Capture Tool

[Carl Amoscato]

Hi Steve,

“In the capture tool, there is a timer that is running down to what I can only assume as capture space.”

If you’re talking about the green numbers in the Capture Tool, those are indeed an estimation of how much more video you’ll be able to capture before your drives are full.

“What happens if it gets to zero…?”

Well, you won’t be able to capture any more video, and if you try you’ll get lots and lots of errors.

“…how do I get the time back?”

You say you mastered all your finished projects and deleted them. Did you delete the project folders from the Avid Projects folder on your hard drive AND the media files associated with these projects? I only ask because the project folders and media files are kept in separate places, and if you left the media files, that would help account for the lack of space on the hard drive.

Try this. Open the Media Tool (under the Tools Menu) and select All Drives and All Projects and see how much media is displayed in the tool. If you’re seeing a lot of media that’s from your old projects, then that’s why you are running out of space. Use the media tool to find media from the old projects and delete it, and you should get your space back.

good luck,
Carl

[Bigred]

I definitely need to check on the media files. I will try what you said…my fingers are crossed. Thanks for the help!

Steve

[Bigred]

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