Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 262)

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Capturing Your Footage to Disk
Capturing is the process of transferring footage from
your original tapes to media files on the computer hard
disk. You can then edit the media files, leaving your
footage untouched.
This chapter covers the following:
 Before You Capture (p. 261)
 Batch Capturing Clips (p. 262)
 Capturing Clips as You Log (Capture Clip) (p. 270)
 Capturing Entire Tapes (Capture Now) (p. 271)
 Capturing Footage Without Device Control (p. 276)
 Recapturing Clips (p. 278)
 Capturing Footage With Timecode Breaks (p. 279)
 Using the Media Manager After Capturing (p. 283)
Before You Capture
Before you begin to log, make sure that your camcorder or deck is connected to your
computer and that you’ve chosen the correct Easy Setup and specified a scratch disk.
For more information, see “
Are You Ready to Log and Capture? ” on page 235.
For information about the controls in the Log and Capture window, see “ Learning
About the Log and Capture Window ” on page 229.