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Capturing Tape-Based Media
A NOTE ABOUT EXERCISES
This chapter discusses strategies for capturing media from tapes using a deck or camera.
Because each user’s source tape will be different, this chapter does not include media-specific
exercises. However, the capture processes will be described in general step-by-step terms so you
can follow the procedure using your own source tapes.
Getting Started
Before you actually capture media, you should configure your project for-
mat, media creation, and audio settings.
Creating the Project and Choosing the Format
It’s important that you capture footage into the appropriate project type
because it determines the characteristics of the media—resolution, raster
size, and frame rate—that you bring into the system.
To choose the correct S D / H D format:
To set the format for your captu red media, do one of the foll owing:
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Create a project in the format of the media you want to capture (such
as 30i, 25i, 1080i, 1080p, or 720p).
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