User Manual

Preparing to Capture Video
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For information about settings in the Video Input tool, see “Video Input Tool Settings” on
page 1442.
Using the Factory Preset Buttons in the Video Input Tool
The preset buttons in the Video Input tool show the status of each calibration setting as follows:
• When you first open the Video Input tool in a new project, all preset buttons are lit (green),
with the factory presets loaded for each slider.
• When you click the slider of a lit preset button, the arrow changes to black and the slider
moves to the position of the pointer.
• When a preset button has a black arrow and you click it, the arrow becomes lit (appears
green), and the slider moves to the factory preset level for that parameter.
• When you click a lit preset button, the arrow changes to black, and the slider returns to the
last manual setting.
As you adjust levels in the tool, you can switch the preset buttons between the levels you set
manually and the factory preset levels.
Calibrating Video Input
You should calibrate video input levels to ensure the continuity of picture quality between tapes.
Before you calibrate the video input, check the following:
• Make sure your monitor is properly calibrated for displaying footage accurately. For more
information, see your monitor’s hardware documentation.
• If your system’s output settings have not already been calibrated according to house
standards, use the procedures described in “Calibrating for Video Output” on page 1043. If
you are in a facility where this is not necessary, leave the output settings at their preset
values.
• If you are using footage in the NTSC-EIAJ format (used primarily in Japan), deselect the
NTSC Has Setup option in the General Settings dialog box. This enables the appropriate
display for the setup portion of the signal in the Waveform monitor and also adjusts the gain
range.
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When you recapture media from a project created on a different Avid system, only reuse
settings that originate on systems that use the same video I/O board. For projects from
other Avid systems, check the Video settings for each tape.
To calibrate the video input:
1. Ensure that you have properly connected the video playback device to the system.
For more information, see the setup guide for your Avid system.