Final Cut Pro User Manual

Hi,
I am currently tutoring a class on Final Cut Pro 5.
does anyone know where I can get physical copies of the manual?
I currently am teaching via a non-searchable PDF version of the manual and would be grateful if anyone can help.
regards,
Pete.

Put the Help file PDF on a CD and take it to Kinkos (or you local copy center) and have them print and bind the manuals.
Or, purchase one of the many 'learn FCP' books.
What do you mean 'non-searchable"? My versions of Adobe reader will search the help file with no difficulty. What's up with yours?
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Provide Feedback for the Final Cut Pro User Manual and Onscreen Help Here

The Apple documentation team for Final Cut Pro would like to know what you think about the Final Cut Pro 5 Help documentation (available in the Help menu):
• How often do you use the Final Cut Pro Help? Under what circumstances do you use it most?
• How do you find what you're looking for in Final Cut Pro Help? For example: table of contents, index, skimming, PDF links, PDF search?
• What do you like about it most?
• What is missing?
• Are there any particular examples of manuals or documentation that you consider to be good models for the Final Cut Pro manual and onscreen help?
• By what method do you usually learn a new application? For example: provided tutorials and manuals, third-party tutorials or books, training classes?
• Did you use the Final Cut Pro Getting Started book to familiarize yourself with Final Cut Pro? If so, do you feel the book provided a good introduction to the application?
• What do you think is the most difficult feature/concept to grasp in Final Cut Pro?
• What's the most frustrating experience you've had with the Final Cut Pro documentation?
• Do you prefer electronic or print documentation?
• Are there any other delivery methods or media you think we should explore?
• What size computer display do you typically use to view the onscreen help? For example: 15-inch, 17-inch, 20-inch, 23-inch, or 30-inch?
• What resolution is the computer display set to when you view onscreen help? For example: 1024 x 768, 1280 x 854, or 1920 x 1200 pixels?
• Do you use multiple computer displays?

• How often do you use the Final Cut Pro Help? Under
what circumstances do you use it most?
Often, I much prefer that to the Manual, though the Search function is very clunky. Search for Nest for example and you'll get about 50 listings for the table of contents and indexes alone, when all I would really want is the explanation of how to actually create a Nest.
• How do you find what you're looking for in Final
Cut Pro Help? For example: table of contents, index,
skimming, PDF links, PDF search?
Search.
• What do you like about it most?
Ease of use to get through the manual instead of going through the books themselves.
• What is missing?
Better organization of the search results. Again, if I search Nests, make the first set of results the answers that actually show me how to use the tool, not the 50 times it appears in the table of contents and indexes.
• Are there any particular examples of manuals or
documentation that you consider to be good models for
the Final Cut Pro manual and onscreen help?
Honestly, Apple's is the best I've seen for the moment.
• By what method do you usually learn a new
application? For example: provided tutorials and
manuals, third-party tutorials or books, training
classes?
Just crack the app open and start. Use websites like the Creative Cow for more input and ideas.
• Did you use the Final Cut Pro Getting Started book
to familiarize yourself with Final Cut Pro? If so, do
you feel the book provided a good introduction to the
application?
I thought the Tutorial that came with my first copy of FCP (Version 2.0) was outstanding at introducing me to the interface and how FCP operated. I came from Media 100 and in particular, the Log and Capture operation was completely different than what I was used to.
• What do you think is the most difficult
feature/concept to grasp in Final Cut Pro?
Media Manager. Not sure why it has to be so convoluted. Media 100 was too easy with this one. Select the Sequence to be up-rez'd, set your new format and capture.
• What's the most frustrating experience you've had
with the Final Cut Pro documentation?
Search results using the Help menu.
• Do you prefer electronic or print documentation?
Actually both. If the electronic search gets too frustrating, I'll pull the print manual out to find what I really need.
• Are there any other delivery methods or media you
think we should explore?
Not really. Internet based help is always nice, but I don't keep my FCP workstations connected to the web so that would actually create a bigger hassle for us.
• What size computer display do you typically use to
view the onscreen help? For example: 15-inch,
17-inch, 20-inch, 23-inch, or 30-inch?
17" Powerbook display, 17" 20" and 23" Apple Displays and a 17" Sony Display.
• What resolution is the computer display set to when
you view onscreen help? For example: 1024 x 768, 1280
x 854, or 1920 x 1200 pixels?
Highest resolution for that monitor.
• Do you use multiple computer displays?
Yes. 23 & 17" on one G5. 20 & 17" on the 2nd G5. 17" Powerbook
Powerbook G4 17, G5 Dual 2.0, G5 Dual 2.0 Mac OS X (10.4.5) AJA Kona 2 on both G5's, Fibre Channel and SATA arrays in use.

