Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 164)

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Designing Your Editing System
In addition to your computer and software,
a Final Cut Pro editing system can include external video
and audio devices for input, output, and monitoring.
This chapter covers the following:
 Components of a Final Cut Pro DV Editing System (p. 163)
 Video and Audio Input and Output Devices (p. 164)
 Video Interfaces (p. 165)
 Audio Interfaces (p. 166)
 Device Control Interfaces (p. 168)
Components of a Final Cut Pro DV Editing System
A complete Final Cut Pro editing system consists of several components.
 A Macintosh computer and related peripherals, such as mouse, keyboard, display,
internal hard disk, and so on
 Video and audio input and output devices
 Video and audio interfaces to connect video and audio devices to your computer for
capture and output
 Device control adapter (if necessary)
 Additional scratch disks