Capturing and Importing Source Clips > Using the Movie Capture window
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Using the Movie Capture window


Use the Movie Capture window to capture DV and analog video and audio. This window includes a preview window, which displays your currently recording video, controls for recording with and without device control, a Settings panel for viewing and editing your current capture settings, and a logging panel for entering batch capture settings. You can log clips for batch capture only when using device control. You can set the preview area to the Fit in Window mode so that the video always fills the preview area.

Note: When performing anything other than capturing in Premiere, close the Movie Capture Window. Because the Movie Capture window assumes primary focus when open, leaving it open while editing or previewing video disables output to the DV device and may decrease performance.
A. Preview area B. Logging panel C. Settings panel D. Movie Capture window menu E. Controllers

The Movie Capture window menu displays options depending on the capture format you are using. For example, the QuickTime capture format includes the Video Input, Audio Input, and Advanced menu options, whereas the Video for Windows capture format does not. Use the Movie Capture window menu to customize the Movie Capture window in the following ways:
  • To change the capture settings, choose Capture Settings, select your options in the Capture Settings dialog box, and click OK.
  • In Mac OS only, to change Video Input, Audio Input, or Advanced capture settings, select the appropriate option, change your settings, and click OK.
  • To remove the tabbed controls from the right side of the window, choose Collapse Window.
  • To display the tabbed controls, choose Expand Window.
  • To change the size and aspect ratio of the image so that it fills the image area, choose Fit Image in Window to select it. (Certain capture cards do not support playback at full size. When you use one of these cards, Fit Image in Window is not available.)
  • To maintain the original size and aspect ratio of the image, choose Fit Image in Window to deselect it.

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