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Chapter 8, Using Matrox MediaTools
6 Your captured clip is added to the clip list with its duration and an icon
representing the first and last frames of the clip.
Creating a batch capture list
A batch capture list is a list of clips with defined In and Out points for clips on
tape that you have not yet captured. There are two ways to create a batch capture
list with MediaTools. You can automatically scan your DV tape to create a batch
capture list of clips on your tape, or you can specify the In and Out points of
individual clips on tape, and add them to your clip list.
Scanning clips
°To create a batch capture list of scanned clips from your DV tape:
1 In the MediaTools dialog box, click the VTR button.
2 In the Tape I D box, type a name for the tape presently loaded in your
DV-1394 device. In the
Clip ID box, type the base clip name you’d like to be
assigned to your clips. For more information, see “How MediaTools assigns
clip names” on page 196.
3 Mark or type in the In and Out points to identify where you want the scan to
start and stop.
¦NoteIf you don’t set an In point, MediaTools will start scanning from the
current tape position, or rewind your tape before starting the scan if you
selected that option in the
Options dialog box.
4 Click Scan.
5 Each time the video sequence on the tape changes, the clip is added to the
clip list with time code information and an icon representing the first and last
frames of the clip.
6 To stop the scan before the Out point is reached (or if you left the Out point
blank), click the
Stop and Mark Out button.
7 If you want to save your batch capture list so that you can capture the clips at
a later time, right-click the clip list and choose
Save As. For more
information on saving and loading clip lists, see “Saving and loading a clip
list” on page 202.
8 When you’re ready to capture your clips, see “Capturing clips from a batch
capture list” on page 200.
¦Note“Scanned only” clips have only a small tape icon ( ) in the clip list.