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Using the Panasonic VariCam
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The Capture Settings dialog box opens.
4. Click the DV Options tab.
5. Select DV Scene Extraction.
6. Select one of the following options:
7. If you have chosen to create subclips, select the bin where you want these subclips stored.
8. (Option) To cancel the process, press Ctrl+period (Windows) or Command+period (Macintosh).
9. Click OK.
In the bin, Media Composer creates subclips with the same source clip name and the file name
extension .sub.01 where TOD information breaks occurred. Marker marks appear in the master
clip where TOD information breaks occurred.
If you select a DVCPRO, a non-DV, or an audio-only clip, an error message appears, informing
you that you selected an incompatible clip. Media Composer bypasses these clips during the DV
Scene Extraction process.
Using the Panasonic VariCam
The Panasonic VariCam
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(Panasonic AJ-HD1200A) allows the recording of frame rates between
1fps and 60fps. For example, material captured at 24 frames per second and played back at 24 frames
per second has no speed change, but the same action captured at 48 frames per second and played
back at 24 frames per second runs at 50% speed (slow motion).
The 720p format is always recording to a progressive 60 (59.94) frame tape format. The camera
achieves the different frame rates by flagging the “true” frames within the 60 frame sequence. Media
Composer detects these flags and captures and stores only these frames. When the material plays
back at the project’s frame rate, the result is either slow or fast motion.
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If you capture audio, it will be out of sync.
To use the VariCam camera with Media Composer:
1. Connect the VariCam camera through a 1394 (FireWire) port on your computer.
2. Select a 720p project format.
3. Either select or deselect “Preserve VariCam Frames” in the Capture tool:
t When this option is deselected (the default), Media Composer observes the flags in the video
stream and only captures those frames. This type of capture results in slow or fast motion
depending on original recording speed.
Option Description
Add Markers Creates marker marks where the TOD information breaks occur
while capturing.
Create Subclips Creates subclips where the TOD information breaks occur while capturing.
Both Creates subclips and marker marks where the TOD information breaks occur
while capturing.