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Final Cut Pro
Apple Final Cut Pro
Apple Final Cut Pro
™
is a powerful real-time video and audio non-linear editing application. In conjunction
with your new DeckLink, Final Cut Pro will allow you to work in every video standard, from DV up to
uncompressed 4:4:4 RGB high definition and even 2K for film work.
“Easy Setups” for Final Cut Pro will have been added automatically during the DeckLink installation
process if Final Cut Pro is previously installed. Its important to install Final Cut Pro before installing the
DeckLink software.
Setting up
1. Launch Final Cut Pro.
2. The Easy Setup window will appear.
3. Click on the popup menu and select a relevant Blackmagic Easy Setup. For each TV format (NTSC,
PAL and HDTV) you will find a range of compressed and uncompressed file formats you can
choose. For example, if you are working in NTSC format, you could choose one of the following
“Easy Setups”:
Blackmagic NTSC - 10 Bit
Blackmagic NTSC - 8 Bit
Blackmagic NTSC - Apple ProRes (HQ)
Blackmagic NTSC - DV
Blackmagic NTSC - DV50
Blackmagic NTSC - IMX MPEG (50 Mb/s)
Blackmagic NTSC - JPEG
The “Easy Setup” you choose will be dictated partly by the speed of your disk array and partly by whether
you already have movie clips in a particular format. If you have a fast disk array, you can choose a 10 bit
format and the quality will be very high and visually stunning. If you only have a single disk for storage, you
could choose either DV, DVCPRO HD, JPEG or ProRes. ProRes is a good choice as it is a full resolution, 10-
bit, compressed codec and supports RT Effects. Most compressed codecs are 8-bit which can sometimes
lead to some color banding.
4. Click on the popup menu named
Primary Scratch Disk and select your disk array from the
popup menu. Then click
OK
5. Final Cut Pro will appear.
“Easy Setup” options
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