Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2) - Manual (Page 51)

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Video and still-image analysis options
Final Cut Pro provides video and still-image analysis options that can automatically balance color
in video and detect people and shot angles in video or still images. You can analyze video during
import, or analyze video clips in the Browser after import. Analysis keywords are added to clips or
clip ranges based on the results of the analysis.
Final Cut Pro provides these video and still-image analysis options:
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Analyze for balance color: Analyzes video clips to detect color balance and contrast. Color is
automatically balanced when you add the clip to the Timeline. You can turn automatic color
adjustments on and off at any time.
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Remove pulldown: Analyzes video clips and removes pulldown patterns.
Important: This option is available only when importing from a tape-based camera or device.
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Find people: Analyzes video clips and still images for the number of people present and shot
types. After analysis, any of the following keywords are added to the clips or clip ranges: One
Person, Two Persons, Group, Close Up Shot, Medium Shot, and Wide Shot.
Note: If you’re analyzing to find people, it’s recommended that you also select the “Create
Smart Collections after analysis” checkbox so that you can easily locate clips with “find people”
analysis keywords.
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Consolidate find people results: Consolidates all of the “find people” analysis keywords into one
shot type keyword and one people keyword for every 2-minute segment of video. The shot
type keyword chosen is the one for the widest shot type, and the people keyword chosen is
the one representing the most people. For example, if a video segment contains Medium Shot,
Wide Shot, One Person, and Group keywords, the segment’s analysis keywords are reduced to
Wide Shot and Group during consolidation.
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Create Smart Collections after analysis: Creates a Smart Collection for each keyword applied
when analyzing video clips and still images for the presence of people. The Smart Collections
are listed alphabetically in a People folder inside the event in the Libraries list.
When you drag a media file from the Finder to a Final Cut Pro event or the Timeline, the import
begins automatically, without displaying a window of import options. You can set automatic
import options in the Final Cut Pro Import preferences pane.
Audio analysis options
Final Cut Pro provides automatic analysis options that can fix common audio problems, analyze
and group audio channels, and remove silent channels. You can analyze audio during import, or
analyze video clips with audio issues in the Browser or in the Timeline.
Final Cut Pro provides these audio analysis options:
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Analyze and fix audio problems: Analyzes the audio for hum, noise, and loudness. Final Cut Pro
automatically fixes problems that are considered severe (marked in red) and flags problems
that are considered moderate (marked in yellow). For more information, see
Enhance audio on
page 201.
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Separate mono and group stereo audio: Audio channels are analyzed and grouped as dual
mono or stereo, depending on the results of the analysis. Automatically corrected audio
channels are marked as Autoselected. For more information about audio channels, see
Configure audio channels on page 171.
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