Final Cut Pro operators manual in SPANISH?

I'm trying to located a PDF of the Final Cut Pro operators manuals (the document that comes packaged in the software) ideally for version 6, but I'll take 5 or 7 if I have to, but written in Spanish.
Does anybody know where I can find such a document?
When I google it, I get results but all the web sites that say they host it come with some sort of
catch like you have to sign up and pay to use their web site.
I find it hard to believe there isn't a free spanish version of the PDF somewhere, or at a minimal cost.
I also can't find it on the install disc.
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks.

Hi, Michael-
I'm in New Jersey and work in NY. Right now, a friend of mine - also in NYC - claims he has them as well. If he doesn't come thru, I might take you up on your generous offer. Thank you very much.
Kathy

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i am a final cut pro user and i recently started using adobe premiere pro. for anyone firmiliar with fcp, there are interesting ways of doing introductions on it and im wondering if anyone could tell me if premiere pro has preset introductions i can use.

Singenu wrote:
I tought about looking in Monitor Activity to see what happens...
Well, when I start working (should I say try to work with FCPX, activity monitor in the %processor column for FCPX jumps rapidly over 100% and reaches more than 200% ??? What the **** is that ?
200% or more is not strange. Remember that your mac has 4 cores (you say it's 3 months old, so I assume it is a new model), so 200% amounts to using 2 of these 4 cores to the max.
Regarding the question of creating a new admin user: while it sits in the same system, it may help if the problem is caused by some user-specific preferences or settings. Not likely in your case, since you seem to have reinstalled from scratch, but still it is worth a try. It takes 5 minutes and may help pinpoint the problem.

NO image , just sound - also for Final Cut Pro users

Hey everybody!!
I am editing a movie on Final Cut Pro, and I use Quick Time 7.1 to capture the clips and source them to FCP. The type of recorder I am using is an HDV, and up to a couple of days ago, things ran smoothly.
Then I started having problems with my Mac, of a different kind, and I had a friend of mine RESTORE my system. After that, I can't work on my film anymore, cause the Quick Time files from Capture Scratch only play sound, and have a blank screen. Every time I try to open them a window box appears, telling me that Quick Time is missing some components, and cannot play the clips properly. I tried downloading most of these programms, like Divx and On2, but the clips still can't play. I also tried erasing and re-installing Quick Time, but this doesn't seem to work either.
I must have edited and delivered this video by tommorow, so what do I do??
Please advise.
Thanks.
Stef.

After that, I can't work on my film anymore, cause the Quick Time files from Capture Scratch only play sound, and have a blank screen.Sounds like you have "lost" your HD video component package. Try re-installing FCP (or specifically the HDV, AppleIntermediate, and/or DVCPRO HD components depending on "Easy Set-Up" option used for capture).

