User Manual

Calibrating for Video Output
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7. Select Tools > Capture.
With the Capture tool active, the input signal passes through to the output channels.
8. Select an output format in the Video Output tool.
You can precisely match only one output format at a time in phase with the reference signal.
In most cases, you should select either Composite or Serial Digital.
9. Calibrate any of the available controls in the Video Output tool while checking the external
Waveform and Vectorscope monitors.
For example, composite output provides Gain and Saturation controls.
For more information on using the Video Output tool, see “Preparing for Output: Overview”
on page 989.
10. In the Video Output tool, click the Test Patterns menu, and select a test pattern.
The test pattern appears and is sent to the output channels (the input signal is no longer
passed through). Additional controls are enabled in the Video Output tool for phase control.
11. Make any necessary adjustments to H phase, SC phase, and Hue by using the sliders in the
Video Output tool while checking the external Waveform and Vectorscope monitors.
Whenever the Capture tool is active, hue, horizontal phase (H phase), and subcarrier phase
(SC phase) are set to values determined by the input circuitry and are not available to control
the outputs. These controls appear dimmed during passthrough.
12. Save this setting with an appropriate name:
a. Click the Settings menu in the Video Output tool, and select Save As.
b. Type a name.
c. Click OK.
The Video Output setting, a Site setting, applies to all users and all projects on the
system. The Video Input setting you saved and named Default is recalled each time a
new tape is loaded for capturing in the current project only.
Luminance Settings for Video Output
Use the following luminance settings for video output.
For Black level (setup), adjust the Black slider to place the black level at the following settings:
Video Standard Level
NTSC 7.5 IRE
NTSC-EIAJ 0.0 IRE