Chapter 9. Capturing Video

Lesson Files

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Time

This lesson takes approximately 60 minutes to complete.

Goals

Capture source footage

Log clips

Adjust clip settings

Choose capture settings

Choose User Preference settings

Set capture preferences

Capturing video is the first step in preparing your footage for editing. When capturing, there are other options to consider, such as logging information for each clip and choosing a destination for the captured clips. There are different ways to approach logging and capturing video. You can capture with or without a lot of logging information. But the better you organize this information while logging, the easier it may be to find clips while editing. However, ...

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