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 Previous Release Information About Final Cut Pro 5. 1. 3 (p. 2) Â Previous Release Information About Final Cut Pro 5. 1. 2 (p. 2) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Previous Release Information About Final Cut Pro 5. 1. 1 (p. [. . . ] The only exception to this behavior was when you modified a clip's media file by using the Open in Editor command. In this case, Final Cut Pro would automatically reconnect a clip's media file when you returned to Final Cut Pro from the external editor application. In Final Cut Pro 5. 1, you can configure Final Cut Pro to always reconnect modified media files, even if you don't use the Open in Editor command. This means that when you modify media files in other applications, the clip does not go offline when you return to Final Cut Pro. 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. 24) Â Capturing over FireWire as if the P2 Card Were a VTR (p. 25) Â Inserting the P2 Card into the PC Card Slot of a PowerBook (p. 26) Â Using a USB 2. 0 P2 Card Reader or P2 Store Drive (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. This tape-based method is limited to DV-25 formats. 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. [. . . ] This option properly deinterlaces video before scaling, and then reintroduces interlacing after scaling. For example, if you want to export a high definition sequence to DV NTSC settings, create a sequence using the DV NTSC Easy Setup, drag the original high definition sequence into the DV sequence, and then export the DV sequence using the Export QuickTime Movie command. Note: Avoid converting high definition media directly to standard definition media by using the Export Using QuickTime Conversion command with Browser clips in your project. This approach may introduce interlacing artifacts when the video is scaled. 39 Installing Final Cut Pro 5 When you install Final Cut Pro 5, you can also install its accompanying applications-- Cinema Tools 3, Compressor 2, and LiveType 2. [. . . ]