Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1544)

Chapter 5 Offline and Online Editing 61
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Step 5: Add final color correction, effects, transitions, and titles
Once you have full-resolution footage, you can accurately color correct and add final
titles and effects. At the end of this process, you render your effects in preparation for
output. Your final audio mix is created in Final Cut Pro or imported from a separate
audio application.
Step 6: Output to tape, MPEG-2 (for DVD), or a QuickTime movie file
You output or export your final sequence as you would with any other project.
Using the OfflineRT Format in Final Cut Pro
The OfflineRT Format uses video settings optimized for low-resolution editing and
maximum real-time effects in Final Cut Pro. Final Cut Pro includes two basic varieties of
OfflineRT settings, one for standard definition and one for high-definition formats:
 If you’re capturing NTSC or PAL video, the frame size is 320 x 240 (4:3), the codec used
is Photo JPEG, and the compression quality is 35 percent.
 If you’re using one of the sequence presets to transcode high-definition video, the frame size is
384 x 216 (16:9), the codec used is Photo JPEG, and the compression quality is 35 percent.
In both cases, the video frames are stored progressively. The frame rate of the OfflineRT
format should always match the frame rate of your original video, or it will be
impossible to accurately recapture your original footage for online editing.
These factors greatly reduce the data rate of the video, although they also lower the
quality. You should only use this format for offline editing, with the intention of
recapturing your video at full resolution for your online edit.
Setting Up and Capturing Media to an OfflineRT Format
Before you capture, you need to choose an appropriate OfflineRT format for offline-quality
editing in Final Cut Pro.
To prepare your project for capturing media to an OfflineRT format:
m Choose an OfflineRT Easy Setup that corresponds to the standard or your original
footage (NTSC or PAL) and frame rate.
OfflineRT Easy Setups are named with the following conventions:
 Video standard: NTSC or PAL
 Frame rate: The frame rate is included in the name of an OfflineRT Easy Setup when
nonstandard frame rates are used, such as 23.98 fps for NTSC video.
 Anamorphic: Choose an anamorphic Easy Setup if you shot your original footage with
an anamorphic lens or the anamorphic (16:9) setting selected on your camcorder.
For information about choosing an Easy Setup, see Volume 1, Chapter 11, “Connecting
DV Video Equipment.”