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Roland Direct Linear DV-7DL PRO Quick Start Manual

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Create sequences of your very own!
This leaflet describes the use of the DV-7DL PRO, from
installation through to completing a video sequence.
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" (Owner's Manual p. 2), "USING THE UNIT
SAFELY" (Owner's Manual p. 4), and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (Owner's
Manual p. 6). These sections provide important information concerning the
proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you
have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Quick
Start, Owner's Manual, and Appendices should be read in their entirety.
These manuals should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference.
Copyright © 2004 ROLAND CORPORATION
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any
form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.

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  • Page 1: Quick Start

    Quick Start Create sequences of your very own! This leaflet describes the use of the DV-7DL PRO, from installation through to completing a video sequence. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” (Owner’s Manual p. 2), “USING THE UNIT SAFELY”...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Before You Begin Editing...............4 Making the Connections..........................4 How to Connect a Digital Video Deck Provided with a DV Jack ..........5 How to Connect Headphones and a Microphone..............5 Using the Mouse............................6 Moving the Mouse .......................... 6 Clicking.............................
  • Page 3 Welcome to the world of stress-free editing—Direct Linear. With a direct feel for edits, a more intuitive editing process is at the heart of the Direct Linear concept. With a focus on creativity and productivity, Direct Linear editors from Edirol bring outstanding stability, ease-of-use and expressiveness.

  • Page 4: Before You Begin Editing

    Keyboard Mouse Operating the DV-7DL PRO near a television or radio may cause uneven color on the television screen or noisy sound from the radio. This is due to the effects of electromagnetic noise. If this happens, move the DV-7DL PRO away from the television or radio.

  • Page 5: How To Connect A Digital Video Deck Provided With A Dv Jack

    Insert the power cord included with the DV-7DL Using an S-Video cable, connect between the S- PRO (or the DV-7DL) at the location shown in Video connectors on the DV-7DL PRO and the the figure, then plug the other end of the cord television monitor (available separately).

  • Page 6: Using The Mouse

    Using the Mouse Using the Mouse You use the mouse included with the DV-7DL PRO (or the DV-7DL) to operate the DV-7DL PRO. First let’s learn how to use the mouse. Left button Right button The mouse has two buttons, called the “left button” and the “right button.”...

  • Page 7: Clicking

    Before You Begin Editing ■ Clicking Lightly press the left button once with your index finger to produce an audible click. Use this when selecting material, effects, and the like. * This is also called “single-clicking.” ■ Double-clicking Lightly press the left button two times in rapid succession with your index finger to produce two audible clicks.

  • Page 8: Starting Up

    Starting Up Starting Up Now that the setup is complete, we’re ready to switch on the DV-7DL PRO and start it up. Press the power button. You can hear the DV-7DL PRO as it begins to operate, and the POWER light comes on.
  • Page 9 Before You Begin Editing What Is a Project? To create a sequence on the DV-7DL PRO, you always need a project. A project holds material such as video, audio, and titles, as well as the sequences that you have edited. You manage your sequences by managing a project.

  • Page 10: Creating A Project

    To begin editing, you must either open an existing project or create a new one. Click the “New Project” button. After you have started the DV-7DL PRO and the Project Management window has appeared, click the “New Project” button. The screen changes, and a window for naming the project appears. To give the project a different name, click the area next to “New Project Name”...

  • Page 11: Opening Previously Created Projects

    Before You Begin Editing Opening Previously Created Projects The projects you create are stored inside the DV-7DL PRO. To work on a project, you need to open it. Select the project. From the list in the “Project Management” window, select the project you want to open by clicking it.

  • Page 12: Editing

    Editing How to Edit Let’s try doing some editing using the DV-7DL PRO. To perform editing follow the steps described below. Capture material. Edit the material. Capture the video, music, and other Arrange and edit the material. material to use in the sequence.
  • Page 13 How to Edit Modify the sequence. Save the sequence. Add titles and effects to the edited Save the finished sequence on sequence. videotape or DVD. * You will need to prepare a video recording device that is appropriate for the type of media on which you plan to output your finished work.

  • Page 14: Capturing Video Material

    Capturing Video Material Let’s try capturing video from a videotape that you have prepared. This section describes how to make the connection to a DV device using the method described in “How to Connect a Digital Video Deck Provided with a DV Jack” (p. 5). * When you do this, the audio recorded simultaneously with the video (synchronized audio) is also captured along with the video.
  • Page 15 You can also operate the digital video device using the other buttons near the “Play” button (the DV deck controls). * If no video appears, check the connections between the DV-7DL PRO and the digital video device. fig. play stop VTR.eps “Rewind”...

