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# About VTR Archives

NoteSmoke can only read VTR archives, it cannot create nor write to VTR archives.

You can create a VTR archive for clips of any resolution supported by your video board and VTR device. To archive and restore from a VTR archive, your clips FPS, resolution and bit depth need to match your VTR tape device settings.

When you change projects without exiting Smoke, the video timing selected at start-up applies to the project you are switching to.

## Header Information Slate

All VTR archives contain a Header Info Slate, which is a single frame providing information about the archive. Located in the archive before the table of contents, the Header Info Slate provides information such as:

- Name of the archive
- Name of the Online Table of Contents (OTOC)
- Name of the workstation where the archive was created and name and version of the Autodesk application used for archive creation
- Start timecode
- Creation date and time
- Modification date and time
- Minimum size of the clip library buffer (in MB) required to restore the archive

(a) Header Info Slate example

#### Topics in this section

- Configuring a VTR for Archiving
- About Using an HDCAM SR for Archiving
- Restoring Material from a VTR Archive