Specifications

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11 Select the Stop on Dropped Frames option if
you want Media Composer to automatically stop
the tape if the audio and video does not record
correctly.
12 Select the Add Black At Tail option, and type
the amount of black you want added to the end of
the sequence.
13 Select one of the following from the Deck
Control options:
Local mode You will initiate recording manu-
ally.
Remote mode Media Composer will start the
VTR and drop into record at the specified time-
code.
14 If you chose Remote mode, select one of the
following options:
Sequence Time Starts recording based on se-
quence time. For example, if the sequence starts
at 1:00:00 in the Timeline, Media Composer will
start recording when the tape reaches 1:00:00.
Record Deck Time Starts recording wherever the
VTR is currently parked.
Mark In Time Starts recording at the address en-
tered in the top window to the right of the trans-
port controls.
15 In the Source Track buttons, select the top
video track. Only the selected video tracks and
the video tracks below it will be recorded.
16 If you selected Remote mode, use the Record
Track buttons on the right to select which audio
and video tracks to enable for recording on the
tape.
17 Click the yellow Preview button to check that
all of the tracks you selected are playing and that
the insert points on the tape are correct.
18 Do one of the following:
• To record using Local mode, press play and
record on the VTR. When ready, click the
Record button in the Digital Cut window.
– or –
• To record using Remote mode, press Record
in the Digital Cut window. Media Composer
will queue the tape, play, then drop in at the
appropriate location.
Selected Source tracks
Source
Track
button
Record
Track
button
Record Enable
Preview
When doing a Digital Cut with an
Avid Mojo DX or Nitris DX video periph-
eral, Output Mode should be set to “Real
Time” when using non-firewire video out-
puts, for best A/V sync performance.
Be sure to record at least a few seconds of
black to the tape before performing a digital
cut. This will guarantee that the video tape
is correctly formatted when your digital cut
starts.