Detection of Sync and Timing
 
 
 

In the following circumstances, Smoke checks whether or not your incoming sync matches the project timing you are working on:

If your video sync is correct, you can proceed as expected.

If it does not match, you are prompted to fix the sync and click Confirm. One of the following occurs:

The incoming video sync is displayed in the preferences menu. See Timing Preferences.

When changing project timing, Smoke selects an appropriate VTR for you. The VTR devices available depend on the VTR keyword lines uncommented in the software initialisation configuration file. If multiple VTR matches are found in the list, Smoke selects the first match. If no match is found, VTR selection reverts to "No VTR selected" with the appropriate timing.

You can also manually select a VTR, as described in Selecting a VTR Device For Input and Selecting a VTR Device For Output.

NoteIf you are outputting a clip whose timing differs from the preview timing setting in the Preferences menu, the timing and VTR switch are done automatically by Smoke as soon as you select the clip to open the Output Clip menu.