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Hi, Michael-
I'm in New Jersey and work in NY. Right now, a friend of mine - also in NYC - claims he has them as well. If he doesn't come thru, I might take you up on your generous offer. Thank you very much.
Kathy

Toronto Final Cut Pro User group meeting *SPECIAL GUEST NOTICE*

OK GTA people
The next meeting is Tuesday October 17, 2006 at Ryerson University, Rogers Communication Centre, Room RCC359, 80 Gould Street, Toronto, ON
Pre-meeting Refreshments: 6:30 pm.
Meeting start: 7:00 pm.
This meeting will feature:
Graeme Nattress of Nattress Productions Inc.- Graeme will be demonstrating various plugins that he has created for Final Cut Pro, Final Touch & Motion. As well, as one of the developers, he will be speaking about the highly anticipated RED cinema camera.
http://www.tofcpug.com
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Toronto Final Cut Pro User Group Tuesday May 15th meeting

May's TOFCPUG meeting is not to be missed as we will be reviewing the National Association of Broadcasters convention that took place in Las Vegas last month.
The meeting will provide up to date information relating to developments with Final Cut Pro, associated software, related technologies and advances in the Macintosh platform. The meeting program has been designed to provide attendee with the scope of technologies shown at the conference and is of interest to anyone who produces and edits media on a professional level.
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Interactive Panel On NAB 2007 including;
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Bob McKenzie – York University
Brad Fortner – Ryerson University
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80 Gould Street,
Toronto, ON
amazing raffle prizes from VASST, NATTRESS PLUGIN's, AUTOMATIC DUCK, COW MASTER SERIES, SOUND IDEAS, DIGITAL JUICE.

It was in the original title. David may have edited
it to the the text later.
actually it wasn't . . . Steve pointed it out and I added it after ( he then changed his post to a smiley)
If you get a chance to go you should. They seem to be
a very active FCPUG and from what I've seen, put on a
good show.
Thanks X
BTW we will be hopfully doing another live webcast (I will post the URL here and on the TOFCPUG website when I get it tommorow around 6 PM EST.
DAVE

Brand new final cut pro user having trouble with .mpg files

Hi everybody,
i am brand new to editing on my iMac and final cut pro, so i will apologize now for any questions that seem really dumb. i am trying to bring in some .mpg files into a project and only the video will come in, no audio...when i play the files in quicktime player by themselves, they play just fine. i tried to export the files to quicktime movie files via the quicktime player (i don't have quicktime pro) and then those files played the video but no audio...not sure what to do..please help.
thanks,
svmc

Try using MPEG Streamclip to convert the videos; more information on this issue is available in this article.
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Toronto Final Cut Pro User Group meeting 01/16/07

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Wes Plate from Automatic Duck will be showing his tools for users of FCP, After effects, Avid and Pro-tools.
Gridiron Software will be showing there add-on's for After effects to increase performance.
This will be a joint FCP/Avid/After Effects meeting so get your buddies to come out.
6:30 PM
Ryerson University
Rogers Communication Centre Room Room- RCC 359
80 Gould Street
Toronto, On
M5B2K3
MAP- http://www.ryerson.ca/map/
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just wanted to remind people about the meeting tonight
DAVE

Final Cut Pro User

Hello, I am new to this, but I have just finished putting together a sequence and was asked to render out the sequence in order to be able to send out as a smaller file via send space. I know that the sequence is rendered, but how to render smaller?

Put the Help file PDF on a CD and take it to Kinkos (or you local copy center) and have them print and bind the manuals.
Or, purchase one of the many 'learn FCP' books.
What do you mean 'non-searchable"? My versions of Adobe reader will search the help file with no difficulty. What's up with yours?
x

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Lucas Labrecque will be giving a talk on HDV
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Meeting is on November 21, 2006 at Ryerson RCC359, refeshments at 6:30pm, meeting at 7:00pm
http://www.tofcpug.com
DAVE

just wanted to remind people about the meeting tonight
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Toronto Final Cut Pro User group LIVE STREAM march meeting

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rtsp://spiritlive.net:554/SMPTE.sdp
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It was in the original title. David may have edited
it to the the text later.
actually it wasn't . . . Steve pointed it out and I added it after ( he then changed his post to a smiley)
If you get a chance to go you should. They seem to be
a very active FCPUG and from what I've seen, put on a
good show.
Thanks X
BTW we will be hopfully doing another live webcast (I will post the URL here and on the TOFCPUG website when I get it tommorow around 6 PM EST.
DAVE

OT: Toronto Final Cut Pro User group meeting on Tuesday

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