Smart Edit System Software - MacroSystem Digital Video Claro Supplementary Manual

• If you want to carry out a full installation of a
new version (e.g. upgrading from SMART EDIT
3.6 to 4.0), a message will inform you that it is
not possible to upgrade the current software
without losing projects and data.
If you click on "Yes", the system will display
another query – if you confirm this query, a
complete installation will be carried out and
all the data that are already stored on the hard
drive will be deleted.
If you click on "No", the installation process will
be cancelled.

4. SMART EDIT system software

The software on the Casablanca Claro is in
general similar to the software installed on a
Casablanca Avio without the Pro-Pack. Please
bear this in mind when reading up on the
functions in the SMART EDIT manual.
You can of course also purchase a license code
for the Casablanca Pro-Pack – just as you can
for the Casablanca Avio. The software is already
supplied with the system and all its functions
can be used fully after you license the product.
The features of the Pro-Pack are described in
the SMART EDIT manual with the individual
functions.
Your system is equipped with 256 MB and is
therefore capable of carrying out computations
in the background – a feature known as "Smart
Rendering".
The Casablanca Claro exhibits the following
differences in the various menus:
Main menu: The main menu on the Casablanca
Claro is very similar to the menu depicted in the
SMART EDIT manual (Chapter 4.1), however, the
"Video settings" button is not available on your
system. It is not needed because you will always
import your DV video footage using the Firewire
interface.
System settings: For information on the
functions in this menu, please read Chapter
5.1 of the SMART EDIT manual. The "Record
times" button does not have any function on the
Casablanca Claro.
Project settings: For information on the
functions in this menu, please read Chapter
5.2 of the SMART EDIT manual. Your system
does not, however, have the "Format" button
described there, since the basic configuration
of the Casablanca Claro does not include the
Pro-Pack. Furthermore, your system allows you
to select from three different projects – you can,
however, extend the number of projects to ten
by using the "Pro-Pack" add-on software.
Recording: For information on the functions
in this menu, please read Chapter 5.4 of the
SMART EDIT manual. Since a Casablanca Claro
system without the Pro-Pack installed does not
have the "Mode" button or the "Time" control,
you will find the scene name located directly
next to the record button.
If the system is being run with a VGA monitor,
the picture displayed in the record menu while
footage is being imported will appear very
jerky. However, since the video is recorded with
almost no loss in quality, the video will of course
not appear jerky later on.
Edit: For information on the functions in this
menu, please read Chapter 5.5 of the SMART
EDIT manual.
The loudspeaker symbol and the envelope
curve in the "Split" and "Trim" menus are not
available in the basic configuration (i.e. without
the "Pro-Pack").
Note: The "Auto" function, which is used when
splitting the video footage, is included with your
Casablanca Claro, even without the "Pro-Pack"
software.
Finish: For information on the functions in this
menu, please read Chapter 5.6 of the SMART
EDIT manual.
The "Choose range" button is not available on
your system, since the Casablanca Claro does
not have the Pro-Pack.
The "Record to VCR" button is not available
on your system, since you only export onto DV
when using the Casablanca Claro. The analog
option for exporting therefore does not apply
here.
Transitions: For information on the functions
in this menu, please read Chapter 5.7 of the
SMART EDIT manual. Please note that the
"Scene" and "Full size" buttons are initially
not available on the Casablanca Claro, since
the basic configuration of the system does not
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