Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual download pdf (Page 189)

External Video Monitor

When you edit your video, it’s ideal to watch it on a monitor similar to the one you will

use for the final screening. An external video monitor can display color, frame rate, and

interlaced scanning more accurately than your computer display.

If you are working on an NTSC or PAL project, you should watch it on an external video

monitor that shows the video interlaced. Your ability to color correct is limited by the

accuracy of your monitor. For more information about external video monitoring, see

“External Video Monitoring.”

External Audio Speakers

As with video, it’s important to monitor your audio so that it matches the listening

environment where the final project will be shown. Although you can use your computer’s

built-in speakers for monitoring audio, any critical audio work should be monitored on

external speakers (also called audio monitors). For more information about external audio

monitoring, see “Assigning Output Channels and External Audio Monitors.”

Video and Audio Interfaces

An interface is a device that adds physical video or audio connectors to your computer

so that you can connect your Final Cut Pro system to other professional equipment (such

as video decks and monitors).

Interfaces provide input and output connectors that aren’t included with your computer.

For example, if you want to capture uncompressed NTSC video from a Digital Betacam

deck, you need a video interface that supports SDI signal input on a standard BNC

connector. If you want to output multiple audio channels to an analog audio mixer or

digital multitrack, you need an audio interface that has XLR, 1/4" tip-ring-sleeve (TRS),

AES/EBU, or ADAT Lightpipe output connectors.

You may want to consider adding a third-party interface to your system if:

• You are digitizing video from an older analog VTR (such as a Betacam SP deck) that

does not have digital video outputs or remote control via FireWire

• You are integrating Final Cut Pro into a professional broadcast environment that requires

SDI, HD-SDI, or other non-FireWire video and audio connections

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Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual Page 189