Final Cut Pro; Familiarity With Final Cut Pro; Before You Launch Final Cut Pro; Getting Started - MOTU HD Express User Manual

Final Cut Pro

CHAPTER 7
OVERVIEW
The HD Express serves as a powerful video capture
and playback device for Apple Final Cut Pro.
Operation is straightforward and follows the
general workflow prescribed by Final Cut Pro. In
addition to standard log and capture procedures
and straightforward timeline playback, the
HD Express also provides presets for Easy Setup,
Sequences, and Capture.
The HD Express supports full-raster HD capture
to uncompressed, Apple ProRes or any other codec
of your choice.
Familiarity with Final Cut Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Before you launch Final Cut Pro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Easy setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Final Cut Pro Audio/Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Choosing a workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
HD Express hardware settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Log and capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Playback and monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
HD Express audio settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Audio capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Audio playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Refresh A/V Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

FAMILIARITY WITH FINAL CUT PRO

This chapter assumes that you have a working
knowledge of basic Final Cut Pro operation.

BEFORE YOU LAUNCH FINAL CUT PRO

Before you launch Final Cut Pro, be sure to:
Insert the HD Express Installer CD and run the
■
Easy Install option.
Install the HD Express hardware and connect
■
your video devices to it as explained in chapter 3,
"Installing the HD Express Hardware" (page 13).
Switch on the HD Express and run MOTU
■
Video Setup to make sure that installation has been
successful. If MOTU Video Setup launches without
any error messages, then Final Cut Pro should
successfully communicate with the HD Express. If
you see error messages, refer to Appendix A,
"Troubleshooting" page (41).

GETTING STARTED

You are now ready to run Final Cut Pro.
1 Launch Final Cut Pro.
2 Create a new project using Final Cut Pro's Easy
Setup feature in the Final Cut Pro menu. See the
next section for details about Easy Setups.
Figure 7-1: The HD Express ships with over 100 Easy Setups for the
many formats and operating scenarios it supports.
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