Avid Xpress Pro - Media Composer: Capture Tool
Capturing media is a very important yet time consuming process. As an editor you know that spending time capturing is a part of every editing project. The capture tool in Avid Express Pro displays various information about what you are about to capture. When it comes to media management do not forget to check the Target Drive area of the capture tool. This is key for making sure that you select the preferred drive and make sure you have enough space on that drive to capture the amount that you need. You select the target-drive from the pop-up menu and check your amount of free disk space from the Time-Remaining display. The Time-remaining display is an estimate based on your resolution settings, the number of tracks you have to be stored on the drive, and the free space available on the target drive. Always make sure that if your only need the audio from a 3-track source, that you turn off the video to save space. This also make it very easy to keep track of your work. When you capture paying close attention to detail will help you manage your projects in the long run. Avid Xpress Pro and Media Composer have on of the best media capture tools in the business, so make sure you take advantage of it power!
