User`s manual

V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7
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Camera Options
This page allows you to specify your camera configuration so that captured video is
appropriately labeled and handled.
The camera “view” settings are inherited by new videos as they are recorded. You will
see this information in the Video Information Database, and you may be able to search
and sort using this criteria. For systems using two DirectShow cameras, Camera 1
corresponds to the image on the left side of your Live Video Preview window, and
Camera 2 corresponds to image on the right side of your Live Video Preview window.
If you are using S-Video connections between your cameras and your digital mixer, you
will want to check the appropriate boxes in the “S-Video” column.
If you are using “progressive scan” cameras, you will want to check the appropriate
boxes in the “P-Scan” column. Progressive scan cameras provide 30 pictures per
second at a higher resolution as opposed to the normal 60 pictures per second at a
standard resolution.
If you are using the V1 Widescreen version and a 16:9 anamorphic camera, check the
16:9 box to the right of the camera. When you record, this attribute will be inherited
by the new video. When you use the Canon Elura 80, for example, with its
“widescreen” (16:9) function enabled, the camera packs the wider view into the same
video frame (720x480) that’s used for standard 4:3 video. If you then watch this video
on a standard 4:3 monitor, objects will appear “squished.” In order for the video to
look correct, you must use a 16:9 widescreen monitor, and select its anamorphic stretch
feature.
If you are using a digital switcher, specify the COM port used for its interface. A value
of “(none)” is used to indicate that the device is not present.
System Resources Options
Display, hard drive, and LAN options appear on this page.