Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 217)

216 Part III Setting Up Your Editing System
Using Digital Cinema Desktop Preview
The Digital Cinema Desktop Preview feature allows you to preview your video using
any available computer display connected to an AGP graphics card. (Displays
connected to a PCI graphics card cannot be used by Digital Cinema Desktop.) If you
have two computer displays, one can be used to view the Final Cut Pro interface and
the Finder while the other can be used as a dedicated video monitor. For Final Cut Pro
PowerBook systems and other single display systems, you can switch between the user
interface and the Digital Cinema Desktop Preview display.
Important: If you are doing critical online editing or color correction, you should use
an external CRT broadcast monitor that supports the format you are editing (NTSC, PAL,
HD, and so on), especially when your final output is interlaced video.
About Digital Cinema Desktop Preview Options
You choose the Digital Cinema Desktop Preview options in one of several locations:
 The Video Playback options in the View menu
 The options in the Playback Output Video pop-up menu in the A/V Devices tab of
the Audio/Video Settings window
 The options in the Video Playback pop-up menu in the Summary tab of the
Audio/Video settings window
USB or
FireWire
Amplified speakers
Computer Display
(Final Cut Pro)
Display
(Digital Cinema Desktop)
Audio interface
Graphics
card