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User Guide
Capture Format
Select the file format for your video program. Changing the Capture Format
changes the options available in the Capture Settings dialog box and changes options in the
dialog boxes that appear when you click the Video, Audio, and Advanced buttons.
Capture Video
Select to enable video capture.
Size
(QuickTime) Type the width and height of the digitized frame in pixels, and select
Constrain to restrict the aspect ratio to 4:3. For AVI capture, click Video to specify frame size.
Rate (AVI) If available, choose a frame rate for digitizing video. For NTSC, choose 29.97 fps;
for PAL and SECAM, choose 25 fps.
Video, Audio, Advanced, VFW Settings
If available, click to set options provided by software
that came with your video-capture hardware, usually including compression settings. Under-
standing these card-specific options is critical for successful capturing; see the documentation
for your capture hardware.
Capture Audio
Select to enable audio capture. For AVI capture, specify settings for Rate
(the sample Rate for digitizing audio), Format (the bit depth of digitized audio), and Type
(the compression method for digitized audio). For QuickTime capture, or if these options
are not available, click Audio to specify audio settings. If you chose an Editing Mode other
than AVI or QuickTime, and Capture Audio settings are not available, they may be set by
the software that came with your audio-capture hardware; click Audio or Advanced to
specify audio settings. See “Capturing analog audio” on page 115 and the documentation
for your capture hardware.
Report Dropped Frames
Select when you want Premiere to alert you when at least one frame
is lost as a clip is being digitized.
Abort on Dropped Frames
Select when you want Premiere to stop capturing automatically when
at least one frame is lost as a clip is being digitized.
Decode Burned-In Timecode
(Mac OS only) Select when you want Premiere to optically read
timecode visible in the video you are capturing. For information see “Reading timecode from
source video” on page 105.
Capture Limit
Select and type a time span in seconds to limit how much video you will allow
Premiere to capture in a single capture session.
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