Specifications

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Session Settings and
MachineControl
Use the steps in this section to quickly configure
the basic session settings for MachineControl.
These include session settings (start time, frame
rate, and video format), as well as synchroniza-
tion settings for clock and positional reference.
Additional options include multiple time code
display offsets, generator, freewheel, and pull up
and pull down settings.
For additional settings see the Pro Tools Refer-
ence Guide
Basic Session Settings
Confirm the following settings for each session.
To configure a session for MachineControl:
1 Open an existing session, or create a new one,
in order to have access to the Pro Tools Session
Setup window.
2 Choose Setup > Session.
3 In the Status and Display section, do the fol-
lowing:
• Set a Session start time.
• Set the appropriate session Timecode Rate
and Feet+Frames Rate.
4 In the SYNC Setup section, set the appropriate
format for NTSC or PAL using the Frame Rate
and Video Format selectors.
Clock Source, Clock and Positional
Reference
The Session Setup window provides selectors for
the system Clock Source, as well as Clock and
Positional Reference. These settings must be
configured based on the signal connections be-
tween Pro Tools, the SYNC I/O, and external de-
vices.
To configure Clock Source and Reference
settings:
1 Choose Setup > Session.
2 Select an appropriate clock source (the
SYNC I/O or a Pro Tools|HD audio interface)
from the Clock Source pop-up menu.
3 Configure the Clock Reference and Positional
Reference pop-up menus as appropriate.
Basic session settings in the Session Setup window
Incoming Time display
Session Start Time
Time code Rate
Feet + Frames Rate
Video Format selector
See the SYNC I/O Guide for more informa-
tion.
click to
show/hide
Video Format