Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 216)

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Separate Output Options for Edit to Tape/Print to Video
 Different Output for Edit to Tape/Print to Video: Selecting this checkbox allows you to
redirect your program’s output to the specified video and audio interfaces whenever
the Edit to Tape or Print to Video commands are used. For example, if you’re using a
video interface, you may want to preview your video using its analog outputs during
editing, but output your final movie to tape using the digital SDI output.
When this option is selected, all the controls in this section become available. All
controls in this section are identical to, but independent of, those appearing in the
Playback Output area, above.
Note: If this option is not selected, your sequence video and audio are always sent to
the video and audio interfaces specified in the Playback Output controls—even
when the Edit to Tape and Print to Video commands are used.
Disabling Warning Controls
 Do not show External A/V Device Warning when device not found on launch: When
selected, this option disables the “Unable to locate the external video device” dialog
that appears when Final Cut Pro is opened without a camcorder, deck, or video
interface installed. Instead, Final Cut Pro finishes opening, and External Video is
automatically set to “Off” in the View menu. When this checkbox is selected,
Final Cut Pro continues to attempt to locate an installed video device each time it is
opened, but does not display a warning requiring user input in its absence.
If the “Don’t Show Again” box is selected in the “Unable to locate the external video
device” dialog, it is also selected in the A/V Devices tab of the Audio/Video
Settings window.
If no video device is connected when Final Cut Pro opens, but you connect one while
Final Cut Pro is open, you will not be able to immediately use it. If the video device
does not appear in the View > Video Playback, make sure the device is connected
and turned on, then choose View > Refresh A/V Devices.
 Do not show warning when audio outputs are greater than audio device channels: This
option affects the Audio Output tab in Sequence Settings window. If this option is
disabled, you will see a warning every time you choose more audio outputs than
available from the currently selected audio device.
For example, if your audio device has only two audio outputs, and you configure your
sequence to have six audio outputs, a warning dialog appears when you click OK to
close the Sequence Settings window. To disable this warning, select this option.