before you begin capturing on the fly, you must set up rs-422 or dv control for your vtr or dv device.
1. put a tape in your vcr and press play, or use the deck control buttons. you should see the video on your video monitor and preview window and hear the sound from your speakers. when you see the video that you want to capture, click on the record/stop button.
2. press record/stop again to end the capture and save the clip. or press esc to abort the capture. if you set a duration, the capture will stop automatically when the duration is reached.
this creates a dva file that consists of the audio data and a pointer to the dps file saved on your dpsreality drive (assuming you set up your capture to use both video and audio, and to create dvas with your dps files).
a new entry appears in your batch list every time you capture a new clip.
the status of the clip is listed as done as soon as you click the stop button.
to place index marks in your clip as you capture it, click the index button . or use the hotkey (comma). when you subsequently load your clip into the trim window or timeline, you will be able to view and snap to these index marks. they will be numbered sequentially in the clip.
you can record another clip or exit to the gallery. the clip name will be automatically advanced (clip1, clip2, etc.). you cannot capture to a file with the same path and name as a saved capture file.
the same way you can cycle through record and stop in the quick capture window by pressing the space bar repeatedly, you can capture clips using the enter key for the same function when you capture with timecode.
deck controls
for the jog/shuttle wheel and the vtr buttons, there are corresponding settings.
if you have a jog-4000 editing controller, you can use it to perform the same deck control and batch listing functions. see appendix c for more information.
create a batch capture list
the actual batch capture list is mostly for informational purposes. if you wish to alter an item on the list, click on its row. the fields above update to reflect that clip's data. as you alter that data, the entry in the batch list is updated.
create / remove row in batch list
load / save / new batch capture list
begin capturing list
to create a batch list:
1. adjust the settings that you will probably be assigning only once during a tape or capture session. this includes reel, v/a, proc settings and audio.
once you have set it, this information gets copied from line to line.
when creating a batch capture list that draws from multiple reels, be sure to change information for relevant entries.
2. choose a save location for the clips in your batch list. the dva, dps and wav buttons open browsers to choose destinations for each of those types of files. the amount of space available in each of the directories appears in the status bar at the bottom of the screen to help you determine if you have enough space for your capture.
the dva and wav directories are system directories for your dva (audio with a video pointer) and wav (audio only, no video captured) files. the dps directory is in a dedicated scsi drive that you will use for your video files.
when you click the dps directory button, instead of the browse screen the other two directory buttons open, you will see a prioritized list of capture volumes. to capture more video than would fit in a single volume in a single batch capture session, make sure you have multiple scsi volumes selected.
3. put your source tape in your vtr and use the buttons at the left of the batch capture window to control its playback. when you have located the section that you want to use for a clip, you are ready to create an entry in the batch capture list.
4. set source in and out. these are the in and out times of the clip. you can set these to the currently displayed timecode by clicking the in and out buttons (the green and red brackets). you may also highlight the in or out time and type in the timecode.
if you have the in time (or out time) highlighted while you are using the batch capture controls to play the clip, the time showing when you press stop is entered as the in time (or out time).
5. assign a unique name for the clip in the clip field. if you do not assign a name, the clip name automatically increments as you create new items in the list.
6. if you want, you can click the play in to out button to the right of the duration field. this allows you to play the tape from the in point to the out point without capturing the clip.
the notes and titles fields remain blank unless you enter information in them. these settings are not integral to the successful capture of a clip.
7. create more entries. as you create an entry, it will take on the attributes of the entry before it, so it will have the same audio settings, etc. you can alter these on a clip-by-clip basis. you can create as many entries in a batch list as you wish.
8. when your batch capture list is complete, save it using the save button. sort the batch capture list items by clicking on the column headings to sort by individual parameters, such as reel name.