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280 Part IV Logging, Capturing, and Importing
Make sure that your camcorder or deck is connected to your computer and that you’ve
chosen the correct Easy Setup and specified a scratch disk. For more information, see
“Are You Ready to Log and Capture?” on page 245.
To capture a single clip in the Log and Capture window:
1 Log the clip using the instructions in Chapter 16, “Logging Clips,” on page 247.
2 Once all of the clip information is entered, click the Capture Clip button.
3 If the Prompt checkbox is selected in the Logging tab, a Log Clip dialog appears. Enter
or change any information for this clip, then click OK.
Final Cut Pro rewinds the tape and captures the media file, creating a clip in the
logging bin that represents the captured media file.
Capturing Entire Tapes (Capture Now)
If you have lots of hard disk space, it’s often easiest to capture all your footage to your
scratch disk and log it afterwards. You can then delete the media you don’t need from
the hard disk. Capture Now is also useful for capturing portions of tapes.
Once you’ve captured your tape, you’ll need to break your media files and clips into
smaller pieces. For details, see “Automatically Creating Subclips Using DV Start/Stop
Detection” on page 283.
Click here to capture a clip.
Click here to mark the
clip as Good.
Click the Slate button to
increment the clip name.
If desired, enter additional
notes here.