Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual
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Setting Up Your Editing System
 Other available video interface: If you have a third-party video interface installed, it
appears in this list. Choose the video interface to view video on a monitor that’s
connected to the interface.
 Options button: Depending on your video interface and its associated codec, the
video frames may need to be decompressed when viewing video on an external
monitor. Click Options, then select the “Decompress after compress” checkbox.
This option is not available when using FireWire. If you’re using a third-party
video interface, check the documentation that came with it to see if you should
use this option.
 Mirror on desktop: Select this checkbox to simultaneously show video on both your
computer’s display (in the Canvas or Viewer) and an external video monitor. Some
third-party video interfaces may override this setting.
 Audio pop-up menu: Choose an audio device to output audio to. For information
about choosing audio output settings, see Chapter 12, “
 Rendered Frames: This option may only appear when certain output devices are
selected. If you choose this option, rendered frames will be displayed on your
external monitor, as well as video that doesn’t require rendering.
Separate Output Options for Edit to Tape and Print to Video
 Different Output for Edit to Tape/Print to Video: Selecting this checkbox allows you to
redirect your program’s output to the specified video and audio interfaces whenever
the Edit to Tape or Print to Video command is used. For example, if you’re using a
video interface, you may want to preview your video using the interface’s analog
outputs during editing but output your final movie to tape using the digital
SDI output.
When this option is selected, all the controls in this section become available. All
controls in this section are identical to, but independent of, those appearing in the
Playback Output area, above.
Note: If this option is not selected, your sequence video and audio are always sent to
the video and audio interfaces specified in the Playback Output area—even when
the Edit to Tape and Print to Video commands are used.