Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 363)

This chapter covers the following:
• Setting Log and Transfer Import Preferences (p. 363)
• Retransferring Clip Media (p. 364)
• Viewing Spanned Clips in the Browse Area (p. 366)
• Archiving File-Based Media from Cards (p. 368)
This section describes some of the advanced topics and issues that an editor may
encounter when transferring file-based media; for example, how to retransfer clips from
source media when transferred clips become unavailable, how to view spanned clips,
how to archive file-based media for safekeeping, and how to set log and transfer import
settings.
Many different factors are involved when transferring media from advanced camcorders,
depending on the type of camcorder. File-based camcorders now record media with
many choices of file formats, video and film workflows, and transcoding options. For
detailed information about specifically supported camcorders, video formats, and editing
workflows, see Professional Formats and Workflows, available in Final Cut Pro Help.
Setting Log and Transfer Import Preferences
The Log and Transfer window has several preferences that you can access by choosing
Preferences from the Action pop-up menu in the Browse area:
• Remove Advanced Pulldown and Duplicate Frames: This option removes advanced
pull-down and redundant (duplicate) frames recorded in formats such as DVCPRO HD.
• Clear Logging Autofill Cache: This option empties the cache of information previously
entered in each logging field.
• Log and Transfer plug-in transcode settings: For formats not natively supported by
Final Cut Pro, you can choose a format to transcode your footage to during transfer.
The Log and Transfer window plug-in for each storage media type (Panasonic P2,
AVCHD, and so on) defines which formats are not natively supported by Final Cut Pro
and which destination codecs you can transcode these formats to.
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