Apple Cinema Tools 3 - Manual (Page 128)

128 Chapter 7 Editing
Important: If you don’t use an Easy Setup, you still need to set the editing timebase,
before you begin editing, to the frame rate of your source clips. This ensures that new
sequences you create in Final Cut Pro are set for the frame rate at which you want to
edit. See the Final Cut Pro documentation for details on setting the editing timebase in
the Sequence Preset Editor.
All Easy Setups designed specifically for Cinema Tools users have the name
Cinema Tools in the title. For example, “Cinema Tools - 23.98fps from DV NTSC”.
By default, the Easy Setups for Cinema Tools users do not appear in the pop-up menu
in the Choose Setup dialog. To see all the Easy Setups in the pop-up menu, including
the ones forCinema Tools, select the Show All checkbox in the dialog.
Or, to add specific Easy Setups to the pop-up menu, you can add an asterisk (*) to the
end of the setup file name. For example, you would edit the “Cinema Tools -23.98fps
from DV NTSC” file name to look like this: Cinema Tools - 23.98fps from DV NTSC*
The Easy Setup files are found in the following location: /Library/Application Support/
Final Cut Pro System Support/Custom Settings/.
Restrictions for Using Multiple Tracks
Final Cut Pro allows you to edit on multiple video tracks and multiple audio tracks.
While there are advantages to using numerous tracks, there are some restrictions when
you are using Cinema Tools:
 In the Final Cut Pro Timeline:
 Anything you place on any video track other than tracks 1 and 2 will be ignored by
Cinema Tools, and will not appear in the film list.
 All your video edits and transitions have to be on video track 1.
 All superimposed effects or titles have to be on video track 2.
 If you are going to export an audio Edit Decision List (EDL), you need to limit the
audio to the first eight tracks in the Final Cut Pro Timeline. See “ Exporting an Audio
EDL ” on page 161 for more information.
Using Effects and Transitions
Final Cut Pro provides extensive effects capabilities for video, including common film
effects such as dissolves, wipes, motion effects, and titles. When you are planning to
finish on film, remember that these effects need to be re-created on film, but you can
still use Final Cut Pro in the creative process to determine and demonstrate the
effects you want.
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