Final Cut Pro User Guide for Mac
- Welcome
- What’s new
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- Intro to importing media
- If it’s your first import
- Organize files during import
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- Import from Image Playground
- Import from iMovie for macOS
- Import from iMovie for iOS or iPadOS
- Import from Final Cut Pro for iPad
- Import from Final Cut Camera
- Import from Photos
- Import from Music
- Import from Apple TV
- Import from Motion
- Import from GarageBand and Logic Pro
- Import using workflow extensions
- Record into Final Cut Pro
- Memory cards and cables
- Supported media formats
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- Intro to effects
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- Intro to transitions
- How transitions are created
- Add transitions and fades
- Quickly add a transition with a keyboard shortcut
- Set the default duration for transitions
- Delete transitions
- Adjust transitions in the timeline
- Adjust transitions in the inspector and viewer
- Merge jump cuts with the Flow transition
- Adjust transitions with multiple images
- Modify transitions in Motion
- Add adjustment clips
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- Add storylines
- Use the precision editor
- Conform frame sizes and rates
- Use XML to transfer projects
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- Intro to sharing projects
- Share to Apple devices
- Share on the web
- Send a video frame to Pixelmator Pro
- Share in email
- Share stereo or spatial video
- Batch sharing
- Share using Compressor
- Create share destinations
- Change metadata for shared items
- View the status of shared items
- Speed up exports with simultaneous processing
- Glossary
- Copyright and trademarks
Change settings in Final Cut Pro for Mac
A setting modifies how a particular Final Cut Pro feature behaves. Most settings can be turned on or off at any time. The following topics describe Final Cut Pro settings in detail.
Open Final Cut Pro settings
Choose Final Cut Pro > Settings (or press Command-Comma), then click a button at the top of the window to open a settings pane.
Copy Final Cut Pro settings between computers
You can copy Final Cut Pro settings to another Mac that has Final Cut Pro installed so that the settings are the same on both computers.
The file is located in the following location:
/Users/username/Library/Containers/Final Cut Pro/Data/Library/Preferences/com.apple.FinalCutApp.plist
In the Finder, press and hold the Option key, then choose Go > Library.
Locate the settings file (named “com.apple.FinalCutApp.plist”) in the following location:
/Containers/Final Cut Pro/Data/Library/Preferences/com.apple.FinalCutApp.plist
Copy the 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 settings
You can reset Final Cut Pro settings to their original values.
Press Option-Command while opening Final Cut Pro.
Final Cut Pro resets the settings and adds a file named “VideoAppDiagnostics-FinalCut” to the desktop, containing a record of your previous settings.
Change privacy and analytics settings
Apple collects a variety of data, some of which is associated with your Apple Account. You can limit the use of certain analytics data or reset your identifier specifically used by apps in Apple Creator Studio.
In Final Cut Pro, choose Final Cut Pro > Privacy & Analytics.
Do any of the following:
Turn off analytics: Deselect Share Analytics Data.
Reset your identifier: Click Reset Identifier.
If you use iCloud Passwords & Keychain, turning off analytics or resetting your identifier affects your devices with iCloud Passwords & Keychain turned on. To see how your data is managed, go to https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/final-cut-pro.
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