  • Page 16: Arranging Video Material

    Arranging Video Material Let’s try arranging video material to create the flow of the narrative. Using the Storyboard Palette makes a single picture out of each piece of video material, letting you create the flow of the narrative by arranging these pictures.
  • Page 17 Arranging Video Material Arrange the next piece of material. Drag the next piece of material to the white box in the same way as in step 3. To arrange more material, keep dragging each new piece in the same way. fig.

  • Page 18: Changing The Order Of Placed Material

    Arranging Video Material ■ Changing the Order of Placed Material Try moving material placed in the middle of the Storyboard Palette forward and backward. Line up the mouse pointer with the material you want to move, then click. This puts the material in a selected state.

  • Page 19: Undoing An Operation

    Arranging Video Material ■ Undoing an Operation If you happen to make a mistake in your work, you can restore the original state. Clicking the “Undo” button at the upper right of the Storyboard Palette restores the state in effect before the last operation you carried out.

  • Page 20: Changing The Length Of Material

    Arranging Video Material ■ Changing the Length of Material When video material is too long, you can remove excess portions and extract just the portion you need. To keep what you require and cut away what you don’t, you need to decide on the point where material use starts (the In point) and the point where material use ends (the Out point).
  • Page 21 Arranging Video Material Set an In point. Clicking the “Set In Point” button sets an In point at the location of the position bar. The portion after the In point in the waveform display turns blue. “Set In Point” button waveform display Index the portion where you want to stop using material.

  • Page 22: Capturing Audio Material

    “About Capturing from CD Extra” on page 108 of the Owner’s Manual. Open the tray for the CD-ROM drive. Press the EJECT button on the front of the DV-7DL PRO to open the tray. fig. press CD eject.eps...
  • Page 23 Capturing Audio Material Select and listen to a song. Clicking a track number makes it change color, allowing you to select it. You can now play it by clicking the “Play” button. fig. audio CD capture.eps “Rewind” button Rewinds the deck. “Stop”...

  • Page 24: Arranging Audio Material

    Arranging Audio Material Let’s try inserting audio material and narration into a sequence edited on the Storyboard Palette. You can use the Timeline Palette to arrange audio material. Changing to the Timeline Palette Clicking the Timeline tab displays the Timeline Palette. fig.

  • Page 25: Timeline Palette

    Arranging Audio Material Try playing it back. Now that you have arranged the audio material, let’s try playing back the sequence to check the results. fig. click play.eps “Play” button Starts playback. “Stop” button Stops playback. “Rewind” button Returns to the beginning of the sequence.
  • Page 26 Arranging Audio Material Placing Audio Material with the Timing You Want You can place audio material with the timing you want during playback of the sequence. This is useful when you want to insert audio matched to the video, such as sound effects. Choose the sound you want to place.

  • Page 27: Moving Material

    Arranging Audio Material ■ Moving Material You can move the position of material on the Timeline Palette. When you move the pointer to a piece of material you want to move, the shape of the pointer changes to ). Drag the material to the desired destination. When a black bar appears at the intended destination for the material, release the button.

  • Page 28: Changing The Length Of Audio Material

    Arranging Audio Material ■ Changing the Length of Audio Material You can set an In point and an Out point in audio material and use just the portion you need. When captured audio material is too long, you can adjust the length of the audio material to match the video. * For more information about In points and Out points, refer to “Changing the Length of Material”...

  • Page 29: Adjusting The Volume

    Arranging Audio Material ■ Adjusting the Volume When the audio is too loud or too quiet, you can adjust the volume level. You can adjust the volume independently for Audio Tracks 1 through 4. Volume Line Maximum volume Minimum volume Level Point Raising and Lowering the Volume Level Drag the Volume Line on the Audio track.

  • Page 30: Inserting Narration

    DV-7DL PRO and by dragging the Level control on the editing screen. Adjust them so that the maximum response is around -12.
  • Page 31 Arranging Audio Material Perform recording. Click the “Play” button to play back the sequence. When you come to the place where you want to insert narration, click the “REC” button to start recording. Speak the narration into the microphone. When the narration ends, click the “REC”...

