Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1436)

2 In the Playback Video Quality section of the RT pop-up menu, choose High, so there’s a
checkmark next to it.
This option may force you to render your effects (sections of your sequence that need to
be rendered are indicated by a red render bar in the Timeline).
3 In the Record To Tape section of the RT pop-up menu, choose Full Quality, so there’s a
checkmark next to it.
The following workflow is usually acceptable when you want to output a rough cut to
tape to present it to other people. Use this method when you want to get an idea of what
your video looks like, even if it’s not displayed perfectly.
To monitor video or output to tape regardless of the quality of effects (frames may
drop occasionally)
1 In the RT pop-up menu, choose Unlimited RT, so there’s a checkmark next to it.
2 In the Playback Video Quality section of the RT pop-up menu, choose Dynamic, so there’s
a checkmark next to it.
3 In the Playback Frame Rate section of the RT pop-up menu, choose Dynamic, so there’s
a checkmark next to it.
4 In the Record To Tape section of the RT pop-up menu, choose Use Playback Settings, so
there’s a checkmark next to it.
5 Choose File > Print to Video, or turn on your external video output and record directly
to tape from the Timeline.
For more information, see “Printing to Video and Output from the Timeline.”
Supported Real-Time Playback Codecs
RT Extreme is not capable of playing back all video codecs. The processor speed and
amount of RAM installed in your computer affect which codecs can play back in real time.
The following codecs are supported for real-time playback:
• DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO (25), DVCPRO 50, and DVCPRO HD
• IMX (30, 40, 50)
• OfflineRT (this is a Final Cut Pro preset that uses the Photo JPEG codec)
• 8- and 10-bit uncompressed 4:2:2 video formats
• HDV
• XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX, and XDCAM HD422
• AVC-Intra
• Apple Intermediate Codec (at 1280 x 720, 1440 x 1080, and 1920 x 1080)
• Apple ProRes (up to 2K)
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