Preview Disabled in Final Cut Pro
If you are still unable to preview out to a monitor in Final Cut Pro after you have made the correct hardware connections, you may have just overlooked a simple configuration in FCP. If you are referring to your capture preview being disabled, please refer to this thread entitled FCP HD Preview Disabled. If you are unable to preview out to an external monitor, continue reading.
1 Go to User Settings and under the summary tab, make sure that your Device Control is set properly. If you are using a firewire connection out to a DV Camera or Deck, Firewire NTSC is where this preset should be at.
2 Choose FireWire NTSC (720x480) for the Video Playback option within the Summary tab pane under Audio/Video Settings. Click OK.
3 Go to View in the top menu then to External Video and choose the All Frames selection. You should now be able to preview out to that NTSC monitor.
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