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# Capture Menu Options

Use the Capture menu to perform your VTR capture operations.

NoteCapture can only be done using the DVS or AJA video cards. The GFX/SDI options listed below are provided as reference only and should not be used during the capture.

The following three graphics represent the Capture menu.

(a) Video/Graphics option box(b) Raster list(c) Format option box(d) Link Type option box(e) Audio File Type option box(f) Sampling Rate/Bit Depth option box(g) Audio Input button(h) Audio Track Selection option box(i) VTR Status panel(j) Capture Error status

Video/Graphics option box
  Toggle between the video card (AJA or DVS) and the graphics card (GFX/SDI). The Raster list is then populated with rasters for the selected card.

WarningWhen capturing, do not select a raster for the GFX/SDI card. Doing so is not supported and can result in failed capture.

Raster list
  With a video card selected in the Video option box (AVIO), select one of the listed rasters to set the resolution and timing for capture. For more information about rasters, see Supported Video SDI and GFX SDI Rasters.
Format option box
  Toggle to display only rasters belonging to a particular footage format in the Raster list.

Select: | To display:
--- | ---
SD | Standard definition rasters.
HD | High definition rasters.
Film | Film rasters.
Audio | Audio rasters (only applicable to GFX/SDI).

NoteEnable an Audio Only raster when monitoring the GFX/SDI output and working with audio signal coming out of the AJA/DVS breakout box. This is similar to working with audio media or to using the LTC chase feature with a DVS.

Link Type option box
  Toggle to display only rasters belonging to a particular link type in the Raster list.

Select: | To display:
--- | ---
Single | The single link rasters.
Dual | The dual link rasters.
Stereo | The stereoscopy rasters (only applicable to GFX / SDI).

Pulldown button
  Enable to remove 3:2 pulldown from Film-to-video transferred material. See Removing Pulldown when Capturing.
Full Range button
  Enable to configure Lustre to capture the full video signal from the video board. If disabled, Lustre captures only the legal portion of the video signal.
Sync Mode list
  Select one of the sync modes.

Select: | To:
--- | ---
InternalSync | Set the sync mode to a free running internal sync (SD and HD).
ExternalSync | Genlock to an analog sync connected to the sync input (SD only).
TrilevelSync | Genlock to a trilevel sync connected to the sync input (HD only).

Video Capture Format list
  Select a video capture format to set file type, colour space, and bit depth of the captured material.

Select: | To capture only:
--- | ---
Dpx 10Bit RGB | DPX files with an RGB colour space at a bit depth of 10-bit.
Tiff 8Bit RGB | TIFF files with an RGB colour space at a bit depth of 8-bit.
AVI 8Bit RGB | AVI files with an RGB colour space at a bit depth of 8-bit (available only on Windows workstations.)

Audio File Type option box
  Choose whether to save audio captured from a VTR/ATR, or imported from Wiretap as a Wave (.WAV) or AIFF (.AIF) file.
Audio Sampling Rate/Bit Depth option box
  Select to capture the audio tracks at a sampling rate of 48 kilohertz (kHz) and a bit depth of 16-bit, or 48 kHz and a bit depth of 24-bit.
Single File Capture button
  When enabled, all the selected audio tracks are saved in a single file. When disabled, each audio track is saved as an individual file. This option is enabled by default.
Log panel
  Displays status messages during capture.
TC button
  Initiates a capture from VTR using timecode in and out points. See Capturing from Timecode.
EDL button
  Initiates a capture from VTR using an EDL. See Auto-conforming an EDL.

NoteEDL Capture is video only; audio events are ignored.

Capture TC Break button
  Initiates a capture from VTR using the timecode in and out points, regardless of the number of timecode breaks. See Capturing Media with Timecode Breaks.
Timecode In Point field
  Enter the start timecode. Press Set next to the field to set the current timecode (read from the VTR) as the in point.
Timecode Out Point field
  Enter the end timecode. Press Set next to the field to set the current timecode (read from the VTR) as the out point.
EDL Log Add button
  Logs the In and Out timecode points as an EDL for capture. See Logging and Batch Digitizing.

NoteOnly video events are supported for EDL logging.

Handle button
  Enable to capture heads and tails. This feature is used when capturing from an EDL or from timecode.

NoteYou must enable the Handle button in order to use the Handle slider.

Handle slider
  Set the number of head and tail frames to capture.
V button
  Enable to capture the video track when capturing from a video source. Disable to capture audio only.
A1 - A16 buttons
  Enable the audio track(s) (A1-A16) to capture from an audio source.
VTR Status panel
  Displays the VTR status messages when Lustre is connected to a VTR.
Audio Track Selection option box
  Used in correlation with the A1-A16 buttons. Toggle to determine whether tracks 1-8 or 9-16 are visible. Tracks 9-16 are only available with embedded AJA audio. If only eight audio tracks are available, this option is disabled (greyed out).
Audio Input option box
  Toggle to specify the source of the captured audio.

Select: | To specify the connection to the audio source:
--- | ---
Embedded | The SDI connection.
AES | The XLR connections on the DVS/AJA breakout box.

Video Delay field
  Enter a frame number to delay the video capture for that number of fields. For example, if you set the field to 10, the capture begins 10 frames after the In point. If you set the field to -10, capture begins 10 frames before the In point.
Audio Delay field
  Enter a frame number to delay the audio capture for that number of fields. For example, if you set the field to 10, the audio capture begins 10 frames after the In point.

NoteThe Video and Audio Delay fields compensate for the frame delays that may exist when capturing to Lustre.

Capture Error status
  Displays a message when an error has occured while capturing from a VTR.
Pulldown Field buttons
  Enable a Pulldown Field button to select the frame used for the 3:2 pulldown. Only available when Pulldown is enabled. See About 3:2 Pulldown.
Standby Off button
  Removes the VTR heads from the tape.
Eject button
  Ejects the tape in the VTR.
Home field
  Displays the project home directory. This is the destination path for captured footage. You cannot change this value without modifying your project settings.
Scene field
  Displays the current scene you are working in during capture. You cannot change this value without modifying your project settings.
Capture field
  Enter the name of the folder where video media is saved.
Tape field
  Displays the tape name. When capturing in TC mode, enter a tape name. When capturing from an EDL, the default tape name is determined by that EDL. If you capture an EDL with multiple tapes, a folder structure (<tape>/<resolution>/) is created for each tape (e.g., 0001/1920x1080).
Resolution field
  Defaults to the resolution of the captured files, and is used in the folder structure. Do not change this field.
File field
  Displays the filename, which is the frame offset value based on the source timecode (e.g., 84600.dpx is 1:00:00:00 at 24 fps). <NUM7> defines the amount of padding for the file name (for example, 084600.dpx reflects six digits of padding before the extension). You can add a prefix before the <NUM7> number, but to ensure consistent frame counting, do not erase the <NUM7> number (e.g., Mymovietitle.084600.dpx).