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# Configuring Hardware For Clip Input and Output Using a VTR

When preparing for a clip input and output session, confirm the following:

- Audio and video outputs of the VTR are connected to the audio and video inputs of the Smoke system. Audio and video inputs of the VTR are connected to the audio and video outputs of the Smoke system.
- The VTR is connected, using an RS-422 video I/O control cable, to a serial port of your workstation to enable remote control of the device.
- A video sync signal is connected to the sync input of the video device to ensure frame-accurate capture. If there is a separate audio device, an audio sync signal must be connected to it as well.

Your Mac must be equipped with either an AJA Kona 3G or an AJA Io XT for you to connect it to a VTR.