Specifications

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4 Use the Mark In control to set an In point on
the Timeline at which you want to begin captur-
ing.
You are now ready to configure the Capture
Tool. See “Configuring the Capture Tool” on
page 53.
If you want to capture to a location in a sequence
that falls in the Timeline after the last frame of
media, you need to artificially extend the se-
quence.
To artificially extend the sequence in the Timeline:
1 In Media Composer, open the existing se-
quence into which you wish to capture new me-
dia.
2 Add at least one frame of media to the end of
the current Timeline.
3 Place the cursor at the leading edge of that me-
dia.
4 Click above the Source monitor to display the
pop-up menu, and select
Load Filler to load 2
minutes of filler into the Source.
5 Mark In/Out points for the desired amount of
filler, and use the Splice button to insert filler
into the sequence.
6 Repeat as needed until the Timeline is long
enough.
Configuring Media Composer for
Capturing Directly into a New Empty
Sequence
When you capture into an empty sequence,
Media Composer uses the default start time set
in the General setting of the
Settings tab.
To configure a Media Composer video satellite for
capturing directly into a new sequence:
1 If there is a sequence open, click above the Re-
cord Monitor to display a pop-up menu, and se-
lect
Clear Monitor.
2 Select Clip > New Sequence.
3 In the Project window, click the Settings tab
and then double-click the
General setting.
Media Composer places captured video at
the In point in the timeline. However, that
may not equal the video's timecode position
on the tape, which is determined by the In
point set in the Capture Tool. For example,
if the In point on the Capture Tool is set to
1:00 and the In point in the timeline is set to
0:30, Media Composer starts capturing
when the tape reaches 1:00—but places the
captured video in the timeline beginning at
0:30—causing a 30-second offset.
To keep the captured video in sync with the
source tape, the In point in the timeline
should be the same as the In point in the
Capture Tool.
Once you have created this “filler” sequence,
you can save it and use it for the same pur-
pose on other projects.
Pop-up menu above Record Monitor