Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 - Manual (Page 77)

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS3
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5 Before you record video on a striped tape, play about 30 seconds of it from the beginning. Verify that the
camcorder is reading the timecode you striped before you start shooting. The 30-second empty lead on the tape also
helps in batch capturing.
Check your camera’s settings whenever changing tapes, especially when reinserting a tape you had begun shooting
previously. Though you may want to use different settings for different tapes, it’s best to use the same settings from
beginning to end of each tape. These should match the settings used when first striping that tape.
Replace DV timecode
If your source footage is in DV format and its timecode isn’t continuous, you can replace its timecode by making a
DV copy, or dub, of the tape. The DV device making the copy records new timecode that is continuous, so you can
then log and capture video, with the new timecode, from the copy.
Note: This technique does not work when dubbing to the DVCAM format or using a Panasonic AG-DV2500 as the
record deck.
1 Load the tape you shot into a camcorder or deck, and fully rewind it.
2 Load a new tape into a second camcorder or deck, which you will use to record the copy.
3 If the recording device includes an option to record video with the timecode from your original tape, be sure that
this option is disabled. See the operating instructions for the device for information on this option.
4 If both devices are digital, connect them using a digital connection, such as IEEE 1394 or SDI. This will make a
full-quality copy.
5 Connect the recording device to a television monitor.
6 Set both devices to VTR mode.
7 Make sure that the recording device is set to record from the digital port.
8 Begin recording the new tape and then start your original tape playing. Let the camcorders or decks run until the
entire original tape has been copied.
Note: Scene Detect recognizes the starting and stopping points for each shot by looking for jumps in the timestamps.
Because copying a tape this way creates a single clip with a continuous timestamp, you can’t use Scene Detect when
you capture the copy in Adobe Premiere Pro.
Capturing timecode
The timecode of source video is captured when you use device control. Timecode capture with controllable analog
devices depends on the precision of your tape deck. If your tape deck cannot read the timecode accurately, you may
have to calibrate your system or manually assign the timecode to your movie by matching frames.
Note: Timecode is visible in the tape counter only on equipment that can recognize timecode, unless the timecode has
been burned in or recorded over the picture in a copy of the tape. Most analog home VCRs cannot read or write
timecode.
April 1, 2008