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From the Time Base list, select the time base that matches your tape, such as
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30 fps Drop Frame
or 25 fps if you're using PAL video.
Select Use VTR's internal cue if the Matrox device control is having
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problems cueing your VTR, such as when you cue to a specific In or Out
point. Because using the VTR's internal cueing method slows down the
cueing, you should select this option only if you're experiencing problems
cueing to a time code when using Matrox device control.
Under Capture , use the Time Code Offset to specify the number of frames
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to adjust the start time for capture, if needed. For example, if your captures
are starting three frames too early (that is, three frames before your specified
In point), enter a time code offset of 3. Alternately, if your captures are
starting three frames too late, enter a time code offset of -3.
Under Export to Tape , you can specify various settings that enable you to
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obtain a frame-accurate export to tape. For an example of how to calibrate
your device for frame-accurate recording, see
export to tape using Matrox device control"
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¥ Tip If you're not sure if your device supports edit commands, try
performing an export to tape using the different edit modes, starting with
Auto Edit
recording will either not start or nothing will get recorded on the tape.
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Chapter 8, Using Matrox MXO2 with Adobe Premiere Pro
as LTC or VITC for device control, you should select this option only if
you're having problems using the time code on your tape.
if you're using NTSC video with drop frame time code,
Device Edit Mode
editing capabilities of your recorder:
Auto Edit Select this if your recorder supports edit commands and
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has auto edit capabilities. Devices that support this mode perform
frame-accurate recording. Therefore, you won't need to make any
adjustments to the Mark In and Out time code offsets, and those
settings won't be available.
Select this if your recorder supports edit commands, but
Basic Edit
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does not have auto edit capabilities. When using this mode, you may
need to adjust the Mark In time code offset, but the recording should be
accurate at the Out point.
Edit Not Supported
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edit commands. In this case, you will probably need to specify both a
Mark In and a Mark Out time code offset, and you won't be able to
perform an insert edit (the options to perform an insert edit won't be
available in the Matrox Export to Tape dialog box).
. If your device doesn't support the selected edit mode, the
Mark In/Out Time Code Offset
frames to adjust the recording start and stop times if the recording doesn't
on page 97.
Select one of the following modes to specify the
Select this if your recorder doesn't support any
These offsets specify the number of
"Obtaining a frame-accurate