User Guide

30 Chapter 1 Working With HDV
Capturing Footage With Scene Breaks
When you capture HDV footage using the Apple Intermediate Codec, Final Cut Pro
detects any scene or timecode breaks on the tape introduced during shooting. At
each scene or timecode break, a new clip is created during capture. When capture is
completed, these clips appear in the Logging Bin, and the corresponding media files
are placed on your hard disk.
For example, suppose you begin capturing a clip named “Cafe Entrance.” When a scene
or timecode break is detected, Final Cut Pro stops writing the first media file and
begins writing a new file named “Cafe Entrance-1.” Subsequent breaks create media
files and clips named “Cafe Entrance-2,” “Cafe Entrance-3,” and so on.
Editing Video Using the Apple Intermediate Codec
Editing HDV video in the Apple Intermediate Codec is the same as editing other
formats in Final Cut Pro. However, you need to make sure your scratch disk supports
the data rate of the Apple Intermediate Codec. For more information about HDV data
rates, see “HDV Format Specifications” on page 33.
Outputting HDV to Tape or Exporting to a QuickTime Movie
After you finish editing, you can output your movie to videotape using your camcorder,
or export your sequence to a QuickTime movie. If you want to output your movie back
to tape, Final Cut Pro needs to re-encode (or conform) the movie into MPEG-2 data
before outputting. Depending on the length of your sequence, this process can be
fairly time-consuming, because every frame in your sequence must be re-encoded.
To output Apple Intermediate Codec HDV video to videotape:
1 Make sure your HDV camcorder is properly connected to your computer and turned on
before you open Final Cut Pro.
2 Insert a DV tape into the HDV camcorder.
3 Click anywhere in the Timeline or Canvas to make it the active window.
4 Choose File > Print to Video (or press Control-M).
The Print to Video dialog appears.
5 If you want Final Cut Pro to start recording automatically, select the Automatically
Start Recording checkbox.