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The VTR Task Mode
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– Activate the selected in- and outpoint of the VTR timeline with
the respective buttons of the position settings ( ).
– Set the EDIT/MANUAL button of the selection area to the auto-
edit operation mode ( ) where an external device is
frame accurately controlled by the VTR task mode.
– Use the position settings to the right of the selection area to
specify the inpoint on the external device connected via
RS-422.
y Next select the PREVIEW button and activate it ( ).
y After that press the button RECORD () in the
lower right corner of the selection area to start the preview opera-
tion.
Then the button changes its appearance to its active state
( ) and the I/O Tool performs the preview oper-
ation in accordance with your settings: The video overlay switches to
the live signal present at the system’s input(s) and the external player
will go to its preroll position and start playing from there. As soon as the
inpoint is reached, the preview record (moving of timeline cursor with-
out writing data to the storage) is performed. During the operation the
numbers of the Rec field in the control area turn red and show you the
current position of the preview. As soon as the outpoint is reached the
preview record will be terminated and the live mode turns off while the
external player performs its postroll. Once the external device has
stopped, the preview record is finished.
7.3.2 How to Record on the VTR Timeline
This section describes how to perform a record operation with the VTR
task mode. For this you have two possibilities at hand:
1. You can perform a crash record on the VTR timeline or
2. you can control an external player connected via RS-422 during
this procedure which will then serve as a source for the video
material to be recorded.
Both procedures will be explained in the following.
Performing a Crash Record
As soon as a VTR timeline project is loaded in the VTR task mode and
when the correct video signal is present at the system’s input(s) you can
To terminate a preview operation manually you have to click
the activated RECORD button again. Then the operation stops
immediately.