Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1730)

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Still-Image File Formats and Image Sequences
 Still-Image: This choice allows you to select one of many still-image file formats. See
Chapter 21, “ Exporting Still Images and Image Sequences ,” on page 285.
 Image Sequence: This choice allows you to select a still-image file format and export
each frame of your video as a separate file in the format you choose. See “ Exporting
Image Sequences ” on page 287.
Audio File Formats
For information on exporting any of these formats, see Volume III, Chapter 10,
“Exporting Audio for Mixing in Other Applications.”
 AIFF: This is the default audio format used on Macintosh computers. Each data byte
is stored with the most significant byte (MSB) stored first. This is known as big endian.
 WAVE: This is the standard audio format used on Windows computers. Each data
byte is stored with the least significant byte (LSB) first. This is known as little endian.
 μLaw: This is an audio format developed for Sun computers.
 System 7 Sound: This is a sound format used on older Macintosh computers.
About Color Space Conversion
When you use the Export Using QuickTime Conversion command, super-white values
in Y´C
B
C
R
footage are clipped. To avoid clipping, you can use the Export QuickTime
Movie command instead. For more information, see “ Determining Processing Color
Space During QuickTime Movie Export ” on page 239.
Exporting a QuickTime Movie File for Web Distribution
If you need to create a self-contained movie file with the same settings as the original
media file, you should probably use the Export QuickTime Movie command (see
Chapter 17, “
Exporting QuickTime Movies ,” on page 237). However, if you want to export
a compressed QuickTime movie file for the web or some other means of distribution,
you should use the Export Using QuickTime Conversion command.
To export a QuickTime movie file:
1 Choose Sequence > Settings, then click the Render Control tab.
2 Select the appropriate rendering options for the output quality you want.
For more information on these settings, see “ Render Control Tab ” on page 366.
3 Select a clip or sequence in the Browser or open a sequence in the Timeline.
4 Choose File > Export > Using QuickTime Conversion.
5 Choose a location and enter a name for the file.