Logging with an Avid-Controlled Camera or Deck
When you log with a DV camera or compatible video deck controlled from within the Avid application, you can automate part of the logging process using buttons to enter frame-accurate timecode information from the camera or deck. This method is more accurate than manual entry because timecodes are transferred directly from tape to the bin.
| Capture/Log Mode button | | Log icon |
| Mark IN button | | Mark OUT button |
| Log Clip button | |
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| Mark IN and Log button | | Mark OUT and Log button |
| Mark In button | | Mark Out button |
| Go to IN button | | Go to OUT button |
To log clips directly to a bin from an Avid-controlled camera or deck:
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Make sure the camera or deck is properly connected and turnedáon.
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Open the bin in which you want to store the clips.
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Do one of the following:
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Select Toolset > Capture
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Select Tools > Capture.
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The Capture tool opens. Playback from the deck is displayed in the
client monitor if you have one.
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(Windows only) If you are using a deck connected through a board with a
1394 connection (OHCI input/throughput), footage is not displayed in the
Client monitor until you click the Capture button and start the capturing
process. See Viewing DV Media Before Capturing.
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If you forget to connect and turn on the power to the deck before opening
the Capture tool, you can reinitialize deck control after turning it on by
clicking the Deck Selection pop-up menu and selecting Check Decks.
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If the Capture tool is not currently in Log mode, click the Capture/Log
Mode button until the LOG icon appears.
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Click the Deck Selection pop-up menu, and select a deck. For more
information, see Selecting a Deck.
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Insert your tape into the deck.
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The Select Tape dialog box opens.
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(Option) Select "Show other projects" to display the tape names and
associated project names for all bins that have been opened in the
current session.
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Only tapes associated with captured media from the current project are
shown.
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If the tape name you are searching for does not appear in the Select Tape
dialog box, click the Scan for Tapes button. Tape and project names are
listed.
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Provide the system with a tape name in one of the following ways:
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Select the name of the tape from the list in the Select Tape dialog
box and click OK.
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Click New if the tape is not in the list. A new tape name line opens
in the dialog box. Type the new name and click OK, and then click
OK again.
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The tape name is displayed in the Capture tool.
A message that the system is waiting for you to mark an IN point is
displayed in the message bar.
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Set either an IN point or an OUT point for the clip you want to log,
using one of the following methods:
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If you want to keep the deck running while you log: Start the
deck. At the point where you want to start the clip, click a Mark IN
button (in the upper left corner of the Capture tool or the Mark IN
button in the lower right) or press F4. The deck continues to play.
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If you want to cue your source tape to the start or end point:
Use the deck controls in the Capture tool to cue your source tape to
the start or end point, and click the Mark IN or the Mark OUT
button in the lower right corner.
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If you want to log using timecode: If the footage starts at a
known IN point or ends at a known OUT point, type the timecode
in the text box next to the Mark IN or the Mark OUT button. Then
enter the mark by pressing the Go to IN or the Go to OUT button,
which scans the tape forward to the mark, or by pressing Enter
(Windows) or Return (Macintosh).
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After you set the mark, the Mark IN button changes to the Mark OUT
and Log button or the Mark IN and Log button, depending on the first
mark you set.
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(Option) Enter a clip name and comment in the corresponding text
boxes.
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To finish logging the clip, do one of the following:
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If the deck is running: Click the Mark OUT and Log button or
press F4. The clip is logged into the bin and the deck continues to
play.
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If you want to cue the remaining start or end point: Use the
deck controls to locate the start or end point. Set the remaining IN
or OUT point either by clicking the Mark OUT and Log button or
the Mark IN and Log button. The clip is logged into the bin.
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If you want to log using timecode: Type a timecode for the clip's
IN point, OUT point, or duration in the timecode text boxes next to
the corresponding icon. Then enter the mark by pressing the Go to
IN or the Go to OUT button, which scans the tape forward to the
mark, or by pressing Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh). To
log the clip into the bin, click the Log Clip button in the upper left
corner.
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The clip name, which is automatically numbered by the system, is
highlighted and ready to be changed.
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(Option) Rename the clip by typing a new name in the highlighted
area.
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Consider changing the clip name immediately, because it is easy to forget
the contents of each clip if you are logging many clips. You can, if
necessary, accept the clip name and proceed with the logging process and
change the clip names in the bin at a later time.
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Repeat these steps until you have logged all your clips.
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While viewing the footage, you can continuously update your marks on-
the-fly by clicking the Mark IN or the Mark OUT button repeatedly before
entering the second mark.
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