Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 279)

This chapter covers the following:
• Capturing Clips as You Log (p. 279)
• Capturing Entire Tapes (p. 280)
• Batch Capturing Clips (p. 285)
Capturing is the process of transferring footage from your original tapes to media files
on the computer hard disk. You can then edit the media files, leaving your footage
untouched.
Capturing Clips as You Log
For more precise control over the capturing process, some editors prefer to capture each
clip as soon as they’ve logged it. You can use the Capture Clip button in the Log and
Capture window to capture the currently logged clip.
The Capture Clip option is useful in the following situations:
• For tapes with a lot of timecode breaks or video/audio settings that need individual
level adjustments per clip, the Capture Clip option gives you more control over each
clip’s settings.
• If you only have a few clips spread across several tapes, it may be faster to log and
capture each clip as you go instead of logging each tape and then batch capturing.
• As an alternative to the Capture Now option, you can set In and Out points near the
beginning and end of each tape and then capture the entire duration of the tape.
Note: The only difference between the Log Clip and Capture Clip buttons is that Log Clip
only creates a clip in your project, while Capture Clip creates a clip and also captures its
media file.
Make sure that your camcorder or deck is connected to your computer and that you’ve
chosen the correct Easy Setup and specified a scratch disk. For more information, see
“Are You Ready to Log and Capture?”
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Capturing Video from Tape 18