Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 269)

For example, if the current reel name is 500, clicking the Slate button increments the
reel name to 501. However, if the current reel name is 500C, clicking the Slate button
increments the reel name to 500D. If the reel name is 500Z, clicking the Slate button
increments the reel name to 501A.
Slate button Enter the source tape
name here.
To ensure compatibility with older editing systems, the safest reel names are simple,
three-digit numbers, such as 001, 244, 999, and so on. If you think there is even a slight
chance you might need to move your project to another editing system, you should use
this reel-naming convention.
Note: On many older editing systems, the term is reel number, not reel name.
Setting Clip In and Out Points
A clip to be captured is defined by In and Out points that you set as you view the footage
in Final Cut Pro. This is how you tell Final Cut Pro what part of a tape to capture. When
you log a clip, the In point you set becomes the clip’s Media Start property, and the Out
point becomes the clip’s Media End property. These properties can be seen in the Browser
and in the Item Properties window. For more information, see
“Working with Projects,
Clips, and Sequences.”
To set In and Out points for a clip to be captured
1 In the Log and Capture window, navigate to the first frame of the clip you want to log
by doing one of the following:
• Use the transport controls.
• Enter a timecode value in the Current Timecode field.
For more information about controls in the Log and Capture window, see “About the Log
and Capture Window.”
2 To set the In point for the clip, do one of the following:
• Click the Mark In button.
• Press I.
3 Find the last frame of the clip you want to log, by doing one of the following:
• Use the transport controls.
269 Chapter 17 Logging from Tape