Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
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Press the Set button closest to the top - the reason there are several
Set buttons is to allow one to set multiple scratch disks.
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Navigate to the hard drives on your computer.
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Double click a hard drive. This will set the
hard drive as the first scratch disk in the
list. If possible, select a drive that does
not contain the operating system for your
Mac (this ensures optimum performance
when editing).
What you have done is to tell Final Cut Pro where to store your video files. You
have selected a hard drive to store your footage. Final Cut Pro will then auto-
matically create three folders on this drive:
Capture Scratch
- the video files you use to edit.
Audio Render
- for audio render files.
Render
- for video which is processed during rendering.
When you start a new Final Cut Pro project, once that project is saved and you
have commenced the capture process, a folder will then appear inside of the
