009: Set-up, Optimize, and Trouble-shoot Final Cut Pro 7
009: Set-up, Optimize, and Trouble-shoot Final Cut Pro 7
$9.99
This is the second in Larry Jordan’s Fundamentals of Final Cut Pro Series. Nothing generates more questions and confusion than trying to figure out how to best set-up, organize, optimize, and trouble-shoot Final Cut Pro. In this tutorial, Larry shows you how to organize your hard disks, set up a working folder structure, presents a consistent project and folder naming system, optimize key preference settings, and trouble-shoot common Final Cut Pro problems. If you feel like Final Cut is running on square wheels, this session is for you.
Presented August 5, 2010
Each week, Larry Jordan presents a live, online, training webinar discussing issues related to video post-production; often focused on Apple Final Cut applications. For a list of upcoming webinars, click here.
Duration: 60:03
File size: 80 MB (ZIP file)
Format: Quicktime movie (1280 x 720)
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Tutorial Overview
This is the second in Larry Jordan’s Fundamentals of Final Cut Pro Series. Nothing generates more questions and confusion than trying to figure out how to best set-up, organize, optimize, and trouble-shoot Final Cut Pro. In this tutorial, Larry shows you how to organize your hard disks, set up a working folder structure, presents a consistent project and folder naming system, optimize key preference settings, and trouble-shoot common Final Cut Pro problems. If you feel like Final Cut is running on square wheels, this session is for you.
NOTE: This tutorial supports all versions of Final Cut Pro. The discussion covering tapeless media is most relevant for Final Cut Pro 7 users. Here’s a tutorial that discusses tapeless media in detail.
Audience Level
This session is especially helpful for the new, self-taught, or infrequent user. As well, people experiencing frequent problems with Final Cut Pro will also find this very helpful.
Other Fundamentals of Final Cut Pro Titles
- Match Your Storage to Your Media (Solving Hard Disk Issues)
- Edit and Trim Faster! In Final Cut Pro
- Create Great Effects Inside Final Cut Pro
- Make Things Move: Motion Tab Secrets in Final Cut Pro
Content Outline
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- Explain what scratch disks are and how to organize them
- Show where to create and how to name scratch disk folders
- Show where to create and how to name project folders
- Explain how to store and organize source media from tapeless formats
- Show where to create and how to name folders for tapeless media
- Show and explain optimum settings for all Final Cut preference files
- Learn maintenance procedures to minimize the “Spinning Beach Ball of Death”
- Learn maintenance procedures to minimize dropped frames
- Learn how to trash Final Cut Pro preference files
- Trouble-shoot common Final Cut Pro problems
- Learn how to archive project files for the future
- Discover other software that can help maintain your Final Cut Studio system
- Example: Optimizing System Settings preferences
- Example: Customizing Audio/Video preferences
- Example: Creating a custom Easy Setup
- Example: Optimizing User Preferences
- Example: Optimizing Sequence > Render settings
- Example: Learn how to repair Disk Permissions
- Example: Learn how to trash Final Cut Pro preference files
- Example: Learn how to use Media Manager to archive project files