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69Final Cut Pro User Guide
Video analysis options in Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro provides video and still-image analysis options that can automatically balance
color in video and detect people and shot angles in video or still images. You can analyze
video during import, or analyze video clips in the browser after import. Based on the
results of the analysis, analysis keywords are added to clips or clip ranges.
Final Cut Pro provides these video and still-image analysis options:
• Analyze for balance color: Analyzes video clips to detect color balance and contrast.
Color is automatically balanced when you add the clip to the timeline. You can turn
automatic color adjustments on and off at any time.
• Remove pulldown: Analyzes video clips and removes pulldown patterns.
Important: This option is available only when importing from a tape-based camera or
device.
• Find people: Analyzes video clips and still images for the number of people present and
shot types. After analysis, any of the following keywords are added to the clips or clip
ranges: One Person, Two Persons, Group, Close Up Shot, Medium Shot, and Wide Shot.
Tip: To easily locate clips with “find people” analysis keywords, select the “Create
Smart Collections after analysis” checkbox.
• Consolidate find people results: Consolidates all of the “find people” analysis keywords
into one shot type keyword and one people keyword for every 2-minute segment of
video. The shot type keyword chosen is the one for the widest shot type, and the
people keyword chosen is the one representing the most people. For example, if a video
segment contains Medium Shot, Wide Shot, One Person, and Group keywords, the
segment’s analysis keywords are reduced to Wide Shot and Group during consolidation.
• Create Smart Collections after analysis: Creates a Smart Collection for each keyword
applied when video clips and still images are analyzed for the presence of people. The
Smart Collections are listed alphabetically in a People folder inside the event in the
Libraries sidebar.
When you drag a media file from the Finder to a Final Cut Pro event or the timeline, the
import begins automatically, without displaying a window of import options. You can set
automatic import options in the
Import pane of Final Cut Pro preferences.