Frequently Asked Questions
FinalCutters is a user-driven site for the Final Cut community. The site went live in April 2009 with the major addition of a product directory officially launched in March 2010.
All visitors can view the latest news and blog items, the rig of the day photo and tweets from Twitter. It is also possible to search the FinalCutters product directory and view Google web/video results.
The search box appears at the top of every page on FinalCutters and enables internal and external searching of Final Cut Pro related content.
Please note there is no need to enter "Final Cut Pro" or "FCP" to the keywords as we add this automatically behind the scenes.
After entering keywords and clicking the Search button (or pressing return/enter), the results page is shown. There are two pages of results:
- Internal product and company results from the FinalCutters product directory.
- External web and video results provided by Google.
FinalCutters results
By default the 'FinalCutters' results page is shown.
This has a list of results on the left and on the right, a list of links that filter the results. You can filter by either the type of content (e.g. Company or Product) or the tags found on the current results. Beside each filter link is the number of results that were found for that item. This allows you to quickly narrow the results down to exactly what you're looking for.
To remove a filter, click the minus sign to the left of the filter name.
Google Web and Video results
To view this page of results, click the 'Google Web and Video' link.
Web results are shown on the left with video (YouTube and Google Video) results on the right. As expected, clicking on a web result title link will go to that external page. Clicking on a video result will play the video at the top of the results page.
You can close the video player by clicking the button on the right of the title bar.
As a registered user, you can comment on rig photos, write reviews on products and become a fan of products. Product reviews and products you are a fan of will be shown on your user profile page. In addition, your user profile can feature a text introduction to yourself, a link to your website and your profile photo which will be displayed by your comments and reviews.
There are two ways to create a user account on FinalCutters.
- You can log in using your existing Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, AOL or OpenID account through our use of the RPX service from JanRain Inc.
- You can create a new user account on FinalCutters with a username and password of your choice.
To get started, click the 'Sign in or sign up' link below the FinalCutters logo.
To sign up with an existing account
Click the text on the left side of the user account page.
The RPX sign in widget will appear in an overlay window.
Click on the desired account and follow the instructions. You may need to give permission for FinalCutters to connect to your account provider.
Please note that your email address is required for creation of a user account and not all providers make this available to us, so you may be required to enter your email address manually during the sign up process.
To sign up for a FinalCutters account
After clicking the 'Sign in or sign up' text below the FinalCutters logo, click the text on the lower right side of the user account page.
Fill out username, email address, password, your real name and the word verification, then click the 'Create new account' button.
After signing in to your account, navigate to your profile page by clicking on your username underneath the FinalCutters logo.
Click the "Edit Your Profile" button in the top right of your profile page.
You can change your real name, username, description, website link and profile photo on this page. After making any changes, remember to click the 'Save' button at the bottom of the page.
After signing in to your account, navigate to your profile page by clicking on your username underneath the FinalCutters logo.
In the lower right of your profile page is the rig photo area. Click the "Upload your rig photo" link.
The rig photo submission page will appear where you can give the rig a title, choose a photo to upload and add a short description.
When you click the Save button at the bottom of the submission page, the rig photo will be uploaded.
Please note that photos are moderated and will not appear on your profile page until approved.
After signing in to your account, navigate to the desired product page. Scroll down to the bottom of the page where you'll see the 'Add Your Review' section.
Click the star rating (optional), write your short review in the Comment field then click the Save button.
After signing in to your account, navigate to the desired product page. Click on the "Become a fan" text in the fans section.
Please note that up to eight random user images are shown on the fans section of each product page, so depending on how many fans a product has, your profile picture may not always be shown.
After signing in to your account, navigate to the desired product page. Click on the 'Remove me' text in the fans section.
Go to the page and click the "Submit Feedback on this Page" link in the menu on the right. This will put the current page address into the Subject field. Please give us more details of the problem in the body field. Many thanks!
FinalCutters was devised and developed in-house by Digital Heaven Ltd, one of the leading third party developers for Final Cut Studio.
Sure, please contact us using the contact form on the site.
