Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 212)

212 Part IV Capturing and Importing
5 In the Capture dialog, enter a name for the clip, then click Capture.
The capture preview window appears and the camcorder begins playing back video
from its current position. The status area of the capture preview window displays the
percentage of real time in which the video is being encoded from HDV to the
Apple Intermediate Codec.
6 Press the Esc (Escape) key to stop capturing.
The video playback on the camcorder stops immediately. The capture preview window
may lag behind, displaying where the video is in the encoding process. As these frames
are processed, the status area of the capture preview window displays the percentage
of frames left to process.
Note: Pressing the Esc key a second time stops the encoding process and cancels
the capture.
After the capture preview window closes, the captured clip appears in your Logging Bin.
Capturing Footage With Scene Breaks
When you capture HDV footage using the Apple Intermediate Codec,
Final Cut Express HD detects any scene or timecode breaks on the tape introduced
during shooting. At each scene or timecode break, a new clip is created during capture.
When capture is completed, these clips appear in the Logging Bin, and the
corresponding media files are placed on your hard disk.
For example, suppose you begin capturing a clip named “Cafe Entrance.” When a scene
or timecode break is detected, Final Cut Express HD stops writing the first media file an
begins writing a new file named “Cafe Entrance-1.” Subsequent breaks create media
files and clips named “Cafe Entrance-2,” “Cafe Entrance-3,” and so on.
Editing Video Using the Apple Intermediate Codec
Editing HDV video in the Apple Intermediate Codec is the same as editing other
formats in Final Cut Express HD. However, you need to make sure your scratch disk
supports the data rate of the Apple Intermediate Codec. For more information about
HDV data rates, see “
HDV Format Specifications ” on page 214.