User guide

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CLIPSTER I/O Tool User Guide
modes of the I/O Tool, you can use the recorded material at any time
later again without any restrictions, for example, in the Edit Tool. Fur-
thermore, the VTR task mode can also be used with its full functionality
(record as well as play-out) as a slave.
This chapter explains in detail how to use the VTR task mode of the
I/O Tool. It will be explained how to begin a session with the VTR task
mode as well as the settings that are necessary when creating a new
VTR task mode project. After that all possible settings will be explained
that you can use to control the VTR task mode and perform a record or
play-out operation. This is followed by step-by-step descriptions how
to record and play out video material in the VTR task mode. The chap-
ter will be concluded with details how to open a VTR timeline project
in the Edit Tool.
The parameters of an externally connected device such as pre-
roll or edit lag can be changed via device profiles in the Con-
figuration Tool (see “CLIPSTER Configurations” user guide for
more information).
The specifications for slave mode operations of CLIPSTER can
be found in the “CLIPSTER Edit Tool” user guide.