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# About Capture and Playout

During the colour grading process, you may need to capture or playout video and audio from, or record to, an external device, such as a VTR.

For example, you may receive an edited HD or SD video tape to grade with Lustre. Or, you may be given raw footage on video tapes and an EDL to auto-conform in Lustre, and then colour grade.

During capture, the files are created on-the-fly and are available after capturing is completed.

NoteWhen capturing video from an HD or SD tape and converting to a DPX file, Lustre writes the SMPTE timecode to the DPX header. Once captured, the timecode appears as part of the DPX file information and is available for use in EDL assembly.

After grading a scene, you play it out to a VTR for client approval or for final delivery on HD or SD tapes.

NoteThe availability of SDI video rasters, which are required to control a VTR, depends on the type of license you have purchased. Contact Customer Support for details.

But before you can capture from, or play out to, an external device, you set up options such as the capture path, file type, and video resolution, as well as options for transferring shots between Lustre and a VTR.

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