Video Monitor
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The video monitor window serves different functions depending on the hardware of software configuration.
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The monitor provides the following controls:
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When pressing the small silver buttons to step through the possible options, only the options available for the given hardware configuration will be given. For example, if only composite and s-video are available for a given configuration, pressing the bottom left button will alternately show Composite and S-Video but it will not show RGB, YUV or SDI. These settings can all be made from the encoding page of the project property page dialog. Once a video capture is under way, these buttons are locked and cannot be pressed until the video capture ends.
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· | Top left button - is used to select the video standard. Possible options are:
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· | NTSC
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· | PAL
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· | Top right button - is used to select the aspect ratio of the video. Possible options are:
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· | 4:3
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· | 16:9
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· | Bottom left button - is used to select the video input connector. Possible options are:
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· | Composite
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· | S-Video
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· | RGB (Component)
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· | YUV (Component)
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· | SDI
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· | Bottom right button - is used to select the audio input connector or level. Possible options are:
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· | Line In (typically this is a phone type or RCA type connector)
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· | Balanced (typically this is an XLR connector)
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· | AES (digital audio)
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· | Embedded AES (digital audio embedded in the SDI stream)
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In this configuration, when the application is launched, the monitor will appear this way:
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In this case, the monitor window will be used to show the video once capture has begun. The monitor window does not replace a physical video monitor since it cannot be used to preview the video to know when to start recording. It should actually be thought of as a capture view since no video is presented before capture has begun.
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In this usage scenario, even though video is not being shown, the four buttons surrounding the display area below the monitor window can be used setup for the next capture.
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In this configuration, as soon as the application is launched, the monitor will attempt to show whatever video signal is coming in on current connector subject to the other video settings. If the video doesn't look right, you may need to toggle some of the video input settings in order to match the video signal coming in. Since the hardware/software configuration gives us the ability to preview the video before, during and after starting the capture, this video preview can take the place of a physical video monitor.
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When pressing the silver buttons, you should get realtime feedback on how the video looks based on the current settings.
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Deck control refers to controlling a remote tape deck via Firewire or Serial bus. This feature is not available in all product configurations. It is generally available when using 1394 (Firewire) capture and it will be available with some hardware capture solutions via RS-422 or other control bus.
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If deck control is available, the video monitor will have a deck control panel on it's right hand side. Just because deck control may be available doesn't mean the mark in/out feature can be used. When using a deck or tape that doesn't provide a timecode, the seek and mark in/out feature cannot be used. In this case you may be able to still use the play/stop/wind controls from the VTR Control Panel.
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The mark in/out feature if available allows for setting a list of in/out points which can then be used to automatically capture multiple segments from a tape without any user intervention, once the capture has begun. This is useful if only a section of the video contrent is desired, or if most of the tape needs to be captured but some sections of unrecorded tape or ground shooting need to be removed.
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· | If the deck is in the stopped mode, the control will wind the tape quickly with no video preview.
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· | If the tape is playing or paused when the wind is started, it will not wind as fast and will provide a video preview.
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· | If the deck is in the stopped mode, the control will wind the tape quickly with no video preview.
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· | If the tape is playing or paused when the wind is started, it will not wind as fast and will provide a video preview.
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· | Use In/Out Marks for capture - This control is used to indicate whether IN/OUT marks are to be used for the project's capture stage.
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· | Segment Number - Because the deck control feature allows multiple IN/OUT points to be specified, this control is used to view the IN/OUT points for a given segment or to add IN/OUT points for a new segment. For inserting and deleting segments, see the user interface on the Deck Control Property Page.
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