Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 41)

Chapter 2 Bringing Media into Your System 41
Getting Ready
Create a new project to hold your video:
Choose File > New Project. For now the name of the project is “Untitled,” and a new
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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:
Choose Final Cut Pro > Easy Setup.
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In the Easy Setup dialog, choose the format of your footage from the Format pop-up 2
menu. If your footage is from a high definition camcorder, choose HD.
From the Use pop-up menu, choose an Easy Setup that matches the format of
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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.
Click Setup.
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