Adobe Premiere Elements 8 - Manual (Page 51)

46 USING ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8 EDITOR
Capturing video
Last updated 8/12/2010
Capture video
If you are capturing only a portion of a tape, as opposed to capturing an entire tape, capture at least 3 seconds of
additional footage (called handles) at both the beginning and end of the capture to ensure a margin of error during
capture. Handles also allow for cleaner transitions and more flexibility when you trim your clips.
1 Connect the DV, HDV, or WDM camcorder, or webcam to your computer.
2 Turn on the camcorder and set it to playback mode, which may be labeled either VTR, VCR, or Play. You can also
keep it in recording mode.
3 Start Adobe Premiere Elements.
4 From the Welcome screen, select New Project or Open Project.
5 Click Organize > Get Media, and choose DV Camcorder, HDV Camcorder, or Webcam Or WDM Device.
Adobe Premiere Elements automatically detects your attached device and sets up the Capture panel and project
settings accordingly. If you have more than one device attached, select the device from the Capturing Source menu.
6 (Optional) Select or set any of the following in the Capture panel:
Clip Name Specifies the name of the captured clip.
Save To Specifies the folder where the captured clips are saved.
Capture: Video Audio Specifies whether video, audio, or both are captured.
Capture To Timeline Automatically assembles all captured clips in the Timeline, in the order in which they are
captured, providing a quick way to prepare your movie for editing. Deselect this option if you plan to place clips in an
order different from that of the original tape.
Split Scenes Splits clips into separate scenes based on timecode information or video-content information. When you
select this option, scenes are split automatically after capture is complete. Timecode detects scenes based on when the
Record button was pressed during recording. Content detects scenes based on changes in content. You can detect
scenes in HDV or WDM video after you’ve captured footage by using the Scene Detect By Content command.
Auto-Analyzer Analyzes the captured content using the specified categories and automatically applies appropriate
tags. When you select this option, Adobe Premiere Elements automatically analyzes and tags the clips immediately
after capture. You must also select Split Scenes when you select Auto-Analyzer. You cannot perform Auto-Analyzer
without also splitting scenes.
Capture Settings (Capture panel menu) These are set automatically based on the attached device, but you can change
them if necessary. These settings specify the format of your video source from the Capture Format menu: DV Capture,
HDV Capture, or WDM Capture (use WDM for webcam capture).
7 Locate the scene you want to capture by doing either of the following:
• Drag the Current Position Timecode display, or click it and enter the timecode you want.
• Advance to the next or previous scenes by clicking Next Scene or Previous Scene .
Note: Activating any application window other than the Capture panel stops the capture. If you want the capture to
continue without interruption, do not access any other panel.
8 Click Capture Video.
A preview of your video appears in the Capture panel. If for some reason, the video cannot display in the Capture
panel, a default image with the message “Playing on video hardware” appears there, and you can view the playback on
the device itself.
9 To stop the capture before the tape reaches its end, click Stop Capture.