VCR SETTINGS (Hovland workstations 33-39)

1. Turn off the VCR

2. Remove Firewire cable attached to VCR in lower left hand corner and plug into camera.

3. Turn Camera On to VCR!!

CAPTURING IN FINAL CUT PRO

4. Launch FCP. Go to File > Log and Capture. Log & Capture window appears.

5. Select Capture Settings tab > Scratch Disks button (Scratch Disks window appears)

6. Select the top Set button > In Choose a Folder window single-click Desktop in left column > OPEN > OK

7. Play camera via the control buttons in Log and Capture window or on the camera itself.

a) The video should show on the screen.
b) Play video and click “Now” in the bottom of the window several seconds before you start capturing. Hit the “ESC” key in the keyboard to stop capturing.
c) Your “Untitled” video appears in browser and is saved on Desktop in Capture Scratch > Untitled Project 1
d) Repeat 8b) to capture more video. (You may not hear the audio from the videotape when you play or capture. That is not a problem. Your audio will be fine.)
e) Quit FCP and Don’t Save.
f) Turn off Camera and plug Firewire back into VCR.
g) Rename your video files in the Capture Scratch folder to a relevant name. You can double-click on them to view them first if you can’t recall their content.

MOST IMPORTANT!!

8. Go to CD BURNING (the last page in this handout) to copy your video from the Capture Scratch folder to a Compact Disc.

Capturing from Analog Camcorders & VHS Tape

NOTE—Analog camcorder tape (as opposed to digital camcorder tape) & VHS tape must be captured on MACS 33-39 IN HOVLAND 108.

VCR SETTINGS

a) Turn on the VCR
b) Turn on BOTH S-VHS buttons.
c) Make sure Firewire cable is plugged in the lower left corner of VCR (DV In/Out). You may have to unhinge door to open.
d) Videotape Users: Insert your videotape in the VCR and press STOP button (video often plays automatically).
e) Camcorder Users: Bring your own camera cable!! Plug one end(s) into the VCR “Out” on your camera and the other end(s) into lower right hand corner of VCR. Unhinge door to open and plug in respective colors. Turn camera on to “VCR.”

f) On the VCR, do the following
o Camcorders - set Channel to “F1” by pushing center of knob below (Fig. 1) and turning.
o VHS Videotape - set channel to “L1.”

Figure 1

g) Go to instruction #1 on next page.

CAPTURING IN FINAL CUT PRO-Analog Camcorders & VHS Tape

1. Launch FCP. Go to File > Log & Capture. Log & Capture window appears.

2. Select Capture Settings tab

• Device Control: Non-Controllable Device
• Select Scratch Disks button (Scratch Disks window appears)
• Select the top Set button > In Choose a Folder window single-click Desktop in left column > OPEN > OK

3. Select Logging tab to return to Log and Capture window.

a) Play your videotape in the VCR or your camcorder. The video should show on the screen.

b) Click “Now” in the bottom of the window several seconds before you start capturing. Hit the “ESC” key in the keyboard to stop capturing.

c) Your “Untitled” video appears in browser and is saved on Desktop in Capture Scratch > Untitled Project 1

d) Stop your VCR.

4. To capture more video, return to #5b. (You may not hear your audio from the videotape when you play or capture. That is not a problem. Your audio will be fine.

5. When finished capturing, Quit FCP and Don’t Save

6. Eject your tape and turn off VCR

7. Rename your video files in the Capture Scratch folder to a relevant name. You can double-click on them to view them first if you can’t recall their content.

MOST IMPORTANT!!

8. Go to CD BURNING (the last page in this handout) to copy your video from the Capture Scratch folder to a Compact Disc.

CD BURNING

Purchase a CD-R (Compact Disc-Read Only-Approximately $2). You will experience less difficulty if you do not purchase a CD-RW (ReWriteable).
Better yet, purchase two so you have a back-up if your burn fails.

To burn a CD-R in the Hovland lab, do the following:

1. Single click on the Capture Scratch folder. Select File > Get Info. In the window that appears, make sure the size of your folder does not exceed the capacity of your CD (650-700Mbs.). Use multiple CD’s if necessary for storing your video

2. Select the Applications icon in the Dock > CD/DVD Authoring > Toast Titanium 5.2.3 > Roxio Toast Titanium window appears > Select Mac OS Extended and PC (hybrid) CD (If not already selected).

3. Drag and Drop your Capture Scratch folder on the desktop to where it says “Drag files and folders here” in the Roxio Toast Titanium Window.

4. Load a new CD-R into the CD Burner on top of the tower. To open the CD drawer, press the upper right key on the keyboard.

5. Click Record button in lower right hand corner of window

6. Record window appears Þ set speed to 16x > Check Buffer UnderRun Prevention > Select Write Disc
Do not continue to use your computer while your CD is burning!!

7. Click Eject when prompted (You don’t need to verify).

NOTE - When working on your project, first copy your video files from your CD to the Desktop.

THEN REMOVE YOUR CD AND PUT IT AWAY!! YOU WILL NEED IT EACH TIME YOU WORK ON YOUR PROJECT!!

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