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Exporting your Timeline to DV tape
Exporting your Timeline to DV tape
You can export DV material from your Adobe Premiere Timeline to tape using
device control over the 1394 interface on Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme.
¦NoteOn most systems, you’ll be able to perform a realtime export to tape.
Some systems, however, may have problems with the realtime export, such as
gray blocks or system sluggishness. If this happens, disable the realtime export
by clearing
Enable realtime export to tape in the Matrox Advanced
Settings
dialog box as explained in “Selecting your DV-1394 settings” on
page 50.
Preparing your tapes for recording
To use DV-1394 device control, the tape on which you’ll be recording your DV
material must contain continuous and consecutive time code. You can stripe your
entire tape with time code by recording black video for the duration of the tape.
To do this, insert a blank tape into your camcorder, put the lens cap on, then
record up to the end of the tape.
¦NoteThe format of your DV tape must match the format you’re recording. For
example, if you set your DV-1394 device to record in DV/DVCAM format, your
tape must be striped entirely in DV/DVCAM format. Mixed format tapes are not
supported.
Obtaining a frame-accurate export to tape
In order to achieve a frame-accurate export to tape, you need to specify various
export options. The values you enter for these options depend on the DV-1394
device you are using. Preset values are available for some devices. You can
download the latest DV-1394 device presets from the RT.X Support section of our
web site at www.matrox.com/videoweb/support. If no presets are available for
the device you are using, you will need to do a test export to obtain the correct
values. For more information, see “Defining your export to tape options” on
page 74.
Exporting to DV tape with device control
To export your Timeline to tape over the 1394 interface:
1 Make sure your DV device is properly connected, turned on, and that you’ve
selected
Matrox DV-1394 Device Control in Adobe Premiere’s
Preferences dialog box as explained in “Setting up DV-1394 device
control” on page 69.
¦NoteIf you’re using a camcorder, switch it to VTR Mode.
2 Load a tape that you’ve striped with time code into your device.
3 Open the project you want to export to tape.