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Chapter 8, Using Matrox MediaTools
Capturing clips from a batch capture list
°To capture clips from your batch capture list:
1 In the MediaTools dialog box, click the VTR button.
2 Click the Edit tab.
3 Select the clips you want to capture in the clip list. If you want to capture all
your clips, right-click the clip list and choose
Select All.
4 Click Capture.
5 If needed, you’ll be prompted to load the appropriate tape in your DV-1394
device. MediaTools will start capturing the selected clips in the order in
which they appear on the tape. All selected clips in the clip list will be
captured unless you click
Stop and Mark Out to stop the capture.
Editing clips
You can edit the In and Out points of a captured clip and recapture it. You can
also update the
Clip ID and Comment information for clips in your clip list.
¦NoteYou can only edit and recapture clips that you originally captured in
MediaTools. You cannot, however, recapture clips captured using
CAM mode.
Updating and recapturing clips
°To edit and recapture a clip:
1 In the MediaTools dialog box, click the VTR button.
2 Select a captured clip that you want to edit in the clip list. MediaTools will
automatically switch to the
Edit tab.
3 Mark or type in new In and Out points, or a new clip duration.
4 To update the information in the time code fields, click Update. A warning
message is displayed to warn you that changing the In and Out points of the
clip requires the clip’s files to be deleted from your hard drive. Click
Yes to
change the In and Out points of the clip.
5 To recapture the clip, click Capture.
6 If needed, you’ll be prompted to load the appropriate tape in your DV-1394
device. MediaTools will cue to the In point of the clip and capture it.
7 To stop the capture before the Out point is reached (or if you left the Out
point blank), click the
Stop and Mark Out button.
¥Tip The Update button can also be used to update the Clip ID and the
Comment by simply typing in the text boxes and clicking Update. For more
information on the clip ID, see “How MediaTools assigns clip names” on
page 196.