User Manual

Capture Settings
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Capture Settings: MXF Media Files Tab
The MXF Media Files tab is available in the Capture Settings dialog box when you select MXF
in the Media Type tab of the Media Creation dialog box.
Option Description
Maximum (default)
capture time n minutes
Determines how much space your Avid editing application preallocates on the target
drive or drives before a capture begins. The default capture time is 30 minutes.
If Frame Chase capture is enabled (the “During capture, clip is updated in Interplay
option is selected), this option defines the expected duration in minutes for a Frame
Chase clip that you create during on-the-fly or open-ended capture (when no IN and
OUT marks are set in the Capture tool).
This option applies only to capture-on-the-fly and capture from an IN point without
an OUT point. Capture from an IN point to an OUT point overrides this option.
Change this option only if you intend to capture on-the-fly for longer than 30
minutes. Your Avid editing application captures for only the specified number of
minutes, so be careful not to underestimate.
During capture, clip is
updated in Interplay
When this option is selected, Frame Chase capture is enabled. An initial check-in
takes place 10 seconds after a capture begins.
Subsequent Interplay updates occur at intervals defined by the Update Interval
option. Select an update interval from the menu to determine how frequently updates
to Interplay occur during a Frame Chase capture.
In most circumstances you should keep the update interval low (1 minute or 2
minutes). This ensures that information added during capture (for example,
comments or markers) is available as quickly as possible.
For more information, see “Enabling Frame Chase Capture” on page 238.
Switch to emptiest drive
when n minutes left
When this option is selected, your Avid editing application switches to another
storage drive when the specified amount of time remains.