User manual APPLE FINAL CUT PRO 5.1.4 INFORMATION

[. . . ] Late-Breaking News About Final Cut Pro 5 This document provides updated information about Final Cut Pro 5 and covers these topics: Â Late-Breaking News About Final Cut Pro 5. 1. 4 (p. 2) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Previous Release Information About Final Cut Pro 5. 1. 1 (p. 40) This document may be updated as versions of Final Cut Pro are released or new information becomes available. You can check for updated information by choosing Help > Late-Breaking News when Final Cut Pro is open. [. . . ] To configure Final Cut Pro to always reconnect modified media files: 1 Choose Final Cut Pro > User Preferences. 3 Select the "Always Reconnect Externally Modified Files" option. Warning: Be cautious when you select this option, particularly in a shared environment (such as an Xsan environment) in which media drives are shared for collaborative editing. If you (or someone else) modifies media files in other applications, Final Cut Pro will not notify you when clips are reconnected. For example, if someone changes the duration of a media file in Soundtrack Pro, Final Cut Pro does not warn you that the clip duration has changed. If you want to ensure that clips are only reconnected when you use the Open in Editor command, deselect the "Always Reconnect Externally Modified Files" option. 21 Shuttle Control Issue with Wacom Tablets Resolved Final Cut Pro 5. 1 resolves an issue in which the shuttle controls in the Viewer and the Canvas did not function with Wacom tablets. Issue with Play to Next Marker and Play Current Marker Resolved Final Cut Pro 5. 1 resolves an issue in which the Play to Next Marker and Play Current Marker commands (available when you choose Tools > Button List and click the Transport disclosure triangle) would play one too many frames, and then back up and stop on the correct frame. XML File Import Issue Resolved Final Cut Pro 5. 1 resolves issues in Final Cut Pro 5. 0 and later versions involving importing XML files, telecine logs (FLEx files), and Avid Log Exchange (ALE) files. Autosave and Auto Render Alert Message Issue Resolved Final Cut Pro 5. 1 resolves performance and reliability issues involving the display of Autosave, Auto Render Complete, and Drop Frame alert message dialogs. Third-Party Video Plug-in Support Final Cut Pro 5. 1 does not support Adobe After Effects plug-ins on Intel-based Macintosh computers. Note: Boris Calligraphy has been updated for Final Cut Pro 5. 1, and is supported on both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macintosh computers. Final Cut Pro 5. 1 Project Format The Final Cut Pro 5. 1 project format has been updated, so you cannot open Final Cut Pro 5. 1 projects in previous versions of Final Cut Pro. Previous Release Information About Final Cut Pro 5. 0. 4 The following information was included with Final Cut Pro 5. 0. 4, a maintenance release of Final Cut Pro 5 that resolves performance and other issues. Performance Issue Resolved Final Cut Pro 5. 0. 4 improves the performance of the application with sequences that exceed 1 hour in duration or contain many markers. 720p Captures with PCI Cards Final Cut Pro 5. 0. 4 addresses an issue with 720p captures using PCI cards, which sometimes resulted in problematic captures. 22 Video and Audio Sync with Panasonic DVCPRO 50 Devices Final Cut Pro 5. 0. 4 resolves an issue in which media captured via FireWire in the DVCPRO 50 format may have had a variance in video and audio sync of as much as 1. 5 frames. Panasonic AG-HVX200 Support Final Cut Pro 5. 0. 4 enables the Panasonic AG-HVX200 camcorder to be recognized for most Final Cut Pro operations, including Log and Capture and Print to Video. If you use the Panasonic AG-HVX200 to shoot on the camcorder's P2 solid-state memory cards, you have the following options (described below) for getting media into Final Cut Pro: Â Using the Camera as a P2 Card Reader over FireWire (p. 25) Â Inserting the P2 Card into the PC Card Slot of a PowerBook (p. 27) Note: If you use the camcorder to shoot on DV or DVCPRO tape, Final Cut Pro can access the camcorder using FireWire device control, as is done with any other DV camcorders and decks. For more information about this camcorder or the Panasonic P2 products, go to http://www. panasonic. com/broadcast. Preparing the AG-HVX200 The AG-HVX200 camcorder requires some configuration in Camera mode before you can use it to capture or import P2 media. To adjust the AG-HVX200 Camera mode settings for capture and import: m The camcorder's Record setting must match the format of the clips you want to play back. For example, if the clips on the P2 card are 720/60p, choose 720/60p in Camera Record mode before attempting to capture or import in Final Cut Pro. Note: A quick way to confirm that you have the correct format selected is to look at the thumbnails in VCR mode. If they are red, you have a mismatch and you must first change the Record setting. m Depending on which of the import or capture methods you use, you must first set the camcorder's PC Mode. In Camera mode, press the Menu button and choose Other Functions/PC Mode/. Then select one of the following: Â USB device (for USB connections) Â 1394 device (for FireWire connections) (Select "1394 device" for the first two methods described below. ) Â 1394 host (for FireWire transfers without a computer) 23 Using the Camera as a P2 Card Reader over FireWire Using the camcorder as a card reader takes advantage of the flexibility and random-access capability of P2 technology. To use the camcorder as a P2 card reader over FireWire: 1 Connect one end of the FireWire cable to the FireWire port on the camcorder. 2 Connect the other end of the FireWire cable to a FireWire port on your computer. 5 Insert the P2 memory card containing the media you want to capture into one of the slots in the camcorder. [. . . ] If you choose the Make New Clip option from the "On timecode break" pop-up menu in the General tab of User Preferences, Final Cut Pro creates two clips. The Media Start timecode of the second clip begins shortly after the pre-roll time specified in the Editing tab of User Preferences has passed. This provides sufficient pre-roll time for the VTR to recapture the clip later while avoiding the timecode break. Importing and Exporting Turning Off Internet Streaming Options When Exporting QuickTime Movies For best results, turn off Internet streaming options when using the Export Using QuickTime Conversion command. Avoid Using QuickTime for High Definition to Standard Definition Downconversion When converting high definition media to standard definition media, you should do one of the following: Â Use the Export Using Compressor command. [. . . ]