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Adobe Premiere Pro Help
Capturing and Importing Source Clips
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To stripe a tape with timecode:
1
Put a completely unused tape in the camera.
2
If you’re using a camera, attach the lens cap and disable audio input.
3
Begin recording. Let the camera or deck run until the entire tape is recorded.
Replacing DV timecode
If the timecode on your tape isn’t continuous, you can create a copy, or
dub
, of the tape.
The device making the copy records new timecode that is continuous, so you can then
capture video (and the new timecode) from the copy.
To replace the timecode on a tape:
1
Load the tape you have shot into a DV camcorder or deck, and make sure that it is fully
rewound.
2
Load a new tape into a second camcorder or deck, which you will use to record the
copy.
3
If the recording device includes an option to record video with the timecode from your
original tape, be sure that this option is disabled. See the operating instructions for the
device for information on this option.
4
Connect the two devices using an IEEE 1394 cable to create a full-quality copy.
5
Connect the recording device to a television monitor.
6
Set both devices to VTR mode.
7
Make sure that the recording device is set to record from the IEEE 1394 port.
8
Begin recording the new tape and then start your original tape playing. Let the
camcorders or decks run until the entire original tape has been copied.
Note:
The Scene Detect feature in Adobe Premiere Pro recognizes the starting and
stopping points recorded with the timecode on the original DV tape used to shoot the
scenes. Copying a tape replaces the timecode, so you won’t be able to use Scene Detect
when you capture the tape in Adobe Premiere Pro.
Capturing timecode
The timecode of a source video is captured when you use device control (DV or analog).
Timecode capture with controllable analog devices depends on the precision of your tape
deck. If your tape deck cannot read the timecode accurately, you may have to calibrate
your system or manually assign the timecode to your movie by matching frames.
Note:
Timecode is visible in the tape counter only on equipment that can recognize
timecode, unless the timecode has been burned-in, or recorded over the picture in a copy
of the tape. Most analog home VCRs cannot read or write timecode.
