User Guide

Chapter 2: Capturing Video 31
Automatic scene detection
Scene detection is a key feature of Studio. As capturing
proceeds, Studio automatically detects natural breaks in
the video and divides it up into scenes. A new icon is
created in the Video Scenes section of the Album for
each scene detected.
You can configure scene detection using the options
under Scene detection during video capture on the
Capture source options panel (Setup > Capture Source).
Not all scene detection options are available with every
type of video source. Options that do not apply to your
set-up are disabled in the dialog.
The four options are:
• Automatic based on shooting time and date: This
option is available only when you are capturing from
a DV source. Studio monitors the time stamp data on
the tape during capture, and starts a new scene
whenever a discontinuity is found.
• Automatic based on video content: Studio detects
changes in the video content, and creates a new
scene wherever there is a large change in the images.
This feature might not work well if the lighting is not
stable. For example, a video shot in a nightclub with
a strobe light would produce a scene each time the
strobe light flashed.
• Create new scene every X seconds: Studio
manually creates a new scene at an interval you
choose. This is a useful way to break up scenes in a
tape that contains long continuous shots.
• Manual: press [space bar] to create a new scene:
Select this choice if you want to watch the entire
capture process and decide for yourself where scene
breaks should occur.