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The last segment of your leader is the countdown. Final Cut Pro provides a built-in 10-second
countdown. However, if you had a custom countdown with your company’s logo, you could
also attach that here.
m Select the checkbox labeled Countdown.
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In the Media section, you’ll choose how much of your project you want to print to videotape.
If you want, you can loop (or repeat) your project several times and put black in between
each loop.
m Make your selection now.
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Now, what about the end of the movie, or the trailer? It’s much nicer to see black after your
project instead of the brilliant blue color that fills the screen when there’s no video signal. So,
you’ll add 60 seconds of black to the end.
m In the Trailer field, select the checkbox labeled Black and type “60” in the Seconds field.
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Finally, take a look at the Duration field. Not only does it tell you the length of your media,
but also the total duration of the sequence with all the post-production elements you’ve just
added. This is a great feature, because it lets you find out if you’ve got enough blank tape to
record onto. It’s a real drag to run out.
m Check to make sure you’ve got enough room on your videotape.
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