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Apple Final Cut Express 4 User Manual

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Chapter 14

Capturing Your Footage to Disk

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IV

7

In the Reel field, enter the name of the tape by doing one of the following:

 Enter the name or number of the tape, then press Enter.
 Control-click the field to choose from a list of recent reel names.
 Option-click the Slate button to clear the contents.
 Click the Slate button to increment the letter or number at the end of the name.

8

Navigate to the first frame of the clip you want to capture by doing one of the following:

 Use the transport controls.
 Enter a timecode value in the Current Timecode field.

For more information about controls in the Capture window, see “

Overview of the

Capture Window

” on page 177.

9

To set the In point for the clip, do one of the following:

 Click the Mark In button.
 Press I.

10

Find the last frame of the clip you want to capture by doing one of the following:

 Use the transport controls.
 Enter a timecode value in the Current Timecode field.

11

To set the Out point for the clip, do one of the following:

 Click the Mark Out button.
 Press O.

When you set an In or Out point, you may be off by a few frames. You can adjust the
clip In and Out points using timecode.

Slate button

Enter the source
tape name here.

Enter the Out point

timecode here.

Enter the In point
timecode here.