Apple Pro Training Series. Optimizing Your Final Cut Pro System. A Technical Guide to Real-World Post-Production

Lesson 11. Configuring Final Cut Pro

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Time

This lesson takes approximately 90 minutes to complete.

Goals

Customize your installation of Final Cut Pro

 

Understand the various support options available to registered users of FCP

 

Use various tools to identify and locate all the files associated with Final Cut Pro

 

Set up Final Cut Pro and optimize your settings to maximize performance

 

Set preferences and use other techniques to streamline your work

Once you've set up your hardware and streamlined Mac OS X, the next step is to install, test, and optimize Final Cut Pro. There are many ways to customize the software to better support a particular workflow. Generally, these options are not tied to individual projects, but relate to the overall performance of FCP and behavior of certain tools or functions. Occasionally, you may change some of the settings during a project to facilitate different tasks. In this lesson, you'll learn how to configure Final Cut Pro, test performance, and optimize your setup.

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