Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual
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Interface Options
• Show Tooltips: Select this option to automatically display descriptions of interface
elements and their corresponding keyboard shortcuts, called tooltips. Tooltips appear
in small yellow boxes when you move the pointer over a control and pause briefly
(without clicking the control). When you move the pointer away from the control, the
tooltip disappears.
The tooltip (interface
element and keyboard
shortcut) that appears
when you place the
pointer over the Play
button in the Viewer
• Bring all windows to the front on activation: When this option is selected and Final Cut Pro
is in the background, clicking one Final Cut Pro window brings all Final Cut Pro windows
to the front at once.
• Open last project on application launch: This option determines whether Final Cut Pro
opens with a new, untitled project, or the last project or projects that were open when
you last quit the application.
Autosave Options
• Autosave Vault: The Autosave option saves a copy of each open project at regular
intervals. For more information, see
New Project and Sequence Options
• Prompt for settings on New Project: When this option is selected, the Project Properties
window appears when you create a new project. For more information about setting
project properties, see
“Working with Projects, Clips, and Sequences.”
• Prompt for settings on New Sequence: When this option is selected, a dialog appears
asking you to choose a sequence preset whenever you create a new sequence. This
can be useful if you regularly work with several different video formats. If you always
edit the same video format, you’ll probably want to deselect this option.
Capture and Playback Options
• Sync audio capture to video source if present: Select this option in the following scenarios:
• You have an audio interface that has a video genlock input, and the genlock input
is receiving a proper video signal.
• You are capturing audio media that you intend to synchronize with video, such as
sound recorded on a separate audio recorder during a film or video production. For
more information on genlocking a device-controllable audio deck, see
Professional Video and Audio Equipment.”
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Choosing Settings and Preferences