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Chapter 12
Connecting Professional Video and Audio Equipment
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To configure Final Cut Pro to work with your video deck, do one of the following:
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Choose Final Cut Pro > Easy Setup, then choose an Easy Setup that corresponds to the
video format and device control protocol of the device you connected. For more
information, see “
Opening Final Cut Pro and Choosing Your Initial Settings
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Choose Final Cut Pro > Audio/Video Settings, then individually select capture, device
control, and sequence presets that correspond to your video device and format.
For details about customizing settings to work with your video device:
 For more information about capture settings and presets, see Volume IV, Chapter 25,
“Capture Settings and Presets.”
 For more information about device control settings and presets, see Volume IV,
Chapter 26, “Device Control Settings and Presets.”
 For more information about sequence settings and presets, see Volume IV,
Chapter 27, “Sequence Settings and Presets.”
Connecting Professional HD Video Devices
The steps for connecting HD devices are essentially the same as for connecting
SD devices. For HD video, you need to have a video interface that supports HD video
capture, which is usually transferred via an HD-SDI signal. To connect equipment, follow
the instructions in the previous section, “
Connecting Professional SD Video Devices
Connecting Professional Component Analog Video Devices
The most prevalent component analog video format still in use today is Betacam SP.
It is an SD video format, but because it is analog, your video interface must have
analog-to-digital converters to digitize the analog signal before encoding it and
writing a digital media file to the computer hard disk. Unlike digital capture
interfaces, analog-to-digital interfaces often allow you to adjust luma and chroma
levels (using controls in the Log and Capture window) when you digitize. For more
information about calibrating an analog signal before digitizing it, see Volume III,
Chapter 26, “Measuring and Setting Video Levels.”
The steps for connecting an analog VTR to a video interface are essentially the same
as for digital SD and HD devices. The main difference is that you need to make three
physical connections, one for each of the three analog video components: Y, R-Y, and
B-Y (also called YUV or Y´C
B
C
R
, depending on the country and the specifics of the
format). For more information, see Volume IV, Appendix A, “Video Formats.” To
connect equipment, see “