Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 187)

Chapter 14 Capturing Your Footage to Disk 187
IV
11 Do one of the following:
 If you are capturing an entire tape: Rewind the tape to the beginning by doing one of
the following:
 Press the Rewind button on your VTR or camcorder.
 Click the Rewind button in the Capture window.
 If you are capturing a portion of a tape: Rewind the tape to a point slightly before the
point where you want to begin capturing.
12 When you’re ready to begin capturing, do one of the following:
 Click the Play button.
 Press the Space bar.
The tape begins playing.
13 Click the Capture Now button.
Final Cut Express HD begins capturing your media file to your scratch disk. The Media
Start time of the resulting media file is the timecode number for the first frame
Final Cut Express HD detects after you click the Capture Now button.
14 Press Esc (the Escape key) to stop capturing.
If you don’t press the Escape key, Final Cut Express HD automatically stops when:
 The end of the tape has been reached.
 The maximum amount of time in the Limit Capture Now To field has been reached.
Final Cut Express HD stops capturing the media file and creates a corresponding clip in
the current capture bin. The Media End time of the media file is the timecode number
for the last frame Final Cut Express HD detects after you press the Escape key.
Adding Markers to Clips in the Capture Window
While you enter information about a clip in the Capture window, you can set markers
on frames (or regions of frames) that you think are significant enough to remember
later. Markers can be used for several purposes.
 Reference: Each marker can contain a name and associated note to help you identify
the content or other noteworthy information.
 Navigation: You can move the playhead from marker to marker in the Viewer and
the Timeline to quickly go to specific parts of a clip.
 Creation of subclips: You can also set markers to automatically create subclips later in
the Browser. For more information see “ Creating Subclips ” on page 251.