clips captured to mpeg-2 ibp format are suitable for dvd authoring, but are not supported in your adobe premiere projects. only matrox dv/dvcam .avi files are supported in your adobe premiere projects.
to specify your settings for capturing material in adobe premiere on matrox rt.x100:1 choose project ] project settings ] capture.
2 from the capture format list, select matrox avi capture to capture to dv/dvcam format, or matrox m2v capture to capture to mpeg-2 ibp format.
dv/dvcam video is saved to an .avi file. mpeg-2 ibp video is saved to an mpeg-2 elementary (.m2v) file.
3 if you'll be capturing audio with your video, make sure that both capture video and capture audio are selected.
remarks
- your captured audio will be saved as a separate .wav file in the same folder as your video file. when you import your .avi file into adobe premiere, the clip's .wav file will automatically be imported for you, and when you place the .avi file into a video track, the associated audio will be added to the audio tracks.
- make sure you've correctly set your sound card's volume levels for recording and playback as explained in the section "set your volume levels" on page 12.
4 to select the audio and video sources from which you want to capture material, click the a/v inputs button.
5 from the video source list, select composite, s-video (y/c), or dv-1394. for example, to capture your composite input to matrox rt.x100, select composite. to capture material from your dv-1394 device over the 1394 interface, select dv-1394. if you want to capture material from your dv camera or deck using device control over the 1394 interface, you must set up the device control as explained in the section "setting up dv-1394 device control" on page 58. if you don??t set up this device control, you can capture your clips by manually controlling your dv-1394 device.
if you selected dv-1394 as your video source and you set the capture format to matrox avi capture, video will be captured in native dv format over the 1394 interface.
6 if you selected an analog video source, you must also select the audio source from which you want to capture material. from the analog audio source list, select the audio source that matches your audio input, such as line-in.
your audio source must correspond to where you??ve connected the light blue connector labeled to audio card in on your rt.x100 breakout cable, as explained on page 18.
tip if you can hear the audio when you put your source device in playback mode, you've selected the correct audio source. if you can??t hear the audio, try selecting a different analog audio source.7 if you selected dv-1394 as your video source, select which dv stereo audio streams you want to capture. each stereo stream is saved as a separate .wav file. for example, if you capture only one dv stereo stream, the audio stream of your stereo clip will be saved as filename.wav. if you choose to capture both dv stereo streams, the second audio stream will be saved as filename_2ndstream.wav.
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- some dv-1394 devices let you capture only one stereo audio stream. for more information, consult the documentation that came with your dv-1394 device.
- when you import your .avi file into adobe premiere, the clip??s .wav file will automatically be imported for you. you??ll need to import the _2ndstream.wav file separately.
- when capturing audio over the 1394 interface with certain dv devices (such as sony or canon), the left and right channels might be inverted in the resulting .wav file. if this happens, you can select invert left and right channels to correct the problem.
8 under source type, specify the type of analog equipment you??re using:
- broadcast-quality select this if your source device is broadcast-quality, such as a device with a built-in time base corrector (tbc). this allows rt.x100 to digitize the input signal as-is.
- consumer-quality select this if your source device doesn??t have a time base corrector or meet broadcast-quality standards. rt.x100 will then filter the input signal to increase tolerance for sync pulse instability.
9 under vcr tracking, the tight setting gives you the best results with most analog source tapes. when using poor-quality analog tapes, select looser to improve the video playback, similar to when you adjust the tracking on your home vcr.
10 click ok to return to the project settings dialog box.
11 to adjust the proc amp settings for the analog (s-video or composite) video that you'll be capturing, click the proc amps button.
12 use the proc amp controls as needed to adjust the incoming analog video signal before starting the capture. to return a control to its factory default setting, click the def button.
- hue adjusts the tint of the colors in the image.
- saturation adjusts the saturation (vividness) of the image??s colors.
- contrast adjusts the difference in luminance between the lightest and darkest areas of the image.
- brightness adjusts the level of black in the image.
13 click ok to save your proc amp changes and return to the project settings dialog box.
14 to configure your mpeg-2 ibp settings, click the format button. for details on the available settings, see "selecting your mpeg-2 ibp settings" on page 56. once you've configured your mpeg-2 ibp settings, click ok to return to the project settings dialog box.
you can specify additional capture settings as explained in your adobe premiere user guide.