User Manual

SAVING, RENDERING, AND PRINTING PROJECTS | 383
Printing to a tape deck connected to an SDI card
1. If you want to print only a portion of your project, create a time selection that includes the section of your project.
2. From the Too ls menu, choose Print Video to Tape. The Device Setup dialog is displayed.
3. Use the Device Setup dialog to configure your camera or deck:
a. From the Device type drop-down list, choose AJA Video Device or Blackmagic Design DeckLink.
b. From the Output drop-down list, choose SDI or HDMI (if your devices supports HDMI output).
c. From the Video drop-down list, choose the setting that matches your destination format.
d. From the Audio drop-down list, choose the setting that matches your destination format.
e. Select the Use progressive segmented frame (psf) video formats check box if your project properties are set to a
progressive-scan format and you want to preview on a device that stores and transfers progressive-scan frames by
dividing fields (AJA SDI cards only).
f. Select the Use 10-bit encoding check box if you want to print 10-bit source material for increased color resolution. Source
material with gradients in the background can benefit from 10-bit encoding.
When you use 10-bit video in your project, choose 32-bit floating point (video levels) from the Pixel format setting on
the Video tab of the Project Properties tab.
g. If necessary, drag the Record engage delay control to specify the number of frames it takes your camera or deck to switch
from Record Pause to Record mode. If you’re missing frames from the beginning of your file after printing to tape, increase
the setting. If you see duplicated frames at the beginning of your video, decrease the setting.
h. Choose a setting from the Genlock drop-down list if you want to synchronize your video output with a reference signal
(AJA SDI cards only).
i. Click the Next button. The Render Settings dialog is displayed.
Important: You’ll need to choose a rendering template that inserts pulldown fields to create a standard DV file if your
project properties are set to 24p or if you selected the Allow pulldown removal when opening 24p DV check box on the
General tab of the Preferences dialog. Use the NTSC DV 24p (inserting 2-3-3-2 pulldown) template if you intend to bring
the file back into the timeline as source material.
If you cleared the Allow pulldown removal when opening 24p DV check box before adding your media and your project
properties are not set to 24p, your 24p video is read as 29.97 fps interlaced video (60i), so you can choose whichever NTSC DV
or PAL DV template suits your project requirements.
Setting Description
Video In Synchronizes to the SDI input when SDI is selected in the Output drop-down list or
synchronizes to the HDMI output when HDMI is selected in the Output drop-down
list.
Ref In Synchronizes to an external reference input signal.
Free Run Ignores all input signals and uses internal timing.