System information

Printing to a tape deck connected to an SDI card
1. If you want to print only a portion of your project, create a time selection that includes the section
of your project.
2. From the Tools menu, choose Print Video to Tape. The Device Setup dialog is displayed.
3. Use the Device Setup dialog to configure your camera or deck:
a. From the Device type drop-down list, choose AJA Video Device or Blackmagic Design
DeckLink.
b. From the Output drop-down list, choose SDI or HDMI (if your devices supports HDMI
output).
c. From the Video drop-down list, choose the setting that matches your destination format.
You'll need to choose a rendering template that inserts pulldown fields to create a
standard interlaced file if your project properties are set to 24p or if you selected the
Allow pulldown removal when opening 24p DV check box on the General tab of the
Preferences dialog. For more information, see "Preferences - General Tab" on page 576.
If you cleared the Allow pulldown removal when opening 24p DV check box before
adding your media and your project properties are not set to 24p, your 24p video is
read as 29.97 fps interlaced video (60i), so you can choose whichever template suits
your project requirements.
d. From the Audio drop-down list, choose the setting that matches your destination format.
e. Select the Use progressive segmented frame (psf) video formats check box if your project
properties are set to a progressive-scan format and you want to preview on a device that
stores and transfers progressive-scan frames by dividing fields (AJA SDI cards only).
f. Select the Use 10-bit encoding check box if you want to print 10-bit source material for
increased color resolution. Source material with gradients in the background can benefit
from 10-bit encoding.
When you use 10-bit video in your project, choose 32-bit floating point (video levels) from
the Pixel format setting on the Video tab of the Project Properties dialog. For more
information, see "Setting Project Properties" on page 53.
g. If necessary, use the Record Engage Delay control to specify the number of frames it takes
your camera or deck to switch from Record Pause to Record mode. If you're missing frames
from the beginning of your file after printing to tape, increase the setting. If you see
duplicated frames at the beginning of your video, decrease the setting.
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