Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 - Manual (Page 66)

60 USING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS4
Capturing, digitizing, transferring, and importing
Last updated 11/6/2011
2 Select one or more of the Capture options. If you are using a device controller that generates its own timecode, select
Use Device Control Timecode. Use Device Control Timecode replaces the unreadable timecode recorded on the
tape with the controller’s timecode. Click OK.
3 If you want to save captured clips to a specific bin in a project, make sure that the project is open and that the bin
exists in the Project panel.
4 Choose File > Capture.
5 In the Settings panel, click Edit to verify that the capture format specified in the Capture Settings dialog box is
appropriate for your device. Click OK.
Note: Not all formats have options for capture settings. For example, the HDV format has no options.
6 In the Capture Locations section of the Settings panel, make sure that the disk drives you designate for captured
video and audio have sufficient free space. If you want to change the locations, click the corresponding Browse
button, set the location, and click OK.
7 In the Device Control section, if device control has not been set up, choose a device from the Device menu. Click
Options to set it up. Options vary depending on the device; see the documentation for your device driver.
8 Test the device control buttons in the Capture panel to verify that they work. If video preview is supported for the
format, make sure you see video in the preview.
9 Click Logging. In the Setup area, choose Audio, Video, or Audio And Video from the Capture menu depending on
what you want to capture. Select a bin from the Log Clips To list if needed. By default, the Project panel is selected
in the Log Clips To field.
10 Enter information into the Clip Data area as needed. This information is saved in the metadata of the clip.
Note: To avoid confusion, make sure that the tape name is unique. Some types of device control software ask you to specify
the Tape Name setting each time you insert a new tape. The other Logging Data options aren’t required.
Set up a device for device control
Premiere Pro supports the control of devices such as camcorders and VTRs. It controls DV and HDV devices by way
of IEEE 1394 (FireWire, i.Link) connections. In Windows only, Premiere Pro controls serially-controlled devices by
way of RS-232 or RS-422 controllers if they are installed on the computer.
1 Open the Device Control Preferences dialog box by doing one of the following:
• Choose Edit > Preferences > Device Control (Windows) or Premiere Pro > Preferences > Device Control (Mac OS).
• In the Capture panel, click Settings.
2 Select the type of device you want to control from the Device menu.
3 Click Options, and do one of the following:
• If you are connecting a DV or HDV device, make your selections from the Video Standard, Device Brand, Device
Type, and Timecode Format menus. In the Device Type menu, if your particular model is not listed, select a model
from the same family (if known), leave at Standard, or click Go Online For Device Info.
• If you are connecting a serial device, make your selections from the Protocol, Port, Time Source, and Time Base
menus. Check either or both checkbox selections available for the Protocol you choose.
4 (DV/HDV Device Control only) Click Check Status. Premiere Pro displays one of the following statuses:
Offline Premiere Pro does not see your device. Check all your connections and settings.
Detected Premiere Pro sees your device but cannot control the tape (possibly because there is no tape inserted).
Online Premiere Pro sees your device and can control the tape.