Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1258)

The processing queue is a background process, which means that you can continue to
work in Final Cut Pro while your computer analyzes clips in the background. Background
processing takes over some of your computer’s processing power, so Final Cut Pro
automatically pauses the queue during playback, capture, and output. You can also
manually pause the queue when performing processor-intensive operations.
Using the SmoothCam Browser column, you can submit clips to the processing queue
without applying the SmoothCam filter. This is useful when you have a large number of
clips you want to analyze in preparation for using the SmoothCam filter.
Where Is Motion Analysis Data Stored?
By default, SmoothCam motion analysis data for a clip is stored in the same location as
the media file. However, if you do not have writing privileges to the folder where your
media is stored, motion analysis files are stored here:
• /Library/Caches/com.apple.fxmd/
Working with the SmoothCam Filter
The following sections cover the basic steps for using the SmoothCam filter.
Applying the SmoothCam Filter
The SmoothCam filter is available in both the Effects tab and the Effects menu in the
Video category. You can apply the SmoothCam filter to the current clip in the Viewer or
to one or more clips in a sequence.
To apply the SmoothCam filter to a clip in the Viewer
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Make sure the Viewer is the active window, then choose Effects > Video Filters > Video
> SmoothCam.
To apply the SmoothCam filter to clips in the Timeline
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Select one or more clips in the Timeline, then choose Effects > Video Filters > Video >
SmoothCam.
Each clip with the SmoothCam filter applied is submitted to the SmoothCam Analysis
processing queue. The Background Processes window opens and analysis begins
automatically on the first clip in the queue.
Note: The SmoothCam filter can be applied only to clips that refer to QuickTime media
files. Also, the SmoothCam filter compensates only for the original video within a
QuickTime media file; the results of filter and motion parameter settings are ignored.
Make sure filters applied to a clip are ordered so that the SmoothCam filter is applied
first.
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