User Manual

6 Preparing for Capture
The chapter provides information on preparing your Avid editing application and your capture
hardware before you capture media.
• Logging and Shot Logs
• Importing Shot Log Files
• Preparing the Hardware for Capture
• Selecting Settings for Capture
• Configuring Decks
• Connecting a DV Device
• Setting Up the Capture Tool
• Preparing to Capture Audio
• Preparing to Capture Video
• Capture Preparations Check List
Logging and Shot Logs
Logging is the process of entering information about source material into bins at the beginning of
the editing workflow. A shot log is a text file that lists information about a roll of film or a
videotape, usually in chronological order.
You can get information into your bins either by importing a shot log file or by entering the
information directly. You can log automatically or manually, either before capturing or while
capturing.
Logging provides your Avid editing application with frame-accurate clip information (such as
starting and ending timecodes). Your Avid editing application uses this information to capture
the source footage and as the foundation for organizing, tracking, storing, retrieving, and
generating lists of edit information throughout your project.
You can import any shot log that meets Avid log specifications. You can also combine or merge
events while importing a log so that fewer master tapes require capturing. Your system imports
any additional information logged with each clip. For more information, see “Avid Log
Specifications” on page 126 and “Importing Shot Log Files” on page 160.