Tutorial on how to set up a scratch disc

Step one you open final cut pro then you open FILE and choose NEW PROJECT.

Step two if all the final cut pro tabs do not show up like this.

You have to select WINDOWS, then ARRANGE then STANDARD.

 

Step three you have to click FINAL CUT PRO, then select SYSTEM SETTINGS.

Then you should have options of were to set you scratch disc.

Then you have to click the first row, which says set and you have to either select your own created file or you can create a new one from scratch. 

Then you have to set the rest of the settings to you file, Select waveform cache, Thumbnail cache, Auto save Vault and set all these to you own file.

Step four this is how you put your downloaded files or sd card files into your folder so you do not have any problems when you are using them in final cut pro.

 

you select you card from the desktop then you select the files you want to put into your scratch disc file and drag them into the file so they will save there.

Now all your files should be saved in your scratch disc file ready to use for final cut pro etc.