Captureing from a dv camera....

i have been using the capture feature in fcp to log each in and out i want to be a clip and then batch capture but i want to be able to just press one button and have it capture every clip i shot from where ever i have it start from to the end or when ever i stop it... basically i pressed record on the caemare and 10 seconds later i press it again to stop... i do this repeatedly having more than one clip... is there any way to import these as seperate clips in fcp soo i dont have to sit there and set which i want each clip to be? i remember in iMovie you can do this by pressing one button and it would import them like that...

What you are doing with logging each clip then batch capturing is the first basic edit of the material. Do you bring in EVERY clip on the tape? Spending a little time with the footage before it comes into the system is useful as you see the material and have a chance to eliminate bad, unusable clips before they are captured. In some cases this will save you a significant amount of time in not having to sort through and eliminate all the junk on your hard drive.
However, if you want to do the "play the tape, capture the clips automatically" thing, look into Capture Live Plus by Squarebox software. It will cut up a long tape capture into individual files. There is also a compatable database application (CatDV) that will help you track complex media projects as well.
good luck.
x

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