Erasing And Editing A Title; Creating And Editing A Playlist - Sony RDR-GX330 Service Manual

Erasing and Editing a
Title
+ RW - RW - RW + R - R
VR
VR Video
- R
Video
This section explains the basic edit functions.
Note that editing is irreversible. To edit
DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode) without
changing the original recordings, create a
Playlist title (page 62).
CHAPTER
MARK
CHAPTER
ERASE
MARK
TITLE LIST
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ENTER
O RETURN
OPTIONS
. PREV
NEXT >
CM
mc
X PAUSE
1
Press TITLE LIST.
For DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in VR mode,
</
, to switch the Title Lists, if
press
necessary.
2
Select a title, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
3
Select an option, and press ENTER.
You can make the following edits to the
title.
"Erase": Erases the selected title. Select
"OK" when asked for confirmation.
"Protect Title": Protects the title. " "
appears next to the protected title.
"Title Name": Allows you to enter or re-
enter a title name (page 33).
"A-B Erase": Erases a section of the title
(page 61).
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Creating chapters manually
- RW - R
VR VR
You can manually insert a chapter mark at
any point you like during playback or
recording.
Press CHAPTER MARK at the point where
you want to divide the title into chapters.
Each time you press the button, "Marking ..."
appears on the screen and the scenes to the
left and right of the mark become separate
chapters.
To erase chapter marks
You can combine two chapters by erasing the
chapter mark during playback.
Press . PREV/NEXT > to search for a
chapter number, and while displaying the
chapter containing the chapter mark you want
to erase, press CHAPTER MARK ERASE.
The current chapter combines with the
previous chapter.
b
Note
To insert a chapter mark manually during
recording, set "Auto Chapter" to "Off" in the
"Recording" setup.
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"Set Thumbnail": Changes the title's
thumbnail picture that appears in the
Title List (page 30).
"Make a Playlist": Adds the entire title to
the Playlist title as one scene (page 64).
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• You can erase multiple titles at one time
(page 60).
• You can label or re-label DVDs (page 34).
b
Note
DVD-RW/DVD-R (VR mode) playlist titles cannot
be protected.
Erasing multiple titles (Erase
Titles)
+ RW - RW - RW + R - R
VR VR
Video
- R
Video
You can select and erase more than one title
at one time using the OPTIONS menu.
1
Press TITLE LIST.
For DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in VR mode,
</ , to switch the Title Lists, if
press
necessary.
2
Press OPTIONS to select "Erase
Titles," and press ENTER.
The display for selecting titles to be
erased appears.
3
Select a title, and press ENTER.
A check mark appears in the check box
next to the selected title.
• To clear the check mark, press ENTER
again.
• To clear all of check marks, select
"Reset."
4
Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles
you want to erase.
Creating and Editing a
Playlist
- RW - R
VR VR
Playlist edit allows you to edit or re-edit
without changing the actual recordings. You
can create up to 97 Playlist titles.
Example: You have recorded the final few
matches of a football tournament on a DVD-
RW/DVD-R (VR mode). You want to create
a digest with the goal scenes and other
highlights, but you also want to keep the
original recording.
Original
Playlist
In this case, you can compile highlight scenes
as a Playlist title. You can even rearrange the
scene order within the Playlist title.
The Playlist title calls up data from the
original titles for playback. When an original
title is used for a Playlist title, the original
title cannot be edited and erased.
1
Press TITLE LIST.
If the Title List (Original) appears, press
<.
2
Press OPTIONS to select "Create a
Playlist," and press ENTER.
1-15
5 4
When you finish selecting titles,
select "OK," and press ENTER.
The list of the titles to be erased appears
for confirmation. 5
• To change the selection, select
"Change," and repeat from step 3.
6
Select "OK" and press ENTER.
The titles are erased.
To erase all titles on the disc
You can reformat a DVD+RW or DVD-RW
to make the disc blank.
See "8. Reformatting a disc" on page 37.
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Erasing a section of a title
(A-B Erase)
+ - RW
RW - R
VR VR
You can select a section (scene) in a title and
z Hint
erase it. Note that erasing scenes in a title
A chapter mark is inserted after the scene was
cannot be undone.
erased. The chapter mark divides the title into
separate chapters on either side of the mark.
1
After step 2 of "Erasing and Editing a
b
Title," select "A-B Erase" and press
ENTER. • Images or sound may be momentarily interrupted
at the point where you erase a section of a title.
The display for setting point A appears.
• Sections shorter than five seconds may not be
The title starts to play.
erased.
• To return to the beginning of the title,
• For DVD+RWs, the erased section may be
press X PAUSE and then press
slightly different from the points you selected.
. PREV.
Playback point
2
Select point A using m / M , and
press ENTER.
Playback pauses.
3
Press ENTER if point A is correct.
If point A is incorrect, select point A
using c/C, and press ENTER. The
display for setting point B appears.
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Select "Select," and press ENTER.
4
Select the title you want to include in
the Playlist title, and press ENTER.
The display for setting the start point (IN)
appears. The title starts to play.
• To return to the beginning of the title,
press X PAUSE and then press
. PREV.
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5
Select the IN point using m/M,
and press ENTER.
Playback pauses.
6
Press ENTER if the IN point is correct.
If the IN point is incorrect, select the IN
point using c/C, and press ENTER.
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The display for setting the end point
(OUT) appears.
7
Select the OUT point using m/M,
and press ENTER.
Playback pauses.
8
Press ENTER if the OUT point is
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correct.
When a Playlist title is created, the IN and OUT
If the OUT point is incorrect, select the
points will become chapter marks, and each scene
OUT point using c/C, and press
will become a chapter.
ENTER.
b
The selected scene is added to the scene
The picture may pause when the edited scene is
list.
played.
• To add more scenes, go to step 5.
Select point B using m / M , and
press ENTER.
Playback pauses.
Press ENTER if point B is correct.
If point B is incorrect, select point B
using c/C, and press ENTER. The
display asks for confirmation.
• To reset point A, press M and
O RETURN, and go to step 2.
• To reset point B, press M and repeat
step 4.
• To preview the title without scenes to
be erased, select "Preview" (except for
DVD+RWs).
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
The scene is erased. The display for
setting point A appears.
• To continue, go to step 2.
• To finish, select "Quit."
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When you finish adding scenes, press
m.
A Total duration of the selected
scene
B Total number of scenes
C Selected scene
Select the scene you want to re-edit,
and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
"Move": Changes the scene order using
</, and press ENTER.
"Erase": Erases the scene. When asked
for confirmation, select "OK."
• To add more scenes, press M and go to
step 5.
• To add more scenes from another title,
select "Select" and go to step 4.
• To preview all of the captured scenes in
the listed order, select "Preview."
When you finish editing the scene list,
select "OK," and press ENTER.
The title of the created Playlist is added
to the Title List (Playlist). The title name
is the title name of the first scene.
Note
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