FCP Setup

The following instructions serve as an introduction and a step by step guide to set up a Final Cut Pro session in the Film and Media Culture Labs.

Turn on the power to the computer if it is not already on.
Turn on the power to the miniDV deck if it is not already on.
Turn on the power to the NTSC Monitor if it is not already on.
Verify that the Headphone Amp is on by checking the green LED light on the front of the amp.
Log in using your middlebury username and password.
Launch Final Cut Pro.
Save your project by selecting File -> Save Project As ->
Input "ProjectName" and choose "Xsan_Media/CourseName/YourName" for your save destination. Choose Save.
Choose an Easy Setup by selecting Final Cut Pro -> Easy Setup ->	Final Cut Pro -> Easy Setup
Choose the Easy Setup based on the camera that was used to record the media being edited. Panasonic PV-GS500 DV-NTSC Pansonic DVX-100 DV-NTSC - if you shot on F1 Mode (Sight and Sound I) DV-NTSC 24p (23.98) - if you shot on F5 Mode or DV-NTSC 24p (23.98) Advanced Pulldown Removal - if you shot on F6 Mode Sony V1U Apple ProRes 422 Sony EX1 XDCAM EX 1080p24 if you shot on HQ 1080/24P or XDCAM EX 1080i60 if you shot on HQ 1080/60i	Easy Setup -> Choose "DV NTSC"
Delete "Sequence 1" from the Browser. Choose File->New->Sequence. This creates a brand new sequence based on the Easy Setup that you chose in the step before this.	Final Cut Pro -> New -> Sequence
Select Final Cut Pro -> System Settings -> to set the scratch disk where captured media will be saved.	Final Cut Pro -> System Settings
Select the "Set" button -> and choose "Xsan_Media/CourseName/YourName/YourProject".	Click on the top "Set" button Choose "Xsan_Media/CourseName/YourName".
Set the AutoSave location by selecting "Set" and choose "Workspace/YourName/YourProject". Setting this location to the local "Workspace" drive ensures that you will always have a backup available if anything happens to the Xsan.
Select OK to save the settings.
Now you are prepared to move on to Log and Capture or Log and Transfer.

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