Importing, transferring, capturing, and digitizing

Batch capture clips

1Select the offline clips that you want to capture, and then choose File > Batch Capture.

2In the Batch Capture dialog box, do any of the following:

•Choose Capture With Handles and enter the number of frames for the handles if you want to capture frames beyond the In and Out points identified for each clip in the batch.

Note: The number of frames you enter here will be added to the number you set for handles in the Capture panel.

•Choose Override Capture Settings if you want to replace the capture settings of individual clips in the batch with the project’s default settings.

3Verify that the deck and source videotape are set up properly for capture, and then click OK.

4In the Insert Tape dialog box, insert the requested tape and click OK. If you are capturing from multiple tapes, be ready to insert them when prompted.

5If you want to stop batch capturing, click the Stop button in the Capture panel, or press the Esc key.

Troubleshooting batch capturing

You can perform trouble-free batch capturing if device control and the project’s capture settings are set up properly and if the offline clips you logged are consistent and free of conflicting data. If you encounter problems with batch capturing, make sure that all clips you want to batch capture are set up with the proper settings:

•The Status of each clip must be Offline. Verify the status in the Project panel List view. If a clip is not offline, select it in the Project panel and choose Project > Unlink Media. If you select multiple clips and some are online, Premiere Pro captures the offline clips only.

•Tape Name, Media Start, and Media End must be specified in the Edit Offline File dialog box for each offline clip. As long as one selected offline clip contains these settings, the Batch Capture command is available, but only clips with all three settings are captured. If necessary, verify this in the Project panel List view or double-click each offline clip to edit settings.

•Recording video, audio, or both must be supported by the selected capture device. For example, audio isn’t captured if the capture device doesn’t capture audio. If settings exist that can’t be captured, batch capturing stops and the Capture Settings Error dialog box appears.

•The filename of each clip (as specified in the Capture Settings dialog box) must not duplicate the filename of an existing clip. If necessary, double-click each offline clip to verify that its name is unique. If you select an offline clip with a duplicate name for batch capturing, Premiere Pro slightly alters the name of that clip when it captures it. In this way, it avoids overwriting the other file with the same name.

To manage capture errors when the Capture Settings Error dialog box appears, do one of the following:

•To fix the capture settings for any clips in the list, select one or more files in the list and click Edit Settings.

•To omit the clips with invalid capture settings and proceed with the rest of the batch capture, click Skip. Clips you skip are removed from the list and are not captured.

•To stop batch capturing, click Cancel. No clips are captured.

Last updated 1/16/2012

Importing, transferring, capturing, and digitizing

Import and export batch lists

You can import batch lists in a variety of file formats: tab-delimited text (TXT), comma-separated value (CSV), TAB, and PBL. When imported, each entry in the text batch list appears as an offline clip in the Project panel. You can also export offline clips as a CSV batch list so that you can transfer a logged clip list between projects and workstations. To see the format of a batch list, export it and open the file in a text editor such as Notepad or in a spreadsheet application. A batch list text file may come from sources such as Adobe Premiere 6.5, logging utilities such as Pipeline Autolog, or custom video-production software that uses a database or spreadsheet program to generate a batch list.

When you import a batch list, the order of fields in the list must be as follows: tape name, In point, Out point, clip name, and comment. When you export offline clips as a batch list, Premiere Pro orders the fields as follows: tape name, In point, Out point, clip name, log note, description, scene, and shot/take. Exported field data is exported from the corresponding columns in the List view of the Project panel.

•To import a batch-list timecode log, open a project and choose Project > Import Batch List. Locate and select the file, and click Open.

•To export a batch-list timecode log, select the files that you want to log. Then choose Project > Export Batch List. Specify a filename and location, and click Save.

Recapture clips

You can recapture clips in an existing project using batch capturing. Clips can be recaptured only if they have been unlinked from their source files, becoming offline clips; if they have names in their Tape Name fields; and if their source medium contains timecode.

1If you want to override the capture settings for any clip that you intend to recapture, set the clip’s Capture settings.

2In the Project panel, select all the clips you want to recapture. If you want to select clips in different bins, use List view, which lets you view multiple bins.

3Choose Project > Make Offline. The selected clips are dissociated from their current source files.

4In the Make Offline dialog box, specify whether the source media files are to remain on disk or be deleted.

5With the offline clips still selected, choose File > Batch Capture. Adjust the settings as necessary.

6Verify that the deck and source videotape are set up properly for capture, and then click OK.

7After recapturing is complete, save the project.

In Premiere Pro CS5.5 and later, you can recapture offline merged clips. The merged clip will not become an online clip until all the component clips are captured.

More Help topics

“Working with offline clips” on page 167

Last updated 1/16/2012