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If you wish, you can select the Prompt checkbox to confirm the clip name after you
click the Capture Clip button.
This gives you one last chance to verify the clip and media filename and allows you to
name it something unrelated to the Description, Scene, Shot/Take, and Angle fields.
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Click the Capture Clip button.
Final Cut Express rewinds the tape, captures the media file, and creates a
corresponding clip in the current capture bin.
Using Capture Now
This method is popular because hard disk space is no longer prohibitively expensive.
Instead of meticulously setting In and Out points for each clip you want to capture, you
can simply play your tape and click the Capture Now button. You can also use Capture
Now to capture entire tapes to disk. After you capture, you can then virtually break the
media file into smaller, more manageable pieces called subclips.
Here are some reasons to use Capture Now:
 Capturing entire tapes causes less wear on the tapes because you only have to play
them back once, straight through, to transfer media files to the hard disk.
 Navigating through media on your hard disk is much faster than navigating
through media on tape, so creating virtual subclips from your media file after you
capture is faster than setting precise In and Out points on tape before you capture.
Adding logging information to clips in the Browser may also be faster than in the
Capture window.
 For footage without timecode and VTRs that don’t support device control, such as
VHS footage or a DV camcorder in camera mode, you have to use Capture Now.
Note: Many of the steps for using Capture Now are identical to those for capturing
individual clips. For a more detailed explanation, you can familiarize yourself with the
steps involved by referring to “