How to Capture Video in Adobe Premier Pro

The Adobe Premiere Pro editing system has many uses. In addition to enabling people to capture and edit their own footage, Adobe Premiere Pro also allows for the capture of pre-existing material from DVDs and VHS tapes to be recycled as the user chooses.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Capture box
• A set of AV cables

1. Connect AV (Audio and Visual) cables from the capture box to the camera, DVD player, tape deck or other source.

2. Turn on the capture box. There should be a power button on the back.

3. Turn on the computer and open Adobe Premiere Pro.

4. Choose the "Capture" command under the "File" heading.

5. Once capture device is online, set camera or video device to "Play."

6. The source clip should begin to play in the capture window. Click the "Record" button in the capture window several seconds before the start of the section which should be recorded.

7. To stop recording, click either the "Stop" or "Escape" button in the capture window.

8. When the "File Name" box appears, type in a name for the file.

Tips & Warnings

• When naming a file, you may also type in comments about a clip to remind yourself of the content.
• To view clip information about dropped frames, data rate and file location, right-click the clip in the Project window and choose "Properties" from the drop-down menu that appears.
• When naming a clip that is similar in content to several other clips, (same scene, same movie) add a few words that will distinguish it from other clips.

[ktnarnia]

on 9/7/2008 Adobe Premier continues to say "Capture Device Offline" even though everything is set up. It's a Hi8mm Digital Video Camera and it's hooked into the computer via a USB cable. The computer recognized it (found new hardware) but the Capture Device remained offline.

Any suggestions?

[CINTHYA1804]

on 6/27/2008 HI. I CANT CAPTURE ON PREMIERE PRO, I HAVE WINDOWS VISTA, HOW CAN I DO IT? SOMEBODY HELP ME PLEASE =(