Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 283)

282 Part IV Logging, Capturing, and Importing
Reset Timecode Breaks
Reset timecode breaks are handled differently. Since a reset timecode break results in
the timecode at the point of the break being reset to 00:00:00:00, the reel name is
incremented along with the clip name. This makes later media management much
easier. The reel number identifies which part of a tape particular group of clips came
from. For example, if a tape with the reel name 004 is captured and a reset timecode
break occurs, the reel name for all clips captured after the timecode break is
incremented with an uppercase letter, in this case 004-B. If another reset timecode
break occurs, the reel number is incremented to 004-C, and so on.
Timecode Gaps
When long gaps are detected with no timecode at all, Final Cut Pro stops capturing,
saving the media before the timecode gap as a single media file with its Out point set
at the last frame before the gap. If you performed a Capture Now operation,
Final Cut Pro continues playing through to the end of the tape, searching for more
recorded video. If more video is found, the reel name is incremented—as with a reset
timecode break—and capture continues.
Note: If you’re experiencing excessive timecode breaks and don’t know why, try
cleaning your camcorder or deck’s video heads. For more suggestions about how to
find the causes of timecode breaks and dropped frames during capture, see Volume IV,
Appendix D, “Solving Common Problems.”
First timecode break
Reel 004-B Reel 004 Reel 004-C
Second timecode break
00:00:00:00 00:10:33:12 00:00:00:00 00:32:10:18 00:00:00:00 00:48:04:20
10 second gap
Reel 012
Desert Scene-005
Reel 012-B
Desert Scene-006