User Manual

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Logging multiple clips and performing a batch capture
1. Use the transport controls below the Video Preview window to cue your tape.
2. Click the Clip Edit tab on the right side of Video Capture window and log your clips:
a. In the Clip Name box, type the file name you want to use to save the clip.
b. In the Tape Name box, type the name of the tape that contains the clip.
c. In the Timecode In box, type the timecode value that corresponds to the beginning of the clip, or click the Mark
Timecode In button ( ) to use the current frame if you’re cueing with the controls on your deck.
d. In the Timecode Out box, type the timecode value that corresponds to the end of the clip, or click the Mark Timecode
Out button (
) to use the current frame.
e. Click the Add Clip to Log button ( ) to add the clip to the Clip Log.
f. Repeat steps 2a through 2e for each clip you want to capture.
3. If you want to encode your video during capture, you can choose a setting from the Encoding drop-down list. Depending on
your input format, the available encoding formats are as follows:
4. The Capture folder box displays the path to the folder where your video will be saved. You can click the Browse button to
choose a different folder.
5. Click the Clip Log tab on the right side of Video Capture window.
6. Click the Capture Clips button ( ) and choose a command from the drop-down list to start capturing clips to the folder
specified on the Disk Management tab of the Capture Preferences dialog.
The captured clips are also added to the Project Media list, and you can add them to the timeline.
If you’ve configured your capture device to capture multiple channels of audio, the audio will be added across tracks when you
add the clip to the timeline. You can open the clips in the Trimmer window to choose which channels you want to use.
Tip: Connect your deck and power it on before starting Vegas Pro software.
Tip: Select the Calculate Length button ( ) next to the Timecode in, Timecode out, or Length box to prevent editing of
that setting and calculate its value based on the other two timecode values.
Input Encoding
HDV MPEG-2 Transport Stream
SD SDI 8-bit YUV AVI
IMX MXF
HD SDI 8-bit YUV AVI
HD 422 MXF
10-bit SDI 10-bit YUV AVI
Command Description
Capture all clips Captures all clips in the log. If a clip has already been captured, it
will be recaptured.
Capture selected clips Captures all selected clips in the log. Hold Shift or Ctrl to select
multiple clips.
Capture offline clips Captures all clips with a status of Offline in the log.
Tips:
• Click the Save Clip Log button ( ) to save the current clip log as an XML file if you want to save your clip log for capture or
recapture at a later time.
• Click the Open Clip Log button ( ) and browse to a saved clip log to load a previously saved clip log.