User Guide

40 Chapter 2 Working With DVCPRO HD
Working With DVCPRO HD in Final Cut Pro
The steps for capturing, editing, and outputting DVCPRO HD video in Final Cut Pro
are almost identical to the workflow used for DV.
Step 1: Connect your DVCPRO HD camcorder to your computer via FireWire
Step 2: Choose a DVCPRO HD Easy Setup
Step 3: Log your footage and capture it to your scratch disk
Step 4: Edit your video clips into a sequence
Step 5: Output back to a DVCPRO HD or other high definition video device,
or export to a QuickTime movie
Connecting a DVCPRO HD Device to Your Computer
Because DVCPRO HD is part of the DV/DVCPRO family of video formats, setting up
Final Cut Pro to capture, edit, and output DVCPRO HD is essentially the same as setting
up a system for any other kind of DV editing.
To set up your computer for DVCPRO HD capture and output:
m Connect your DVCPRO HD device to your computer using a 4-to-6 pin or 6-to-6 pin
FireWire cable.
For additional instructions on connecting a DV deck or camcorder to your computer,
see the Final Cut Pro 5 User Manual, Volume I, Chapter 13, “Connecting DV Video
Equipment and Specifying Initial Settings.”
Choosing a DVCPRO HD Easy Setup
Final Cut Pro comes with several DVCPRO HD Easy Setups. Choose the Easy Setup that
matches your source footage on tape. If your source footage and output format are
different, it’s usually best to choose an Easy Setup that matches your source footage
and then export your final movie to the output format when editing is complete.
To choose an Easy Setup:
1 Choose Final Cut Pro > Easy Setup.
2 Choose an Easy Setup from the Setup For pop-up menu, then click OK.
Important: Make sure to choose an Easy Setup that matches the format of your
DVCPRO HD source tapes.
If you need to create a custom Easy Setup, see the Final Cut Pro 5 User Manual,
Volume IV, Chapter 23, “Audio/Video Settings and Easy Setups.”