User Manual

Selecting Settings for Capture
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Capturing to multiple media files has the following advantages:
• You can create longer clips whose media files would otherwise exceed the file size limitation
of 2 GB.
• You can group all drives with the multiple file options. This enables your Avid editing
application to capture long clips continuously, for example, satellite feeds.
• Your Avid editing application makes more efficient use of drive space, particularly when
capturing long clips.
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For media file management purposes, any clip whose media exceeds the 2-GB limit has
more than one media file associated with it.
For more information on managing media files, see “Managing Media Files” on page 439.
To capture video or audio to multiple OMF media files:
1. Verify that OMF is selected in the Media Type tab of the Media Creation dialog box.
2. Double-click Capture in the Settings list of the Project window.
3. Click the OMF Media Files tab.
4. Select “Capture to multiple files.”
For information about other options, see “Capture Settings: OMF Media Files Tab” on
page 1364.
5. Click OK.
6. Select Tools > Capture.
The Capture tool opens.
7. To capture to multiple files across drives, click the Target Drive menu in the Capture tool,
and select Change Group.
The Drive Group dialog box opens.
8. Ctrl+click (Windows) or Command+click (Macintosh) multiple drives to include in the
capturing session, or click the All button to select all drives.
If you click Clear, your Avid editing application removes all selections. You must select at
least one drive before you can click OK to exit the dialog box.
9. Click OK.
10. Proceed with capturing.
General Settings for Capture
The General Settings dialog box includes the following options that are relevant to capture.