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Capturing and Logging at the Same Time
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Capturing by Setting Both Marks
To capture by specifying a mark IN and a mark OUT:
1. Select the proper Capture settings and set up the capture tools, as described in “Preparing for
Capture” on page 159.
2. (Option) Click the arrow in the Capture tool to display the Name and Cmnt text boxes if you
plan to enter clip names or comments.
You can enter this information before you capture a clip or while you are capturing a clip.
See “Naming Clips and Adding Comments in the Capture Tool” on page 225.
3. Set either a mark IN or a mark OUT for the clip you want to capture, using one of the
following methods:
t Use the deck controls in the Capture tool. Cue your source tape to where you want to
start or end the clip, and click the Mark IN or Mark OUT button.
t If the material starts at a known IN point or ends at a known OUT point, you can type
the timecode in the display area next to the mark. Press Enter (Windows) or Return
(Macintosh) to enter the mark.
To double-check the accuracy of the IN or OUT point, click the Go to IN button. The system
cues the tape and pauses the deck at the mark. You can play the tape and reset the mark, if
necessary.
4. Finish logging the clip, using either of the following methods:
t Set the corresponding IN or OUT point.
t Type a timecode for the clip’s duration in the text box next to the Duration mark (below
the mark OUT) in the format HH:MM:SS:FF.
Your Avid editing application automatically calculates the appropriate timecode for the
corresponding mark IN, mark OUT, or duration.
5. Click the Record button in the Capture tool, or press the F4 key.
The Capture tool automatically rewinds the tape to the preroll point before the IN point of
the clip, and the tape begins to play. The Record button becomes bright red, and the message
bar displays the message that your Avid editing application is capturing.
When the tape reaches the clip’s OUT point, capturing stops and your Avid editing
application creates a new clip in the bin. It also enters basic log information for each clip,
consisting of the mark IN, the mark OUT, the duration, and any other information typed in
during the capture procedure.
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You can map the Record button from the Play tab in the Command palette to a key on the
keyboard. This lets you start capturing by pressing a key. The Record button works for either the
Capture tool or the Audio Punch-In tool, depending on which tool is active. For more
information on mapping buttons, see “Understanding Button Mapping” on page 110.