Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 31)

Here is an overview of the basic Final Cut Pro post-production workflow. As you begin
your project, remember that there are no hard and fast rules for editing. Different editors
have different working styles and, given the same source material, no two editors will
cut the same finished program. The workflow described here offers just one example of
how you might approach a typical project.
Outputting
Industry Workflow
Final Cut Pro
Post-Production Workflow
Distribution
Preproduction
Adding Effects
Mixing Audio
Editing
Ingesting
Setting Up
Planning
Production
Post-Production
Scripting
Stage 1: Planning
Planning is where you choose your basic workflow, such as offline and online editing (for
projects with a lot of media) or editing the uncompressed footage (for shorter projects
with quick turnaround times); choose input and output formats; and plan for equipment
requirements (such as hard disk space), timecode and sync requirements, effects shots
and color correction, audio mixing requirements, and so on.
Planning for post-production primarily means preparing for each of the upcoming
post-production phases: choosing input and output formats; acquiring your original
footage, music, and graphics; deciding on a logging and capturing method; choosing an
editing strategy; and planning the scope of effects you will be adding so you can determine
how much time and support you will need to dedicate to them.
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