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Apple Final Cut Pro HD (4.5): New Features User Manual

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Contents

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Changing Affiliate Clips Into Independent Clips

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Removing Subclip Limits

95

Automatic Naming of Captured Clips

96

Additional Settings in the Batch Capture Window

96

Display of Items in the Render Manager

96

Including Master Comment Information in EDLs

Chapter

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External Audio and Video Monitoring

97

External Monitoring Setups

100

Challenges With External Monitoring

Appendix

103

High Definition Video Fundamentals

103

A Brief History of Film, Television, and Audio Formats

107

The Benefits of High Definition Video

108

High Definition Formats in Common Use

110

Discussing HD Formats in Conversation

111

Upconverting and Downconverting

112

Downconverting High Definition Video

115

Upconverting Standard Definition Video

116

DVCPRO HD Specifications

116

DVCPRO HD Tape Format

116

Aspect Ratio

117

Interlaced and Progressive Scanning Methods

117

Native Image Dimensions

118

Color Depth and Video Sampling Rate

118

Frame Rate

119

Versatile Formatting Choices With Digital Formats

120

DVCPRO HD Timecode

121

Brief Overview of DVCPRO HD Formats

121

1080i60

121

1080i50

122

720p60

122

720p30

123

720p24

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Recording and Playing Back Variable Frame Rates With DVCPRO HD

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