Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 231)

This chapter covers the following:
• Using an External Video Monitor While You Edit (p. 231)
• Using Digital Cinema Desktop Preview (p. 238)
• Compensating for Video Latency by Specifying a Frame Offset (p. 241)
• Troubleshooting External Video Monitoring Problems (p. 242)
It’s best to preview your video on an external video monitor to accurately see how your
final program will look.
Using an External Video Monitor While You Edit
If you’re producing for television broadcast or any other professional delivery format, it’s
a good idea to preview your video on an NTSC, PAL, or HD video monitor while you edit.
Color is represented differently on computer and video monitors, and computer displays
always show your video progressively scanned, even though NTSC and PAL video are
interlaced.
You need to match your video interface (analog, SDI, or HDMI) or DV device output format
to your monitor’s input format. Some combinations are not possible without purchasing
additional equipment. For example, if your video interface only has an SDI video output,
and your video monitor only has an NTSC composite input, you cannot connect the two
directly. In this case, you could:
• Purchase a monitor that supports SDI video input.
• Purchase an SDI-to-composite converter.
• Use a VTR that has an SDI input and composite output and supports converting between
input and output signals (this solution is often used with DV decks, when FireWire DV
input is converted to analog composite output).
• Purchase and install a video interface that supports composite output in addition to
SDI output.
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