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Adobe Premiere Pro Help Capturing and Importing Source Clips
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Manually setting timecode for a clip
On some analog copies of video footage, the timecode appears not on the video track, but
as a
window dub or window burn superimposed on each video frame. This window dub lets
you see the timecode on a deck that can’t read true timecode (see
“Using timecode for
efficient capture” on page 89). Window dub timecode is also called burned-in, or visual,
timecode. Because a videotape with burned-in timecode usually doesn’t include true
timecode stored on the tape, clips captured from that tape aren’t marked with timecode
on your computer. However, you can manually set the timecode for each captured clip.
Because this
requires referring to the original videotape, this is best done immediately
after capturing a
clip.
To set timecode manually for a clip:
1 Select the clip in the Project window.
2 Choose File > Timecode, specify options as needed, and click OK.
About digital and analog sources
You can import clips from any source—videotapes, motion-picture film, audio, still
images—as long as they exist as digital files stored on disk. Source material exists in two
main forms:
• Digital media is stored in a file format that a computer can read and process directly.
Many newer cameras and audio recorders can save images and sound in a digital
format. All digital video (DV) camcorders and decks record video and audio in digital
format. Digital media stored on tape must be transferred to disk before Adobe Premiere
Pro can use it in a project. Adobe Premiere Pro can capture digital video from tape and
save it to disk as clips that you can then add to your project.
• Analog media must be digitized, or converted to digital form, before a computer can
store and process it. Some examples of analog media are motion-picture film, conven
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tional audio tape, and slides. Adobe Premiere Pro, in conjunction with a capture card,
can digitize analog videotape such as Hi-8 and save it to disk as
clips that you can then
add to your project.
Although digital media equipment is common, a great amount of video and audio
continues to be recorded and stored using analog equipment. You can digitize analog
video or audio directly into Adobe Premiere Pro if you use digitizing hardware to connect
analog devices to your computer. Video-digitizing hardware is built into some personal
computers, but can also be added to a system by installing a compatible hardware capture
card. For a list of compatible cards, see the Adobe Premiere Pro Web site
(www.adobe.com/products/premierepro).