Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1643)

292 Part IV Settings and Preferences
You can choose the resolution of keyframe recording (in other words, how often
audio level and panning keyframes are added to a clip while you adjust a fader in the
Audio Mixer). For more information about recording audio keyframes, see Volume III,
Chapter 6, “Using the Audio Mixer.”
 All: Records the maximum number of keyframes possible while you move a
channel strip’s fader or panning slider. The end result is a precise re-creation of the
levels you set using the Audio Mixer. The drawback to this option is that you might
end up with an extremely dense cluster of keyframes in the audio level overlays of
the affected clips that can be difficult to edit later.
 Reduced: Reduces the number of recorded keyframes that are created when you
move a channel strip’s fader or panning slider. The resulting level or panning
overlay in the Timeline or Viewer is an accurate reproduction of the levels you set,
but is easier to edit using the Selection or Pen tool.
 Peaks Only: Records only a minimum number of keyframes necessary to
approximate the levels you recorded when moving a channel strip’s fader or
panning slider. Keyframes recorded using the Peaks Only option reflect only the
highest and lowest levels that were recorded. This is primarily useful when you
want to record a minimum number of keyframes to edit later in the Timeline or
Viewer.
 Pen tools can edit locked item overlays: If this option is selected, you can modify audio
level and video opacity keyframes in clips on locked tracks in the Timeline.
Labels Tab
This tab allows you to customize the label name associated with the label colors in
Final Cut Pro. These preferences affect any project you open; they are not saved on a
per project basis. For example, if you change the name associated with the orange
label to “Landscape shots”, any clip assigned to the orange label has this label name,
regardless of what project the clip is in. If you want to label a clip with a name that
won’t change, you can use the clip’s Label 2 property instead. For more information
about working with labels, see Volume II, Chapter 1, “Organizing Footage in the
Browser.”