Overview - Sony MSW-M2100 Operation Manual

5-1 Overview

This unit can record shot marks or use shot marks
recorded in MPEG IMX or Betacam SX format.
Types of shot mark
This unit supports the following three types of shot
mark. This chapter describes recording start marks and
Shot mark type Writing on a camcorder,
etc.
Recording start mark Automatically written at the
start of recording.
Shot mark 1 and Written by a manual shot
shot mark 2 mark operation during
recording or editing.
Post mark Not written
(Written only on this unit)
First, the shot mark functions of this unit are described
in simple terms.
Reading shot marks
This unit reads in shot marks written on a tape and
stores them in memory. (To a maximum of 200)
Once this data is stored in this unit, it is preserved even
when the power is turned off.
Writing and erasing shot marks
On this unit, whereas you can erase any types of shot
marks, it is not possible to write any shot marks other
than post marks.
Shot mark list operations
On the monitor, you can display a list of the shot
marks read in by this unit, select required shot marks,
delete shot marks, and so on. You can also add a
memo mark (#) to a shot mark in the list.
During tape playback, you can add virtual shot marks
to the list. This is not written on the tape itself.
Shot marks are indications at desired points on a tape
which enable faster cuing.
post marks, treating them as varieties of shot marks.
Writing on this unit
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Written by a button operation during playback,
while stopped, or during a search.
Cuing up to shot marks
By selecting a desired shot mark from the shot mark
list, you can cue up immediately to that position. By
means of a button operation, you can also cue up to the
shot marks adjacent to the current tape position (index
function).
Shot data display
When the tape includes shot data (camera, time, and
other information captured at the time of shooting),
you can read this in, and display the details on a
monitor. It is also possible to display the shot mark list
and shot data simultaneously.
Sorting shot marks by cassette
When the tape includes shot data, this unit recognizes
which cassette each shot mark comes from. You can
therefore sort the read-in shot marks by cassette in
time code order.
Modifying and
erasing on this unit
Possible (erasure
only)
Possible
Chapter 5 Shot Mark Function
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