Video Editing

• T I P S
• Log your tapes first. Make a table with in, out, name, remarks, yes/no. This is very important. Use this log sheet to do a batch capture and just enter the ins and out-points.
• BRING YOUR HEADPHONES !! Just imagine the racket with 20 people in a room with 20 different audio outputs driving you insane.
• Make sure the DV Camera is powered on and VCR selected before connecting the firewire cable…and use 240 volts , not the battery.
• To monitor audio properly, use headphones out of the DV Camera.

• Starting with Final Cut Pro(FCP)
• When you start FCP, it will open the last project. Select "close Project".
• And select "new project" and save it to your personal folder. A project file is not the video files. It is a text file, similar to a recipe. It only contains the ingredients of your final project and the instructions to the computer on how to assemble it !!
• Set your preferences. FCP has the annoying habit of retaining the preferences from the last project opened.
• Choose "EASY SETUP" from the edit menu and select DV - PAL.
• Choose " LOG AND CAPTURE " from the FILE menu. If you don't have a proper connection you will see " No communication " in this window. Reconnect the firewire cable and make sure the DVCam is powered up and set to VCR.

SELECT SCRATCH DISK PREFERENCES.

• This is where your captured media and render files are stored.
• Open "LOG & CAPTURE" window and click the CAPTURE SETTINGS tab.
• Click the SCRATCH DISKS button. Click the SET button and change the folders to STUDENT/YOURNAME/VIDEOFILES/ or Student_Access/Yourvid/yourProject/ e.g.
• Why do this ? Do you want your video files clogging up the systems disk and applications folders ? No .. Then put your captured video where you can find it !!
• Create a new logging bin in the browser for your project. Choose FILE - NEW - BIN
• Choose "Set Logging Bin" from the FILE menu .
• Click the logging tab and enter a reel name. 001 is fine.
• Locate the clip you want to log. Set the IN point and the Out point. Click LOG CLIP.
• Carry on and select the portions you want to capture. When you are finished make sure the tape is in the section that will be captured.
• Click the BATCH CAPTURE button and choose "Offline items in logging bin".
• Click OK . To stop a batch capture , press Escape.