Apple 7 manual Getting Ready

Getting Ready

Create a new project to hold your video:

mm Choose File > New Project. For now the name of the project is “Untitled,” and a new project tab appears in the Browser. Later, when you save the project, you can give it any name you like.

Choose an Easy Setup to configure Final Cut Pro to work with your type of video and camcorder:

1Choose Final Cut Pro > Easy Setup.

2In the Easy Setup dialog, choose the format of your footage from the Format pop-up menu. If your footage is from a high definition camcorder, choose HD.

3From the Use pop-up menu, choose an Easy Setup that matches the format of your footage. For example, If you chose HD from the Format pop-up menu, the Use pop-up menu lists Easy Setups for many of the common HD formats. Check your camcorder user manual if you’re unsure of the format of your footage, then choose the appropriate Easy Setup.

4Click Setup.

Chapter 2    Bringing Media into Your System

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