Select tracks for capture, Capture from stereo sources to mono tracks, File size limits – Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 User Manual
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USING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS4
Capturing, digitizing, transferring, and importing
Last updated 11/6/2011
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Select whether to use device control timecode. If a device controller is in use, the last selection enables Premiere Pro
to record the timecode supplied by the controller instead of attempting to record any timecode that is written to
the source tape.
Select tracks for capture
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To open the Capture panel, select File > Capture.
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In the Capture panel, click the panel menu.
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Select Record Video, Record Audio, or Record Audio And Video, depending on the option desired.
Capture from stereo sources to mono tracks
You can capture from sources containing stereo or 5.1 audio channels so that each audio channel maps to its own
mono audio track automatically. The Mono Default Track Format preference enables this behavior for footage
captured from multi-channel sources, and for imported multi-channel files. For more information about audio
channel mapping, see “
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Select Edit > Preferences > Audio (Windows), or Premiere Pro > Preferences > Audio (Mac OS).
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In the Source Channel Mapping pane of the Preferences dialog box, select Mono from the Default Track Format menu.
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Click OK.
File size limits
Premiere Pro does not limit the size of files. However, your capture card, operating system, or hard disk may set such
a limit. Check your capture card and hard disk documentation for information on support of large files.
The format of your hard disk greatly affects its ability to handle large files. FAT32 formatting limits each file to 4 GB,
or about 18 minutes of DV footage. NTFS formatting doesn’t limit file size, although files are still subject to limitations
that may be imposed by other components of your video editing system. This is why it is best to use NTFS-formatted
disks as the scratch disks where you capture video and for the target hard drives where you export video files.
Set up device control
You can use device control to manage and automate video capture and to export sequences to tape. Device control lets
you precisely control devices, such as decks and camcorders, with capture and batch capture controls. With device
control, you can use the Capture panel to log each clip and then use the Batch Capture command to record logged clips
automatically.
Premiere Pro controls devices through its built-in support of IEEE 1394 (FireWire, i.Link) and its support, in Windows
only, of compatible RS-232 and RS-422 controllers. Regardless of type, if your device isn’t automatically recognized,
you need to set it up. Before setting up device control, make sure that you have a tape deck or camcorder that supports
external device control and a cable that connects the device to your controller, computer, or both.
Set up a project for device control
Some device control settings are available when you choose Edit > Preferences > Device Control (Windows) or
Premiere Pro > Preferences > Device Control (Mac OS), and others are in the Device Control section at the bottom of
the Settings pane of the Capture panel. Device control settings apply to the entire project.
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Choose Edit > Preferences > Capture (Windows) or Premiere Pro > Preferences > Capture (Mac OS).