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Input Clip Menu Options

The basic Clip Input controls are described as follows.

Device Name box
  Provides an option for each uncommented VTR keyword line in the software initialization configuration file. Select the option that corresponds to the VTR you want to input clips from.
Aspect Ratio box
  Determines the aspect ratio of the clip you want to capture.
Aspect Ratio field
  Enter a custom aspect ratio, if the ratio you want to use is not among the options in the Aspect Ratio box.
Bit Depth box
  Provides the option of capturing clips at a frame depth of 8 or 10 bits per channel, depending on the project you are working with.
Scan Mode box
  Determines the scan mode metadata tags of the clips created on input. In most cases, select the option that matches the format you are capturing. All workstations provide Progressive, Field 1, and Field 2 options.
Engineering button
  Click to view the clip input and output Engineering menu. See Setting Video Input and Output Engineering Menu Controls.
Proxy Only button
  Enable to capture proxies only.
Proxy Quality box
  Proxies generated during capture are always of draft quality. Using the Proxy Quality box, you can set the default quality for proxy generation after capture. Results vary depending on the type of clips involved, so it is a good idea to try different settings.

Select: | To:
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Draft | Generate proxies in the least amount of processing time, at the expense of proxy quality. This setting is the default setting for proxy generation following video I/O.
Coarse | Get better results than Draft, in more processing time.
Medium | Get better results than Coarse, in more processing time.
Quality | Get the best results, in more processing time than Medium.
Bicubic | Often get good results, usually faster than Quality. Results are likely not as good as Quality, but acceptable.
Lanczos | Usally get the best results, often with better performance than Bicubic.

The previous two controls appear only if the current project is configured, in the Project Setup menu, to store proxies. See Setting Proxy Management Options.

Process button
  Click to start clip input.
Tape Type box
  Select an option to capture material at a standard rate, double speed, or stereoscopic material. Available only with HDCAM SR. See HDCAM SR Double-Speed and Stereo Tape Capture.
Grab button
  Click to grab the current frame. See Capturing Single Frames.
EDL Log button
  Click to log clip to EDL.
EDL button
  Click to view the EDL menu. See Capturing Clips Using an EDL.
Log On Out button
  Enable to log EDL events every time you enter an out point. See Outputting Multiple Clips
Tape Name field
  Enter the name of the tape from which you are capturing. This step is important for EDL assembly and media recapture procedures.
Clip Name field
  Enter the name you want to use for the clip you are capturing.
Increment Name button
  Enable to append numerical increments to the clip name automatically. For example, enter “My_Clip” in the Clip Name field and then enable Increment Name. The first clip you capture is named “My_Clip-1”, the second is named “My_Clip-2”, and so on. You can change the initial numerical increment by entering a number in the field that appears when you enable Increment Name.
Start Mode box
  Determines the start mode for clip input.

Select: | To:
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Start On Pen | Capture starting from the currently displayed frame on the tape. Click Process to activate the start-on-pen trigger.
Start On Timecode | Capture starting from the timecode you enter in the In field. Click Process to start the clip input process.

Stop Mode box
  Determines the stop mode for clip input.

Select: | To capture until:
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Stop On Pen | You click anywhere on the screen.
Stop After Frames | A specific number of frames have been captured. When you select this option, a field appears in which you enter the number of frames you want to capture.
Stop On Timecode | A timecode on the tape has been reached (entered in the Out Timecode field).

Current Timecode field
  Indicates the current timecode of the tape in the VTR.
In Timecode field
  Indicates the timecode on the tape at which point the clip output process begins.
Out Timecode field
  Indicates the timecode on the tape at which point the clip output process ends.
Duration field
  Indicates the duration, in timecode, between the clip output in point and out point.

The following controls are found on the right side of the menu (not shown in preceding illustration).

Tape EE button
  A status button that, when lit, indicates that the VTR is in E-to-E mode (electronic to electronic). This means that the VTR output is showing its input signal. Clicking Tape EE toggles E-to-E on and off.
Standby button
  A status button that, when lit, indicates that the VTR is in standby mode. Click Standby to toggle between standby off and standby on.
In/Out Point controls
  Use to enter, adjust, and cue to clip output in and out points. See Setting Input and Output In and Out Points.
VTR Status display
  Indicates the current status of the VTR. See Controlling a VTR.