Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1464)

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Working with Mixed-Format
Sequences
Final Cut Pro allows you to mix formats in the Timeline so you
can combine and play back footage with different codecs,
frame rates, and image dimensions in a single sequence.
This chapter covers the following:
 About Mixed-Format Sequences (p. 679)
 Determining Whether Clips in a Sequence Will Play Back in Real Time (p. 680)
 Working with Mixed-Format Sequences (p. 682)
 Combining SD and HD Video (p. 690)
 Rendering Mixed-Format Sequences (p. 697)
 External Monitoring and Output (p. 697)
 Media Management and Project Interchange (p. 698)
About Mixed-Format Sequences
A mixed-format sequence is a sequence containing clips whose media files don’t
match the sequence format. For example, a DV sequence containing HDV footage is
a mixed-format sequence. Final Cut Pro can play sequence clips in real time even when
the clips’ settings don’t match those of the sequence. Any number of formats can be
combined together in a single sequence.
You can use mixed-format sequences to:
 Combine standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) footage in one sequence
 Mix PAL and NTSC footage in a single sequence
 Work with offline-quality and full-resolution footage together
 Mix video with different aspect ratios, frame rates, or codecs in a single sequence.