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Final Cut Pro X: About media formats and creating optimized media

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Summary

Final Cut Pro X includes an option to "Create optimized media" which transcodes video to Apple ProRes 422. This can provide better performance during editing, faster render times with better image quality, and faster export. If the original camera format can be edited with good performance, this option is dimmed.

Products Affected

Final Cut Pro X

Native camera media formats that can be edited with good performance include:

  • HDV
  • DV
  • DVCPRO HD
  • XDCAM HD/EX/HD422

For these formats, the "Create optimized media" option is dimmed. The preferred workflow is to use the native camera media format for editing.

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