Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 178)

178 Part IV Capturing and Importing
Capture Buttons
You can use one of the buttons in the Capture window when you’re ready to capture
your media.
 Capture Clip: Captures the media between the current In and Out point and logs a
corresponding clip in the current capture bin.
 Capture Now: Instead of using In and Out points, Capture Now immediately captures
the current video and audio input signal to a media file until you press the Escape
key. You can use this to capture an entire tape as a single media file or to capture
arbitrary sections of tape. When capturing is complete, a corresponding clip is placed
in the capture bin of your project.
 Capture Project: Recaptures all currently selected clips in your project.
Preparing to Capture
Before you capture your footage to disk, you should organize your original source
tapes, decide what you want to capture, and make sure you have enough disk space to
store your footage.
Organizing and Labeling Your Tapes
Because production schedules can be hectic, tapes are sometimes labeled improperly
when shooting is finished. Before you can capture your footage to disk, make sure each
tape is properly labeled with a unique reel name. If for any reason you ever leave the
Final Cut Express HD editing environment to work on another system, simpler reel
names will cause less confusion.
Choosing Reel Names for Tapes
You should label your tapes as concisely as possible while still being descriptive. In
addition, you should assign a unique three-digit reel number to each tape. This has
become a standard reel-naming approach because early electronic editing systems were
limited to three-digit reel numbers. Using this approach, you can quickly glance at the
descriptive name to figure out what’s on the tape and you can use the three-digit reel
number to tell Final Cut Express HD what tape is currently in your camcorder or VTR.