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Setting Up the Capture Tool
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Otherwise, the system maintains the timecode format set in the Deck Preferences dialog
box, regardless of the format on the tape, and you might receive a message indicating a
wrong tape.
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Drop-frame timecode appears in the Timecode indicator with semicolons between hours,
minutes, seconds, and frames. Non-drop-frame timecode appears with colons. For more
information, see “Understanding Timecode” on page 186.
3. Provide the system with a tape name in one of the following ways:
t Select the name of the tape from the list in the Select Tape dialog box and click OK.
t Expand the list by selecting the “Show other projects” option or by clicking the
Scan for tapes button.
t Click New if the tape is not in the list. A new tape name line appears in the dialog
box. Type the new name, press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh), and click
OK.
For information on tape naming conventions, see “Naming Tapes” on page 141. If you
are working with MultiRez in an Avid Interplay environment, see “Guidelines for
MultiRez Tape Management” on page 1158.
Selecting Source Tracks and Audio Channels
You can select the tracks to capture from the source tape, and you can set the audio channel
groupings if you capture stereo audio source media.
When you group audio tracks for multichannel capture or batch capture, your Avid editing
application saves the grouping as a capture setting, independent of the hardware channels
you select. The resulting clip uses the grouping setting and the used channels. For more
information on audio channel groupings, see “Working with Multichannel Audio Tracks” on
page 740.
When you batch capture, if the tracks are already logged into the bin then channel selection
is made automatically unless you deselect the option “Capture the tracks logged for each
clip” in the Batch tab of the Capture Settings dialog box. For more information on Batch
Capture settings, see “Batch Capturing Clips” on page 250.
Batch capture uses the audio channel groupings currently specified on the master clip, not
the groupings that display in the Capture tool when you batch capture previously-logged
clips.
To select only those tracks you want to capture:
t Click the Channel Selection buttons in the Capture tool.