Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 213)

212 Part III Setting Up Your Editing System
Previewing High Definition Video on an External Monitor
You can preview high definition video directly on a high definition monitor, or you can
use a special device to downconvert high definition video to standard definition for
previewing video on an SD monitor. Many high definition VTRs have a built-in
downconverter.
Note: DVCPRO HD video, like DV video, can be monitored via FireWire.
To preview uncompressed HD video on an HD monitor while you edit:
1 Connect the HD-SDI video output of your high definition video interface to the HD-SDI
input of a HD monitor.
2 In Final Cut Pro, choose View > Video Playback, then select your HD video interface
from the list of options.
3 Choose View > External Video > All Frames (or press Command-F12).
To video downconverted uncompressed HD video on an SD monitor while
you edit:
1 Connect the HD-SDI video output of your high definition video interface to the HD-SDI
input on your HD VTR.
Note: Make sure your HD VTR has a built-in standards converter.
2 Connect the standard definition video output from your VTR to an SD monitor. This
output could be SDI, composite analog, or another format.
3 In Final Cut Pro, choose View > Video Playback, then select your HD video interface
from the list of options.
4 If external video monitoring is not already enabled, choose View > External Video > All
Frames (or press Command-F12).
To preview DVCPRO HD video on an HD or SD monitor while you edit:
1 Connect a FireWire cable between the FireWire port on your computer and the
FireWire port on your DVCPRO HD VTR.
2 Do one of the following:
 For downconversion and display on an SD monitor: Connect the SDI or composite
video output of your VTR to an SD monitor.
 For display on an HD monitor: Connect the HD-SDI video output of your DVCPRO HD
deck to the HD-SDI input of an HD monitor.
3 Choose View > Video Playback > DVCPRO HD.
If the DVCPRO HD device does not appear in the menu, make sure the device is
connected and turned on, then choose View > Refresh A/V Devices.
4 Choose View > External Video > All Frames (or press Command-F12).