How do you play the sequence to tape?

[Shane Ross]

#8 External Monitor Viewing.

Shane’s Stock Answer #8:

A simple path is mac > firewire > camera or deck > rca cables > tv

Then start up your camera and tv, then open fcp.

Then go View > External video > all frames
Video playback should be Apple firewire NTSC (If you are using an NTSC set)
Audio playback should be Audio follows Video

Techinially, this should send synched video to your TV

If for some reason you can’t view your timeline on your external monitor, there are a few things to try:

1) Make sure that the camera/deck is connected and powered on BEFORE you open FCP.

2) In the Final Cut Pro menu select AUDIO/VIDEO Preferences and make sure your signal is being sent out thru Firewire DV.

3) Go to the menu and select VIEW>EXTERNAL>ALL FRAMES.

4) Click in the % box above the image and select FIT TO WINDOW.

5) Go to VIEW->refresh A/V devices

6) Make sure the Log & Capture window is closed

If you want it to play in both the canvas and the external monitor you need to go to the FINAL CUT PRO menu and select AUDIO/VIDIO settings and make sure MIRROR ON DESKTOP is selected under the PLAYBACK OUTPUT section

Shane

“There’s no need to fear, UNDERDOG is here!”

Shane Ross
Alokut Productions
http://www.lfhd.net

[Jack Fox]

I did everything except the fit to window. Is this important?

By doing this, to produce masters, is the quality the same as the “Print to Video” process?

jmf

[Shane Ross]

Playing directly from the timeling, Print to Video, Edit to tape. Same quality.

Shane Ross
Alokut Productions
http://www.lfhd.net

[Bob Vick]

Careful Shane…you’re about to open another long debate on copyright infringement with your underdog.

LOL

b

Bob Vick sr promo guy @ ch3 wwmt tv, kalamazoo, mi

[Shane Ross]

Hee hee. I didn’t think he’d show up here. I use him at the Apple forums as my Avatar so I am more recognizable, I didn’t think it’d work here…he’s attached to my stock answers.

Interesting. I guess he will make more appearances here as well.

Since I making no money off of him, I am not worried.

Shane

“There’s no need to fear, UNDERDOG is here!”

Shane Ross
Alokut Productions
http://www.lfhd.net