The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X, 3rd Edition

SYSTEM SETUP

2

A Word about Preferences

Setting up Preferences is not

the most exciting place to start,

however, it can save you a lot

of hassle later on by getting it

right from the beginning. The

Preferences in Final Cut Pro X are relatively sparse compared to the myriad of

choices offered in some editing programs.

There are fi ve separate panes:

General, Editing, Playback, Import

and Destinations. The most

important of these for setting up

your system are Editing, Playback

and Import.

Editing Preferences

You can choose

the default

setting for color

correction; this

can be easily

changed at

any time while

working.

For the most part, ...