Instruction manual

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Using Blackmagic Media Express
There are two ways to capture clips:
A. Record Now
Captures video and audio instantly. (Control-R)
The REC button lights up during capture. Click the STOP button or press the Esc key on your
keyboard to stop the capture.
B. Get Clip
Captures frame accurate timecode, video, audio to “in” and “out-points” set by the user.
From the View menu choose Deck Control. The Deck Control window will open.
Connect an RS-422 cable between the video deck and the DeckLink or DeckLink RS-422 port t o
ensure that timecode is available.
Click the Play and Stop buttons in the Deck Control window to start and stop playback of the video
deck. Your video deck will respond to the standard keys used for deck control, i.e. spacebar, “j”, “k”
and “l” keys. In and Out points can be set using the “i” and “o” keys while playing the tape.
Grab Frame
Captures a frame of video from the video input.
1. Click on the Capture tab
2. Go to the Movie menu and choose Grab Frame As. (Control-G)
3. The frame grab will be captured as a .bmp file.
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