You can capture taped-based media using the Log and Capture window. You can log
your tapes to create clips and then capture your clips as media files on disk.

What Are Logging and Capturing?

When a movie production wraps, the raw footage is typically delivered to the editor in
relatively lengthy tapes, or reels. During the logging process, the editor reviews each
tape, identifying the useful portions to be captured to the hard disk for editing. Timecode
In and Out points are used to identify each portion of footage to be ingested.

After logging the footage, the editor captures the regions of tape defined by the clips to
media files on disk. At the same time, Final Cut Pro creates clips in a project that represent
the captured media files on the hard disk, but they are not the actual media files.

Ways to Log and Capture Footage in Final Cut Pro

In Final Cut Pro, most logging and capturing of tape-based footage is done in the Log
and Capture window, but you can also use the Browser to add logging information to
clips after you capture. The most common logging and capturing workflows are described
below.

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Overview of Capturing Tape-Based
Media