) | DV-50 NTSC | | DVCPRO-50 (PAL) | DV50 - PAL | | DVCPRO-HD (1080 interlaced) | DVCPRO HD 1080i60 | | DVCPRO-HD (720 progressive 24 frames/sec) | DVCPRO HD 720p24 | | DVCPRO-HD (720 progressive 30 frames/sec) | DVCPRO HD 720p30 | | DVCPRO-HD (720 progressive 60 fields/sec) | DVCPRO HD 720p60 | | Betacam SX (NTSC) | 8-Bit Uncompressed NTSC | | Betacam SX (PAL) | 8-Bit Uncompressed PAL | | Betacam SP (NTSC) | 8-bit Uncompressed NTSC | | Betacam SP (PAL) | 8-Bit Uncompressed PAL | | DigiBetacam (NTSC) | 10-bit Uncompressed NTSC | | DigiBetacam (PAL) | 10-bit Uncompressed PAL | | HD 1080i/1080p, 720i/720p | (Setting depends upon capture card) | |
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