Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1406)

Chapter 5 Offline and Online Editing 55
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Step 4: Recapture necessary media at full resolution
You bring your finished, full-resolution sequence to a Final Cut Pro editing system
capable of recapturing your media at full resolution, and then capture your footage.
Step 5: Add final color correction, effects, transitions, and titles
Once you have full-resolution footage, you can accurately color correct and add final
titles and effects. At the end of this process, you render your effects in preparation for
output. Your final audio mix is created in Final Cut Pro or imported from a separate
audio application.
Step 6: Output to tape, MPEG-2 (for DVD), or a QuickTime movie file
You output or export your final sequence as you would with any other project.
Using the OfflineRT Format in Final Cut Pro
The OfflineRT Format uses video settings optimized for low-resolution editing and
maximum real-time effects in Final Cut Pro. Final Cut Pro includes two basic varieties of
OfflineRT settings, one for standard definition and one for high-definition formats:
 If you’re capturing NTSC or PAL video, the frame size is 320 x 240 (4:3), the codec used
is Photo JPEG, and the compression quality is 35 percent.
 If you’re using one of the sequence presets to transcode high-definition video, the frame
size is 384 x 216 (16:9), the codec used is Photo JPEG, and the compression quality is
35 percent.
In both cases, the video frames are stored progressively. The frame rate of the OfflineRT
format should always match the frame rate of your original video, or it will be
impossible to accurately recapture your original footage for online editing.
These factors greatly reduce the data rate of the video, although they also lower the
quality. You should only use this format for offline editing, with the intention of
recapturing your video at full resolution for your online edit.