Chapter 2 Working with DVCPRO HD 47
Choosing a DVCPRO HD Easy Setup
Final Cut Pro comes with several DVCPRO HD Easy Setups. Choose the Easy Setup that
matches your source footage on tape. The 720p30, 720p25, and 720p24 Easy Setups
remove duplicate frames during capture so that your media files have the proper frame
rate. For more information, see “Removing Duplicate Frames During Capture,” below.
To choose an Easy Setup:
1Choose Final Cut Pro > Easy Setup.
2Choose Panasonic DVCPRO HD from the Format pop-up menu.
3Choose “(all rates)” from the Rate pop-up menu.
4Click the Use pop-up menu to see all of the Easy Setups related to your choice in the
Format pop-up menu.
You can further refine the list by choosing a specific frame rate from the Rate
pop-up menu.
5Choose an Easy Setup from the Use pop-up menu, then click Setup.
If you need to create a custom Easy Setup, see the Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual,
Volume IV, Chapter 24, “Audio/Video Settings and Easy Setups.”
Logging and Capturing Your DVCPRO HD Footage
You can log and capture DVCPRO HD footage in the same way you log and capture any
other DV source footage.

Removing Duplicate Frames During Capture

The 720p30, 720p25, and 720p24 DVCPRO HD capture presets enable the option that
removes duplicate progressive frames added by the camcorder. For more information,
see “720p60 DVCPRO HD” on page 44 and “720p50 DVCPRO HD” on page 45.
The 1080pA24 capture preset also enables the Remove Advanced Pulldown and/or
Duplicate Frames During Capture From FireWire Sources option so that unnecessary
fields are removed and your captured media file is 23.98 fps instead of 29.97 fps. For
more information, see the Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual, Volume IV, Chapter 25, “Capture
Settings and Presets.”