Capturing and Importing Sources

The following explains how to capture and import from DV tape or DirectShow base web cameras, and how to capture analog sources.

You can import sources in HDV or DV format by simple operation.

Connect your PC to the camera, and import HDV and DV standard sources recorded on DV tape using the codec that was set when the device preset was registered.

1) Click [Capture] on the menu bar, and click [Select Input Device].

• The [Select Input Device] dialog box appears, and the list of device presets registered in system settings is displayed.

2) Select a device preset, and click [OK].

3) Set the reel name, if necessary.

• To set a reel name, uncheck [UserBit is used as a Reel No.] and enter a reel name. You can also select previously entered reel names from the list.

4) Click [OK].

• The camera can now be operated by the Player operation buttons.

  Playback with Player Operation Buttons

• If you click a timecode in [Cur] on the Player, the [TC Jump] dialog box appears. Enter the timecode in [Destination] and click [Jump] to display the frame of the specified timecode.

Note

If the HDV camera is not recognized, check the items in [Sound, video and game controller] on the Device Manager. The camera is recognized correctly on Windows if the device name is displayed. If it is not recognized, check that Windows is updated, and that the HDV camera is set to the HDV fixed mode (HDV-DV conversion is off). When the source has been captured in MPEG TS format, the information of the preset reel name will not be recorded to the captured source file but to the project file. The information of the reel name set at capture will not be reflected even if that source file is opened in another project file after EDIUS is restarted.

5) Play back the source to capture, and set the In and Out points.

• Setting the In and Out Points

• There are other ways of specifying the range to capture.

  How to Specify the Capture Range

• To capture only the video part, click the [Set In Point] list button on the Player, and click [Set Video In] to set the In point. To set the Out point, click the [Set Out Point] list button on the Player, and click [Set Video Out Point].

• To capture only the audio part, click the [Set In Point] list button on the Player, and click [Set Audio In Point] to set the In point. To set the Out point, click the [Set Out Point] list button on the Player, and click [Set Audio Out Point].

6) Click [Capture] on the Player.

• Capturing starts. The [Capture] dialog box appears, and capturing ends automatically at the Out point.

• To stop the capture midway, click [Stop].

• The clip is registered to the bin.

Alternative

• Same operations as steps 1) to 2) are available using the following methods.

  • Click [Capture] on the menu bar, and click [Device Preset Name] to display the device preset.

  • Click the device preset name ([Input Preset 1] to [Input Preset 8]) to display the device preset. (By default, [Input preset 2] to [Input Preset 8] are not displayed. Before performing the operation, set to display the buttons in the preview window.)

    Operation Button Settings

  • Displaying the device preset assigned to the input preset 1: [F2]

  • Displaying the device preset assigned to the input preset 2: [F3]

  • Displaying the device preset assigned to the input preset 3: [F4]

• Same operation as step 6) is available using the following methods.

  • Press [F9] on the keyboard after step 5) .

  • Click the [Capture] list button on the Player, and click [Video and Audio].

  • Only the video part or audio part is captured when the [Capture] list button on the Player is clicked and [Video Only] or [Audio Only] is selected.

  • Click [Capture] on the menu bar, and click [Capture].

  • Click [Capture] on the menu bar, and click [Video Capture] or [Audio Capture].

• Files can be automatically divided at capture.

  [Capture]

• During capture, you can add a marker with a comment to the source clip.

  Setting Clip Markers at Capture

• The batch capture function is supported only on models that can acquire the timecode. Some models may not support timecodes.

• To change a reel name halfway through the process, for example, when swapping tapes, click [Capture] on the menu bar, and click [Reel No. Settings].

• For EDIUS Workgroup, another EDIUS client on the same network can perform edit while recording by importing the captured data, while a source in AVI or MXF format is being captured.

How to Specify the Capture Range

There are six ways as follows to specify the capture range (between In and Out points) in steps 5) to 6) .

The timecode that is given priority at capture from among the timecodes at [In], [Out] and [Dur] on the Player is underlined.

