User Guide

7
Preface
About High Definition
and Broadcast Formats
Final Cut Pro 5 is a complete broadcast post-production
solution, supporting the latest high definition video formats,
project interchange formats, and high-performance, shared
disk storage.
With more and more video formats introduced every year, it can be difficult to
keep your post-production suite up to date. Making Final Cut Pro the center of your
post-production workflow ensures that your suite is compatible with the latest
broadcast and high definition formats.
This document covers the following format support in Final Cut Pro:
 Native capturing, editing, and output of HDV
 Native capturing, editing, and output of DVCPRO HD
 Importing and native editing of MPEG-2 IMX
 Ingesting from non-tape-based media such as Panasonic P2 cards, Sony XDCAM HD,
and Sony Video Disk Units