Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 273)

272 Part IV Logging, Capturing, and Importing
Capturing an Entire Tape Using Capture Now
Make sure that your camcorder or deck is connected to your computer and that you’ve
chosen the correct Easy Setup and specified a scratch disk. For more information, see
“
Are You Ready to Log and Capture? ” on page 235.
You do not need to set In and Out points when you use Capture Now. The In point is
determined when you press the Capture Now button, and the Out point is
determined when you press Escape, or when a maximum number of minutes that
you specify is reached.
To capture an entire tape to your scratch disk using Capture Now:
1 In the Logging tab of the Log and Capture window, enter a reel name, description, and
other logging information.
For more information, see Chapter 18, “ Logging Clips ,” on page 237 and “ About
Automatic Filenaming During Capture Now ” on page 273.
Note: Since you are capturing the entire tape, some fields in the Logging tab may not
apply. You can leave those blank.
2 Click the Capture Settings tab, then click the Scratch Disks button.
3 In the Scratch Disks dialog, select the “Limit Capture Now To” checkbox. Then enter a
number of minutes for the maximum duration of your tape. To be safe, you can add an
extra minute or two.
4 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 Log and Capture window.
5 When you’re ready to begin capturing, do one of the following:
 Click the Play button.
 Click the Space bar.
Final Cut Pro begins capturing your media file to your scratch disk.
6 Click the Capture Now button.
7 Press the Escape key to stop capturing, or wait until Final Cut Pro automatically stops
because the maximum amount of time in the Limit Capture Now To field has been reached.
Once Final Cut Pro stops capturing, a clip appears in your logging bin. The new clip
refers to the media file you just captured.
8 Double-click the clip in the Browser to open it in the Viewer.
9 Review the clip briefly to see that it plays back properly, and make sure it contains all of
the tracks you wanted to capture (video, multiple audio channels, and proper timecode).
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Tip: You can easily find a clip’s media file by selecting the clip in the Browser and
choosing View > Reveal in Finder.