Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1194)

Chapter 19 Compositing and Layering 409
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Changing the Frame Rate of Layered Photoshop Sequences
When you import a layered Photoshop file, the resulting sequence has the frame rate
of the current sequence preset. For example, if you choose a DV PAL Easy Setup and
then import a layered Photoshop file, the resulting sequence has a frame rate of 25 fps.
If you want to edit this layered Photoshop sequence into a sequence with a different
frame rate, you have two choices:
 Edit the layered Photoshop sequence into the destination sequence and allow
Final Cut Pro to automatically change the frame rate of the nested sequence.
 Manually change the frame rate of the sequence before you edit it into the
destination sequence.
It’s often easier to let Final Cut Pro automatically change the frame rate of your layered
Photoshop sequence when you edit it into a sequence whose frame rate doesn’t match
that of the Photoshop sequence. If the layered Photoshop sequence does not have
affiliated copies, Final Cut Pro automatically updates the frame rate of the nested
sequence and the master layered Photoshop sequence in the Browser.
However, if other affiliate copies of the layered Photoshop sequence already exist, the
following steps happen automatically:
 A new master layered Photoshop sequence is created in the Browser.
 The frame rate of the new layered Photoshop sequence is changed to match that of
the destination sequence.
 The name of the new layered Photoshop sequence is changed to indicate its new
frame rate.
 A copy of the new master layered Photoshop sequence is edited into the
destination sequence.
Don’t Add or Delete Layers from an Imported Photoshop File
Final Cut Pro keeps track of each imported Photoshop layer according to its position
relative to the bottom layer. While editing a layered Photoshop file that’s already been
imported into Final Cut Pro, it’s not a good idea, under any circumstances, to:
 Add additional layers: If you add a layer, any layer pushed above the topmost layer
that was imported into your Final Cut Pro project is ignored when you go back to
Final Cut Pro.
 Delete layers: Deleting previously imported layers can have even more unexpected
results. If you must add or remove a layer from a previously imported Photoshop
file, do this in Photoshop and then reimport the file into Final Cut Pro. For
additional information about importing layered Photoshop files, see Volume I,
Chapter 20, “Importing Media Files into Your Project.”