Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1543)

You can now transfer the project containing your new sequence to a Final Cut Pro system
capable of reingesting and finishing your project at full quality and full resolution. The
sequence clips are considered offline because they are not yet connected to full-resolution
media. In this case, the term offline refers to the fact that the clips are disconnected from
media files.
For more information on using the Media Manager, see “Overview of the Media Manager.”
Which Sequence Preset Should You Choose for Your Online Edit?
The format you choose in the “Set sequences to” pop-up menu depends on the format
of your original footage and the video hardware in your online editing system. For example,
if the format of your footage is DV, you choose a corresponding DV sequence preset in
the “Set sequences to” pop-up menu. If the format of your footage is a non-DV format,
such as Digital Betacam or HDCAM, you need to choose an uncompressed sequence
preset that corresponds to your third-party video interface. Or you could choose a preset
for a high-quality version of Apple ProRes such as Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) or Apple ProRes
4444.
Third-party interfaces usually come with premade sequence presets you can install and
choose in Final Cut Pro. If your editing system doesn’t have the appropriate third-party
presets installed, you need to install them on your system. Alternatively, you can transfer
your original sequence to the online editing system (which should contain the appropriate
sequence presets) and create your final sequence for reingesting directly on that system.
Reingesting Full-Quality, Full-Resolution Media for Your Sequence
Once you create a sequence with online-quality settings, you can bring it to an online
editing system along with your original tapes or file-based media and any graphic, video,
and audio files necessary to re-create your sequence.
To recapture media from tape for your full-quality, full-resolution sequence
1 Open the project file you created that contains your duplicated sequence with
online-quality settings.
2 Select the sequence in the Browser.
3 To recapture all of the offline clips in the sequence, do one of the following:
• Choose File > Batch Capture.
• Control-click the sequence and choose Batch Capture from the shortcut menu.
• Press Control-C.
For more information, see “Capturing Video from Tape.”
To retransfer media from file-based devices for your full-quality, full-resolution sequence
1 Choose File > Log and Transfer to open the Log and Transfer window.
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