User Manual

Capturing to the Timeline
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You can also patch tracks in the Timeline in the same way you patch tracks when editing from the
Source monitor. See “Patching Tracks” on page 668.
Only tracks that are enabled in the Timeline are available for patching. Other tracks appear
dimmed in the menu.
To capture to the Timeline:
1. Prepare for capturing.
See “Preparing for Capture” on page 135.
2. Set options in the Capture Settings dialog box:
a. Click the Settings tab in the Project window.
b. In the Settings list, double-click Capture.
The Capture Settings dialog box opens.
c. Click the Edit tab.
d. Select “Enable edit to timeline (splice, overwrite)”.
e. Set the handle length (the amount of footage you want to capture before and after the IN
and OUT points of the clips).
f. Click OK.
3. Load a sequence into the Source/Record monitor.
4. (Option) Patch tracks you are capturing (source tracks) to the tracks in your sequence
(record tracks):
a. In the Capture tool, click and hold the Track Selector button for the track (video, data, or
audio) you want to patch.
There is only one data track to select, you cannot patch a data track to any other track.
b. From the menu, select the track to which you want to patch the captured footage.
Track Selector button and menu in the Capture tool (left), and result displayed in the Timeline (right)