Limits of “Capture Now”

[Brian Pitt]

I wouldn’t use Capture Now for anything. I have had timecode issues…Audio/Video Sync issues…it just isn’t good. I always set an in and out point before capturing footage.

Brian

[Tucker Quenette]

Thanks for the response.

In my specific situation, there is no audio, so no sync issues and there is no timecode on the footage, so no in and out points

[Matthew Bradshaw]

I have routinely used capture now on 90+ minute digibeta captures with tc, audio and no issues.
Matt.

[Chris Borjis]

I only use it on VHS captures and when I get tapes
with broken time code.

never had any issues, just gotta be there to stop it
when its done. (using kona and black-magic capture cards)

[Skip Hall]

I’ve had better success using Capture Now, and never have any real problems with sync, TC, or anything, unless it’s related to dropouts on the tape. On the other hand, whenever we have tried to use Log & Capture, I have encountered problems arising from lack of sufficient handles on the tape… particularly prior to the initial in-point. FCP seems to want 2-3 minutes of unrecorded tape prior to the first in-point, and I usually don’t remember to set my tapes up this way prior to a shoot.

But my business is primarily shooting dance recitals with 3 cameras, which we capture and edit using MultiClip, so continuous TC is needed to allow all the tapes to remain in synch. If you are shooting numerous takes of individual scenes, you’d be better off to use in- & out-points, so long as the handles don’t become an issue.

Skip Hall
Homeworks Video Productions
Suffolk, Va