Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 - Manual (Page 134)

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Device controls in the Capture panel
You can use the controls in the Capture panel to operate the device as you log clips. The jog control lets you navigate quickly to nearby
frames. The shuttle control lets you change the speed of the tape as you play it forward or backward. The Record button lets you begin a
manual capture.
If you press the Rewind button when the tape is stopped, the device rewinds the tape at full speed. If you rewind when the tape is playing or
paused, the device rewinds while displaying video in the preview.
If you press the Fast Forward button when the tape is stopped, the device moves the tape forward at full speed. If you fast forward when the
tape is playing or paused, the device moves the tape forward while displaying video in the preview.
If you press the Previous Scene button, the tape shuttles to the previous start point and pauses. If you press the Next Scene button, the tape
shuttles to the start point of the next scene and pauses.
Note: Previous Scene and Next Scene are supported for DV in Windows only, and not supported for HDV for either Windows or Mac OS.
You can also press the J, K, and L keys to control your device. J rewinds the tape; L fast forwards it, and K pauses it. The speed of forward or
reverse increases each time you press J or L. To rewind or forward one frame at a time, hold down K and press J or L once. To slowly rewind or
forward, hold down K+J or K+L.
To operate Capture panel controls using the keyboard, see the tool tips in the Capture panel. You can change the shortcuts by choosing Edit >
Keyboard Customization. To shuttle a tape quickly to a specific frame type its timecode into the Capture Panel’s current timecode field, to the
lower left of the monitor. Press Enter (Windows) or Return Mac OS).
Disable device control
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. From the Devices menu, choose None.
3. Click OK.
Note: When device control is disabled, start playback on the device manually.
Capture without device control
If you do not have a device that Premiere Pro controls, you can capture video manually. You manually operate both the playback device controls
and the Capture panel controls in Premiere Pro.
Note: Preview HDV footage on an external TV monitor, or, if the source is a camcorder, on the camcorder viewfinder while shuttling, logging, and
capturing on Mac OS. The preview pane in the Capture panel shows the words Previewing On Camera.
1. Make sure that the deck or camcorder is properly connected to your computer.
2. Choose File > Capture.
3. (Mac OS) If a QuickTime Capture Settings dialog box opens, choose video and audio settings appropriate to your project.
These settings are preserved for the project, but you can set them again for each new project.
4. In the Setup area of the Logging pane, choose your media type from the Capture menu.
5. Use the controls on the deck or camcorder to move the videotape to a point several seconds before the frame where you want to begin
capturing.
6. Press the Play button on the deck or camcorder, and then click the red Record button in the Capture panel.
7. Record a few seconds beyond the end of the footage you need, to provide room for editing. Press the Esc key to stop recording.
When the Save Captured File dialog box appears, enter logging data and click OK. The new file is listed in the Project panel and is saved to
the disk location specified in the Settings pane of the Capture panel.
Capture with device control
After a device and the project are set up properly, you can begin capturing clips using device control. You can capture an entire tape or you can
mark In and Out points for each clip, and then capture the clip. You can log In and Out points for any number of clips and have Premiere Pro
capture as many as you like in a batch. Premiere Pro supports FireWire device control, but supports serial device control by third-party drivers
only.
Note: On Mac OS, preview HDV footage on an external TV monitor, or, if the source is a camcorder, on the camcorder viewfinder while shuttling,
logging, and capturing. The preview pane in the Capture panel shows the words Previewing On Camera.
Note: When capturing with In and Out points, the earliest allowable time for the In point is 2 seconds. If the provided In point is earlier, it will be
automatically adjusted to start at 2 seconds.
For details about capturing tape from an AJA device and setup in Premiere Pro CS5.5 and later, see this video by Walter Biscardi.
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