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— Apply prefix to: Two checkboxes let you choose to use the prefix you typed in the file name, and/ or in the folder name.
— Use frame number with: When capturing to image sequences, you can choose how many digits to use when writing the frame number into the name of each frame file.
— Set batch ingest handles to: Lets you add additional frames of handles to the beginning and end of each scanned clip when batch capturing with the scanner.
— Input: A drop-down that lets you choose how many tracks of audio to capture, from 2 to 16.
The Three Methods of Capture
Once you’ve set up all relevant settings in the Project Settings window, including at minimum “Video Capture and Playback,” “Capture Clips Saved to,” and Apply Reel Name to” settings, then you’re ready to start capturing. Depending on your workflow, there are three methods of capturing from tape that you can use.
For all capture methods, media can be ingested as QuickTime Movies or DPX image sequences.
Using Capture Now
If you simply need to capture a section of tape quickly, you can use the Capture Now command.
1 Use the transport controls and the In button to identify what you want to capture.
2 Enter all relevant information into the various fields of the Metadata Editor. The Header updates to show a preview of the file name that will be saved.
3 Use the transport controls to start playback, and then click the Capture Now button at the bottom of the Metadata Editor.
4 When the section of tape you wanted to record has finished, click Capture Now again to stop capture.
A new clip appears in the Media Pool, automatically placed in a new folder in the Media Pool with a name defined by the timecode value converted into a frame count, based on the ingest frame rate. For example, 00086400.dpx is the file name of a clip captured at timecode 01:00:00:00.
Logging and Capturing Individual Clips
If you’re capturing an exact range of tape, or multiple sections at once, you can also work by logging each section of tape you want to capture in advance, before using the Capture Clip or Batch Clips commands in a second step.
1 Use the transport controls to find the beginning of the section of tape you want to record, and click the In button. Then, find the end of the section of tape you want to record, and press the Out button.