manarabiee

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Q: How can I ONLY capture AUDIO in FCE 4?

How can I set my FCE 4 capture setting to ONLY capture the AUDIO from my video tape?

I only need to the audio, and don't want to bother with the video in order to save space

thanks very much

Mac Pro

Posted on Nov 17, 2014 6:24 AM

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Q: How can I ONLY capture AUDIO in FCE 4?

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by Meg The Dog,

Meg The Dog Nov 17, 2014 8:51 AM in response to manarabiee
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Nov 17, 2014 8:51 AM in response to manarabiee

If you open log and capture, do you see a tab for Clip Settings? Uncheck the Video check box:

MtD
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manarabiee Nov 17, 2014 9:43 AM in response to Meg The Dog
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Nov 17, 2014 9:43 AM in response to Meg The Dog

thanks very much Meg, but there is no second and third tab in the capture window for Final Cut EXPRESS ,
just one tab called capture and no tab for logg settings, etc
i don't know how to get a screen grab in MAC to show you....
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by Tom Wolsky,

Tom Wolsky Nov 17, 2014 10:05 AM in response to manarabiee
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Nov 17, 2014 10:05 AM in response to manarabiee

I Don't think that feature is available in Express, only in Final Cut Pro.
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by MartinR,Helpful

MartinR Nov 17, 2014 1:24 PM in response to manarabiee
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Nov 17, 2014 1:24 PM in response to manarabiee

Final Cut Express does not support audio-only capture. Never has. You can only capture video+audio.

I suggest capturing the video+audio. Then in FCE place the entire clip in a sequence, unlink the audio tracks from the video track and then export the audio track to AIFF. Once you have your audio file you can delete the video clip from your hard drive to save space.

Alternatively, connect the audio line out from your device (a VCR?) to your Mac's audio line in and record the audio in QuickTime or any audio editing app. Keep in mind that if you plan to use the audio in FCE it needs to be AIFF, 16-bit (aka 48KHz) stereo.
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by manarabiee,

manarabiee Nov 17, 2014 1:28 PM in response to MartinR
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Nov 17, 2014 1:28 PM in response to MartinR

that's a great suggestion, thanks very much indeed for writing Martin
many thanks
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by manarabiee,

manarabiee Nov 17, 2014 1:29 PM in response to Tom Wolsky
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Nov 17, 2014 1:29 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

thanks so much for writing Tom, i appreciate it
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