Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1633)

282 Part IV Settings and Preferences
 Timeline Options Tab (p. 293): These are the default display options used when a new
sequence is created. This is where you can change the default number of video and
audio tracks for new sequences. For more information, see Volume I, Chapter 9,
“Timeline Basics.”
 Render Control Tab (p. 293): This tab allows you to choose the render quality of new
sequences you create. For more information, see Volume III, Chapter 24, “Rendering.”
 Audio Outputs Tab (p. 293): This is where you can choose the default audio output
preset used for new sequences. If none of the audio output presets matches your
audio configuration, you can create your own custom preset in this window. For
more information, see Volume III, Chapter 4, “Audio Levels, Meters, and Output
Channels.”
Important: Once a sequence has been created, you change its settings by choosing
Sequence > Settings, not User Preferences. User Preferences establishes the default
preferences for new sequences, not sequences that already exist.
General Tab
This tab contains fundamental preferences relating to application launch, creation of
new projects and sequences, and automatically scheduled events such as Autosave and
Auto Render.
 Levels of Undo: Enter a value to specify the number of actions that can be undone.
The maximum number of Undo levels you can specify is 99. The default is 10. For
information on undoing an action, see Volume I, Chapter 4, “Overview of the
Final Cut Pro Interface.”
The General tab is
open by default.