Use the following tips to get better results
when archiving to a VTR tape:
Make sure the input from
the computer to the VTR is connected properly. If it is not, yet
the output from the VTR to the computer is correct, everything will
appear normal when archiving and the monitor will show your material
being saved. However, black or random noise is actually being saved
to tape.
Turn on the video breakout
box before powering up the computer.
On the video breakout box,
make sure that your house sync is connected to the Sync Genlock
and not to the Sync port in the GBRA/YUVA
component. The sync should be connected to the Genlock input of
the computer and be terminated with a 75-ohm terminator.
Set
the system reference of the VTR to External Analog.
Track
the VTR to get the best RF (Reference) value and error-rate level.
If your VTR has an auto-tracking feature, disable it and track manually,
or place it on “one shot.”
Click
the Engineering button and check the following Engineering menu
settings:
Timecode
type: Make sure the VITC & LTC timecodes are the same. If they
are not, set timecode type to LTC.
Input
format and sync: Make sure that input format and sync match the
device.
Output
format and sync: “House” is the recommended output sync.
