Setting Both Marks
Mark IN button
Mark OUT button
Go to IN button


To capture by specifying an IN point and an OUT point:
1.  Make sure you have selected the proper Capture settings as described in Selecting Settings and have set up the Capture and Audio tools, as described in Main Topics: Preparing to Capture.
2.  Set either an IN point or an OUT point for the clip you want to capture, using one of the following methods:
  Use the deck controls in the Capture tool. Cue your source tape to where you want to start or end the clip, and click the Mark IN or the Mark OUT button.
  If the material starts at a known IN point or ends at a known OUT point, you can type the timecode in the display area next to the mark. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh) to enter the mark.
To double-check the accuracy of the IN or OUT point, click the Go to IN button. The system cues the tape and pauses the deck at the mark. You can play the tape and reset the mark, if necessary.
3.  To finish logging the clip, use either of the following methods:
  Set the corresponding IN or OUT point.
  Type a timecode for the clip's duration in the display area next to the Duration mark (below the OUT point) in the format HH:MM:SS:FF.
The system automatically calculates the appropriate timecode for the corresponding IN point, OUT point, or duration.
4.  Click the Capture button in the Capture tool.
The Capture tool automatically rewinds the tape to the preroll point before the IN point of the clip, and the tape begins to play. The box to the right of the Capture button flashes bright red, and the message bar displays the message that the system is capturing.
5.  While the system is capturing, you can type a clip name. To enter comments about the clip, press the Tab key after typing a clip name and enter comments in the comment box. The information that you type does not appear on the screen until you have completed capturing. (After you log clips, you can modify information to correct input errors or to add information.)
When the tape reaches the clip's OUT point or you click the Capture button again, capturing stops, and the system creates a new clip in the bin.

Some features described in Help are available only in Avid Xpress Pro or Avid Xpress DV. For more information about Avid Free DV go to
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