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Table Of Contents
- Final Cut Pro 7 Professional Formats and Workflows
- Contents
- Welcome to Final Cut Pro
- An Overview of Professional Formats and Workflows
- Working with HDV
- About HDV
- About the Log and Capture Window
- Native HDV Editing Workflow
- Stage 1: Connecting an HDV Camcorder to Your Computer via FireWire
- Stage 2: Choosing an HDV Easy Setup
- Stage 3: Logging and Capturing Native HDV Footage
- Stage 4: Choosing a Render File Format for HDV Sequences
- Stage 5: Editing HDV Footage Natively
- Stage 6: Rendering and Conforming Long-GOP MPEG-2 Media
- Stage 7: Using the Print to Video Command to Output HDV
- Transcoded HDV Editing Workflow
- Using the Sony HVR-V1 HDV Camcorder
- HDV Format Specifications
- Working with DVCPRO HD
- About DVCPRO HD
- Working with DVCPRO HD in Final Cut Pro
- Choosing 720p60 DVCPRO HD Timecode Display Options
- Using the DVCPRO HD Frame Rate Converter
- Working with 24p DVCPRO HD
- DVCPRO HD Format Specifications
- Working with IMX
- Working with Panasonic P2 Cards
- About Panasonic P2 Cards and Media Files
- Recording Footage with a P2 Camcorder
- Mounting P2 Cards, Disk Images, and Folders
- Deleting P2 Clips Directly in the Log and Transfer Window
- P2 Card Restrictions During Preview
- Removing Advanced Pull-Down and Duplicate Frames During Transfer
- Working with Spanned Clips
- Using Print to Video to Output to P2 Cards in P2 Camcorders
- Capturing over FireWire as If a P2 Card Were a Tape in a VTR
- Panasonic P2 Camcorder Compatibility
- Panasonic P2 Card Format Specifications
- Working with AVCHD
- Working with AVC-Intra
- Working with Sony XDCAM Formats
- About XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX
- Working Natively with Sony XDCAM Formats in Final Cut Pro
- Stage 1: Installing Sony XDCAM Transfer Software
- Stage 2: Connecting an XDCAM Device to Your Computer
- Stage 3: Ingesting XDCAM Media
- Stage 4: Choosing an Easy Setup
- Stage 5: Choosing a Render File Format for XDCAM HD or XDCAM EX Sequences
- Stage 6: Editing XDCAM Media Natively
- Stage 7: Rendering and Conforming XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX Footage
- Stage 8: Outputting to XDCAM Media and Other Formats
- XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX Format Specifications
- Working with Sony Video Disk Units
- Working with Apple ProRes
- About the Apple ProRes Codecs
- Types of Apple ProRes Codecs
- Working with Apple ProRes Codecs
- Maximizing Performance by Adjusting Real-Time Playback Quality
- Sample Apple ProRes Workflows
- Mastering REDCODE Projects
- Capturing Directly to the Apple ProRes 4444 Codec
- Mastering DPX or Cineon Digital Negative Projects
- Transcoding Directly to an Apple ProRes Codec on Ingest
- Compositing and Visual Effects Projects
- Offline Editing with Apple ProRes Codecs
- Using Apple ProRes Codecs in Native Workflows
- Choosing the Appropriate Apple ProRes Codec
- Apple ProRes Format Specifications
- Apple ProRes Tips
- About the Apple Intermediate Codec
- Working with REDCODE Media
Mounting P2 Cards, Disk Images, and Folders66
Deleting P2 Clips Directly in the Log and Transfer Window69
P2 Card Restrictions During Preview70
Removing Advanced Pull-Down and Duplicate Frames During Transfer70
Working with Spanned Clips71
Using Print to Video to Output to P2 Cards in P2 Camcorders71
Capturing over FireWire as If a P2 Card Were a Tape in a VTR73
Panasonic P2 Camcorder Compatibility74
Panasonic P2 Card Format Specifications76
Working with AVCHD79Chapter 6
About AVCHD79
Working with AVCHD in Final Cut Pro79
AVCHD Format Specifications82
Working with AVC-Intra85Chapter 7
About AVC-Intra85
AVC-Intra Formats Supported by Final Cut Pro86
Working with AVC-Intra Footage86
Native AVC-Intra Editing Workflow87
Transcoded AVC-Intra Editing Workflow89
Finishing and Outputting AVC-Intra Projects90
AVC-Intra Format Specifications91
Working with Sony XDCAM Formats93Chapter 8
About XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX93
Working Natively with Sony XDCAM Formats in Final Cut Pro96
XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX Format Specifications101
Working with Sony Video Disk Units105Chapter 9
About Sony Video Disk Units105
Importing Media from a Sony Video Disk Unit105
Working with Apple ProRes109Chapter 10
About the Apple ProRes Codecs109
Types of Apple ProRes Codecs111
Working with Apple ProRes Codecs112
Apple ProRes Format Specifications115
Apple ProRes Tips117
About the Apple Intermediate Codec118
Working with REDCODE Media119Chapter 11
About REDCODE119
Native REDCODE Editing Workflow121
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