Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 257)

256 Part IV Logging, Capturing, and Importing
Setting Video and Audio Levels for Analog Video
If you are capturing from an analog source, you can adjust analog video and audio
levels for each clip in the Clip Settings tab of the Log and Capture window. If you are
capturing digital video, these settings usually do not apply. For example, if you are
capturing DV video via FireWire, all the video level adjustments are disabled. However,
some third-party video interfaces have specific level sliders enabled. For more
information about setting audio levels for capture, see “
Adjusting Analog Audio Levels
for Capture ” on page 292.
Logging a Clip
Once you have entered basic log information, you can log the clip, which means
adding it to your project. When the clip is logged, it is stored in your project’s current
logging bin.
To log a clip and add it to the current logging bin:
1 In the Logging tab, do one of the following:
 Click Log Clip.
 Press F2.
2 If you selected the Prompt checkbox, a Log Clip dialog appears. Enter or change any
information for this clip, then click OK.
For more information, see “ Confirming Your Logging Information ” on page 251.
The clip appears in the selected logging bin. It is an offline clip because no media has
been captured for the clip yet. The clip’s Source property is empty—the clip does not
yet contain a file path to a media file.
Instead of merely logging the clip, you could also choose to capture the media file by
clicking the Capture Clip button. In this case, a clip is added to the current logging bin,
but the clip’s media file is captured too. For more information about capturing your
clips, see Chapter 19, “
Capturing Your Footage to Disk ,” on page 261.