Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 35)

Chapter 2 Bringing Media into Your System 35
Create a new project to hold your video:
Choose File > New Project. For now the name of the project is “Untitled,” and a new
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project tab appears in the Browser. Later, when you save the project, you can give it any
name you like.
Choose an Easy Setup to configure Final Cut Pro to work with your type of video
and camcorder:
Choose Final Cut Pro > Easy Setup.
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In the Easy Setup dialog, choose the format of your footage from the Format pop-up 2
menu. If you have a standard DV camcorder, choose NTSC or PAL, depending on your
region. If your footage is from a high definition camcorder, choose HD.
From the Use pop-up menu, choose an Easy Setup that matches the format of your
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footage. For example, if you have a DV NTSC camcorder, choose DV-NTSC. If you chose
HD from the Format pop-up menu, the Use pop-up menu lists Easy Setups for many
of the common HD formats. Check your camcorder user manual if you’re unsure of the
format of your footage, then choose the appropriate Easy Setup.
Click Setup.
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Choose a scratch disk to hold the media you’re capturing in the project:
Choose Final Cut Pro > System Settings.
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In the System Settings window, click Set in the Scratch Disks tab. 2
Select the hard disk location where you want the media files stored. Select a disk or folder 3
and click Choose. Although there are many other custom settings that you can specify in
the System Settings window, just click OK to set the scratch disk location for now.