Creating A Videotape - Adobe PREMIERE 5 User Manual

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User Guide

Creating a videotape

You can record your edited program onto videotape directly from your computer. This can
be as simple as playing the video full-screen and recording on a connected VCR. You can also
use Premiere to control a deck if your computer is properly connected to a deck that supports
device control. You can use the Print to Video or Export to Tape commands to play video on
a black background for recording on videotape. Print to Video can also zoom frames, so that
quarter-screen video plays at full-screen size. Many video-capture cards include Premiere-
compatible plug-in software that provides a menu command for recording to videotape.
To videotape a Premiere video program, your hardware must be able to produce the scan
rates and video signal encoding for television display, which are different than the signals
produced by a computer monitor. Whether your computer can generate a television signal
and provide the right cable connections depends on your computer and video card. Most
standard video-capture hardware can generate television (NTSC, PAL, or SECAM) scan
rates. See the documentation that comes with your computer and your video card for infor-
mation on their capabilities. If yours does not, you need to add a specialized video card or
peripheral device that can output to videotape.
To give your recording deck additional time before your video program starts and after it ends,
add a black or color matte before and after the program in the Timeline. In addition, if you
plan to have a post-production facility duplicate your videotapes, add color bars at the beginning
of your program to aid in color calibration.
To prepare a program for videotape recording:
Choose Project > Settings > General, and make sure all options in all panels are appropriate for
recording on videotape, because they may have been set for lower quality while previewing.
See "Specifying project settings" on page 58.