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Setting Up Your Editing System
When Scratch Disks Become Unavailable
Scratch disks you’ve set might become unavailable. This can happen for a number of
reasons. They might be turned off, disconnected, or temporarily unmounted. If the
scratch disk folder you selected has been moved, deleted, or renamed,
Final Cut Express HD might not be able to find the scratch disk.
The next time you open Final Cut Express HD, if the scratch disk can’t be found, a dialog
appears with three options:
 Quit: Lets you quit without changing the scratch disk preferences.
 Set Scratch Disks: Opens the Scratch Disks tab in the System Settings window so that
you can change the current set of scratch disks. Any disks that are missing are
removed from this list. You must choose at least one scratch disk to continue.
 Check Again: Allows you to reconnect or start up your scratch disk, wait for it to
mount, and then proceed as usual.
Assigning Search Folders for Reconnecting Media Files
After you have selected which volumes and folders you want to use to capture media,
you may want to assign these same locations as search folders for the Reconnect Files
dialog. This allows Final Cut Express HD to limit its search for media files if they become
offline. For more information about assigning search folders, see “
” on page 945. For more information about the Reconnect Files dialog,
Reconnecting Clips and Offline Media
What Is FireWire?
FireWire (also called IEEE 1394a or i.LINK) is the consumer and professional standard for
DV-format digital video. DV devices typically use FireWire 400 connectors. There are
two kinds of FireWire 400 connectors: a 4-pin connector (typically used to connect to
video equipment such as camcorders or decks) and a 6-pin connector (used to connect
to computer equipment). However, some newer video equipment uses the 6-pin
connector and some video cards use the 4-pin connector. See your equipment’s
documentation for more information.
A single FireWire connection is actually a two-way data connection, so Final Cut Express HD
and a DV device can communicate remote control information using FireWire. For more
information about FireWire technology, go to the Apple FireWire website at