FFV DigiDecK User Manual Download Page 15

DigiDeck digital video recorder

 Manual, Fast Forward Video, Inc. Revised 1/20/04   

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The EDIT menu can only be accessed when in STOP (ready to play) mode. This menu directs you to the source 
list. Here, you will have access to all of the recorded material on the hard drive, where you can edit/trim clips, 
name clips, and create play lists. 

 

 

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The Play list option is only available if you are using native mode. 
 
RECORDING CLIPS:  Record the desired material either as one clip or as many individual clips.  Each time you 
begin and end a record a new clip will be added to the source list.  The clips will be listed as untitled clips in the 
source list with the length of the clip to the right of it. 
 
PLAY LIST:  To access the playlist function menu, touch the line that runs along the bottom portion of the touch 
panel’s main display or by selecting edit from the main menu. You must first be in ready to play or in STOP mode. 
 
SOURCE LIST:

  

Once you have finished recording, press stop.  To access the source list menu, touch the line 

located at the bottom of the main display or select edit from the main menu.  There should be a list of untitled clips 
in the sourcelist based on the material just recorded.  Choose a clip by turning the knob and highlighting your 
selection then press trim to edit the clip.  You may name the clips in your source list if you wish or you can trim 
them and name them after they are added to the play list.  The source list contains all the originally recorded 
material.  You can trim the original clips and add them as new clips to the play list while always keeping the 
original clip in your source list (unless you delete it). 
 
TRIM:  The trim function is for editing the original clips after they have been added to a play list. Below is an 
illustration of the trim screen, which appears when you select trim from the play list window.   Specific features 
and their functions are briefly outlined below the illustration 
 
 
 

 

 

  
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 IN AND OUT BUTTONS: 

IN AND OUT BUTTONS: 

 used to designate the beginning and ending of a clip. 

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 SCRUB BAR: 

SCRUB BAR: 

 Scrolling indicator. 

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 ZOOM:

ZOOM:

  (Not shown) allows you to scroll through the clip faster. 

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 SOURCE LIST CLIP:

SOURCE LIST CLIP:

 Indicates the number of the clip currently in use under trim mode. 

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 FRAME: 

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 Indicates the number of the frame in use as you scroll through the material with the scrub bar. 

 
 
 

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SOURCE LIST         NAME                  TRIM     APPEND   PLAY LIST             

 
CLIP0000          00:00:10:00 
CLIP0001          00:00:30:00 

Summary of Contents for DigiDecK

Page 1: ...o o o or r r rd d d de e e er r r r U US SE ER R S S M MA AN NU UA AL L 18200 West McDurmott Suite B Irvine CA 92614 USA Phone 949 852 8404 FAX 949 852 1226 http www ffv com The design of the DigiDeck...

Page 2: ...e fan and power supply Operation and Storage Environment Due to the nature of the hard drives used with this device THE UNIT MUST BE USED IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA Do not cover or block the ventilatio...

Page 3: ...re 7 5 Firmware Updating Procedure 8 6 Front Panel Buttons and Functions 9 7 Main Display 10 8 Native Mode Versus BVW 75 Mode 11 9 Main Menu 12 9 1 SETTINGS MENU 12 9 2 RECORD MENU 13 9 3 PLAYBACK MEN...

Page 4: ...ite inputs and outputs 60 fld sec 30 frm sec NTSC or 50 fld sec 25 frm sec PAL Motion JPEG compression settings as low as 4 1 Internally maintains the digital video industry standard CCIR 601 4 2 2 fo...

Page 5: ...or is for controlling the DigiDeck from an external RS 422 device or via PC utilizing supplied RS 232 to RS 422 converter 4 TIME CODE IN AND OUT RCA connectors for longitudinal time code LTC 5 AUDIO I...

Page 6: ...Deck DigiDeck HOOK DigiDeck HOOK UP DIAGRAM UP DIAGRAM PRODUCTION SWITCHER PERSONAL COMPUTER RUNNING OPTIONAL PLAYBACK CONTROL SOFTWARE RS 422 CONTROLLER REFERENCE MONITOR VTR RS 422 Y C or Composite...

