User Manual

Communication (Serial) Ports Tool Settings
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Capture Settings: DV & HDV Options Tab
Capture Settings: Keys Tab
Communication (Serial) Ports Tool Settings
The Communication (Serial) Ports tool lets you view the current configuration of the serial
interface at any time during editing. You can also use it to reconfigure the ports without closing
your Avid editing application or shutting down the computer.
Option Description
DV&HDV Scene
Extraction
When this option is selected, you can automatically generate subclips and markers
based on time-of-day (TOD) information contained in the DV video format. For
more information, see “DV and HDV Scene Extraction” on page 277.
• Add Markers: Creates marker marks where the TOD information breaks occur
while capturing.
• Create Subclips: Creates subclip marks where the TOD information breaks
occur while capturing.
• Both: Creates markers and subclips where the TOD information breaks occur
while capturing.
Use software DV25 codec Lets you capture standard or advanced pulldown. Select this codec when you are in
an NTSC 23.976p or 24p project capturing DV25 from analog or SDI. If you are in
an NTSC 23.976 or 24p project and you do not select this codec, you can only
capture advanced pulldown.
Enable detection of small
timecode breaks
When this option is selected, batch capture is more accurate for footage captured
over 1394 due to undetected small timecode breaks.
Option Description
Function Key Commands
(while capturing/logging)
Changes the commands that are mapped to the function keys on your keyboard.
These mappings apply to Capture mode only.
Timed Subclip Defines a preset duration for subclips created while capturing.
Option Description
Remote Play and Capture Sets a port for an edit controller that uses the Sony serial control protocol. For
more information, see “Remote Play, Capture, and Punch-In” on page 268.