User Manual

Using the Digital Cut Tool
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To preview a digital cut:
1. Select Output > Digital Cut.
The Digital Cut tool opens.
2. Select Remote or Local in the Deck Control options area.
3. Select the options you want for the digital cut.
4. Select the audio tracks, data track, and topmost video track you want represented in the
digital cut preview by using the Sequence Track buttons.
The track display in the Digital Cut tool varies according to the tracks existing in the
sequence.
5. Click the yellow Preview Digital Cut button.
The Digital Cut tool goes through the motions of an insert edit and shows you how the tape
will appear before, during, and after the cut, but does not actually change the master tape.
You can then modify your digital cut, if you want, before it is committed to the master tape.
6. (Option) To stop the preview at any time, do one of the following:
t Press the space bar.
t Click the Halt Digital Cut button.
Recording a Digital Cut to Tape (Remote Mode)
Recording in Remote mode lets you control your record deck by using the deck controller in the
Digital Cut tool. This mode provides frame-accurate control when you record a sequence to tape.
To record a digital cut to tape:
1. Make sure you selected the appropriate device for the material you are recording. See
“Selecting the Device for Output” on page 1039.
2. Load a sequence into the Record monitor. (You cannot access digital cut options without a
sequence loaded.)
3. Select Output > Digital Cut.
The Digital Cut tool opens.
4. Select the Output Mode and Bit Depth, as described in “Output Mode Resolution Options”
on page 1071.
Take care to select the Output Mode that supports the output device and provides the output
resolution you need.
5. Select or deselect the Entire Sequence option based upon the following:
t Select the Entire Sequence option if you want the system to ignore any IN or OUT
points and to play the entire sequence from start to finish.