Knowledge Base

Apple publish a Final Cut Pro X FAQ - A lot of knowledge in one link

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Possibly the shortest ever article on FCP.co this year. Apple have published a FAQ document that not unsurprisingly gives a whole raft of answers to FCPX frequently asked questions.

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Apple officially don't want you to optimise all your media in Final Cut Pro X

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A bit of a shock, but this information from Apple cleared up the question from NAB about why some media can't be optimised within FCPX.

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Apple acknowledge the blue frame bug with custom video effects in FCPX

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We have had the problem, people on our Forum have had the problem: blue frames in Final Cut Pro X when using custom video effects. Apple have acknowledged the problem and posted a fix.

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Apple publish a 10 point 'Troubleshooting Basics' help document for Final Cut Pro X

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Apple have published a document with a lot of help links that are designed to troubleshoot the basic problems you might get with FCPX. One we would definitely bookmark.

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Best practices for using Final Cut pro X with Xsan

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One of the big stumbling blocks for the acceptance of Final Cut Pro X with professional editors has been its use on shared storage. Apple have published a white paper of Xsan Best Practices, it makes interesting reading.

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Apple updates its knowledge base list of qualified cameras for Final Cut Pro 7

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Apple have always produced a list of third party devices that have been qualified for use with Final Cut Pro. Here's a  handy list of cameras including which easy setup you should be using, but that's not why we find this interesting.

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Apple post how to import Sony XDCAM media into FCPX

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Apple have released a Knowledge Base article on how to import XDCAM footage into FCPX. Hang on a minute though, this isn't new news is it? Or are we missing something here?

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How to install FCPX and keep Final Cut Pro 7 on the same drive. The official Apple way

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I think we have all realised today that maybe keeping your copy of FCP7 close by is handy. If you haven't partitioned a disk or have multiple boot drives installed, Apple have an official procedure to get both versions working.

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Apple release OS X 10.6.5 upgrade

Many performance problems resolved and lots of enhancements in this new upgrade. To find out what, read on.

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