Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 297)

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4 Choose a method of conforming frame size from the Type pop-up menu in the Spatial Conform
section of the Video inspector.
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Fit: The default setting. Fits the clip within the project’s frame size setting without cropping the
clip’s video. Black bars appear on the sides of the frames that don’t match the project’s frame
size (resolution). In the case of a standard-definition (SD) clip in a high-definition (HD) project,
Final Cut Pro scales up the SD clip to fit the HD project’s frame size. In the case of an HD clip in
an SD project, Final Cut Pro scales down the HD clip to fit the SD project’s frame size.
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Fill: Makes the clip’s video fill the project’s frame size. In the case of an SD clip in an HD project,
Final Cut Pro scales up the SD clip to fit the HD project’s frame size. Cropping occurs along
the clip’s longer dimension to allow the shorter dimension to fill the screen. In the case of an
HD clip in an SD project, Final Cut Pro scales down the HD clip to fit the SD project’s frame
size. Cropping occurs along the clip’s shorter dimension to allow the longer dimension to fill
the screen.
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None: Leaves the clip’s frame size unchanged. If the clip’s frame size is larger than the the
project’s frame size, the clip appears cropped. If the clip’s frame size is smaller than the
project’s frame size, black bars surround the clip.
Choose a method of conforming frame rate
When a clip’s frame rate differs from the project’s frame rate, Final Cut Pro employs a frame-
sampling method to change the clip’s frame rate to match that of the project. You can choose
which frame-sampling method Final Cut Pro uses to modify the clip’s frame rate. The method you
choose depends on how important it is to you to eliminate visual stuttering and visual artifacts.
1 Add a clip to the Timeline with a frame rate that doesn’t match the current project’s frame
rate settings.
2 Select the clip in the Timeline.
3 To open the Video inspector, click the Inspector button in the toolbar (shown below), and click
the Video button at the top of the pane that appears.
4 Choose a method of conforming frame rate from the Frame Sampling pop-up menu in the Rate
Conform section of the Video inspector.
Note: If the selected clip has the same frame rate as the project frame rate settings, the Rate
Conform section does not appear in the Video inspector.