Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 212)

Chapter 16 External Video Monitoring 211
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Connecting DV/FireWire Devices to an External Monitor
A FireWire DV setup is one of the most common Final Cut Pro configurations. A DV
device (either a camcorder, VTR, or FireWire-to-analog converter box) converts DV
signals to analog video and audio signals that are then sent to a video monitor (and to
self-powered speakers for audio monitoring). If you have a home stereo system, you
can also connect the audio output of the DV device to any available channels on the
home stereo system.
To connect an external NTSC or PAL monitor to your edit system to monitor DV
video while you edit:
1 Connect a FireWire cable between a FireWire port on your computer and the FireWire
port on your DV device.
2 Connect the analog video outputs of the DV device to an external video monitor.
Depending on the device, the video output may be a composite or S-video signal,
using either an RCA, BNC, or S-video connector.
Previewing Standard Definition Video
on an External Monitor
While you edit, you can preview standard definition video on an NTSC or PAL monitor.
Make sure that the output format of your video interface and the input format of your
video monitor match. If you have a consumer monitor, it probably has only composite
analog video input, even though your video interface may support a higher-quality
output format (such as SDI or component analog).
To connect your video interface to an NTSC or PAL monitor to preview video
while you edit:
m Connect a BNC or RCA cable from the video output of the video interface to the video
input of the NTSC or PAL.
Audio
FireWire Composite
or S-video
Computer
DV camcorder
in VTR mode
Standard definition
monitor
Amplified speakers