Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 238)

238 Part IV Capturing and Importing
To capture HDV footage to the Apple Intermediate Codec:
1 Click in the Browser to make it active, then choose File > New Bin.
2 Name the bin, then press Enter.
3 Choose File > Capture (or press Command-8).
A Capture dialog appears instead of the Capture window.
4 In the Capture dialog, enter a name for the clip, then click Capture.
The capture preview window appears and the camcorder begins playing back video
from its current position. The status area of the capture preview window displays the
percentage of real time in which the video is being encoded from HDV to the
Apple Intermediate Codec.
5 Press the Esc (Escape) key to stop capturing.
The video playback on the camcorder stops immediately. The capture preview window
may lag behind, displaying where the video is in the encoding process. As these frames
are processed, the status area of the capture preview window displays the percentage
of frames left to process.
Note: Pressing the Esc key a second time stops the encoding process and cancels
the capture.
Editing Video Using the Apple Intermediate Codec
Editing HDV video in the Apple Intermediate Codec is the same as editing other
formats in Final Cut Express. However, you need to make sure your scratch disk
supports the data rate of the Apple Intermediate Codec. For more information about
HDV data rates, see “
HDV Format Specifications ” on page 240.
Capturing Footage with Scene Breaks
When you capture HDV footage using the Apple Intermediate Codec,
Final Cut Express detects any scene or timecode breaks on the tape introduced
during shooting. At each scene or timecode break, a new clip is created during
capture. When capture is completed, these clips appear in the capture bin, and the
corresponding media files are placed on your hard disk.
For example, suppose you begin capturing a clip named “Cafe Entrance.” When a
scene or timecode break is detected, Final Cut Express stops writing the first media
file and begins writing a new file named “Cafe Entrance-1.” Subsequent breaks create
media files and clips named “Cafe Entrance-2,” “Cafe Entrance-3,” and so on.