Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1637)

286 Part IV Settings and Preferences
Capture and Playback Options
 Sync audio capture to video source if present: Select this option in the following
scenarios:
 You have an audio interface that has a video genlock input, and the genlock input
is receiving a proper video signal.
 You are capturing audio media that you intend to synchronize with video, such as
sound recorded on a separate audio recorder during a film or video production.
For more information on genlocking a device-controllable audio deck, see Volume I,
Chapter 15, “Connecting Professional and Non-DV Equipment.”
 Report dropped frames during playback: If you select this option, a message appears if
any frames are dropped during playback from the Viewer, Canvas, and Timeline, or
when outputting using Edit to Tape or Print to Video. When Final Cut Pro drops
frames, it is usually because there is a hardware or setup problem, such as scratch
disks that are too slow compared to the media data rate. For information on what
you can do if Final Cut Pro reports dropped frames, see “
Problems During Playback ”
on page 402.
 Abort ETT/PTV on dropped frames: If this option is selected, a message appears if any
frames are dropped during playback from the Viewer, Canvas, and Timeline when
outputting using Edit to Tape or Print to Video. Playback drops are almost always
caused by a hardware setup problem. For information on what you can do if
Final Cut Pro reports dropped frames, see “
Problems During Playback ” on page 402.
 Abort capture on dropped frames: When this option is selected, capture stops
immediately when a dropped frame is detected. All media captured before the
dropped frame has frame-accurate timecode and is preserved. The resulting media
file is saved and a clip for that media file is placed in the Browser.
 On timecode break: This pop-up menu gives you several ways to avoid capturing
media with timecode breaks.
 Make New Clip: With this choice, Final Cut Pro creates a new media file (and
connected clip) each time a timecode break is encountered. This is a good setting
if you are batch capturing an entire tape at once.
 Abort Capture: If this option is selected, capture is stopped whenever a timecode
break is detected. All media captured before the timecode break has frame-
accurate timecode and is preserved. The resulting media file is saved and a clip for
that media file is placed in the Browser.
 Warn After Capture: If this option is selected, only one media file is captured, even
if there are timecode breaks. Timecode breaks are reported after capture, so you
can be aware that the media file may not contain trustworthy timecode. It is
unwise to use media files with timecode breaks unless you have no choice,
because you can’t accurately recapture the media files.
For more information, see Volume I, Chapter 19, “Capturing Your Footage to Disk.”