Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 170)

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Connecting DV Video Equipment
and Specifying Initial Settings
Setting up Final Cut Pro to capture DV video is as simple
as connecting your camcorder to your computer with a
FireWire cable.
This chapter covers the following:
 Connecting Your Camcorder (p. 169)
 Opening Final Cut Pro and Choosing Your Initial Settings (p. 170)
 What Is FireWire? (p. 175)
 What Is Device Control? (p. 176)
Note: If you are using any other kind of video format or using a third-party interface,
refer to Chapter 15, “
Connecting Professional and Non-DV Equipment ,” on page 191.
Connecting Your Camcorder
The following illustration demonstrates how to connect your DV camcorder to the
FireWire port on your computer, so that you can capture video (transfer the video from
your camcorder to your computer) and output your program back to DV tape. For more
information on FireWire, see “
What Is FireWire? ” on page 175.
FireWire
DV camcorder
in VTR mode
Computer
6-pin connector
to computer
4-pin connector
to camcorder
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