User manual CANOPUS DV RAPTOR

[. . . ] i DVRaptor Installation and User's Manual Canopus Corporation 711 Charcot Ave. 000-10006-002 Printed in the USA Copyright©2000 Canopus Corporation. Third Edition - May 2000 ii Notice to Reader Canopus Corporation makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Canopus shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. [. . . ] Click the Search Start button in the Index Search area of the Deck controller. Clips will appear in the scene list as Raptor Navi identifies them. Click the Search Start button Indexing from a particular point Sometimes it is useful to generate a scene list starting from a particular point on the tape instead of from the entire tape. To have Raptor Navi scan your tape from a particular point instead of beginning of the tape: 1. Position the tape at the point where you want to start indexing using the Deck controller. Clips will appear in the scene list as Raptor Navi identifies them Raptor Navi Position the tape where you want to start indexing Hold down the Shift key and click the Search Start button CHAPTER: 6 Raptor Navi 6-5 Important note about Timecode If your tape has discontinuous timecode, or timecode that repeats the same value, you may have problems using Raptor Navi. Raptor Navi may not be able to pre-roll the deck if it rewinds beyond the zero point and into previous timecode. It is a common practice to "black" or "stripe" new tapes by recording black over the entire tape in one pass to establish continuous timecode. If you have to remove and reinsert a tape without timecode while recording, after reinserting the tape, rewind it to a point where there is timecode, and continue recording from that point. Also, it is good practice to record 10-20 seconds of black "leader" at the beginning of each tape. Raptor Navi 6-6 CHAPTER: 6 Raptor Navi Working with the Scene list The scene list displays a list of scenes Raptor Navi has logged. Raptor Navi Scene list Each scene is listed with its In point, Out point, and Duration. If the recording timestamp is available, it will also be listed, along with an optional user-defined comment. Selecting and Moving clips You can select a clip in the scene list by clicking on it to highlight it. To change a clip's position, click on it and drag it to the desired position. A little line will show you the new insertion point. CHAPTER: 6 Raptor Navi 6-7 Viewing scenes To cue the tape to a clip, double-click on the clip in the scene list. Adding scenes You can add a new scene by choosing Add from the Edit menu, or by right-clicking in the Scene list and choosing Add from the pop-up menu. A new scene with the selected In and Out points will appear in the Scene list. Choose Add from the Edit menu Or Add from the right-click pop-up menu Redefining scenes You can redefine a scene by changing its In and Out points. Select a scene from the Scene list. Raptor Navi Select a scene 6-8 CHAPTER: 6 Raptor Navi 2. Use the Deck controller to locate the new In or Out point. Use the Deck controller to locate a new In or Out point. 3. Click the In button on the In/Out section of the Deck controller to mark the new In point, or click the Out button on the In/Out section of the Deck controller to mark the new Out point. Mark new In point Mark new Out point Raptor Navi 4. Click the Ok button on the In/Out section of the Deck controller to update the scene in the Scene list with the new In and Out points. Click Ok to update the In/Out points Note: Clicking Ok with no scene selected will add a new scene with the specified In and Out points to the scene list. CHAPTER: 6 Raptor Navi 6-9 Deleting scenes You can delete a scene you don't want by selecting it and choosing Delete from the Edit menu, or by right-clicking the scene and choosing Delete from the pop-up menu. Choose Delete from the Edit menu Or Delete from the right-click pop-up menu You can delete the entire scene list by choosing Delete all from the Edit menu, or by right-clicking in the Scene list and choosing Delete all from the pop-up menu. Raptor Navi Choose Delete all from the Edit menu Or Delete all from the right-click pop-up menu Adding Comments to scenes Raptor Navi also lets you add comments to each scene on the scene list. These comments appear next to the clip and thumbnail when the scene list is printed. 6-10 CHAPTER: 6 Raptor Navi To add a comment to a scene 1. from the right-click pop-up menu Saving and Loading Scene lists To save your Scene list: 1. Choose Save from the File menu. CHAPTER: 6 Raptor Navi 6-11 2. If you have not already saved the Scene list, the Save As window will appear. The Scene list will be saved for future use. To load an existing Scene list: 1. [. . . ] Try 1024x768, 16-bit color at 75 Hz or 1152x856, 16-bit color at 60 Hz. Also make sure you are using the latest driver for your video card. 9-4 CHAPTER: 9 Troubleshooting I cannot see video playing in Premiere's monitor windows. If the monitor window is black, DVRaptor is set for hardware pass-through preview mode, and either the analog output of the camera/deck is not connected to DVRaptor's input, DVRaptor is set for the wrong input (S-Video or composite), or the DV camera/deck is not on in VTR mode. If the monitor window is gray, overlay is not supported at the current screen resolution and color depth. See "I cannot see video playing in the video windows of the DVRaptor applications. " I cannot capture or export to tape from Premiere. Make sure the Device Control is set for DVRaptor Device Control in Premiere. [. . . ]