Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 785)

450 Part III Fine-Tuning Your Edit
To create a sequence preset in which the video frame rate (timebase) and
timecode rate are different:
1 Choose Final Cut Pro > Audio/Video Settings.
2 Click the Sequence Presets tab.
3 In the list of presets, click the unlocked sequence preset you want to modify.
4 Click the Edit button to edit the selected preset, or click the Duplicate button to edit a
new copy of the selected sequence preset.
The sequence video frame rate (timebase) and timecode rate can now be set in the
Sequence Preset Editor window. By default, the timecode rate matches the video frame
rate, as indicated by the Same As Editing Timebase option in the Timecode Rate
pop-up menu.
5 Choose a video frame rate from the Editing Timebase pop-up menu.
6 Choose a timecode rate from the Timecode Rate pop-up menu.
Note: Not all timecode rates are available for all video frame rates (timebases).
7 Click OK to accept the changes, then click OK again to close the Audio/Video
Settings window.
The new sequence preset can be applied to existing sequences or used in Easy Setups.
If you already have a sequence for which you’d like to modify the timecode rate, you
can also use the Modify Timecode dialog. However, it’s usually best to alter the
timecode rate of a sequence before you begin editing with it.
To modify the timecode rate of an existing sequence:
1 Select a sequence in the Browser.
2 Choose Modify > Timecode.
3 Adjust, add, or remove timecode tracks as needed.