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Configuring your VTR settings
Checking the frame accuracy of your recorder using
the Frame Accuracy Test Wizard
The Frame Accuracy Test Wizard guides you through a sequence of steps
to check the frame accuracy of your recorder. It records color bars, time
code, and a series of Matrox logos onto your tape. You’re then prompted to
check that the first and last frames in the series of logos appear at provided
Cue In
and
Cue Out
time codes.
Note You can use the same tape to run the Frame Accuracy Test Wizard
that you used to run the Calibration Wizard.
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To run the Frame Accuracy Test Wizard:
1
Set your VTR to record time code, and load a recordable tape that has
been striped with continuous and consecutive time code.
2
Click the Card Set 1 tab, then the VTR Settings tab.
3
Make sure
Enable Recording
is selected, then click
Set Up Recorder
.
4
Click
Validate Calibration
, then follow the instructions that appear on
the screen.
5
If you find that your recorder is not frame accurate, you’ll need to
manually adjust its calibration settings as follows:
–
Note the number of frames you had to rewind or advance from the
provided
Cue In
time code in order to locate the first frame of the
Matrox logo. Adjust the current
Edit On Delay
value by this amount
(either deduct the number of frames you rewound, or add the number
of frames you advanced).
–
Note the number of frames you had to rewind or advance from the
provided
Cue Out time code in order to locate the last frame of the
Matrox logo. Adjust the current
Edit Off Delay
value by this amount
(either deduct the number of frames you rewound, or add the number
of frames you advanced).
For details on how to manually adjust your recorder’s calibration
settings, see the next section.