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The lafcpug FCP FAQ is a collaborative project to build a free guide for Final Cut Studio users. Feel free to share your knowledge with us. Just be sure to understand how to edit and/or add to the FAQ.

1 lafcpug Index of FCP FAQs
2 Getting Started FAQs
3 Log and Capture FAQs
4 Editing FAQs
5 HD Formats FAQs
6 Exporting FAQs
7 Importing FAQs
8 Audio FAQs
9 Effects FAQs
10 DVD FAQs
11 Troubleshooting
12 Glossary of Video Terms
13 Misc Stuff
14 Wiki Stuff

lafcpug Index of FCP FAQs

Getting Started FAQs

Where can I get plug-ins for FCP?
Will FCS run on my computer?
How do I connect an external monitor?
How much Ram do I need?
How much storage do I need?
How to set up to edit widescreen
What is dropframe and non-dropframe timecode?
What devices work with FCP?
How do I register Quicktime Pro?
Which brands of external drives are recommended?
Should I get FCP or FCE?
How do I calibrate my broadcast monitor?
Can I install a single copy of Final Cut Studio on more than one computer?
DPI: (and when to use it)
What Codec Handles Alpha Channels?

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Log and Capture FAQs

I can't capture (or save) files over 2GBs
FCP says it Can't find Timecode
FCP reports Timecode Breaks
FCP 4.5 (and older) drops frames with 10.4.9 capture
How do I capture and edit with anamorphic 16:9 footage?
How do I digitize 24p 24pA?

Editing FAQs

Video plays in Viewer but stutters in Canvas
F9, F10, F11 keys don't work
Why is my canvas white?
Why is my canvas red?
What's that green checkmark/yellow triangle?
Why do I have to render?
Scaling stills causes strobing
No image in Canvas
Where's my audio scrubbing?
Nudging clips on the timeline
Why are my still picts green?
How do I insert or overwrite a sequence into timeline?
How do I color correct my clips?
How do I apply multiple transitions to a track?
How do I make my 4:3 footage work in a 16:9 project?

HD Formats FAQs

Can't capture HDV Video.
Understanding HD
What's the best workflow for working with HDV?
HDV won't play on an external monitor
DV to DVCPRO HD with Compressor
How does HDV work?
How do I work with P2 media?
(NTSC) Title/Action safe Template in a 16:9 frame
After upgrading to FCP 6.0.2 Log & Transfer no longer works

Exporting FAQs

How do I get Time Code burn-in?
How do I export to WMV?
How do I export still images?
How can I compress for the Web?
Compressor 2 NTSC and Pal Conversion
Why does my 16:9 export display as 4:3 in Quicktime?
How do I use XML to open my project in an earlier version of FCP?
How do I get my sound out to a CD?
How do I upload my Movie to YouTube with Maximum Quality?
Which XML version should I use?

Importing FAQs

How do I import Flex of ALE Files with Cinema Tools?
How do I import P2 Footage?
Lots of Still Picts make FCP Sloooow
16:9 Motion Files import as 4:3.
How do I import PowerPoint Projects?
Photoshop Layers not importing.
How do I handle AVI files?

Audio FAQs

How do I capture four (or more) tracks of audio at once?
I hear popping & clicking sounds
Imported songs from a CD
Why do I hear beeping?
Some sections of my audio are missing or sputtering
I'm having sync problems
No audio from movie file (MPEG) after I import
How can I get rid of background noise?
Boosting audio levels
Where can I find music to use in my projects?
How to combat mysterious audio dropouts

Effects FAQs

How do I get good slow motion?
How to fake a camera flash
Can I do black and white, while one thing stays in color?
How do I create gunshot muzzle flashes?
How do I make my video look like film?
My effects/titles look awful
How do I make a telephone voice?
How do I make a clip play in reverse?
Changing clip speed without changing duration
How do I light a greenscreen?
How do I blur a face or an object like in “Cops?”
How do I create a widescreen matte?
How do I make my 4:3 footage work in a 16:9 project?
How do make my video look like a cartoon?
How do I get symbols, accents & international characters?
My effects/titles look terrible once they are on the timeline in Final Cut.
BORIS : Filters not showing in FCP 5.1 and up

DVD FAQs

What brand of DVDs should I use?
Why Do MY DVD's Play On My Computer but Not ON A DVD Player?
How do I put chapter markers in my DVD?
How do I get my DVD into FCP?

Troubleshooting

How do I trash my preferences?
FCP won't launch
Serial number issues
I'*m getting dropped frame warnings.
How do I reinstall/uninstall FCP?
FCP can't see my camera/deck after upgrade
I'm not getting any picture on my external monitor
Why does my system seem slow or unresponsive?
FCP 5.1.2 crashes on start up
What maintenance should I do?
How do I fix an Out of Memory alert?
Can't eject disk.
Why is my canvas/viewer bright green?
How do I post a screen capture of my problem?
How do I downgrade QuickTime?
Quicktime Version Downloads

Glossary of Video Terms

Glossary of Video Terms: A to H
Glossary of Video Terms: I to P
Glossary of Video Terms: Q to Z

Misc Stuff

Wages, Payment, Contract and Copyright

Wiki Stuff

Configuration settings list
MediaWiki F.A.Q
MediaWiki release mailing list
Test Page

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