Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 247)

• Logging the media on the hard disk after capture is faster than tape-based logging
because you can access any frame instantly. You can also loop playback on a particular
shot to review it multiple times. On tape this would be much more time-consuming.
Note: If you are using an uncompressed video format, the amount of hard disk space
required to capture entire tapes may still be too high, even with the cost of hard disk
space dropping rapidly. When you are editing with uncompressed video, it can still be
more cost-effective to log your tape first, then capture selected regions.
Log in another application, import a batch list, then batch capture clips
Some editors prefer to log their footage outside of Final Cut Pro, then import a batch list
of clips to automatically batch capture.
• Logging: In a spreadsheet or database application, enter the clip name, reel name,
Media Start and End points, and other logging information, save it as a tab-delimited
text file, then import this batch list into Final Cut Pro.
• Capturing: Batch capture selected clips that you think are useful for your project.
Create clips directly in the Browser, then batch capture them
You can create clips directly in the Browser using the New Offline Clip command in the
File menu. You can enter pertinent logging information, and then batch capture the clips.
This approach is useful if you are only creating a few clips, or if you have a handwritten
list of clips that you logged somewhere else. Otherwise, creating and importing a batch
list may be faster.
• Logging: Create clips in the Browser, then add the reel number, Media Start and End
points, and any additional logging information to the various columns in the Browser.
To create new offline clips quickly, you can assign a shortcut key to the New Offline
Clip command. (See
“Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts.” )
• Capturing: Batch capture the clips you created to make them online.
Log in the Log and Capture window without tapes in the camcorder or VTR
If you already have a handwritten list of clips and log notes, you can manually turn them
into clips in Final Cut Pro using the Log and Capture window. This works in the same way
as logging the tape, but no VTR is actually connected. This is an alternative to creating
offline clips directly in the Browser.
• Logging: Use the Log Clip button in the Log and Capture window.
• Capturing: Batch capture the clips you created to make them online.
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