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Preparing the Hardware for Capture
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6. Use the Look in menu (Windows) or the From menu (Macintosh) to locate the folder
containing the source file.
7. Select the source file from the list and click the Open button.
When your Avid editing application finishes importing the file, the clips appear in the
selected bin.
Preparing the Hardware for Capture
Your source material can originate from a videotape (or other recording media such as P2
memory cards), a digital audiotape (DAT), a compact disc (CD), an in-house router, a tuner, or
straight off-the-air, with the proper hardware configuration.
For information on connecting your equipment, see one of the following topics in the Help:
• Using Avid Input/Output Hardware
• Setting Up Your Software-Only Avid Editing System
You should check the items described in the following table before capturing:
Item Description
Sync source An external sync source is not required for capturing video or audio with
video. Avid recommends using an external sync source for output. For more
information, see “Selecting the Sync Source for Output” on page 990.
Avid Nitris DX or Avid Mojo DX requires that the deck and the input/output
hardware are genlocked to the same timing source when capturing or
outputting a digital cut using the Avid Nitris DX or Avid Mojo DX.
Audio-only input Sync is needed for audio-only input. For more information, see “Establishing
Sync for Audio-Only Input” on page 140.
Client monitor Before you begin capturing and editing, set up your NTSC or PAL Client
monitor by using a color-bar generator (or house pattern) and lock in those
settings, if you have not done so already. See “Connecting Cameras, Decks,
and Monitors” and “Playing Video to the Client Monitor” in the Help.
16:9 format You can edit with video in the 16:9 aspect ratio for display of wide-screen
formats. To view the footage on a Client monitor, you must have a
16:9-compatible Client monitor.
Remote switch You must set the deck control switch on the front of the source deck to Remote
rather than Local to control the deck with the Capture tool.