User`s guide

Chapter 5: Installing AVoption XL 33
Connecting an External Video
Reference Monitor
Connect an external NTSC or PAL video refer-
ence monitor to a Composite, Component, S-
Video, or SDI output.
Centralized Video Switching and
Routing
Many professional facilities have centralized
video switching and routing systems. These sys-
tems can be used to route AVoption XL’s inputs
and outputs to flexible input sources and output
destinations.
Using NTSC and PAL
When switching between NTSC and PAL for-
mats, settings must be changed in three places:
• In the Pro Tools Session Setup window, select
the correct frame rate (25, 29.97 DF or NDF).
• The USD must be set (and locked) to the re-
spective format (PAL or NTSC).
• If you are going to capture video with
AVoption XL, set the Movie Track to the re-
spective format (PAL or NTSC). This setting
can be modified when the Movie Track is
armed for record. The Pal/NTSC format pop-
up panel is available in the I/O panel on the
Movie Track.
To see the Pal/NTSC format pop-up panel:
■ Select Display > Edit Window Shows > I/O
View.