User Manual

Selecting Settings for Capture
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For more information about options, see “Media Creation Settings” on page 1424. You can
also view this information by clicking the dialog box and pressing the F1 key (Windows) or
the Help key (Macintosh).
Selecting Settings for Preroll Method and for Capturing Across Timecode
Breaks
If the tape you are capturing contains breaks in the timecode, you can use two settings in the
General tab of the Capture Settings dialog box to capture across the timecode breaks.
To select settings for capturing across timecode breaks:
1. Double-click Capture in the Settings list of the Project window.
The Capture Settings dialog box opens.
2. Click the General tab.
3. Click the Preroll Method menu, and select one of the following methods.
Preroll
Method Description
Best Available Your Avid editing application first checks the tape for timecode to use for
preroll. If there is no timecode, or not enough timecode, your Avid editing
application uses the control track for preroll. If there is not enough control
track for preroll, your Avid editing application adjusts the specified preroll
time to accommodate the amount of valid control track available. If the
adjusted preroll time is too short to sync lock at the IN point, your Avid editing
application does not capture the shot and displays an error message.
After your Avid editing application adjusts the preroll to the individual shot, it
returns to using the user-specified preroll time until it needs to adjust the time
again.
Use this method to capture material as automatically as possible. As the system
makes multiple attempts to preroll, this method is slower at times but almost
always performs the preroll without interruption. This is the default setting.
Standard
Timecode
Your Avid editing application uses timecode to determine the preroll point. If
there is a not enough consecutive timecode (for example, if there is a break in
the timecode), your Avid editing application does not capture the shot and
displays an error message.
Use this method if you know the timecode is consecutive or if you want to
determine if there are timecode breaks.