User guide

5-1

Capturing Clips

Capturing clips is one of the main functions of the I/O Tool. For this it

provides three different record modes: the Manual, the Autoedit and

the Batch mode.

The Manual mode is used to perform a crash record with the DVS sys-

tem. The Autoedit mode can be used to perform a record from a con-

nected external player to the DVS system. In this mode you can set an

in-, outpoint and duration for the record. The last mode is the Batch

mode where you can process EDLs, cut lists and a proprietary capture

list of the I/O Tool. Using this mode you can perform several different

record operations from various sources in one step, including an exter-

nally connected player. Additionally, you can build up a timeline from a

given batch list (either a capture list, EDL or cut list) in the Edit Tool.

This chapter explains how to capture and record video material with the

I/O Tool. First, the three different modes are explained in detail, fol-

lowed by a description of the settings necessary for a record operation

that will be the same in all record modes. After that the different record

modes are explained separately with their mode specific settings, and

task descriptions are provided that detail how to start a capturing in

each mode.

Although the optional VTR task mode is also able to record ma-

terial, this will not be explained in this chapter due to the spe-

cial nature of this mode. For more information about the VTR

task mode see chapter “The VTR Task Mode” on page 7-1.