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ClipMgtDevice HDCAM

To archive to a Sony HDCAM VTR, you must use the ClipMgtDevice HDCAM keyword and not the ClipMgtDevice Vtr keyword. The ClipMgtDevice HDCAM keyword adjusts the metadata encoding mechanism to account for the compression method used by the HDCAM VTR.

The ClipMgtDevice HDCAM keyword contains an optional start timecode parameter:

- If you specify a default start timecode for HDCAM VTR archiving, the specified timecode is always used. You cannot override the default start timecode using the Archive menu.
- If you want to determine through the application the start timecode for archives created with an HDCAM VTR, do not add the start timecode parameter.

The ClipMgtDevice HDCAM keyword uses the following syntax

ClipMgtDevice HDCAM[, <timecode>]

where <timecode> is an optional start timecode for the archive.

Example of use

ClipMgtDevice HDCAM, 01:00:00:00