6. Importing Footage
In This Chapter
Importing from File-Based Cameras
Importing from Tape-Based Devices and Live Cameras
Importing from iPhoto, Aperture, or Photo Booth
One of the things that differentiates Final Cut Pro from most other software is that you can’t really do anything until you import some files. In most programs, you can create a document from scratch and begin working, but with a video editor, you need to start with some existing video.
This video will invariably come from one of three sources: a file-based camera, such as most modern camcorders, cell phones, DSLRs, Flips, GoPros, and so on; a tape-based camera, such as legacy DV ...
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