First Concept

The first concept is called capture. You have to move all of the footage out of the camera and onto your computer’s hard disk. There are three ways to do this:

1. You can capture all of the footage in a single file on your hard disk. A half hour of video footage might consume 10 gigabytes of space. (Note that some operating systems and video editing software packages limit file size to 2 gigabytes. Other packages put a 30-minute limit on file size.)
2. You could bring it in as five or 10 smaller files, which together will total 10 gigabytes but will be a little more manageable.
3. You can have a piece of software bring in the footage shot by shot. Adobe Premiere can do this manually, but a program like DVGate Motion (which comes standard on many Sony computers) can automatically scan the tape, find the beginning and end of every shot, and then bring them all in. Each shot will be in a different file when it’s done. If you have access to a program like this, it makes your life very easy.

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