Instruction manual

Capture and Playback

Apple Final Cut Pro 7

“Easy Setups” for Final Cut Pro 7 are automatically installed if Final Cut Pro is installed before the Desktop

Video software. Blackmagic video hardware is fully compatible with Apple’s RT Extreme

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real time effects.

For this example, the converted output from the Teranex will be 1080i50 and we will be capturing from a

non-controllable device.

Setting Up

Step 1. Launch Final Cut Pro 7 and select File>New Project.

Step 2. Select File>Save Project As... and name your project.

Step 3. From the Final Cut Pro menu, select Easy Setup...to open the Easy Setup window.

Step 4. Choose "HD" for the Format and '25.00 fps" for the Rate. Select "Blackmagic HDTV 1080i 50

- 10 bit" from the Use menu. Click Setup to close the window.

Step 5. From the Final Cut Pro menu, select System Settings and with the Scratch Disks tab highlighted,

select Set and choose the drive or drives for your scratch disks. Click OK.

Capture

Step 1. Choose File > Log and Capture to open the Log and Capture window.

Step 2. Press play on your video source and then press the "Now" button which is under the Capture

heading to begin the capturing.

Step 3. Press the ‘esc’ key at the top left of your keyboard to stop capturing.

Step 4. Choose File > Log and Capture to close the window.

Playback

You can use the Final Cut Pro timeline to display video on a monitor or TV connected to the output of

your Teranex Processor. If you can’t see any video on your Blackmagic output, check the connections

again and ensure you have the correct output settings configured within Final Cut Pro by going to the

View > External Video and ensuring “All Frames” is selected.

Apple Final Cut Pro 7

Select a Blackmagic Easy Setup