Setup guide

ClipMgtDevice
The ClipMgtDevice keyword defines the devices used for archiving. The following archiving devices are
supported:
■ VTR
■ HDCAM
■ Tape (SAIT and DTF2 fibre archiving devices only)
■ File
Using the guidelines for setting ClipMgtDevice keywords in this section, you can set multiple archiving
devices for use with the application. The first device that is defined will be the default device.
ClipMgtDevice VTR
You can specify only one VTR for a VTR clip management device. The ClipMgtDevice VTR keyword contains
an optional start timecode parameter:
■ If you specify a default start timecode for VTR archiving, the specified timecode is always used. You
cannot override the default start timecode using the Archive menu.
■ If you want to determine through the application the start timecode for archives created with a VTR, do
not add the start timecode parameter.
The ClipMgtDevice VTR keyword uses the following syntax
ClipMgtDevice Vtr[, <timecode>]
where <timecode> is an optional start timecode for the archive.
Example of use
ClipMgtDevice Vtr, 01:00:00:00
ClipMgtDevice HDCAM
To archive to a Sony HDCAM VTR, you must use the ClipMgtDevice HDCAM keyword and not the
ClipMgtDevice VTR keyword. The ClipMgtDevice HDCAM keyword adjusts the metadata encoding mechanism
to account for the compression method used by the HDCAM VTR.
The ClipMgtDevice HDCAM keyword contains an optional start timecode parameter:
■ If you specify a default start timecode for HDCAM VTR archiving, the specified timecode is always used.
You cannot override the default start timecode using the Archive menu.
■ If you want to determine through the application the start timecode for archives created with an HDCAM
VTR, do not add the start timecode parameter.
The ClipMgtDevice HDCAM keyword uses the following syntax
ClipMgtDevice HDCAM[, <timecode>]
where <timecode> is an optional start timecode for the archive.
Example of use
ClipMgtDevice HDCAM, 01:00:00:00
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