Capture Presets define the output format of a Recording (codec, container, resolution, audio channels, etc.). Before you can start recording with the Just In Mac Lite application, you need to create one or multiple Capture Presets. After defining the Capture Preset(s), you can quickly access them in the Just In Mac Lite Channel Inspector. This accelerates the recording process and helps to keep things organised.
To perform any changes within the Just In Mac Lite Configuration panel, you have to unlock the panel first.
Overview
Open the Just In Mac Lite Configuration panel, select the Device, and switch to the “Capture Presets” tab.
Capture Preset List: shows all available Capture Presets. Use the buttons below to add and remove Capture Presets. Double-click on a Capture Preset Name to adjust the Preset Name.
Capture Preset Configuration Options: Set the required options for a Capture Preset:
“TV Norm”: select the TV Norm.
“Container”: select the Container.
“Aspect Ratio”: select the Aspect Ratio.
“Codec”: select the Codec. After selecting the “Codec” you may be asked for the Frame rate and Resolution as well.
“Audio Channels”: select the number of Audio Channels. After selecting the Audio Channels, you may be asked for the Audio Track Alignment (Mono or Stereo) as well.
“Audio Mapping”: use this option to change the audio output mapping for the recorded files.
“No hardware encoding, even if available”: Activate this setting if you wish to bypass encoding using the designated hardware encoder. Instead, opt for CPU-based processing for this particular encoding procedure. This feature proves exceptionally beneficial when dealing with multichannel recording situations involving the utilisation of multiple capture IDs.
“Do not write captions to container”: enable this option if you would rather not write closed caption data into the recorded file.
Add a Capture Preset
In the “Device & Channel List” select a Device. Click on the “Capture Presets” tab and press the Plus ("+") button to add a new Preset.
A new window appears, where you have to enter the Name of the new “Capture Preset”. Press the “Create” button to go back to the Preset option.
Next, configure the new “Capture Preset”. It will be saved automatically after all options have been set.
Capture Preset options can be changed at any time.
Edit an existing Capture Preset
Select an existing Capture Preset and change the options on the right side. The changes will be saved automatically.
Remove a Capture Preset
Select an existing Capture Preset and use the Minus ("-") button below the Capture Preset list to remove the selected Capture Preset.
Apple ProRes
When creating an Apple ProRes-based Capture Preset, you have to select the Frame rate and Resolution, after selecting the related codec option.
Audio Channels and Audio Track Alignment
You can choose between “2”, “4”, “8” and “16” Audio Channels for “Capture Presets”. Some configurations may require an Audio Track Alignment setting as well.
Please note, that some codec/container options allow only “2”, “4” or “8” Audio channels as options.
Audio Mapping
The “Audio Mapping” option enables the possibility to adjust the output mapping for the recorded video files of the incoming audio channels in a simple way.
You can set an Audio Output Track to “Silence” as well if needed.
H.264 Settings
When creating an H.264 Capture Preset, you have to select “H.264” specific settings.
Note that “Custom” has to be selected as the “TV-Norm”, when working with “H.264” presets.
There are different values and settings that can be customised within an “H.264 Capture” preset. Initially, the container type can be selected. There are two options available:
AVFoundation QuickTime
MP4
H.264 is a complex codec standard and is a bit more tedious to set up. Therefore, just:in mac lite provides various options, that can be modified within an “H.264 preset”. After choosing the container type, you have to define two general settings:
Resolution
Frame rate
Next, select the aimed “H.264 profile” and choose between multiple encoder profile options. Then you can set the Bitrate in bit/s, B-Frames, the GOP-Size, and the Entropy Mode.
Please note that some Mac Models have a built-in H.264 hardware encoder, which just:in mac lite can use for the H.264 encoding process. This happens automatically when working with an H.264 Capture Preset. If you are using a Mac without such an H.264 encoder, you will see a warning message in the Errors and Warnings Section within the Inspector.
Please note that not all custom resolutions are supported by the macOS built-in hardware encoder.
Growing Files
just:in mac lite supports growing files (for macOS and Windows-based NLEs) with various formats. If you have specific needs or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. When working with Adobe Premiere Pro as your NLE of choice, please refer to this Adobe Knowledge-base article as well.
DaVinci Resolve
When using Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve, working with growing files is possible as well, but only when using direct-attached storage. Tests with network-attached storage showed inconsistent behaviour, and therefore it is not recommended. Please do not hesitate to contact us, to get additional information or to discuss your recording and editing workflow.
You can download a PDF document describing the “Supported Formats and Codecs” from the Blackmagic homepage (URL may change over time): https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/SupportNotes/DaVinci_Resolve_18_Supported_Codec_List.pdf?_v=1677744010000