As noted in Part One of the Sequence Settings Tutorial, sequence settings are the most important part of beginning with Final Cut Pro. It takes a while to become familiar with the different video formats and codecs, but as you do, you'll avoid time-consuming errors such as distorting your video.
Part Two of the Sequence Settings Tutorial will help you decide how to use sequences within your project, and also give you an idea of what happens when sequences and video clips conform to one another.
