Apple 7 manual Batch capture multiple clips at once

Batch capture multiple clips at once:

mm Capture offline clips by clicking the Capture Batch button. When the Batch Capture dialog appears, choose All Items in Logging Bin from the Capture pop-up menu, then click OK. When the Insert Reel dialog appears, click Continue. Final Cut Pro rewinds the tape and captures the logged clips, one by one.

Capture Batch button

Capture your footage as a single clip using Capture Now:

mm If you wish, you can click the Capture Now button to capture all or part of a tape as one clip. After you click Capture Now, Final Cut Pro starts capturing the media on the tape, continuing until the end of the tape is reached or until you press the Esc (Escape) key to stop the capture. (If you capture a long tape sequence this way, you can break the clip into smaller subclips later during your edit.)

Capture Now button

If you’d like to try importing still images or audio files, skip ahead to “Jump In: Import Still Images and Other Media” on page 48.

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