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125Final Cut Pro User Guide
Project Name
• Project Name: Type a name for the project.
Starting Timecode
• Starting Timecode: If you want your project’s timecode to start at a value other than
00:00:00:00, type a starting timecode value.
Video
• Format: Choose the video format (a specific method of encoding the video) or an
aspect ratio.
Note: If you choose 360° from the Format pop-up menu, the Projection Type pop-up
menu appears. See
Intro to 360° video in Final Cut Pro.
• Resolution: Choose the frame size of the video. Available frame sizes are dependent on
the format. To enter an arbitrary frame size, click the Format pop-up menu and choose
Custom.
• Rate: Choose the frames per second (fps).
Note: Unless the timeline is completely empty, you can’t change the frame rate of an
existing project.
Rendering
• Codec: Choose the codec to use for your project’s background rendering.
• Color Space: Choose the color space for your project, including the color space of the
project’s render files. The color space you choose should be the color space in which
you intend to export for final delivery. When the color-processing setting in the Library
Properties inspector is set to Wide Gamut HDR, wide-gamut settings appear in this
menu. For standard formats, the rendering color space is chosen for you based on other
settings. For example, setting the video format to NTSC SD automatically sets the color
space to Standard - Rec. 601 (NTSC).
Note: This setting also determines the color space of the images sent to video scopes,
the color space used to detect out-of-gamut colors, the color space of files exported
using the Export File share option, and the color space of images that appear on your
computer display.
Audio
• Channels: Choose whether to present the audio as multichannel surround sound or as
stereo.
• Sample Rate: Choose the audio sample rate for your project (the number of times a
signal is measured—or sampled—per second). A higher sample rate produces higher-
quality audio and larger file sizes, and a lower sample rate produces lower-quality audio
and smaller file sizes. The sample rate you choose depends on the source material
you’re working with and the final destination of your audio.