Open end capture

Capture starts when [Capture] is clicked without specifying the In and Out points, and ends when [Stop] is clicked.

Timecode display on the Player:

In/Out capture

Specify the In/Out points.

Timecode display on the Player:

In/Dur capture

Specify the In point, then click the timecode in [Dur] on the Player, enter the duration, and press [Enter] on the keyboard.

Timecode display on the Player:

In capture

Capture ends when [Stop] is clicked after only the In point is specified.

Timecode display on the Player:

Out capture

Specify only the Out point, rewind to the capture start position, and click [Capture].

Timecode display on the Player:

Dur capture

Click the timecode at [Dur] on the Player without specifying the In and Out points, enter the duration, and press [Enter] on the keyboard. Click [Capture] to start capturing.

Timecode display on the Player:

• In the case of an In/Out capture or In/Dur capture, the timecode to give priority to can be changed to a duration or Out point by clicking the [Out] or [Dur] letter on the Player.

• All timecodes that have been set can be deleted by right-clicking the timecodes at [Dur] and clicking [Clear].

Capture of Stereoscopic Sources (L/R Separate Capture)

Capture stereoscopic sources where the L side and the R side are recorded separately, using the batch capture function.

To capture stereoscopic sources, register compatible device preset in advance. Select [Separate L/R Clips] from the [Stereoscopic] list in the [Input H/W, Format Settings] screen for device presets.

Registering Device Presets

• If only the audio part in a stereoscopic source is batch captured, the WAV file will be created.

[Individual L/R capture] Dialog Box

Capturing stereoscopic sources using STORM 3G Elite/STORM 3G

To capture sources in the stereoscopic video format using STORM 3G Elite/STORM 3G, select a capture method from the following.

The capture operation with the settings of [Dual Stream], [L Only], [R Only], [Side by Side], [Top and Bottom], [Line Interleave], and [L/R 2 file output] is the same as the normal capture operation.

The capture operation with the settings of [L/R 2 file output - Capture by turns] is the same as the normal batch capture operation.

• The information of the L side (such as the reel name, user bit, recorded date and time, and timecode) is retained.

• If you make the setting to automatically divide the file when captured, the file is divided according to the video and audio data of the L side when captured in the stereoscopic video format.

Importing from Device Not Possible to Deck Control

Analog sources recorded on video tape, etc., can be imported via the Grass Valley product, Bay, or A/D converter. It is also possible to import sources from the Web camera, microphone, etc., which is DirectShow-based.

1) Locate the start point of the capture part on the external input device.

• This operation is not required when capturing from a device such as Web camera or microphone.

2) Click [Capture] on the menu bar, and click [Select Input Device].

• The [Select Input Device] dialog box appears, and the list of the device presets registered in the system settings is displayed.

3) Select a device preset, and click [OK].

4) Set the reel name, if necessary.

• To set a reel name, uncheck [UserBit is used as a Reel No.] and enter a reel name. You can also select previously entered reel names from the list.

5) Click [OK].

6) Click [Capture] on the Player.

• Capturing starts.

• Proceed to step 8) when capturing from the device such as Web camera, microphone, etc.

7) Play back the external input devices.

8) After finishing capturing of necessary parts, click [Stop] in the [Capture] dialog box.

• When capturing is stopped, the captured clip is registered to the bin.

9) Stop the playback of external input devices.

Alternative

• Same operations as steps 2) to 3) are available using the following methods.

  • Click [Capture] on the menu bar, and click [Device Preset Name] to display the device preset.

  • Click the device preset name ([Input Preset 1] to [Input Preset 8]) to display the device preset. (By default, [Input preset 2] to [Input Preset 8] are not displayed. Before performing the operation, set to display the buttons in the preview window.)

    Operation Button Settings

  • Displaying the device preset assigned to the input preset 1: [F2]

  • Displaying the device preset assigned to the input preset 2: [F3]

  • Displaying the device preset assigned to the input preset 3: [F4]

• Same operation as step 6) is available using the following methods.

  • Press [F9] on the keyboard after step 5) .