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User Preferences, why no way to save from FCP?
OK, maybe this is a stupid question, but – is there a way to save my user preferences to a filename of my choice – and is there a way to save different versions of my preferences?
I’m new to FCP, but it appears after reading the manual that user preferences are more or less saved by FCP automatically with little or no control allowed by the user.
I know EASY SETUP exists, but it doesn’t save USER preferences, correct?
I like a lot of FCP offers, but in regard to saving settings for user, keyboard, system, etc., it seems there’s stuff littered all over the place.
Why don’t they implement ONE SETTINGS menu where everything, from USER SETTINGS (which should include KEYBOARD as well) to VIDEO/AUDIO, SYSTEM and everything else under the sun is located and can be saved or recalled “selectively” by the user? The current scheme is a mess in my opinion!.
Sorry for the rant.
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Uou can save your Preferences files onto a disk or somewhere else on your drives and replace them as needed.
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Michael,
You must be confusing FCP with an AVID! 🙂
I’m enjoying reading your posts, ’cause I went through many of the same frustrations when making the switch to FCP.
Sure, Avid handles this kind of settings issue in a more organized, concise manner. But once you get over the initial shock of “what were they thinking”, the settings and how they’re organized do make sense.
Think of your transition to FCP like learning a foreign language. If you know French, there’s plenty of similarities to Spanish. But, in order to really become fluent, you need to begin to “think” in the new language.
Same with FCP. Once you understand the logic behind how the system works, you’ll find it quite a capable system.
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