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Exporting your Timeline to DV tape
to obtain the correct values. Once you’ve got the right values, type the name
of your device in the
Preset box and click the Save button. Your settings
will be saved in the
Preset list for future use.
3 Under Offset Times for Recording, specify the appropriate values for your
DV-1394 device.
$ The first value delays the playback of your project to allow your DV-1394
device time to start recording. For example, some devices require a delay
between the time they receive the record command and the time the project
starts playing back from your computer.
$ The second value lets you specify when the command to stop recording
should be sent to your DV-1394 device. For example, if your DV deck takes
time to stop recording, the stop command must be sent before the end of
the project is reached. Alternately, if your deck buffers video prior to
recording, the stop command must be sent late.
¡Important The values under Offset Times for Recording are
interdependent. Before changing these settings, you should first do a test
export to tape with both values set to zero. If you’re missing frames from the
start of your project, specify a delay for the project playback and do another
test. Once you’ve set the correct delay to obtain frame accuracy at the start of
the recording, you can adjust the other setting as needed to obtain frame
accuracy at the end of the recording.
4 If the In point at which the recording starts on your tape doesn’t match the
Mark In point you specified for the export, use the value under In Point
Adjustment
to correct it. For example, if you set your Mark In point to
1:00:20:10 and your deck actually started recording at 1:00:20:12, then you
would enter -2.
5 If you have an NTSC system, select the format that matches the time code
format on your DV tape.
6 Click OK to save your settings and return to the Matrox DV Export to Tape
dialog box.