Following on from our announcement last year, we are removing tape and capture workflows from Premiere Pro, starting with the public Beta version 23.3 (build 14). What is being removed: Edit to Tape panel Capture panel Support for third-party capture plug-ins Capture project settings Preferences > Capture Preferences > Device Control Menu commands related to the above functionality Keyboard shortcuts related to the above functionality What is not being removed: Support for third-party Mercury Transmit plug-ins Exporting to XDCAM drives mounted as a file system We expect most editors won’t notice a change using this new version of Premiere Pro (Beta). If you do encounter any issues, especially with opening older projects that used tape capture in the past, please let us know in a comment below. Thank you!

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Now in Beta: Removing Tape and Capture Workflows

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January 27, 2023
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Following on from our announcement last year, we are removing tape and capture workflows from Premiere Pro, starting with the public Beta version 23.3 (build 14).

What is being removed:

Edit to Tape panel
Capture panel
Support for third-party capture plug-ins
Capture project settings

Preferences > Capture
Preferences > Device Control
Menu commands related to the above functionality
Keyboard shortcuts related to the above functionality

What is not being removed:

Support for third-party Mercury Transmit plug-ins
Exporting to XDCAM drives mounted as a file system

We expect most editors won’t notice a change using this new version of Premiere Pro (Beta). If you do encounter any issues, especially with opening older projects that used tape capture in the past, please let us know in a comment below. Thank you!

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Correct answer Bruce Bullis

>Why is this done?

Because usage has plummeted, and supporting and maintaining tape capture-related code hinders the team from focusing on future-facing and more frequently-used features.

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Warren Heaton10841144

Community Expert

For documentaries, I would prefer that this feature remain.

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Tee Ess9227371

Participant

I side with you on this one, Warren, family reunion tapes considered priceless - now I have to find other software.... sheesh!

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MisterAdvent

Inspiring

How about this, Adobe... You have the code for capture, package it as a standalone app. Then you can keep your main code clean. And open the license so it can be used on older equipment with Firewire.

johnpooley3

Inspiring

Unfortunately, there weren't many good options for capture codecs anyway, since QuickTime changes years ago

Stephen_Spider

Inspiring

Not a fan. Using Black Magic captures weekly in a broadcast control room, & it's just dropping funcrionality.

theok8577996

Inspiring

Why is this done? I doesn't affect anything when not used.

We use capture of live feeds daily direct in Premiere because editing afterwards is quickly be done then.

We use Black Magic cards to capture HD1080i.

It would be nice to at HDCAM 50 codec to the capture module.

If it has to go put it as seperate app in the Adobe folder!

Bruce Bullis

Correct answer

Community Manager

>Why is this done?

Because usage has plummeted, and supporting and maintaining tape capture-related code hinders the team from focusing on future-facing and more frequently-used features.

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JOSEPH35205241q6fg

Participant

A agree with the other posters, because a feature is not used by the masses doesn't mean its not still valued and useful. Most Adobe software is utilized by a range of users with different needs and wants. Does it really take a lot to maintain this feature and support it in code?

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MisterAdvent

Inspiring

Lack of firewire capture is a serious problem in my shop. Fortunately I have CS5 on a couple of old laptops that I can use for capture, but I'm concerned about what happens when they give up the ghost.

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Ahmad30757190mfyg

Participant

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Louis Peluso

Known Participant

if i understand this correctly, the "development" of disallowing me to import from a tape deck? is a serious degradation for me. I have a ROOMFULL of min-dv tapes and a bunch of assorted other masters that are going to need to be digitized in the next two years and just like removing encore (which i am STILL angry at) it takes an old, standard, and useful function and destroys it for me. NOT happy. unless im wrong about the functionality.