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Table Of Contents
- Final Cut Pro Working with High Definition and Broadcast Formats
- Contents
- About High Definition andBroadcast Formats
- Working with HDV
- About HDV
- Native HDV Editing Workflow
- Transcoded HDV Editing Workflow
- Using the Canon XL H1 HDV Camcorder
- Using the Sony HVR-V1 HDV Camcorder
- HDV Format Specifications
- Working with DVCPROHD
- About DVCPROHD
- Working with DVCPROHD in FinalCutPro
- Using the DVCPRO HD FrameRateConverter
- Working with 24p DVCPROHD
- DVCPROHD Format Specifications
- Working with IMX
- Using the Log and Transfer Window
- About File-Based Media
- About the Log and Transfer Window
- File-Based Media Terminology
- Sample File-Based Media Workflow
- Mounting Media Devices
- Using the Browse Area
- Using the Preview Area
- Using the Logging Area
- Using the Transfer Queue
- Reingesting Clip Media
- Working with Spanned Clips
- Archiving File-Based Media from Cards
- Setting Log and Transfer Import Preferences
- Working with Panasonic P2 Cards
- About Panasonic P2 Cards and Media Files
- Working with Panasonic P2 Cards and FinalCutPro
- Using Print to Video to Output to P2 Cards intheAGHVX200 Camcorder
- Capturing over FireWire as if a P2 Card Were a Tape in a VTR
- Panasonic AG-HVX200 Camcorder Compatibility
- Panasonic P2 Card Format Specifications
- Working with AVCHD
- Working with AVC-Intra
- Working with Sony XDCAM Formats
- About XDCAM, XDCAMHD, and XDCAMEX
- Working with XDCAM, XDCAMHD, and XDCAMEX inFinalCutPro
- Installing Sony XDCAM Software
- Connecting an XDCAM, XDCAMHD, or XDCAM EXDevice toYour Computer
- Ingesting XDCAM, XDCAM HD, or XDCAMEX Media
- Choosing an Easy Setup and Editing XDCAMMedia inFinalCutPro
- Choosing an Easy Setup and Editing XDCAM HD orXDCAMEX Media inFinalCutPro
- Rendering and Conforming XDCAMHD or XDCAMEX Media
- Exporting Sequences to XDCAM, XDCAMHD, orXDCAMEXMedia
- XDCAM, XDCAMHD, and XDCAMEX Format Specifications
- Working with REDCODE RAW
- Working with Sony Video Disk Units
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Preface
About High Definition
and Broadcast Formats
More and more video formats are introduced every year.
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 chapter covers the following:
 Overview of High Definition Video Formats (p. 9)
 About the Apple ProRes 422 Codec (p. 11)
 About the Apple Intermediate Codec (p. 12)
Overview of High Definition Video Formats
Digital high definition (HD) formats are defined by their vertical resolutions (number of
lines), scanning methods (interlaced versus progressive), and frame or field rates. For
example, the 1080i60 format has 1080 lines per frame, uses interlaced scanning
(indicated by the i), and scans 59.94 fields per second. HD frame rates are compatible
with NTSC, PAL, or film.
Note: For comparison to HD formats, standard definition (SD) video formats are now
defined in similar terms. For example, 480i60 has 480 lines, interlaced scanning, and
59.94 fields per second (NTSC).