Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1700)

Printing to Video
Unlike the Edit to Tape command, the Print to Video command doesn’t allow you to set
In or Out points on your tape. Instead, you manually press record whenever you want to
begin recording on tape. This is considered a crash record.
You can automatically add leader and trailer elements, such as color bars and tone, a
countdown, a slate, and a black trailer, to your movie. You can also loop your movie as
many times as you want, if you want to output your movie multiple times on the same
tape.
Tip: You can use the Print to Video command to output to any external video monitor,
regardless of whether a deck is connected. This can be useful if you want to use
Final Cut Pro to output a looping clip or sequence to an external monitor for a tradeshow
demo or video installation.
Automatically Recording with Print to Video
If you set up your VTR for remote device control (via RS-422 or FireWire), Final Cut Pro
can automatically trigger recording on your VTR when you use the Print to Video
command. This is particularly useful for camcorders that do not have an independent
VTR Record button.
You can set up a device control preset so that Final Cut Pro automatically puts your DV
camcorder or deck in Record mode before printing to video. For more information, see
“About Device Control Presets.”
To automatically start a camcorder or deck recording during Print to Video
1 Choose File > Print to Video.
2 Select the Automatically Start Recording checkbox in the Print to Video window.
3 Click OK to begin recording to tape.
Note: The Automatically Start Recording checkbox is the same as the Auto Record and
PTV checkbox shown in a device control preset.
Using the Print to Video Command
Make sure you’ve read and followed the instructions in “Preparing to Output to Tape”
before you use the Print to Video command. Make sure everything is working properly
before you start recording.
To test playback
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Move the playhead to the position in the Timeline where you want output to begin, then
press the Space bar to play back your clip or sequence.
If you have an external monitor connected to your video device, the clip or sequence will
play on it, as well as on your computer’s monitor.
1700 Chapter 102 Printing to Video and Output from the Timeline