Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 214)

Chapter 16 External Video Monitoring 213
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Choosing Playback and Edit to Tape Output Settings
The settings in the A/V Devices tab of the Audio/Video Settings window determine
which video interface you use to externally monitor your video. You can choose to view
external video via FireWire (DV), a computer display (using Digital Cinema Desktop), or
a third-party video interface. You can also specify a different output interface for
editing to tape versus playback while editing.
Although these settings reside in the A/V Devices tab of the Audio/Video Settings
window, you can choose a video interface from several other locations in Final Cut Pro:
 Summary tab in the Audio/Video Settings window: In this tab, you can choose video
and audio output interfaces from the corresponding pop-up menus.
 View menu: Instead of going to the Audio/Video Settings window, you can select
video and audio interfaces for external monitoring by choosing the following:
 View > Video Playback and then choosing the name of the video interface
 View > Audio Playback and then choosing the name of the audio interface
Note: When you select an Easy Setup, the external video and audio playback settings
are automatically set for you because A/V Device settings are stored in an Easy Setup.
For more information about Easy Setups, see Volume IV, Chapter 23, “Audio/Video
Settings and Easy Setups.”
To choose a video interface for external monitoring:
1 Choose Final Cut Pro > Audio/Video Settings, then click the A/V Devices tab.
2 Choose the settings you want, then click OK.