#FINAL CUT PRO VIDEO FORMATS MANUAL#
#FINAL CUT PRO VIDEO FORMATS SOFTWARE#

The complete description including the ID, underscores and hyphens cannot exceed 21 characters. If your project is already fleshed out in the AVDB, you can elect to assign the title ID to the description using the following format: “XXXXX_title-name” (the XXXXX refers to the unique THL ID assigned to the title in the AVDB. IMPORTANT: Depending on your familiarity with the project, you may have to watch a clip before you can give it a description.

The description entered here will not be represented in the final media file (unless assign the final file name as such) but it should be as descriptive and clear as possible to ensure future staff using your logging file will be able identify the the content of the clip by glancing at the file name assigned in the description field. The description should be less than 15 characters long and contain only alpha-numeric characters with the exception of hyphens (-) or underscores (_).

In the “Description” field enter a short mnemonic for the clip.

Enter your tape’s four-digit ID into the “Reel” text field.

Check the “Log Bin” in the log and capture window, the log bin should be the file name for your new project.

The log and capture window will open up in Final Cut Pro.

From the top menu select “File” then “Log and Capture…” (shortcut: Apple+8).

The date entered should be the date at the time of logging Example: 0575-051215. IMPORTANT: THL’s naming convention for logging files is to save the project in XXXX-YYMMDD format (“XXXX” represents the unique four-digit ID assigned to the tape in the Audio-Video Database).

From the top menu in Final Cut Pro select “File” then “New Project” then select “Save Project As…”.

Start Final Cut Pro and insert your tape into the DV-deck.

TIP: As you become more comfortable with the entire media production process you will be able to refine your logging technique to streamline your editing work but when you are learning it is best to err on the side of including more footage than you think is necessary when you are logging to give yourself ample room for making transition and cuts during editing. Logging also allows you to add descriptive comments to clips that may be helpful to editors using your logging files to recapture your project in the future when video compression standards improve. “Logging” refers to the process of selecting what footage you would like to extract from the source media and deposit on your local hard drive to be manipulated further in the editing process. If your DV deck can play both NTSC and PAL tapes, there is usually a switch on the deck to set the video format of the source data.

Finally, before inserting your tape, make sure your DV deck is set to play PAL or NTSC tapes.

Save your changes and close the window by clicking on “OK”.

Set the “Video Playback” option to “Apple FireWire NTSC (720 x 480)” or “Apple FireWire PAL (720 x 560)”.

Set the “Device Control Preset” option to “FireWire NTSC” or “FireWire PAL”.

Set the “Capture Preset” option to “DV NTSC 48KHz” or “DV PAL 48KHz”.

Depending on the format of your source tape (PAL or NTSC) set the “Sequence Preset” to “DV NTSC 48KHz” or “DV PAL 48KHz”.

To adjust Final Cut Pro to conform to the video format of your source media select “Audio/Video Settings” under the “Final Cut Pro” option in the top menu.

Final Cut Pro will save your settings so if you are working primarily with PAL or NTSC you will not have to change the settings every time as long as you are consistently working with one format. Using the wrong video format settings can result in unusable videos and lost work. It is important to make sure you are working with the correct video format in Final Cut Pro before you begin your project. TIP: The following websites have some great tutorials for Final Cut Pro: TIP: Save your work often! To save in Final Cut Pro use the “Apple + S” shortcut or the “Save Project” selection in the “File” option from the top level menu.

#FINAL CUT PRO VIDEO FORMATS SOFTWARE#

Although this documentation focuses exclusively on media processing in Final Cut Pro on an Apple computer, many of the principles described here can be used with media editing software on other platforms. Once your tape is entered into the audio-video database, you can begin to process the footage on your physical media.

#FINAL CUT PRO VIDEO FORMATS MANUAL#

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Final cut pro video formats