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.

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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.

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Content Outline

    • 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