Capturing video

Use Capture Video in the Setup menu to capture a single video sequence at a time from any type of video source, be it a digital camcorder or analog source.

To capture a video sequence:

1. Connect your camcorder to the computer. Turn the device on and set it to VCR or VTR mode.
   
   
2. With Video Capture open, start playing the video from your video source. If you have a digital camcorder, use Video Capture's Navigation Bar for playback. If you have an analog source, use the playback controls on the device.
   
   The video should appear in the video window of Video Capture. If it does not, check the connection to your video source and your video capture board setup.
   
   
3. When you reach the part of the video that you want to capture, pause the playback.
   
   
4. Click the Record button on the Navigation Bar or select Capture: Video [F5] to open the Capture Video dialog box.
   
   If the Display capture options before capturing option is cleared in the Preferences dialog box, Video Capture begins capturing immediately using your current settings.
   
   
5. In the Capture Method group box, select the appropriate method for capturing. Auto captures video according to the time specified in the Auto spin box while Auto (no time limit) continues capturing until you press the [ESC] key. If you want to capture at fixed intervals, select the Manual option.
   
   
   NOTE:If you select the Manual option, you can define aspects of the capture by clicking the Settings button. This opens the Capture Sequence Settings dialog box where you can specify the interval between captures as well as the desired length of video to capture.
   
   
6. Enter the file name to use for saving the first capture file in the Capture file name entry box.
   
7. Select the Auto naming option to save the next captures as consecutively numbered files. Each capture file takes its file name from the Capture file name entry box, replacing the last four characters with sequential numbers. For example, since the default file name is "capture", the succeeding capture files will be saved as, capt0001, capt0002, and so on.
   
8. Select the Save to Production Library option to save your captures to the Production Library's Media Library.
   

   NOTE: The Production Library is shared between Video Editor and Video Capture. In Video Editor, you can access your captured video files from the Production Library's Media Library.

9. Click the Advanced tab to see more settings and customize them according to your needs.
   
10. If you want to retain your settings for the next capture, click Apply to save them.
    
11. Click OK. Video Capture begins capturing according to your settings.
    

NOTEs:
• When you click OK to start capturing, there may be a slight delay before any capture takes place. This is because many machines first clear all available memory. For best results, start your capture a few seconds before the video you want to record appears in the video window.
• If you are in Preview mode when capturing the displayed video, the video may freeze. If this happens, click Capture: Display When Capturing. This allows the video to continue displaying while capturing. (This may, however, adversely affect the performance of your capture as it requires additional resources and as such frames may be dropped.)