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March 29, 2006

Avid Express Pro and Capturing a non-timecode source

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Being able to capture from a non-timecode source is a very real part of an editors day to day routine. The source may be VHS, CD, DAT or some other source that has no timecode. To capture this material you need to capture on-the-fly.

To capture from a non-timecode source:

  1. Click the deck button in the Capture tool.
  2. Click once on the Tape Name box.
  3. Either select an existing tape name or create a new one.
  4. Choose an option from the Timecode Source Menu.
  5. Play the material and click the record button.
  6. Click the record button when you are done.

This is a very simple way to ingest any material you need to edit. Just remember you cannot recapture this material with the form of timecode you selected. You must manually ingest the material again if you lose it.

Posted by MovingPicture at March 29, 2006 03:32 PM

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