Page 7: ...et for installing the hard drive for each channel depending on whether you own a single channel or a dual channel DigiDeck Each bracket has two screws that hold the drives in from the top of the brack...

Page 8: ...minal now prompts you for Port Settings Set Bits per second data bits parity and stop bits to the same format indicated below 1 CONNECTION DESCRIPTION FFV choose an Icon OK 2 PHONE NUMBER Enter any ph...

Page 9: ...g PLAY To PLAY from the beginning in Native mode press the REWIND button notice it is instantaneous no waiting for tape to shuttle back The time code display will indicate that you are at 00 00 00 00...

Page 10: ...on mark in the upper left hand corner of the screen Pressing this icon will reveal which version of the firmware is currently installed NOTE That the front panel and each of the video channels have th...

Page 11: ...e you have selected BVW 75 mode linear on the personality menu of the front panel You can then record over existing material as you would with a VTR The main feature of this mode is the ability to ins...

Page 12: ...de your material will not be available to you when you switch to BVW 75 Mode as the information in Native Mode is all related to a record index UNDERRUN If you are running a compression ratio which is...

Page 13: ...ied which means that if you set the DigiDeck at 5 1 it may record some frames at 4 1 and less complex ones at 8 1 but will maintain an image quality level of approximately 5 1 TOTAL TIME This number r...

Page 14: ...lows you to select the desired speed for playback Genlock Genlock Genlock can be enabled to use with an external or internal generator The internal Genlock will lock to the time code of the recorded v...

Page 15: ...e main menu There should be a list of untitled clips in the sourcelist based on the material just recorded Choose a clip by turning the knob and highlighting your selection then press trim to edit the...

Page 16: ...o 32 characters per clip Note the box in the left corner of the playlist screen with the words untitled playlist Touch the box and the screen changes to the naming screen the words untitled playlist h...

Page 17: ...ING A CLIP AND OR A PLAYLIST Select DISK from the main menu CLEAR DISK Used to clear the entire hard drive and or format a brand new hard drive DELETE CLIPS OR FRAMES To delete clips contained in the...

Page 18: ...AL DAC Resolution 10 bits x 3 S N Ratio 60 dB VIDEO COMPRESSION Method JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group Compression Ratio Variable down to 4 1 MEMORY Multi port Frame Buffer 8 MB DRAM Aggregate B...

Page 19: ...on should be 4 1or above VIDEO No Signal Scrambled or Distorted Composite Out Is B W Signal Go to PLAYBACK Menu switch OUTPUT from RGB to COMPONENT LOOP PLAY Not Functioning Properly The Sequence Play...

Page 20: ...eck controller software expands the control capabilities of the DigiDeck beyond that of the front panel including Pre naming of clips Set clip notes Trim clips in source list Build edit and save multi...

Page 21: ...recorder CONTROLLER SOFTWARE CONTROLLER SOFTWARE VERSION 3 3 18200 West McDurmott Suite B Irvine CA 92614 949 852 8404 Fax 949 852 1226 http www ffv com FAST FORWARD VIDEO INC 2000 THE DESIGN OF THE D...

Page 22: ...ns for editing the in point On the right side of the screen the Current length box contains similar controls for editing the length of the clip In both of these boxes Mark saves the current frame as t...

Page 23: ...t you put it on The software also sets up the communications parameters for the port Just attach the deck to your PC and you re set If the software doesn t find your DigiDeck even though you have it h...

Page 24: ...you can right click on it and select Change location Features Insert source clip add source clip play list If you right click on a play list entry the first two menu items that appear are Insert sour...

Page 25: ...o to out point Delete Remove clip from playlist F9 Clear out point Ctrl G Go to offset within current playlist F10 Turn on shuttle mode Ctrl Alt G Go to offset within current clip ESC Turn off shuttle...

Page 26: ...IS WARRANTY SHALL NOT APPLY IF THIS PRODUCT a IS DAMAGED BY NEGLIGENCE ACCIDENT MISUSE OR BY OTHER CAUSES UNRELATED TO DEFECTIVE MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP OR b HAS HAD THE SERIAL NUMBER ALTERED DEFACED...

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