How to Record in Premiere Using a TV Tuner
Adobe Premiere is a powerful video editing tool used by professional and hobbyist video editors. With the right video encoding equipment, you can import your video directly into Premiere to edit, add effects and complete your production. Not all TV tuners that encode video will work with Adobe Premiere. Use the following steps to begin encoding video with Adobe Premiere using an OHCI-compatible TV tuner video encoder device.
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Things You'll Need
- OHCI compliant TV tuner with IEEE 1394 "Firewire" input
- DV camcorder or video device
Instructions
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Check your TV tuner for device compatibility with Adobe Premiere. Any TV tuner that includes an OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 (Firewire) input is fully compatible with all Adobe Premiere Pro versions. If your TV tuner does not feature a Firewire input, then you cannot record video directly in Adobe Premiere.
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Plug your DV camcorder into the TV tuner's Firewire input.
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Open Adobe Premiere and select "File" and "Capture" from the main menu.
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Select the "Settings" tab from the Capture dialogue box.
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Confirm the Capture format in your capture settings. Select either DV or HDV--depending on your camera type.
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Click on the "Browse" button in the Capture Locations section to designate the location where you want the encoded digital video files stored.
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Confirm the type of device you are using as your digital video source. The default "DV/HDV Device Control" will work in most cases. If you are having trouble controlling your device through your TV tuner's Firewire port, click the "Options" button and locate the specific model of your camcorder or DV video device.
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Select the "Logging" tab from the Capture dialogue box. Confirm your capture device is online by viewing the status above the video monitor window in the dialogue box. If the device is recognized, it will say "Device Stopped." You are now ready to record. Use the device controls beneath the video monitor window and press play on your camcorder or DV device, then press the record icon to begin recording the video in Adobe Premiere.
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Use the batch capture feature to log in and out points for your selected video clips, if you prefer to create a list of clips to record later. Click on the "Set In" and "Set Out" buttons to designate the beginning and ending points for video clips. Click on the "Log Clip" to add the clip placeholder in the Project tab. When finished, select the clips you want recorded from the Project tab. Press the right button of your mouse and select "Batch Capture" from the menu to record the logged clips.
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Tips & Warnings
Even if your TV tuner does not have a Firewire port but encodes video to AVI or DV video formats, you can import these files into Adobe Premiere to edit and output to other video formats.
