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264 Part IV Logging, Capturing, and Importing
To select which tracks on tape are captured:
1 In the Log and Capture window, click the Clip Settings tab.
2 To capture video, enable the Video checkbox.
3 To capture audio, enable the Audio checkbox.
Multichannel Audio Capture Track Selection
Final Cut Pro can capture up to 24 audio tracks from a video or audio interface. Each
input on your audio interface is shown in a list in the Clip Settings tab. You can select
up to 24 inputs for simultaneous capture. You can also group adjacent channels
together as a stereo pair, or leave them as mono channels. For more information about
capturing multiple audio channels, see “Multichannel Audio Channel Selection” on
page 297.
To select which audio tracks are captured:
m See “Multichannel Audio Channel Selection” on page 297.
If you change your mind about the audio grouping after you capture, you can make
channel grouping adjustments by choosing Modify > Clip Settings, or by relinking clip
items in the Timeline. For example, two adjacent mono channels can be regrouped as a
stereo pair. For more information, see “Dual Mono Versus Stereo Audio” on page 300
and Volume II, Chapter 14, “Linking and Editing Video and Audio in Sync.”
Important: In Final Cut Pro 6, mono audio channels are each captured to a separate
track in a QuickTime media file. Stereo pairs are each captured to a single interleaved
track in a QuickTime media file. In previous versions of Final Cut Pro, only two-channel
audio capture was supported to a single QuickTime audio track. Therefore, older
versions of Final Cut Pro can only recognize media files if you capture them with a
single stereo pair audio track.