Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1531)

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Connecting Your Video Equipment and Setting it to VCR Mode
Make sure your VTR or camcorder is connected to your computer and turned on. For
more information, see Volume I, Chapter 13, “Connecting DV Video Equipment and
Specifying Initial Settings.”
Make sure your camcorder or deck is set to VCR (sometimes labeled VTR) mode.
Final Cut Pro cannot record to video equipment that is in Camera mode. If your video
device has multiple inputs (for example TV, Line 1, and Line 2), make sure the input
that’s connected to your computer is the one that is selected.
Choosing Video and Audio Outputs
Make sure that the A/V devices settings of your Easy Setup match the configuration of
your external video and audio equipment.
To view a summary of your Easy Setup:
m Choose Edit > Easy Setup.
If none of your Easy Setups matches your video and audio configuration, you can
choose the correct settings in the A/V Devices tab of the Audio/Video Settings window.
For example, if you are outputting via FireWire, choose an available FireWire output
such as Apple FireWire NTSC or PAL in the Video pop-up menu in the Playback Output
section of the A/V Devices tab.
This setting sends video out from the appropriate video output, whether it’s the
FireWire port or a third-party video interface. You can also choose an audio interface for
output. For more information on configuring custom external video settings, see
Volume I, Chapter 16, “External Video Monitoring.” For information on external audio
settings, see Volume III, Chapter 2, “Setting Up Audio Equipment.”
Make sure the external video and
audio settings in your Easy Setup
match the way you configured
your video equipment.