Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1688)

Duration Leader element Master tape timecode
10 seconds Countdown with 2-pop 00:59:50:00
Duration depends on movie Program start 01:00:00:00
After all leader elements have played, your program should start at hour 01:00:00:00,
unless you are given specific instructions otherwise.
Note: If you’re blacking tapes in advance, start the timecode at 00:58:00:00 so you can
start the leader elements at 00:58:30:00.
Device Settings Tab
The Device Settings tab is a convenient location for choosing a device control preset
that’s compatible with your output deck. You can also choose a device control preset
automatically by choosing a different Easy Setup.
If necessary, choose
device control and
capture settings from
the pop-up menus.
• Device Control: Choose a device control preset that matches your particular video
equipment. For more information, see “Device Control Settings and Presets.”
• Capture/Input: This pop-up menu is exclusively used when you show video in the Edit
to Tape window during the preview of an insert edit. This allows you to see what the
edit will look like on tape, including the video before the tape In point and video after
the tape Out point, without actually committing the edit to tape. During the pre-roll
and post-roll of the preview, you see video from tape displayed in Final Cut Pro. Between
the tape In and Out points, you see the video output from Final Cut Pro. To successfully
see video from the tape before and after the edit, you need to choose corresponding
input settings. Since preview editing involves temporary video input, capture presets
are used.
For more information about capture presets, see “Capture Settings and Presets.”
Note: Despite the name of this pop-up menu, you are not actually capturing footage.
When you preview an insert edit to tape, you’re viewing what’s already on tape during
the pre-roll and post-roll periods of the edit. The only way to preview your edits with
material before and after your edit is to view, or “capture,” material that’s on the tape.
Using the Edit to Tape Window
The following section describes how to perform an assemble or insert edit using the Edit
to Tape window.
1688 Chapter 101 Assemble and Insert Editing Using Edit to Tape