Advanced Automatic Editing; Dmc Editing - Sony SRW-5800 Operation Manual

6-2 Advanced Automatic
Editing
This section describes the following advanced editing
methods:

• DMC editing

• Animation editing
6-2-1 DMC Editing
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If your player VTR has DT
capability, you can perform variable speed editing by
controlling the playback speed from the lower control
panel. This type of editing is called DMC editing.
The SRW-5800 supports DT function for Digital Betacam
or HDCAM format.
Overview of DMC editing
Requirements for DMC editing
• DMC editing may be done during assemble or insert
editing, but not during split editing.
• The player VTR must support DT playback.
Note
During DMC editing, the SRW-5800 can be used as the
player VTR only for Digital Betacam or HDCAM format.
For HDCAM-SR format, the SRW-5800 cannot be used as
the player VTR during DMC editing.
Tape movement during DMC editing
During DMC editing, the tape moves as shown in the
diagram below.
(Dynamic Tracking)
IN point
Preroll
Recorder
VTR
Playback DMC editing mode
mode
Preroll time ×
IN point
initial speed
Player
VTR
Moves at
the initial
Playback at speeds
speed.
stored in memory
Setting edit points and playback speed
Use the procedure below to set edit points and playback
speeds for DMC editing.
1
Press the [F3] (ASSEMBLE) button in the HOME
menu, or press the respective INSERT button ([F4]
(INS TC), [F5] (INS VIDEO), or [F6] (INS AUDIO)
button) to select the edit mode that you want.
2
Press the PLAYER button to set the connected VTR to
act as the player VTR.
The PLAYER button lights up.
3
Press the ALT/[F7] (DMC) buttons in the HOME
menu.
OUT point
Post-roll
Stop
Playback
mode
Post-roll time ×
final speed
Stop
Moves at
the final
speed.

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