Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1340)

Chapter 24 Rendering 553
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Important: While using the Super-White setting will match the super-white levels
recorded by some consumer camcorders, the output will not be broadcast legal
because the luminance levels will be too high according to the CCIR 601 standard for
video. In this case, if you have to output a tape for broadcast, you will need to correct
the white levels in your edited sequence either with filters or by using external
hardware such as a proc amp.
About Settings in the Video Processing Tab
You can change color space and motion transformation rendering options in the Video
Processing tab of Sequence Settings. For new sequences, you can change default
settings in the Video Processing tab of the appropriate sequence preset.
Y´C
B
C
R
Rendering and Color Bars
If Y´C
B
C
R
rendering is supported by the codec used in a sequence, Final Cut Pro
generates color bars with a PLUGE (Picture Lineup Generation Equipment) area that
includes a super-black (4 IRE in NTSC, 2 IRE in PAL) signal for calibration. If any image
processing (such as motion effects or filters) is applied to the Bars and Tone
generator, the super-black portion of the PLUGE bar becomes black.
Choose the settings you
want for rendering in the
Y´C
B
C
R
color space.