Preview - MOTU V4HD User Manual

PREVIEW

The Preview tab (Figure 6-26) lets you preview the
video signal being received from the currently
selected input in the Video Source menu
(Figure 6-3). Choose the desired Preview Format
(SD or HD) from the menu provided. If up
conversion or down conversion is being applied,
the "Format Conversion menu" on page 44
determines how the signal is formatted within the
preview frame.
If you don't see the source video signal
If you have trouble getting the source video signal
to appear in the preview frame, try checking the
"Auto Detect Input Format" setting in the Setup tab
(Figure 6-19) and make sure it is set to Format and
Genlock. Also check the Genlock LED (Figure 6-1).
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Figure 6-26: The Preview tab settings.
The Preview tab and Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro takes over the V4HD hardware when
it is the front-most (active) application. MOTU
Video Setup does the same. Therefore, the preview
window only works when MOTU Video Setup is
active. In this case, Final Cut Pro releases the
V4HD hardware, so you won't be able to capture or
play anything in Final Cut Pro while MOTU Video
Setup is the active application.
To reestablish communication with Final Cut Pro,
simply switch back into Final Cut Pro.
Codec Missing
If you see a Codec Missing message in the Preview
frame, this means that MOTU Video Setup cannot
find a software component required to display the
incoming video format. Compatible codecs are
installed with Final Cut Pro.
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