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809Final Cut Pro User Guide
Change Final Cut Pro preference settings
A preference modifies how a particular Final Cut Pro feature behaves. Most preference
settings can be turned on or off at any time. The following topics describe Final Cut Pro
preferences in detail.
Open Final Cut Pro preferences
• Choose Final Cut Pro > Preferences (or press Command-Comma), then click a button at
the top of the window to open a preference pane.
Copy Final Cut Pro preferences between computers
You can copy Final Cut Pro preference settings to another Mac that has Final Cut Pro
installed so that the settings are the same on both computers.
1. Find the Final Cut Pro preference settings file in the following location:
/Users/username/Library/Preferences/com.apple.FinalCut.plist
2. Copy the preference settings file to the same location on the other Mac.
If necessary, overwrite any existing version of the file at that location.
Reset Final Cut Pro preferences
You can reset Final Cut Pro preferences to their original settings.
• Press Option-Command while opening Final Cut Pro.
General preferences in Final Cut Pro
General preferences are basic settings in Final Cut Pro.