Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1800)

Chapter 23 Choosing Settings and Preferences 317
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To open System Settings:
m Choose Final Cut Pro > System Settings.
The System Settings window is divided into several tabs:
 Scratch Disks tab
 Search Folders tab
 Memory & Cache tab
 Playback Control tab
 External Editors tab
 Effect Handling tab
Scratch Disks Tab
You use the Scratch Disks tab to choose where you want to save captured video and
audio media files and where to store the render, cache, and autosave files that
Final Cut Pro creates. You can also specify other settings related to the size of captured
and exported files and the minimum available space allowed on scratch disks. You can
specify a maximum of 12 scratch disks. For more information about scratch disks, see
Volume 1, Chapter 11, “Connecting DV Video Equipment.”
About Waveform and Thumbnail Cache Files
Waveform and thumbnail cache files are temporary files Final Cut Pro creates when
you import media files. Neither type of file requires much hard disk space, so you can
choose to store them on your internal disk or an external scratch disk. If these files are
moved or deleted, Final Cut Pro can re-create them when you open a project file.
To set locations for the waveform and thumbnail cache files:
1 In the Scratch Disks tab, click Set next to the appropriate item.
2 In the dialog that appears, locate and select the disk you want to use.
3 Click Choose.
The specified disk is listed next to the Set button, along with the amount of available
disk space.
About Waveform Cache Files
A waveform cache file contains a waveform overview for audio in your project.