video manually. You can manually operate both the playback device controls and the
Capture window controls in Adobe Premiere Pro.
To capture a clip with a noncontrollable device:
1
Make sure that the deck or camcorder is properly connected to your computer.
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2
Choose File > Capture.
3
In the Capture window menu, make sure that Record Video and Record Audio are
selected or deselected as needed.
4
Use the controls on the deck or camcorder to move the videotape to a point several
seconds before the frame where you want to begin capturing.
5
Press the Play button on the deck or camcorder, and then click Record in the
Capture window.
6
When you see the point where you want to stop recording, wait a few seconds to
provide room for editing, and then press the Escape (Esc) key to stop recording.
7
When the Save Captured File dialog box appears, enter logging data and click OK. The
new file is listed in the Project window and is saved to the disk location specified in the
Settings tab in the Capture window.
Batch-capturing video
Adobe Premiere Pro supports
batch capturing
—automatic, unattended capture of
multiple clips from an analog or DV device. First you
log
the clips you want to capture from
the tape. The log can be created either by logging clips visually using device control or by
typing In and Out points manually. In Adobe Premiere Pro, logged clips appear as a set of
offline (placeholder) clips in the Project window or in a bin. In the Project window list view,
the Capture Settings column indicates that a clip has specific capture settings assigned to
it. If none is assigned, the clip uses the default capture settings. You can capture any
number of logged, offline clips by selecting them and choosing the File > Batch Capture
command. When you begin capture, Adobe Premiere Pro automatically resorts entries by
tape name and timecode In points so that they’re captured as efficiently as possible.
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To save time by reducing the number of clips you log manually, consider using the Scene
Detect feature. Scene Detect automatically captures a separate clip whenever a break is
detected in the time stamp on the tape, such as when the camera’s pause button was
pressed during shooting. See “Using automatic scene detection” on page 75.
Note: Batch capture is not recommended for the first and last 30 seconds of your tape
because of possible timecode and seeking issues. Instead, capture these sections
manually.
Preparing for batch capture
A.
Clips selected for capture
B.
Capture Settings option
Logging clips as offline files for batch capture
Specify which scenes you want to use from the source tapes by
logging
scenes—setting
up the beginning and ending times—as a set of offline files for later capture. If you set up
device control in the Preferences dialog box to remotely control your camera or deck, you
can create offline files by using the clip-logging controls in the Capture window, and then
use the Capture window’s device controls to capture the logged clips automatically.
If you have a list of In points and Out points, you can log them manually by using the
following procedure without a device online; simply enter each clip’s In and Out points
and click the Log Clip button. You can also log frame numbers using a separate logging or
