User Guide

Adobe Premiere Pro treats the video as if it were in 4:3 format, resulting in distortion of the
aspect ratio. See “Capturing or importing various aspect ratios” on page 100.
To prepare for DV video capture:
1 Connect the DV device (camcorder or deck) to your computer using an IEEE 1394
connection. The connection point on your DV device may be marked DV IN/OUT, i.Link, or
IEEE 1394.
2 Turn the DV device on, and do one of the following:
• If it’s a camera, set it to the playback mode, which may be labeled VTR or VCR.
• If it’s a deck, make sure that its DV input is set properly.
Note: Don’t set a camera to any of the recording modes, which may be labeled Camera or
Movie.
3 Start Adobe Premiere Pro. When the Welcome to Adobe Premiere Pro dialog box
appears, do one of the following:
• Click New Project, select the desired DV preset from the Load Preset tab, and click OK.
• Select an existing project and click OK. If you choose an existing project, it must use a
DV preset that matches the video and audio settings of the footage you’re going to
capture.
4 Choose Edit > Preferences > Scratch Disks, and specify the locations for Captured
Video
and Captured Audio. See “Using scratch disks” on page 57.
To set up capture preview options:
1 With a project open, choose Project > Project Settings > Capture, and click DV Settings.
2 Specify options for During Preview and During Capture, and click OK:
• Select Preview Video on Desktop to display video from the capture device in the
Capture window. Deselect this option if you prefer to monitor the video outside Adobe
Premiere Pro, such as on a camera’s built-in monitor. Turning off this option and the
next one may improve capture performance.
• Select Preview Audio on Desktop to play audio from the capture device through the
computer’s speakers. Deselect this option if you prefer to monitor the audio outside
Adobe Premiere Pro, such as through a camera’s built-in speaker.
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3 Click OK to close the Project Settings dialog box.
Note: If you’re using the Capture window and a “No Device Control” or “Capture Device
Offline” message appears at the top of the Capture window, set up Device Control. See
“Using device control” on page 67.
Avoiding DV capture problems
If you run into problem while capturing DV footage, refer to Adobe Premiere Pro DV
capture topics or the documentation for your camera, deck, or capture card, or check the
Adobe Web site (www.adobe.com) for technical support. The following are common
issues and solutions that may arise when capturing DV video:
• If your device (camera or deck) goes into sleep mode, close and then reopen the
Capture window; or close the Capture window, turn the device off and back on, and
then reopen the Capture window. You can disable sleep mode on many cameras by
connecting them to AC power and ejecting the tape.
• Don’t be concerned if video looks grainy in the Capture or Monitor window. Video is
captured and stored at full quality and always plays at full quality on an NTSC or PAL
monitor. On slower systems, Adobe Premiere Pro may lower the quality of the capture
preview in order to ensure that sufficient CPU resources are available for full-quality