Apple Final Cut Pro 5 User Manual
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Part III
Setting Up Your Editing System
Playback Output Area
 Video pop-up menu: Choose an device to output video to.
 None: This turns off external video output. If you play clips or sequences in
Final Cut Pro, you can’t view them on your camcorder, deck, or NTSC or PAL monitor.
 Digital Cinema Desktop Preview: Depending on the number of computer displays
you have connected, there are several options. For details, see “
 Apple FireWire NTSC (720 x 480): If you’re using a computer with built-in FireWire
and an NTSC device is properly connected to your computer and turned on, this
choice appears. If you choose this option and you have a video monitor connected
to your DV device, your video will be displayed on it.
 Apple FireWire PAL (720 x 576): If you’re using a computer with built-in FireWire and
a PAL device is properly connected to your computer and turned on, this choice
appears. If you choose this option and you have a video monitor connected to
your DV device, your video will be displayed on it.
 DVCPRO HD: If a DVCPRO HD device is connected, you can choose the DVCPRO HD
device here. The name displayed depends on the Easy Setup you currently have
selected: 1080i60, 1080i50, or 720p.
 Other available video interface: If you have a third-party video interface installed, it
appears in this list. Choose the video interface to view video on a monitor that’s
connected to the interface.
 Options button: Depending on your video interface and its associated codec, the video
frames may need to be decompressed when viewing video on an external monitor.
Click Options, then check the box next to “Decompress after compress.” This option is
not available when using FireWire. If you’re using a third-party video interface, check
the documentation that came with it to see if you should use this option.
 Mirror on desktop: Select this checkbox to simultaneously show video on both
your computer’s display (the Canvas or Viewer) and an external video monitor.
Some third-party video interfaces may override this setting.
 Audio pop-up menu: Choose an audio device to output audio to. For information
about choosing audio output settings, see Volume III, Chapter 2, “Setting Up Audio
Equipment.”
 Rendered Frames: This option may only appear when certain output devices are
selected. If you choose this option, rendered frames will be displayed on your
external monitor, as well as video that doesn’t require rendering.