Importing clips and movies

You can import clip data into a catalog from many different types of file. For most files CatDV will determine the file type automatically when you use the Open/Import command or drag a file into the main window, but you can also use the Import As submenu to use a specific importer if required:

Use Import Directory to import all the recognised media files in an entire directory. If the appropriate Preferences option is set it will recursively scan the contents of any subdirectories. You can also drag and drop files or folders from the Macintosh Finder or Windows Explorer directly into a CatDV window to import them. Use Scan For New Files to re-scan all the directories previously included in a catalog and import any new files that have been added since last time.

If you use the tree navigator you can navigate to a folder in your file system then right click on the node and choose Import Into Catalog, or drag the folder onto the catalog tree node, to import it.

Live Capture

For technical reasons, the old built-in Live Capture command is no longer available since CatDV 6. Instead, you can use the separate Live Capture Plus application, or capture a DV tape in an external application (such as your regular non-linear editing software or the free iMovie or Microsoft Movie Maker applications) then import the resulting files into CatDV to catalog them and create high-quality offline previews.


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