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.

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Provide Feedback for the Logic Pro User Manual and Onscreen Help Here

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• How often do you use Logic Pro Help? Under what
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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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Where do i get a serial number for the Final Cut Pro downloaded trial?

I used FCP for years. My new macbook won't install it properly. So, I've downloaded the trial version for the time being. I'm asked to input my name and serial #. But of course, I don't have a serial #. What to do?

I see that. But that's not the application you're opening. What is the icon of the application you're launching? Post a screen shot. Find the application and double-click to launch it.
The icon should look like this

I bought Final Cut Pro 1 long time ago. When I move back to Vietnam, I have lost it. I still have the the Final Cut Pro 2 (update) and 3. I want to use Final cut 1 because I'm still using my old Mac os9 what can I do? Please help me.

Can I download it again? I lost my series number too. But I think my registered name are still in your record.

Only FCP X is downloadable. Everything up to Final Cut Studio requires install disks. You might try calling Apple, but the software you seek is over a decade old.

Next meeting for Toronto Final Cut Pro user group is Novemember 21, 2006

Lucas Labrecque will be giving a talk on HDV
Quantum will be showing mass storage options
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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How would I contact the apple Webmaster for company submission to the Final Cut Pro X Plugins Page?

I would like to have Pixel FIlm Studios Store Link added to the Final Cut Pro X Plugins and Effects page.
How would I go about contacting the correct person at Apple?

Make your suggestions at Apple Feedback.

Final Cut Pro operators manual in SPANISH?

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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

I loss the serial number for my Final Cut Pro. I just traid instaling before that upgrade my Mac G5 2004 Computer. Could anybody help me?.

I loss the serial number for my Final Cut Pro. I just traid instaling before that upgrade my Mac G5 2004 Computer. Could anybody help me?.

These are user forums. You are not speaking to Apple here. You may contact them:
Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
To contact product and tech support visit online support site.

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

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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.

I am putting together a proposal for a Final Cut Pro Workstation to use with a tapeless HD camera. Can anyone suggest the best camera (in the 5-10,000 dollar range) ? What hardware and software should I include in the package?

I am putting together a proposal for a Final Cut Pro Workstation to use with a tapeless HD camera. Can anyone suggest the best camera (in the 5-10,000 dollar range) ? What hardware and software should I include in the package?

This is quite an open suggestion, but here are some ideas which might get you started. There are good HD cameras in your price range from Sony, Panasonic and Canon (and maybe other manufacturers). Tapeless formats vary. I have only worked with Sony XDCAM which seems pretty good to me. File sizes for material shot at 35MBS are not too huge and, with the free Sony transfer and conversion programme, are easy to bring into the computer via USB direct from the camera or from a fairly inexpensive converter. The Sony XDCAM EX3 can produce results well up to broadcast quality.
As to hardware, you'll need a powerful MAC - iMac, Macbook Pro or MacPro with 4GB or more of RAM and a good video card. Softwarewise, FCPX is quite a bit cheaper than FC Studio 3 and of course it's 64bit and can make better use of multi-core machines than FCP7. It's also designed to handle HD formats with less hassle than FCP7 and is matched to the latest versions of Motion and Compressor. But you'd probably be wise to search reviews of FCPX before you make your choice - it has some issues.
A good HD monitor will be essential and, for colour correction etc, you may want to consider a second monitor or HD TV foe editing. ( A MacPro is generally the best machine to connect a second monitor to).
This should give you a good editing system, but there are many other things you could add (Photoshop, professional sound monitors, etc)
Hope this helps a bit.
Jonathan

Is the final cut pro application too large for my 13" mac pro or should I install it on an external drive?

Is the final cut pro application too large for my mac book pro laptop? Should I install it on a hard drive?

4 GB hard drive!?! It's a memory size not hard drive size Your hard drive is much bigger than 4 GB . If you have 2011 model then hard drive size is 500GB or 750 GB HDD. You can install final cut pro and many other programs .

What's the best Mac for running Final Cut Pro X?

Title says it all. What's the best Mac for running Final Cut Pro X? I'm not looking to make a feature length hollywood film. But I'd like to be able to edit video without lag.

Yes. Begin with the fastest processor / graphics card / and as much RAM as you can afford. (As all three will become obsolete over time.)
I started from scratch. I have a 27-inch iMac with a 3.4 G Intel Core i7. (currently the fastest processor for an iMac) I also ordered the best graphics card--AMD Ratheon HD. I ordered 16G of RAM, but recently added more RAM to equal 24G. (OWC makes good after-market RAM for iMACs.)
Last, I ordered a flash drive / SATA hard drive combo. (250G on flash / ITB on SATA). The OS and all of my applications run off the flash drive. (for fast start up!)
I put all of my media and FCP projects onto the SATA hard drive.
Now, I had the option to order a 2TB SATA. But, I realized I can always buy more external storage as I edit more and more projects. ALSO! FCPX is GREAT when it comes to editing projects on external drives! I can segregate an entire project and its media files onto a removeable drive. I simply launch FCPX, plug in the drive and--poof!--I'm ready to edit. It sees the project and the media right away. When I'm done editing, I can then send this drive to another editor (also using FCPX) or attach it to my MacBook if I want to edit the same project in the field.
This has worked for me. I wish you luck.

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App Store download is the only recognized legal method I know of as well.
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