Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 210)

16
209
16
External Video Monitoring
It’s best to preview your video on an external video
monitor to accurately see how your final program
will look.
This chapter covers the following:
 Using an External Video Monitor While You Edit (p. 209)
 Connecting DV/FireWire Devices to an External Monitor (p. 211)
 Previewing Standard Definition Video on an External Monitor (p. 211)
 Previewing High Definition Video on an External Monitor (p. 212)
 Choosing Playback and Edit to Tape Output Settings (p. 213)
 Using Digital Cinema Desktop Preview (p. 216)
 Troubleshooting Digital Cinema Desktop Preview (p. 219)
 Compensating for Video Latency by Specifying a Frame Offset (p. 220)
 About the Display Quality of External Video (p. 221)
 Troubleshooting External Video Monitoring Problems (p. 221)
 Controlling When External Video Output Is Updated (p. 222)
Using an External Video Monitor While You Edit
If you’re outputting to videotape for television broadcast, it’s a good idea to preview
your video on an NTSC, PAL, or HD video monitor while you edit. Color is represented
differently on computer and video monitors, and computer displays always show your
video progressively scanned, even though NTSC and PAL video are interlaced. You can
connect an external video monitor several ways:
 Via FireWire, through a camcorder, deck, or DV-to-analog converter
 Directly from a third-party video interface connected to your computer