User Guide

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HDV Footage with Timecode Breaks May Report a Stream Error During Capture
If you choose the Abort Capture option from the “On timecode break” pop-up menu in
the General tab of User Preferences, capturing stops when a timecode break is
detected. Depending on the signal on tape, you may see one of two messages:
 A “stream error” message
 A “timecode break error” message
Capturing and Outputting
Capturing Footage Across Timecode Hour 23 and 00 Results in Two Clips
When you capture footage that spans timecode hour 23 and timecode hour 00,
Final Cut Pro handles this timecode transition as a timecode break. If you choose the
Make New Clip option from the “On timecode break” pop-up menu in the General tab
of User Preferences, Final Cut Pro creates two clips. The Media Start timecode of the
second clip begins shortly after the pre-roll time specified in the Editing tab of User
Preferences has passed. This provides sufficient pre-roll time for the VTR to recapture
the clip later while avoiding the timecode break.
Importing and Exporting
Turning Off Internet Streaming Options When Exporting QuickTime Movies
For best results, turn off Internet streaming options when using the Export Using
QuickTime Conversion command.
Avoid Using QuickTime for High Definition to Standard Definition Downconversion
When converting high definition media to standard definition media, you should do
one of the following:
 Use the Export Using Compressor command.
 Edit (or “nest”) high definition clips or sequences into a standard definition sequence
with the appropriate settings, and then export the sequence. This option properly
deinterlaces video before scaling, and then reintroduces interlacing after scaling. For
example, if you want to export a high definition sequence to DV NTSC settings,
create a sequence using the DV NTSC Easy Setup, drag the original high definition
sequence into the DV sequence, and then export the DV sequence using the Export
QuickTime Movie command.
Note: Avoid converting high definition media directly to standard definition media by
using the Export Using QuickTime Conversion command with Browser clips in your
project. This approach may introduce interlacing artifacts when the video is scaled.