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Quicktime video settings for capture presets – Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual

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Chapter 25

Capture Settings and Presets

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 Remove Advanced Pulldown and/or Duplicate Frames During Capture From FireWire

Sources: Some camcorders, such as the Panasonic DVX100 or Varicam, can record
alternate frame rates within a standard frame rate. For example, the DVX100 can
record 23.98 fps video within 29.97 fps by adding an advanced 2:3:3:2 pull-down.
The Varicam can record multiple frame rates, such as 23.98 fps (720p24) by adding
redundant frames within a 59.94 fps (720p60) video signal. When this option is
selected, Final Cut Pro removes the redundant fields or frames during capture. If this
option is not selected, all the redundant frames are captured. You can remove
redundant frames later by choosing Tools > Remove Advanced Pulldown.

For more information about working with multiple frame rate video formats in
Final Cut Pro, see Working With High Definition and Broadcast Formats (choose
HD and Broadcast Formats from the Help menu.)

 High-Quality Video Play Through: Select this option to display DV-format video at

higher quality in the Log and Capture window.

QuickTime Video Settings for Capture Presets

Final Cut Pro uses the built-in QuickTime architecture of Mac OS X to compress
incoming video during capture.

Choose from the following options:

 Digitizer: Choose the video interface you want to use for capture. If you’re using

FireWire but don’t have a FireWire device attached, this is set to [Missing] DV Video.

 Input: Choose the video input you want to use on the video interface. Many third-party

interfaces have multiple video inputs, including analog composite, S-Video, component
YUV (also called Y´C

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), or SDI. FireWire DV video has only one option, so when

FireWire is selected as the digitizer, the input pop-up menu is disabled.

 Compressor: Choose one of the codecs that comes from the manufacturer of your

video interface. If you’re using FireWire, choose a DV codec that corresponds to the
international standard (NTSC or PAL) or HD standard of your DV tape.