System information
Important:
n Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme/Intensity Pro/HD Extreme 3D and AJA Io Express,
KONA 3x, LH, LHe, LHi, LS, and LSe cards are supported. Please note that AJA XENA cards are
now branded as KONA cards. For more information, see
http://www.aja.com/products/kona/transition.php.
n HDMI capture is supported on the Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme/Intensity Pro/HD
Extreme 3D, AJA Io Express, and AJA KONA LHi cards.
n Vegas Pro does not support analog video inputs for SDI cards. However, Vegas Pro does
support component video output for external preview.
n For the latest information about supported hardware, see
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegaspro/io#sdi.
Capturing a single clip or entire tape
Connect your deck and power it on before starting Vegas Pro.
1. Use the transport controls below the Video Preview window to cue your tape.
2. If you want to encode your video during capture, you can choose a setting from the Encoding drop-
down list. Depending on your input format, the available encoding formats are as follows:
Input Encoding
HDV MPEG-2 Transport Stream
SD SDI 8-bit YUV AVI (uncompressed)
IMX MXF (compressed)
HD SDI 8-bit YUV AVI (uncompressed)
HD422 MXF (compressed)
10-bit SDI 10-bit YUV AVI (uncompressed)
When capturing to compressed formats, you can drag the Video quality slider on the General tab of
the Capture Preferences dialog to adjust performance. For more information, see "Capture
Preferences" on page 125. When you drag the slider to the left, you can increase performance by
decreasing video quality. When you drag the slider to the right, higher-quality video is captured, and
more processing power is required.
Quality settings affect various types of material differently. With some experimentation, you may
find that certain types of scenes can be captured at lower quality settings with little or no apparent
loss of quality. Other material may need the highest possible setting to achieve the desired quality
level.
3. The Capture folder box displays the path to the folder where your video will be saved. You can click
the Browse button to choose a different folder.
4.
Click the Start Capture button to start capturing.
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