The basic Clip Input controls are described as follows.
- Device Name box
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Provides an option for each uncommented VTR keyword line in the software initialization configuration file. Select the option
that corresponds to the VTR you want to input clips from.
- Aspect Ratio box
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Determines the aspect ratio of the clip you want to capture.
- Aspect Ratio field
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Enter a custom aspect ratio, if the ratio you want to use is not among the options in the Aspect Ratio box.
- Bit Depth box
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Provides the option of capturing clips at a frame depth of 8 or 10 bits per channel, depending on the project you are working
with.
- Scan Mode box
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Determines the scan mode metadata tags of the clips created on input. In most cases, select the option that matches the format
you are capturing. All workstations provide Progressive, Field 1, and Field 2 options.
- Engineering button
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- Proxy Only button
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Enable to capture proxies only.
- Proxy Quality box
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Proxies generated during capture are always of draft quality. Using the Proxy Quality box, you can set the default quality
for proxy generation after capture. Results vary depending on the type of clips involved, so it is a good idea to try different
settings.
Select: |
To: |
Draft |
Generate proxies in the least amount of processing time, at the expense of proxy quality. This setting is the default setting
for proxy generation following video I/O.
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Coarse |
Get better results than Draft, in more processing time. |
Medium |
Get better results than Coarse, in more processing time. |
Quality |
Get the best results, in more processing time than Medium. |
Bicubic |
Often get good results, usually faster than Quality. Results are likely not as good as Quality, but acceptable. |
Lanczos |
Usally get the best results, often with better performance than Bicubic. |
The previous two controls appear only if the current project is configured, in the Project Setup menu, to store proxies. See
Setting Proxy Management Options.
- Process button
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Click to start clip input.
- Tape Type box
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- Grab button
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- EDL Log button
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Click to log clip to EDL.
- EDL button
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- Log On Out button
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- Tape Name field
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Enter the name of the tape from which you are capturing. This step is important for EDL assembly and media recapture procedures.
- Clip Name field
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Enter the name you want to use for the clip you are capturing.
- Increment Name button
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Enable to append numerical increments to the clip name automatically. For example, enter “My_Clip” in the Clip Name field
and then enable Increment Name. The first clip you capture is named “My_Clip-1”, the second is named “My_Clip-2”, and so on.
You can change the initial numerical increment by entering a number in the field that appears when you enable Increment Name.
- Start Mode box
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Determines the start mode for clip input.
Select: |
To: |
Start On Pen |
Capture starting from the currently displayed frame on the tape. Click Process to activate the start-on-pen trigger. |
Start On Timecode |
Capture starting from the timecode you enter in the In field. Click Process to start the clip input process. |
- Stop Mode box
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Determines the stop mode for clip input.
Select: |
To capture until: |
Stop On Pen |
You click anywhere on the screen. |
Stop After Frames |
A specific number of frames have been captured. When you select this option, a field appears in which you enter the number
of frames you want to capture.
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Stop On Timecode |
A timecode on the tape has been reached (entered in the Out Timecode field). |
- Current Timecode field
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Indicates the current timecode of the tape in the VTR.
- In Timecode field
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Indicates the timecode on the tape at which point the clip output process begins.
- Out Timecode field
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Indicates the timecode on the tape at which point the clip output process ends.
- Duration field
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Indicates the duration, in timecode, between the clip output in point and out point.
The following controls are found on the right side of the menu (not shown in preceding illustration).
- Tape EE button
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A status button that, when lit, indicates that the VTR is in E-to-E mode (electronic to electronic). This means that the VTR
output is showing its input signal. Clicking Tape EE toggles E-to-E on and off.
- Standby button
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A status button that, when lit, indicates that the VTR is in standby mode. Click Standby to toggle between standby off and
standby on.
- In/Out Point controls
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- VTR Status display
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