Digitize tape with timecode breaks??

Is there a way to do this in FCP. Like start the tape playing and digitize thru the time code breaks??
Thanks
John

No luck altering the On Timecode Break setting in User Preferences, from (the default) Make New Clip, to Warn After Capture?
I think that setting, couple with a Capture Now attempt, might be your best best. Log and Capturing - even if you set the whole tape as one clip - might get tripped up by the timecode break.
Or has that not worked so far?

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