Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 248)

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To enter a reel name:
m In the Reel field, enter the number or name of the tape, then press Enter.
 Control-click the field to choose from a list of recent reel names.
 Option-click the Slate button to clear the contents.
 Click the Slate button to increment the letter or number at the end of the name.
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.
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 Volume II, Chapter 5, “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 “ Learning
About the Log and Capture Window ” on page 229.
Slate button Enter the source
tape name here.