Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1545)

194 Part III Output
Leader Elements
 Color Bars: Adds color bars and a 1 kilohertz (kHz) reference tone, preset to –12
decibels (dB). Color bars at the beginning of your tape allow the recipients to
calibrate their equipment to match the color levels and values that your system used
when outputting your program. The reference tone lets the recipients properly adjust
audio levels during playback.
For more information on creating a mix with proper levels, see Volume III, Chapter 4,
“Audio Levels, Meters, and Output Channels.”
 Black: Adds the specified number of seconds of black between the color bars and
slate, or at the beginning of the clip or sequence if you aren’t adding color bars.
 Slate: Adds a slate with information about your movie. Choose the slate source from
the pop-up menu. The slate can be the clip or sequence name, text you type in a
field, or a specified text, PICT, or QuickTime file on disk. A slate should contain
information such as:
 The title of your program
 Relevant production credits indicating ownership of the content (such as the
producer, director, editor, and postproduction facility)
 The total run time (TRT) of your program
 The starting timecode number. This is useful if you’re using a high-end video deck
to do an insert edit of your program onto a tape with pre-striped timecode. In this
case, also indicate whether drop frame (DF) or non-drop frame (NDF) timecode
is used.
 The date on which the tape is output
 Black: Adds the specified number of seconds of black between the slate and
countdown.
 Countdown: Adds a countdown before your movie. You can use the 10-second built-
in SMPTE standard countdown or choose a custom countdown. Countdowns are
generally used when you deliver a tape to a television or cable station for broadcast,
or for an audio postproduction facility doing your final audio mix.
Note: If you choose a custom QuickTime file as your countdown, its duration should
conform to SMPTE specifications.
Media Elements and Options
These are options for the clip or sequence you are outputting to tape.
 Print: You can choose to output the entire clip or sequence or just the part specified
between the In and Out points.
 Loop: Repeats the selected media for the specified number of times. A value of 1
plays the selected media once; a value of 2 plays the selected media twice, and so on.
 Black: Adds black after each loop of your sequence or clip.