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3
Locate the custom Easy Setup file you want to delete.
Files are located by default at /Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro System
Support/Custom Settings/.
4
Drag the Easy Setup file to the Trash.
To make an Easy Setup unavailable
1
Quit Final Cut Pro.
2
Drag the Easy Setup file you want to make unavailable out of the following folder:
/Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro System Support/Custom Settings/.
You can leave this file on your hard disk for future use or you can drag it to the Trash.
3
Drag the Final Cut Pro Preferences file to the Trash.
This file is located at /Users/username/Library/Preferences/Final Cut Pro User Data/.
If you don’t delete this preferences file, the Easy Setup will still appear in the Easy Setup
dialog and the Choose Setup window (for an initial setup).
4
Open Final Cut Pro.
5
Choose your initial setup.
The Easy Setup you made available no longer appears in the list.
For more information, see
“Connecting DV Video Equipment.”
Example: Creating a Custom Preset and Easy Setup
The following example shows how to create a custom Easy Setup for capturing DV NTSC
video from a Betacam SP deck using a USB-to-serial adapter for serial device control and
a DV converter box. You can use the existing sequence and capture presets and external
video setting, but you need to create a new device control preset.
To create a custom Easy Setup for capturing DV NTSC video from a Betacam SP deck
1
Choose Final Cut Pro > Audio/Video Settings.
2
In the Summary tab, choose DV NTSC 48kHz from the Sequence Preset pop-up menu.
3
Choose DV NTSC 48kHz from the Capture Preset pop-up menu.
4
Choose Apple FireWire NTSC (720 x 480) from the Video Playback pop-up menu.
5
Click the Device Control Presets tab to create a new preset for serial device control.
a
Click Duplicate to create a new preset using the current device control preset.
b
In the Device Control Preset Editor, change the name to “Betacam SP Serial Device
Control.”
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