Lesson 5. Capturing and Transferring

Goals Explore the Log and Capture window   Explore the Log and Transfer window   View and mark source material   View, mark, and transfer clips   Select clip settings   Select capture settings and preferences   Set the target bin   Log clips   Capture clips   Batch capture   Customize preferences and clip names

In Avid, the term digitize originally meant converting analog video and audio into digital media files. Over time, converting tape to media files came to be known in Avid as recording or capturing. And now, with so many available options for card-based cameras, you simply transfer files that are already in digital format. In Final Cut Pro, your two ingest options are capturing and transferring. Both systems can digitize analog material with the appropriate converter or capture card.