Pre-roll Post-roll question

FCP Studio 5.0.4

Hello. I'm trying to import some video from Mini DV. the video starts out pretty quick on the tape so I set the pre-roll to 2 seconds then set the in point to 3 seconds but I still got the message about not enough timecode to start the batch capture.
Other then just doing a capture now is there anything else I can try?
I got the tape from someone so they didnt know to have some slack in the beginning to allow for the capture...

> the video starts out pretty quick on the tape so I set the pre-roll to 2 seconds then set the in
> point to 3 seconds
> Other then just doing a capture now is there anything else Ican try?

The cameraman killed you there. You can try Capture Now, or redubbing the tape to a new tape with pre-roll, but neither method is guaranteed to work.

The first 10 seconds of a tape aren't meant to be used. Any good camera operator should know to pre-roll.


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Nothing you can do but Capture Now. Sounds like your "DP" needs lessons on how to shoot. All decent camera guys burn the first :30 of tape by laying down black or color bars.

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recently i had a great shot that just had to be used (and was) that was right at the head of the tape.

i logged the tape with a 5 second start so i could batch capture it.
that meant losing the great moment.
so i did a capture now of the first 10 or so seconds,
and made a safety copy of that small file on another drive.
if i'd been a really good boy i would have backed it up onto DVD as well.


nick