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Mastering settings tab – Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual

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Chapter 14

Assemble and Insert Editing Using Edit to Tape

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 Play Around Current Frame: This is based on the preview pre-roll and preview post-

roll settings in the Editing tab of the User Preferences window. The tape plays from
the playhead position at the pre-roll setting and continues through the amount of
time specified by the post-roll setting.

 Fast Forward: Moves the videotape forward. You can also press the L key repeatedly

to go through a range of speeds.

Mastering Settings Tab

You can add leader and trailer elements during both the Edit to Tape and Print to
Video operations:

To add leader or trailer elements when editing to tape:

m

Choose Mastering mode and specify settings in the Mastering Settings tab of the Edit
to Tape window.

To add leader or trailer elements when using the Print to Video command:

m

Select leader and trailer elements directly in the Print to Video dialog.

For more information about using leader and trailer elements, see “

Adding Standard

Leader and Trailer Elements

” on page 208.

All selected elements are output to tape in the order listed. Make sure to deselect
elements you don’t need. All element durations are specified in whole seconds.

Note: Some of these items may require rendering before you can start recording.

Select all of the elements

you want to add before

the clip or sequence.

Select trailer elements to
be added at the end of
the clip or sequence.

Choose how much of

your sequence or clip

you want to output, and

select looping options.