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Please remember to SAVE your project before capturing video.

• Plug in the camcorder via a firewire cable (usually a 4 to 6 pin cable).
• Turn camcorder to VCR mode.
• At the top of FCP, use the menu bar to select File > Log and Capture.

This opens up another window called Log and Capture. The Log and Capture screen is where you will view and import the clips on your source tape to the computer's hard drive. The window contains a screen for viewing the footage on your tape, device control to play, stop, ff, and rr your digital tape and mark in / out buttons.
The right column of this screen shows various logging features, which I will not get into at this point.

Use the device control to queue your tape to where you would like to start capturing the video. You can also use keyboard shortcuts to run through your tape. Use the spacebar to play or pause the tape. Use the "J" key to rewind (tap once for 1x, twice for 2x), the "L" key to play normally (tap twice to fast forward), and the "K" key to stop the player. Once you have located the starting point for capture, click on the "mark in" button (or the "I" on your keyboard) to record the timecode (the tape's position) for the in point. Then, move the playhead (via the keyboard, buttons, or playhead located directly below the screen) to where you want the captured clip to end. Press the "mark out" button (or the "O" on your keyboard).

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∴Please note that this tutorial is designed for general editing on Final Cut Pro machines in ACD 403.