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# Outputting a Single Clip

To output a clip to a VTR, load a clip into the Output Clip menu and then set the in and out points for clip output. If necessary, enable the options to offset the start frame for output and to apply a letterbox overlay. See Output Clip Menu Controls.

If the duration marked by the in and out points that you set for output is greater than the duration of the clip you are outputting, black frames fill the gap between the end of the clip and the out point of the clip. For example, if you set an in point at 01:00:00:00 and an out point at 01:01:00:00, the clip output process has a duration of one minute. If the clip you are outputting is 30 seconds long, the last 30 seconds of the output result on tape are filled with black frames.

To output a single clip to a VTR:

1. Load the clip that you want to output into the Output Clip menu. See Accessing the Output Clip Menu.
2. Make sure that the correct video track and audio channel buttons are enabled so that the corresponding video track and audio channels are output to tape.

   (a) Video track enabled for output(b) Audio channels 1 and 2 enabled for output

3. Enable or disable All Audio in the Clip Output menu (to the left of the audio controls).

   When All Audio is enabled, all audio channels are sent to the audio converter, not just the ones you enabled in the previous step.

   This means you can monitor all audio, even though you are only recording one or two tracks to the VTR. You can also route the other audio channels to a mixer or any other device capable of capturing an audio signal.

4. Make sure the appropriate VTR is selected in the Device Name box. See Selecting a VTR Device For Output.

   The preview window displays the contents of the tape currently in the selected VTR.

5. To preview the clip before outputting, click Preview.
6. To preview the clip you are outputting against the contents on the tape, enable Split View. See Monitoring Video During Clip Input and Output Operations.
7. To output the selected clip starting at any frame other than the first one, enter the start timecode in the Start Offset field.
8. Set the in and out points for clip output. See Setting Input and Output In and Out Points.
9. To output the clip to the VTR, select Insert from the Output box.

   The clips with Status selected are output to tape. During output, the Status column is updated to reflect the status of each clip:

   - Pending: the clip is waiting to be output to tape.
   - Output: the clip is being output to ape.
   - Done: the clip has been ouput to tape.
10. After the transfer is complete, verify that it was successful by playing the transferred clip. To do so, cue to the in timecode and click the Play button in the VTR Transport controls.
11. When you are done, click EXIT Output Clip.