Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 176)

176 Part IV Capturing and Importing
Logging
Logging is the process of transcribing the content of your videotapes. The purpose of
logging tapes is to break down the content of your tapes into distinct, manageable
clips, making your footage easier to locate and transfer to your hard disk.
In Final Cut Express, you can add logging information to a clip in the Capture window,
or you can enter logging information in Browser columns after you capture.
Capturing
Capturing is the process of copying digital media, such as DV video, from your source
tapes to media files on your computer hard disk. In Final Cut Express, there are two
approaches to capturing:
 Capture individual clips: Using this method, you watch your tape in the Capture
window, define a clip by setting In and Out points, and then capture the media for the
clip. For details, see “
Capturing Individual Clips in the Capture Window ” on page 185.
 Capture entire tapes: You can capture an entire tape to a single media file on disk,
and then create subclips to define more manageable regions for organizing and
editing. For details, see “
Using Capture Now ” on page 190.
Important: For information about capturing HDV video, see “ Working with HDV ” on
page 233.
Adding Markers
You can specify notable frames or ranges of frames within clips by adding named
markers. You can add markers in the Capture window or, after capturing, in the Viewer.
For more information, see “
Adding Markers to Clips in the Capture Window ” on
page 193 and Chapter 19, “ Using Markers ,” on page 261.
Making Subclips
Subclips allow you to work with lengthy media files (for example, a single media file
captured from an entire tape) as though it were broken into many smaller files. For
more information, see Chapter 20, “
Creating Subclips ,” on page 277.