Some layered Photoshop (PSD) files may import into Final Cut Pro as flattened images rather than as sequences.
If the Browser is in View as List mode, the flattened PSD appears as this glyph:
If the Browser is in any of the Show as Icons modes, a flattened PSD appears as a thumbnail of the image:
When you add an affected PSD to the timeline, Final Cut Pro will not separate the layers to individual video tracks.
Final Cut Pro 6.x, Final Cut Server 1.x
Although you cannot directly export an EDL at 29.97 fps from 60@30 sequences, follow these steps to make a 29.97 fps copy that you can export:
Copy the clip from the Browser and then paste it to the timeline of the new sequence. Following those steps, the dialog offering to conform the sequence will appear. If you have already pasted clips directly from another sequence, you can set the new sequence manually to conform to the clips.
If you often need to capture DV (digital video) that has an audio sample rate of 32 kHz, you may want to create an Easy Setup in Final Cut Pro with all the necessary settings.
Note: the typical reason to set your DV camcorder to record at 32 kHz is for 4-channel audio. In most circumstances, you'll get best results by setting the camcorder to record audio at the standard sample rate of 48 kHz (2-channel). Follow this procedure for capturing material already recorded at 32 kHz.
If you export an anamorphic 16:9 DV Sequence from Final Cut Pro with the intention of burning a DVD-Video of that sequence in iDVD, you may need to adjust the aspect ratio of the movie before you include it in your iDVD project. This may be necessary because in some cases, Final Cut Pro does not include the widescreen aspect ratio information that iDVD looks for.
Note: This issue relates specifically to DV format files.
You may notice the timecode in a movie you export from Final Cut Pro at 60 fps (frames per second) drop frame displays incorrectly in QuickTime Player. For example, media from Final Cut Pro that starts at 01:00:00,00 in Final Cut Pro may appear to start at 00:59:58,12 in QuickTime Player.
Final Cut Pro 6.x, Adobe Creative Suite 3 Flash Video Encoder
If you have realtime effects in a Soundtrack Pro audio file project (.stap file), you won't be able to hear them if you use the file in Final Cut Pro or Motion. This issue happens after you send audio from Final Cut Pro or Motion to a Soundtrack Pro audio file project for processing, add realtime effects, save the project in Soundtrack Pro, and then roundtrip the file back to the original application.
Final Cut Pro does not support clips or sequences longer than 12 hours. Importing or capturing clips longer than 12 hours will produce the message "File Error: 1 file(s) recognized, 0 access denied, 1 unknown."