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For best results, make sure that you capture or record according to these specifications:

Frame size NTSC standard 720x480 or PAL standard 720x576. If your project uses a different frame size, Premiere Pro scales it automatically.

Frame rate 29.97 fps (NTSC) or 25 fps (PAL); alternatively, 23.976 (NTSC) for 24p. All footage in a single project must be of the same frame rate.

Aspect ratio 4:3 or 16:9 (widescreen).

Audio bit depth 16 bits.

Audio sample rate 48 kHz.

Batch capturing and recapturing

About logging clips

You can specify which shots you want to use from source tapes by logging them as a set of offline clips for later capture. If you set device-control options in the Preferences dialog box to remotely control your camera or deck, you can create offline clips by using the clip-logging controls in the Capture panel, and then use the Batch Capture command to capture the logged clips automatically.

If you have a list of In and Out points, you can log them manually without a device online; simply enter each shot’s In and Out points and click the Log Clip button. You can also log frame numbers using a separate logging or spreadsheet program and then import the spreadsheet into Premiere Pro as a list of offline clips.

You can also log clips interactively: you can set In points and Out points while the source tape is playing.

More Help topics

“Working with offline clips” on page 167

Log clips for batch capturing

1In the Capture panel, make sure that your device is online, as indicated above the preview.

2Insert a tape into your device. Premiere Pro prompts you to name the tape. Be sure not to give any two tapes you log the same name.

3Use the controls in the Capture panel to move to the first frame in your first shot, and click the Set In button. Then move to the last frame in the shot and click the Set Out button.

4In the Setup area of the Logging pane, choose your media type from the Capture menu.

5If you want to capture some frames extending beyond the In and Out points of each clip, enter the number of frames for these handles in the Handles setting of the Capture section.

6Click the Log Clip button in the Timecode area of the Logging pane to log the clip you identified. Name the clip when prompted. Premiere Pro logs the clip by placing an offline clip for it in the Project panel.

7Repeat steps 2 through 6 to log each shot you want to batch capture.

Last updated 1/16/2012

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Capture panel with Logging active

When logging HDV and other Long GOP formats, be sure to add handles in the Handles setting of the Capture section. Because of the nature of Long GOP formats, inaccuracy in actual media content is possible. Adding handles assures that you have the proper frames needed for editing and, if need be, recapturing.

Log clips interactively

1Make sure that your device is connected and in VTR or VCR (not Camera) mode, and then choose File > Capture.

2In the Logging pane, enter the settings you want to use as the defaults for Setup and Clip Data.

3Play the tape. Click Set In or Set Out at any time, even as the tape plays. Repeat as necessary.

4When you are satisfied with the In and Out points, click Log Clip, verify the clip data, and click OK.

You can make slight timecode adjustments by using the plus sign (+) or minus sign (–). For example, to add five frames to the end of the Out point, select the entire Out point timecode, type +5, and press Enter/Return.

Tips for logging clips interactively

•Set options on the Logging pane of the Capture panel. Premiere Pro uses the current data in the Setup and Clip Data sections as defaults for subsequent logged clips. If you want to log a series of clips into the same bin with similar logging data, save work by specifying clip data before you start logging the series. When you click the Log Clip button, a dialog box appears so that you can accept or change the clip data.

•In the Clip Data section, specify a tape name. Premiere Pro asks for this name every time you begin batch capturing.

Last updated 1/16/2012