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70Final Cut Pro User Guide
Audio analysis options in Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro provides automatic analysis options that can fix common audio problems,
analyze and group audio channels, and remove silent channels. You can analyze audio
during import, or analyze video clips with audio issues in the browser or in the timeline.
Final Cut Pro provides these audio analysis options:
• Analyze and fix audio problems: Analyzes the audio for hum, noise, and loudness.
Final Cut Pro automatically fixes problems that are considered severe (marked in red)
and flags problems that are considered moderate (marked in yellow). See Enhance
audio in Final Cut Pro.
• Separate mono and group stereo audio: Audio channels are analyzed and grouped as
dual mono or stereo, depending on the results of the analysis. Automatically corrected
audio channels are marked as Autoselected. For more information about audio channels,
see
Configure audio channels in Final Cut Pro.
• Remove silent channels: Audio channels are analyzed, and silent channels are
removed. Clips that have had channels removed are marked as Autoselected. For more
information about audio channels, see
Configure audio channels in Final Cut Pro.
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.
Analyze your media in Final Cut Pro
You can analyze clips during the import process, analyze clips in the browser after import,
or set Final Cut Pro to analyze clips automatically when they’re dragged to a Final Cut Pro
event or the timeline.
Analyze clips during import
1. In Final Cut Pro, do one of the following:
• Import a file from a compatible camcorder or camera, iPad, iPhone, iPod, or other
device:
Connect the device to your Mac and turn on the device, then choose File >
Import > Media (or press Command-I). In the window that appears, select the file
you want to import, then click the Import button.
• Import a file from a tape-based camcorder: Connect the camcorder to your Mac,
turn on the camcorder, and set it to VTR or VCR mode. Then choose File > Import >
Media (or press Command-I) and click the Import button.
• Import a file from a memory card: Insert the memory card into the card slot on your
Mac or into a card reader that’s connected to your Mac, then choose File > Import >
Media (or press Command-I). In the window that appears, select the file you want to
import, then click the Import button.
• Import a file located on your Mac or a connected external storage device: Choose
File > Import > Media (or press Command-I). In the window that appears, select the
file you want to import, then click the Import button.
• Import from an archive: Choose File > Import > Media (or press Command-I). In the
window that appears, select the archive you want to import from, select the files in
the archive you want to import, then click the Import button.