Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1798)

Chapter 23 Choosing Settings and Preferences 315
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Automatic Conforming and Scaling Options
These options control how mixed-format sequence editing is handled.
 Auto conform sequence: This pop-up menu determines whether sequence settings
are automatically conformed to the settings of the first clip added.
 Always scale clips to sequence size: Select this checkbox when you want edited clips
whose frame size is smaller than that of the current sequence to be scaled up when
you add them to the sequence.
For more information about these options, see Volume III, Chapter 30, “Working with
Mixed-Format Sequences.”
Labels Tab
This tab allows you to customize the label name associated with the label colors in
Final Cut Pro. These preferences affect any project you open; they are not saved on a per
project basis. For example, if you change the name associated with the orange label to
“Landscape shots”, any clip assigned to the orange label has this label name, regardless
of what project the clip is in. If you want to label a clip with a name that won’t change,
you can use the clip’s Label 2 property instead. For more information about working
with labels, see Volume II, Chapter 1, “Organizing Footage in the Browser.”
Timeline Options Tab
This tab is used to set default options for new sequences. This is where you set the
default number of video and audio tracks for new sequences. Once a sequence is
created, you can change display options by choosing Sequence > Settings or by using
the Timeline display controls in the lower left of the Timeline. For more information, see
Volume I, Chapter 9, “Timeline Basics.”
Render Control Tab
This tab is used to set default render options for new sequences. You can choose the
default frame rate and resolution settings used when you render items in new
sequences, and decide what kinds of effects are displayed (such as filters and speed
settings). Once a sequence is created, you can change its render control options by
choosing Sequence > Settings and clicking the Render Control tab. For more
information, see Volume III, Chapter 29, “Rendering and Video Processing Settings.”