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To determine if your device is online
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Select File > Capture.
In the Device Control area of the Settings pane, click Options.
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In the Options dialog box, click Check Status.
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Digitizing analog video
In order to edit video shot in an analog format, you must first digitize it. You can digitize it by routing the video signal
through either a digital camcorder that can digitize on the fly or a digitizing device installed in your computer. Alter-
natively, you can dub the analog footage to a digital format, and then capture the video from a digital device through
a capture card as any other digital source. Depending on your equipment, you may be able to digitize analog video
from any of several signal types, including component video, composite video, and S-video. Some digitizers provide
device control. They connect to your source device through RS-232, RS-422, LANC, or Control-M jacks, enabling
you to control the device through Adobe Premiere Pro's Capture panel and to perform batch capturing. Refer to the
instructions included with your camcorder and digitizer/capture card.
Analog video connections
A. S-video connection B. Composite video and left-right audio connections
About capture card settings
Some of the capture settings you see in Adobe Premiere Pro may be from the plug-in software that came with your
digitizer/capture card. Because of the differences among brands of cards, specific options and supported formats can
vary. This complex relationship between video-capture cards and Adobe Premiere Pro can make it difficult to
identify which part of the system is responsible for a particular option or problem. Adobe, as well as most capture
card manufacturers, provides troubleshooting documents online that can help you determine whether an option or
problem is related to the video-capture card and its software or to Adobe Premiere Pro. Check the Adobe Premiere
Pro website and the capture card manufacturer's website for troubleshooting resources.
Most of the supported capture cards install a settings file (preset) that you can select in the Adobe Premiere Pro New
Project dialog box, in the Load Preset pane. This preset automatically sets all capture settings for optimal support of
your capture card. For best results, use your capture card's preset, if provided, and don't change the capture settings
in the Custom Settings pane.
To digitize analog video
Quit Adobe Premiere Pro.
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Connect your analog device's video and audio outputs to your digital device's (digitizer, digital camcorder or
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digital deck) analog inputs.
If the digital device is an external digitizer, deck, or camcorder, connect its digital output (IEEE 1394 or SDI) to
3
the computer's digital port of the same type.
If the digital device is a digitizer with device controls, connect its device control port (RS-232, RS-422, LANC, or
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Control-M) with the analog device's port.
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