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Setting the Video Properties for a Spanking New Project
Whether I’m setting up a new project or inserting the first placeholder, do I choose a video setting (Video Properties) that matches the size of the first clip I enter (usually 1080 from my camcorder), or choose a setting that I want the project to ultimately be viewed in (720)?
First, in the Video Properties choices), I went with 1080 – that worked fine but took longer to compress afterward. Then I went with 720 – that worked fine, too, and compressed faster, but wonder if I lost some quality. I don’t think so but I didn’t REALLY examine the difference.
Just wanna do what’s right, what’s logical.
I love editing!
Ernie
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X is happy to work either way.
If you want the Project to match your first “dropped on the timeline” clip, the software will automatically do that.
If you first drag something that doesn’t have video settings (e.g a graphic or title) X will prompt you to establish your video settings.
If you wish the project to be different from the first clip, just go to the project settings and establish anything you like before you drop a clip on it.
It’s pretty flexible this way.
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I personally set the timeline to my output format but I think you can work slightly faster if you edit at your clips’ native resolution as FCPX doesn’t have to background render to resize every clip you drop in. On the other hand final render is faster because FCPX has already done the conforming to your final output resolution.
Personal choice I think.
Jeff Kirkland | Southern Creative Media
video * audio * post * production
Melbourne, Australia
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