  • Page 32: Inserting Titles Into A Sequence

    After you’ve finished editing the video and audio, let’s try adding titles to make the sequence more complete.To create titles, you use the “Titler.” The DV-7DL PRO’s “Titler” lets you create high-quality titles easily. In this example, let’s try creating a title that uses text.
  • Page 33 Inserting Titles into a Sequence Type in the text. Type in text from the keyboard. The text you enter appears at the location you clicked. Save the title. fig. input text.eps Save The Title. When you have finished the title, go to the bottom right of the Titler and click the “Close” button. The message “Save change to Title data?”...

  • Page 34: Changing The Size Of Text

    Inserting Titles into a Sequence ■ Changing the Size of Text You can change the size of text that has been typed in. When you type in text, it is enclosed by the dotted lines that you made appear previously. At the bottom right of this box is a red point. Moving the pointer to this point makes the pointer change shape.

  • Page 35: Changing The Duration Of A Title

    You click the portion of “Length” that you want to adjust, then click the “adjustment” buttons to change the value. * The value for “Length” appears as “00:00:00:00,” which indicates “hours: minutes: seconds: number of frames.” * On the DV-7DL PRO, one frame is equivalent to one-thirtieth of a second. “Adjustment” buttons Area you want to change * The length (duration) of the title includes the “Title In”...

  • Page 36: Arranging Titles

    Inserting Titles into a Sequence ■ Arranging Titles Let’s try inserting the text title you’ve created into the sequence. You can insert titles into a sequence simply by placing material on the Title track of the Timeline Palette. Change to the Timeline Palette. Clicking the Timeline tab displays the Timeline Palette.
  • Page 37 Inserting Titles into a Sequence Try playing it back. Try rewinding the sequence and checking the title. “Play” button Starts playback. “Stop” button Stops playback. “Rewind” button Returns to the beginning of the sequence. * For descriptions of other buttons, refer to page 81 of the Owner’s Manual.

  • Page 38: Applying Effects

    Applying Effects ■ Applying a Transition Effect (Transition FX) You can make material more vivid and engaging by applying effects to it. Some effects modify or composite the video or audio directly, but in this example we’ll apply an effect that creates a transition between two video scenes.
  • Page 39 Applying Effects Drag the Transition FX icon Drag the Transition FX icon to the Control track on the Timeline Palette. Aligning the icon with a seam (cut point) between two pieces of video material causes a black line to appear on the Control track. Go ahead and release the mouse button at the black line.

  • Page 40: Applying Effects To Video Material

    Applying Effects ■ Applying Effects to Video Material By using filter effects (Filter FX), you can alter the impression that a video will impart by changing the color or other qualities of video material, or by adding blur or other modifications. This is useful when you want to use a single piece of material in different situations.

  • Page 41: Deleting An Effect

    Applying Effects Start playback. Play back the portion to which the filter effect is applied to check how it looks. “Play” button Starts playback. “Stop” button Stops playback. “Rewind” button Returns to the beginning of the sequence. * For descriptions of other buttons, refer to page 81 of the Owner’s Manual.

  • Page 42: Previewing The Sequence

    Previewing the Sequence When you have finished the main editing, try previewing your work. Watching the entire sequence lets you verify the flow of the narrative and check the video, audio, title text, and other aspects of the sequence. Change to the Timeline Palette. Click the Timeline tab.

  • Page 43: Finishing The Sequence

    Previewing the Sequence ■ Finishing the Sequence When you have finished correcting the detailed areas, make the final adjustments for preparing to record your sequence on videotape or other media. Insert black video at the beginning of the sequence. Drag “BLACK 10 sec” to the beginning of the Main Video track on the Timeline Palette. This makes it possible to watch the sequence without an abrupt start when you play it back.

  • Page 44: Recording A Sequence On Videotape Or Dvd

    Connect the DV-7DL PRO and the recording unit. If the recording unit has a DV input connector, use a DV cable to connect a DV jack on the DV-7DL PRO (on either the front or rear panel) to the DV jack on the recording unit.
  • Page 45 When playback of the area you set in step 2 ends, output from the DV-7DL PRO and recording on the digital-video device both stop automatically.

  • Page 46: After Finishing Editing

    After Finishing Editing Shutting Down When you have finished editing, turn off the power and end your work. * If you want to continue with editing a different sequence, you need to open another project. For more information, refer to “Open the project” on page 339 of the Owner’s Manual. * You can also save the project while editing a sequence.
  • Page 47 Turning Off the Power Using the Power Button on the DV-7DL PRO You can turn off the power by pressing the power button on the DV-7DL PRO. If you are currently editing a sequence, a window prompting you to save your project appears. To save the project, click “Save”...
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