Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1862)

• Default Timecode: This option affects the timecode mode (drop frame or non-drop
frame) of fields in the Log and Capture window when no device is connected, or before
a tape begins playing. Once a tape is playing, Final Cut Pro determines the timecode
mode from the tape, not this pop-up menu.
The timecode mode chosen here is useful when you log clips without a tape in your
VTR. Before you press play on the deck, Final Cut Pro doesn’t know what the timecode
mode is on the tape, so it uses the default timecode.
When no device is connected, you can change the timecode mode of the In and Out
point and Timecode Duration fields by Control-clicking these fields in the Log and
Capture window and choosing a default timecode mode.
• Use Deck Search Mechanism: Select this option to use a deck’s internal search mechanism
to cue a tape to a specific timecode value, if available. Decks with serial device control
may have this option. Do not select this option if your deck has problems moving the
playhead to a specified timecode value during capture. For more information, see the
documentation that came with your video equipment. This option is not available for
DV devices.
• Capture Offset: Because timecode and video are often captured by Final Cut Pro via
two separate channels (device control connection and video input, respectively), there
may be a small, but consistent, offset between when a video frame and a timecode
number are captured to a media file. You must calibrate your timecode by determining
its frame offset from the video and entering it in this field. For more information, see
“Determining and Entering the Timecode Offset.”
Note: This is not an issue when you capture DV video via FireWire, since both timecode
and video data are transferred via the same FireWire cable.
• Handle Size: This setting only has an affect when you batch capture clips. The value in
this field tells Final Cut Pro to automatically capture additional footage, or handles, at
the head and tail of each batch-captured clip. For more information about batch
capturing, see
“Capturing Video from Tape.”
• Playback Offset: This option allows you to compensate for latency between Final Cut Pro
device control (the number in the Current Timecode field) and your video interface
output, since some video interfaces take some time to process the video signal. This
is only an issue when using separate connections for device control and video output,
such as serial RS-422 device control and a PCI video card.
1862 Chapter 114 Device Control Settings and Presets