User Guide

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Logging and Digitizing (Capture)
Logging and Digitizing (Capture)
In Pinnacle Liquid, the Logging Tool is responsible for logging (views) and digitizing (saving to
hard disk) A/V signals or A/V data played via the system’s video and audio interfaces. In the pro-
cess, clips and Media Files are generated with specific properties such as mono or stereo, an aspect
ratio of 4:3 or 16:9, in a specific Media Format and in offline or online quality (product-depen-
dent).
The Batch Digitize module permits the automatic digitizing of multiple clips (
page 9-87).
About timecodes:
With regard to tapes in the player, make sure there is a continuous timecode without
interruptions, jumps or repeated TC areas (for example, repeated positioning at
00:00:00.00).
Pinnacle Liquid’s internal Media File management depends on unique Reel (tape) names
and a correct and continuous TC. It is recommended that you either digitize problematic
tapes live (for example, with a system TC, generated by the computer system clock) or
first copy to tapes with a clean timecode.
Basics
page 8-4
The Logging Tool and its functions page 8-8
Methods page 8-34
Logging page 8-35
Digitizing page 8-37