Appendix 1

The Filmmaker’s Guide to Final Cut Pro Workfl ow
Figure 3.7 Export selected as fi les with pull down. This function can be used to make new media fi les
that play at a new speed for pull up/down or convert to 25 FPS PAL
Be careful not to pull down audio that has already been pulled down. If the sample rate in production
was 48,048, simply capturing into a session at 48,000 has already pulled it down.
The same is true of audio imported directly from drive or optical disc. If it was recorded at 48,048,
it is pulled down when it is imported into Final Cut Pro with the audio sample rate at 48 K. If the
imported audio was recorded at 48 K, and needs to be pulled down, this can be done the same way
as the tape captured in Pro Tools. In this case, the audio is imported into Pro Tools with the Import
Audio menu item. Depending on which version of Pro Tools you are using, you will fi nd this in the
Audio Region pop-up menu (the gray bar at the top of the regions list in version six) or in the File
menu (import Audio to Region List in version seven). Make sure that the Pro Tools session settings
match the audio format of the production audio otherwise it will be transcoded into the current
settings.
With all of the regions selected in the Region List, open > Export Regions as Files from the Audio
Region pop-up menu.
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