An Editor’s Guide to Adobe® Premiere® Pro, Second Edition

Appendix C. Tape-Based Workflows

Although many wish for its demise, tape is still a reality for many users. Whether it be television networks that have standardized on a tape format or just an economic reality that the gear is paid for, you’ll still need tape. Of course, you’ll also need the corresponding deck and potentially special hardware to load the tape. Let’s take a look at some of the practical aspects of workflow.

Capturing from Tape

The ability to capture from tape is both a native and third-party feature for Adobe Premiere Pro. You can capture from just about any DV or HDV deck via a FireWire port right out of the box. If you’d like ...