There are two programs on the video machine with which you can capture DV:
WinDV is best for when you simply want to quickly capture one or two clips that you wish to use for an application other than editing a video in Premiere.
Adobe Premiere Pro is good for when you will subsequently be editing the captured video in Premiere, or when you have a large number of clips to capture.
2. Enter a file path and filename prefix in the "Capt. file" field. Or, press the ... button to the left of the field to select the folder in which the video will be saved. The captured videos will be named "(filename prefix)_(date)_(time).avi".
3. Press play on the DV deck. Make sure the Remote/Local switch on the DV deck (below the Eject button) is switched to "Local." You have to control the deck manually since WinDV cannot control it (not well, at least. It has rudimentary deck control that only allows Play and Stop, but no Fast Forward or Rewind, so it is of limited use at best.)
4. Press the Capture button in WinDV to begin capturing.
5. To stop capturing, press either Cancel or Capture a second time. (When controlling the deck manually, they both have pretty much the same effect.)
Additional info about WinDV can be found at the developer's site. It is also available as a free download if you wish to capture DV using another machine.
Simple Capture
1. When you open Premiere Pro, you are required to either open an existing project or create
a new one. To create a new project, select the "New Project" button, highlight the
DV - NTSC, Standard 48 kHz preset, then name the project and choose where it should be
saved.
2. Once your new project is opened, go to File > Capture.... The capture window will open.
3. If the Remote/Local switch on the DV deck is switched to "Local," then you control the tape by using the controls on the deck. If the switch is set to "Remote," then you can control the deck within Premiere by using the deck controls at the bottom of the capture window.
4. While the tape is playing, press the Record button (the red dot) at the bottom of Premiere's capture window to begin capturing.
5. To stop capturing, either press the Stop button in the capture window or hit the Esc key.
6. Unlike WinDV, Premiere Pro does not require you to name the file until after it is captured, at which time a popup will ask you to name it. The file will be saved in the same directory as your project file. The file will also be automatically added to the project window in Premiere, eliminating the need for you to import it.
Advanced Capture: Capturing Using Timecode
If you know the beginning and ending timecode of the segments you wish to capture, then you
can enter these values and have Premiere automatically find this segment and capture it.
1. The Remote/Local switch on the DV deck MUST be set to "Remote" for this option to work.
2. On the right side of the Capture window is an area called "Timecode" that contains three values. For the first value, enter the timecode for when you want the capture to begin (this is the "in-point"). The second value should be the timecode for when you want the capture to end ("out-point"). The third value will change to reflect length of the clip marked of between the in-point and out-point.
3. Press the In/Out at the bottom right of the Capture window. Premiere will automactically begin capturing at the in-point and stop at the out-point.