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Capturing Source Clips and
Connecting Them to the Database
Establishing the relationships between the source clips and
the Cinema Tools database is key to a successful project.
Once you have created the project database, it’s time to capture your source clips with
Final Cut Pro. (Source clips are the media files you start with when you begin editing.)
After capturing, you establish connections between the database records and the
source clips.
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determining the basic steps you need to take to capture your source clips and connect
them to the database. The steps you need to take, and the order of those steps, differ
depending on factors that are summarized in the workflow examples. For example, in
some situations it is not necessary to connect the clips to the database.
Preparing to Capture
Detailed information about capturing clips is provided in the Final Cut Pro
documentation. Before you capture, you need to pay attention to a few factors that can
affect your project:
 avoiding dropped frames during the capture process
 how your hardware is set up for video capture
 considerations regarding the capture of audio
 how to prepare for batch capturing (if you have a video deck with device control)
 considerations for capturing source clips individually (if you do not have device control)
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