Line In (typically this is a phone type or RCA type connector)
Balanced (typically this is an XLR connector)
AES (digital audio)
Embedded AES (digital audio embedded in the SDI stream)
Capture View
In this configuration, when the application is launched, the monitor will appear this way:
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 be thought of as a capture view since no video is presented before capture has begun.
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.
Preview
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 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.
When pressing the silver buttons, you should get realtime feedback on how the video looks based on the current
settings.
Deck Control
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.
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.
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 content 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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