Desktop Video

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Using your Favourite Editing Software
Final Cut Pro
Step 8. Set the Audio and Render Properties to Custom.
Apple Final Cut Pro X
If you want to use Final Cut Pro X to play back video on an external video monitor or TV, you can use the
Extended Desktop feature of Desktop Video as your second display.
Setting up
Step 1. Final Cut Pro X supports a maximum of 2 monitors so make sure your Mac is only using one
monitor.
Step 2. Open the System Preferences and click on Blackmagic Design. Set the preferences to show,
"When not playing video, send Extended Desktop" and then restart your Mac.
Step 3. Open the System Preferences and click on Displays. A "Television" window should appear on
your broadcast video monitor or TV.
Step 4. Set the Resolution and Refresh Rate to match the video format of your clips. For example, use
720 x 576 and 25 Hz for PAL video, or 1920 x 1080 and 29 Hz for HD1080i59.94 video.
Step 5. Launch Final Cut Pro X and create a new project.
Step 6. Type a name and choose a location for the new project.
Step 7. Set the Video Properties to Custom and then set the format, resolution and frame rate to match
the video format of your clips.
Step 8. Set the Audio and Render Properties to Custom. Set the audio channels to Stereo or else you can
choose Surround for 6 audio channels. Set the audio sample rate to the television rate of 48kHz.
Set the render format to the same format as your video clips. Final Cut Pro X defaults to using
ProRes but you can switch this to Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2 to avoid compression. Click OK to
complete the creation of your new project.
Step 9. Go to the Window menu and choose Show Viewer on Second Display.