Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
DV Start/Stop Detection is a very useful function. If you wish you can capture an
entire tape's worth of material and then have the computer break up the footage
into individual shots. Effectively the computer does a great deal of sorting
through the raw material for you. What it doesn't do is name the individual shots
or sort out the good takes from the bad. That is something you must do.
Working with Bins
In the old days before videotape was invented, and certainly before digital
cameras and computers were used to acquire and edit productions, a film editor
would organize strips of film in an area known as a trim bin. These film strips were
hung on a horizontal rack and ordered according to the wishes of the film editor.
While a lot has changed technologically, when working with a non-linear editing
system such as Final Cut Pro, it is still crucial to order your material. Otherwise,
it soon becomes impossible to track down your shots, particularly if you are
working with hours of footage and thousands of clips. Final Cut Pro certainly
has the power to handle productions of this magnitude!
To facilitate a simple way of ordering your material it is possible to create what
are called bins within the Browser window. Within each of these bins you can
store individual clips. The term bin, as you may have guessed, is taken from the
era of film editing.
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1
To create a new bin
select the File menu at
the top left of the
screen - scroll down to
New and select Bin. Alternatively, press Apple B (the Apple button is
located immediately left of the Space Bar).
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2
In the Browser a box will appear titled Bin 1.
This box is clear and different in shape to the
clips so there is little likelihood of confusion.
You can rename the bin by typing a name
immediately after it has been created. Should
you wish to rename the bin later, simply click
