Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1241)

456 Part II Effects
About Queuing and Background Processing
When you apply the SmoothCam filter to a clip, the clip is automatically submitted to
the SmoothCam Analysis processing queue, where motion analysis data is generated.
The processing queue analyzes clips in the order they are received. When analysis for
one clip in the queue is completed, analysis for the next clip begins, allowing you to
submit multiple clips at one time. A clip’s entire media file is analyzed, regardless of clip
In and Out points.
The processing queue is a background process, which means that you can continue to
work in Final Cut Pro while your computer analyzes clips in the background.
Background processing takes over some of your computer’s processing power, so
Final Cut Pro automatically pauses the queue during playback, capture, and output. You
can also manually pause the queue when performing processor-intensive operations.
Using the SmoothCam Browser column, you can submit clips to the processing queue
without applying the SmoothCam filter. This is useful when you have a large number of
clips you want to analyze in preparation for using the SmoothCam filter.
Where Is Motion Analysis Data Stored?
By default, SmoothCam motion analysis data for a clip is stored in the same location as
the media file. However, if you do not have writing privileges to the folder where your
media is stored, motion analysis files are stored here:
 /Library/Caches/com.apple.fxmd/
Using the SmoothCam Filter
The following section covers the basic steps for using the SmoothCam filter.
Step 1: Apply the SmoothCam filter to your clips
Step 2: Monitor motion analysis progress
Step 3: Adjust SmoothCam filter parameters
Step 4: Adjust clip In and Out points to improve SmoothCam results
Step 5: Render media with the SmoothCam filter applied