Apple 6 manual About File-Based Media, About the Log and Transfer Window

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About File-Based Media

Historically, video footage has been recorded on videotape. As digital acquisition quickly replaces analog technology, camcorders are starting to record footage as files on non-tape-based media such as hard disks, solid-state cards, and optical discs. For convenience in terminology usage, non-tape-based media are referred to as file-based media in this manual. Because of their nonlinear nature, file-based media provide clear advantages over tape-based media:

åYou can log clips while ingesting others at the same time. This is impossible using tape.

åFile-based clips are defined at the time of recording, so it’s easy to review footage. With tape, you have to define clips manually by setting In and Out points.

åNo cueing or pre-roll time is necessary for viewing and ingesting footage.

åYou can mount multiple volumes at the same time. With tape, you can only use one at a time.

Today, some common file-based media formats include:

åDVCPRO HD and AVC-Intra (solid-state Panasonic P2 card)

åAVCHD (hard disk, miniDVD, Secure Digital card, and memory stick)

åSony XDCAM, XDCAM HD (optical disc), XDCAM EX (SxS memory card)

åSony Video Disk Unit devices (hard disk)

About the Log and Transfer Window

Final Cut Pro can transfer file-based media to your computer using the Log and Transfer window. You can then edit the resulting media files just as you would edit media files in any other format.

The Log and Transfer window is organized into four areas:

åBrowse: Provides an overview of all mounted media volumes and the clips contained within them.

åPreview: Allows you to view footage, set In and Out points, and add clips to the Transfer Queue.

åLogging: Use this area to add descriptive information about clips before ingesting. You can also click the Import Settings button in this area to select which video and audio channels are ingested with each clip.

åTransfer Queue: Shows a status list of clips currently queued for ingest.

Chapter 4 Using the Log and Transfer Window