Instruction manual

PANASONIC AG-7500 Super-VHS Edit/Record VCR
Photo courtesy of Panasonic
Both the Playback and Edit/Record VCRs can play back audio and video. As a
tape is being played back at normal speed, the Edit Controller allows the Editor to Pause
either VCR, at any time. Pausing a VCR will produce a freeze-frame on its monitor. Once
a VCR has been paused, the tape can be searched either forwards or backwards in order
find a particular shot. The speed of the search is variable, from as slow as one frame at a
time (Jog), to very fast (Shuttle).
To Edit Random Shots Without Syncing Visuals To Vocals And Music - Start at the
beginning of the song, and make an edit every 3-5 seconds or so. (It will depend on the
length of the shot on the Source Tape.) To find each shot on the Source videotape, refer
to the Beat Sheet for the correct Camera Position Number and Take Number.
To Edit Visuals In Sync With Vocals And Music - In music video production, it’s common
to edit with the beat of the music, specifically, the Down Beat. If you’re not a musician
or don’t understand counting beats in a measure, be sure to ask the person who creates
the Beat Sheet Storyboard (see Chapter 3) for assistance.
Let’s say that you want a Close-Up shot of the Lead Guitarist to begin on the first
down beat of Measure 2. In order to find the In Point for the shot on a Source tape, refer
to the Beat Sheet to find the Camera Position Number and Take number. Ask the Editor
to:
(A) Search the Source tape, and locate the Camera Position and Take number. Refer to
the
Beat Sheet, and locate the beginning of the shot. Pause the tape.
(B) Jog the tape in reverse about 7 seconds.
(C) Play the tape at normal speed.
(D) Listen to the audio, and press the Pause button (on the Edit Controller), on the
correct