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# Using VTR Emulation to Capture Clips

When you select an emulator in the Input Clip menu, Smoke acts as a VTR to which video clips from other applications or devices can be recorded. In this case, your workstation's framestore is a virtual blank tape. Clips sent to the emulator from the external application or device appear in the current clip library. The capture process is controlled by the external application or device.

To use VTR emulation to capture clips:

1. Go to the clip library in which you want recorded clips to appear.
2. Click Input Clip.
3. Enable Emulator.
4. From the Device Name box, select the emulator you want to use.

   (a) Device Name box

5. To begin a capture session using VTR emulation (thereby allowing the external application or device to control Smoke as a VTR), click Record.

   Smoke emulates a VTR with a blank virtual tape. You can now switch to the external application or device to control and output clips.

6. If you want to enable a VTR emulator with a different video timing, from the Device Name box, select the VTR emulator that you want to use. Alternatively, open the Engineering menu to change the timing.

   A message appears advising you to connect a valid signal to the reference input to launch the video preview corresponding to the format selected. Make sure your device is using the corresponding timing.