FCP window layout.

Forum,
Can not select standard window layout,all other choices are available.
I have trashed the preferences.
The only change made was to select Prores high quality to see if the video quality was better than Prores std.
Using Log and Transfer from SDHC card which worked perfectly when Prores standard was used.
Have opend and closed FCP twice to check.
Michael

If contrl+U doens't work, you have a problem. Download Digital Rebellion's "Preference Manager" to trash preferences safely, it's free.
From what you're explaining, you're getting footage off of a DSLR camera. Use ProRes 422 on FCP6, ProRes (LT) on FCP7. HQ version of ProRes won't make it any better, and just make huge files sizes you don't need. ProRes (LT) supports up to 10-bit, 4:2:2 video, which is well beyond what you're recording.

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