Lesson 8

Outputting from Final Cut Pro

This is the easiest part of working with Final Cut Pro, I think, the part where you output your material to tape or for export for the web, DVD, or myriad other uses.

The two basic ways of outputting are:

Recording to tape, if you're going to traditional broadcast or analog tape delivery.

Exporting, if you're going to another computer application or CD or DVD or web delivery, or

Because it's probably the most common requirement for Final Cut Pro users, let's look at outputting to tape first. We'll see exporting later on page 227.

There are basically three ways to get material from your computer to tape:

Record ...

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