Now in Beta: Removing Tape and Capture Workflows

[mattchristensen]

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! 

[EAddison]

Can't say I'm a fan of this....still ingest from the old DSR-11 around once or twice a year. And I still master DVCAM tapes with footage I may need.

I get that it's use is rare, but it does come up.

[the automatic]

Hi,

For us it would require keeping around an old version of Premiere as we have a massive archive of DVcam tapes (NHS Hospital department) and often have to capture from these and miniDV from patient records as not every department has upgraded to modern equipment.... dissapointing if this is the case. can still capture via Quicktime but not as seamless as in the editor (device control etc)

[Stan Jones]

For those looking for an alternative...

I was never a fan of PR capture, and was always SD only in the tape age. My go to was Scenalyzer:
http://www.scenalyzer.com/

As I say, its main drawback was it was only for capturing SD material.

It is no longer supported, but available free. It was working on Win10 last time I used it.

I don't recall if it recorded back to tape.

Stan

[theok8577996]

We use it everyday in our controlrooms to quick capture some presentions and teaser.

I would suggest at MXF HDCAM 1080i capture when using a Blackmagic card.

For HD broadcasters this is still very handy...

[Trevor_Asq]

Niche use but we still use capture tool to grab near live sources on OBs (i.e. play back from EVS channel into PP is quicker than exporting a clip)

[Louis Peluso]

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.

[Ahmad30757190mfyg]

rttr

[MisterAdvent]

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.

[theok8577996]

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 · Accepted solution]

>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. 

[JOSEPH35205241q6fg]

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? 

[Stephen_Spider]

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

[johnpooley3]

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

[Warren Heaton]

For documentaries, I would prefer that this feature remain.

[Tee Ess]

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

[MisterAdvent]

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.