Instruction manual
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Using Blackmagic Media Express
Playback
1. Click on the Playback tab.
2. Select File > Open Media File and choose the video file you wish to play back. Alternatively
drag the desired video clip directly in to the Playback window. The movie will appear in the
Playback window.
3. Click the Play and Stop buttons to start and stop playback. You can also use the standard keys
used for video playback to start, stop, play forwards and play backwards at different speeds,
i.e. “<spacebar>”, “j”, “k” and “l” keys.
4. You can also scrub the clip by dragging the playhead along the timeline.
Video playback can be set to loop playback, or play once, by setting the playback switch as desired.
Inserting to Tape
1. Connect an RS-422 cable between the video deck and the DeckLink or DeckLink RS-422 port
to ensure that timecode is available.
2. Open the clip that you wish to print to tape.
3. Ensure that the video deck is configured to accept the video format of the clip, e.g. one cannot
send a PAL clip to an NTSC-only deck.
3. From the View menu choose Deck Control. The Deck Control window will open.
4. Enter the timecode of the desired in-point. Blackmagic Media Express will use the clip duration to
automatically calculate the out point.
5. Click Put Clip.
Capturing Clips
1. Click on the Capture tab
2. Connect an RS-422 cable between the video deck and the DeckLink or DeckLink RS-422 port to
ensure that timecode is available.
3. Go to the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
4. Configure the capture settings to match the video format and compression type you intend to
capture, e.g. HD 1080i 59.94 and Uncompressed 10-bit YUV. Set the capture location. Uncompressed
video should always be captured to a disk array.
5. Click Put Clip.
Media Express “Capturing to Disk”.
Deck Control interface.
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