Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1830)

The System Settings window is divided into several tabs:
• Scratch Disks tab: For details, see “Scratch Disks Tab.”
• Search Folders tab: For details, see “Search Folders Tab.”
• Memory & Cache tab: For details, see “Memory & Cache Tab.”
• Playback Control tab: For details, see “Playback Control Tab.”
• External Editors tab: For details, see “External Editors Tab.”
• Effect Handling tab: For details, see “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
“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.
1830 Chapter 111 Choosing Settings and Preferences