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Chapter 1 • Introduction
Edit Suite is a full-featured video editor that can simultaneously control up to four play VCRs/
camcorders, a record VCR, a mixer and a titler.
Edit Suite supports all of the primary editing control protocols–Sony Control-L (LANC), Panasonic 5­
pin (Control M), RS-232 and RS-422–so you can work with a wide variety of VCRs and camcorders
from a consumer level up to the professional level simultaneously. Edit Suite even supports record
VCRs with Infrared control!
Edit Suite reads all of the major time codes–LTC, VITC and RCTC–so you can get time-code accuracy
with all of your productions. If your VCRs do not support time code, Edit Suite will use the Real Time
Counter as its source for timing information.
Whether you have one play VCR and one recorder or a full complement of VCRs, camcorders, mixers
and titlers, Edit Suite will adapt to meet your needs.
How to Proceed
The remaining pages in this chapter provide a brief overview of Edit Suite, starting with how Edit Suite
fits in with the rest of your equipment, and ending with an introduction to the Edit Decision List.
Chapter 2 introduces the Edit Suite keyboard. Skim through Chapter 2, spending just enough time to
recall the primary functions and locations of the keys.
Next, proceed with Chapter 3, Getting Started. In Chapter 3 you will configure Edit Suite for use with
your equipment, hook up and test your connections, then create, preview and record an A/A Roll. If you
have a mixer and two play sources, Chapter 3 will also walk you through an A/B Roll.
Chapter 4 introduces assemble and auto-assemble editing, Chapter 5 provides detailed information about
each type of event you can create with Edit Suite, and Chapter 6 shows you how to manage the Edit
Decision List.
Fine Tuning is covered in Chapter 7. Use the fine-tuning procedures to adjust the timing Edit Suite uses
during an auto-record. Chapter 8 describes Edit Suite's import and export capabilities. Chapter 9
describes the Setup and Configuration Menus, and Chapter 10 describes the error messages you may
encounter. It also provides troubleshooting procedures for typical problems.

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