Final Cut Pro User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new
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- Intro to effects
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- Intro to transitions
- How transitions are created
- Add transitions and fades
- Quickly add a transition with a keyboard shortcut
- Set the default duration for transitions
- Delete transitions
- Adjust transitions in the timeline
- Adjust transitions in the inspector and viewer
- Merge jump cuts with the Flow transition
- Adjust transitions with multiple images
- Modify transitions in Motion
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- Add storylines
- Use the precision editor
- Conform frame sizes and rates
- Use XML to transfer projects
- Glossary
- Copyright
View HDR video in the viewer in Final Cut Pro for Mac
In Final Cut Pro 10.4.7 or later, you can choose how to view HDR video in the viewer. The available options depend on the capabilities of your display and which version of macOS you’re using.
On systems with macOS Catalina 10.15 or later, you can view HDR video in the viewer with tone mapping applied, which compresses bright image content and reduces the apparent dynamic range of the video to fit the viewable range of your display.
On systems with macOS Mojave 10.14, you have the option to show details in HDR video. This “flat” view is helpful when you need to see pixel details (for example, to select an area with an eyedropper or add a Draw Mask effect).
Important: To play back the wider range of colors in an HDR project with maximum accuracy, you can use the A/V Output feature with an external reference HDR video monitor. See Play media on an external display in Final Cut Pro for Mac.
View HDR video on macOS Catalina 10.15 or later
When you view HDR video on macOS Catalina 10.15 or later, the Show HDR as Tone Mapped setting is turned on by default in most cases, applying tone mapping to the HDR image in the viewer. This setting does not affect how HDR content is displayed on an external monitor using A/V Output.
Important: If the Pro Display XDR is set to HDR Video or another reference mode preset in Displays settings (in macOS System Settings), tone mapping is disabled.
In Final Cut Pro, position the playhead on an HDR clip in the timeline or browser, so that the clip appears in the viewer.
Click the View pop-up menu in the upper-right corner of the viewer, then, in the Display section, make sure that Show HDR as Tone Mapped is turned on (a checkmark appears next to it).
If you’re using a system with a Pro Display XDR, this setting is appropriate for day-to-day playback and editing with the default preset (“Apple Display P3-1600 nits”) in Displays settings. To use the Pro Display XDR for critical tasks such as color correction, see Color correct HDR video with Pro Display XDR and Final Cut Pro for Mac.
View HDR video on macOS Mojave 10.14
When you view HDR video on macOS Mojave 10.14, highlights above the reference white level, typically 100 nits, appear clipped in the viewer on a Mac display. To see the image details of HDR clips or projects, use the Show HDR as Raw Values setting.
In Final Cut Pro, position the playhead on an HDR clip in the timeline or browser, so that the clip appears in the viewer.
Click the View pop-up menu in the upper-right corner of the viewer, then, in the Display section, make sure that Show HDR as Raw Values is turned on (a checkmark appears next to it).
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