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312 Part IV Settings and Preferences
Example: Creating a Custom Preset and Easy Setup
The following example shows how to create a custom Easy Setup for capturing DV
NTSC video from a Betacam SP deck using a USB-to-serial adapter for serial device
control and a DV converter box. You can use the existing sequence and capture presets
and external video setting, but you need to create a new device control preset.
To create a custom Easy Setup for capturing DV NTSC video from a
Betacam SP deck:
1 Choose Final Cut Pro > Audio/Video Settings.
2 In the Summary tab, choose DV NTSC 48kHz from the Sequence Preset pop-up menu.
3 Choose DV NTSC 48kHz from the Capture Preset pop-up menu.
4 Choose Apple FireWire NTSC (720 x 480) from the Video Playback pop-up menu.
5 Click the Device Control Presets tab to create a new preset for serial device control.
a Click Duplicate to create a new preset using the current device control preset.
b In the Device Control Preset Editor, change the name to “Betacam SP Serial Device
Control.”
c Change the description to “Use this preset when controlling your Betacam SP deck
using RS-422 serial device control.”
d Choose Sony RS-422 from the Protocol pop-up menu.
e In the Audio Mapping pop-up menu, choose the number of audio channels your
deck accepts when recording.
f Choose LTC+VITC from the Time Source pop-up menu.
g Click OK.
Eventually, you’ll need to calibrate the timecode offset for your hardware setup and
enter it in this custom device control preset to ensure frame-accurate video capture.
For more information, see “Calibrating Timecode Capture With Serial Device Control”
on page 332.