Preview area – Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual
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Part IV
Logging, Capturing, and Importing
Preview Area
This section of the Log and Capture window lets you view video from tape while you
log and capture it. If your camcorder or deck is not on or there is no tape inserted,
you’ll see color bars or black. The following controls appear if your camcorder or deck is
on and properly connected, and device control is enabled.
Video Preview Area
 Available space and time: Final Cut Pro displays the amount of available space on the
current scratch disk and the amount of capture time available, which depends on the
capture preset chosen in the Capture/Input pop-up menu in the Capture Settings tab.
 Device status: Shows the readiness of camcorders and decks connected to your
computer and being controlled by Final Cut Pro. If you see “VTR OK,” your equipment
is connected and working properly. If you see another message or for more
information, see “
Understanding Device Control Status Messages
 Timecode Duration field: Displays the duration, in timecode, between the current
tape In and Out points. If you enter a duration in this field, the Out point is adjusted.
 Current Timecode field: Displays the timecode number of the current frame of your
source tape. You can enter a timecode number in this field to navigate to that
timecode point on your tape.
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Tip: You can drag timecode values to the Log and Capture timecode fields from other
timecode fields in Final Cut Pro, such as Browser columns. Hold down the Option key
while you drag a timecode value from a column in the Browser to either the Timecode
Duration or the Current Timecode field.
Clip In Point
Timecode field
Current Timecode
field
Clip Out Point
Timecode field
Timecode Duration field
Video preview area
Device
status
Shuttle control
Jog control
Available space
and time
Transport controls