Blackmagicdesign H.264 Pro Recorder Operation Manual page 11

Blackmagic Media Express
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Enter a description for your video
Set the desired audio channels to be captured
Click the "Capture" button to commence recording
Capture
Capturing video is easy and all you need to do is connect a video source, set the Media Express preferences
and press the Capture button. Video will be encoded in the H.264 format and saved to an MP4 file.
Start by connecting your video source to an input of your H.264 Pro Recorder. Only connect one video
source to H.264 Pro Recorder so that it can auto-detect which source to use, e.g. SDI, HDMI, component,
S-Video or composite analog video.
Open Media Express and set its preferences to the desired project video format.
Click the red Log and Capture tab and enter a description for your video into the Description field of the
logging information area.
Click the "+" button next to the Description to add it to the automatic Name field. Click the "+" button next
to any of the other fields that you wish to add to the Name field.
You can increment the value in each of these fields by clicking on the corresponding clapper board
icon. Alternatively you can type directly in to any field to customize its name and number.
The text in the automatic Name field will be applied to the clip(s) which are about to be captured.
Click the "star" icon next to the Name field if you want to log the clip as a favorite.
Click the "!" icon next to the Name field if you wish a clip name confirmation prompt to appear
before every capture. This will provide you with the chance to change the clip name.
Set which two audio channels are to be captured and then click the "Capture" button to start recording.
To end capture, click the "Capture" button again to automatically keep the clip. Alternatively press the
"Esc" key if you want to be prompted to delete or save the clip.
The captured clips will be added to the Media List.
Logging Clips
Ensure an RS-422 serial cable is connected between your H.264 Pro Recorder and the deck.
The Remote/Local switch must be set to Remote on the deck so you can use the transport controls in Media
Express. Use the standard j, k, l shortcut keys to shuttle backwards, pause and shuttle forwards on the deck.
Click the Mark In button to mark the In point, or use the shortcut key
Click the Mark Out button to mark the Out point, or use the shortcut key
Click the Log Clip button to log the clip, or use the shortcut key
Media List with a red X in its icon to indicate the media is offline.
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