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Chapter 14 Capturing Your Footage to Disk 191
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To capture a clip or an entire tape using Capture Now:
1 Choose Final Cut Express > System Settings.
2 In the Scratch Disks tab of System Settings, do the following:
 Choose a scratch disk.
 Select the “Limit Capture Now To” checkbox.
 Enter a number of minutes for the maximum duration of your tape. To be safe, you
can add an extra minute or two.
For more information, see “Specifying Scratch Disks” on page 151.
3 Make sure your video device is connected and that you have chosen an Easy Setup that
matches the format of your tape.
4 Create or open a project to store your captured clips.
5 Choose File > Capture (or press Command-8).
6 Create or specify a capture bin to store your captured clips.
7 Put a tape in your camcorder or VTR.
8 In the Reel field, enter the name of the tape.
9 Enter naming information for the clip by adding text to the Description, Scene, Shot/
Take, and Angle fields.
10 Select the checkboxes next to the fields you want to include in the name of the clip—
Description, Scene, Shot/Take, and Angle.
11 Do one of the following:
 If you are capturing an entire tape: Rewind the tape to the beginning by doing one of
the following:
 Press the Rewind button on your VTR or camcorder.
 Click the Rewind button in the Capture window.
 If you are capturing a portion of a tape: Rewind the tape to a point slightly before the
point where you want to begin capturing.
12 When you’re ready to begin capturing, do one of the following:
 Click the Play button.
 Press the Space bar.
The tape begins playing.