Tascam X-48 - Manual (Page 49)

Recorder
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30-frame non-drop is occasionally used in music studios to sync console
automation to a tape machine (2" reel-to-reel tape may be striped with this format)
• 30-frame drop is rarely used
• 29.97 non-drop is the standard for non-broadcast post-production in the U.S.
• 29.97 drop is the standard for broadcast television post production in the U.S.
• 25-frame is the standard in Europe
• 24-frame non-drop is sometimes used for HDTV production or film location
recording
• 24.975 non-drop is 25-frame pull-down, used to play 25-frame videos on American
NTSC monitors
• 23.976 non-drop is "HD pull-down," used to play down-converted HD videos on
American NTSC monitors
To change the frame rate:
Mouse/Keyboard Operation
•
Click the Windows menu and select the Settings window.
• Click on the Sync tab and click the Frame Rate submenu. Choose your desired frame
rate from the list.
Front Panel Operation
• Press
the SYNC button. Press the up/down buttons to select Frame Rate and
press CHNG.
• Select a frame rate from the list using the up/down buttons and press Enter.
Control Mode
Four control modes are available:
•
Internal is the default setting, the X-48 controls its own transport and ignores the
SMPTE timecode input.
• SMPTE follows the SMPTE timecode input for location, either from the RS-422
input or the balanced LTC input on the rear panel.
• MIDI (MTC) looks to the MIDI input for timecode.
• Theater Play plays a section of the timeline, stops, and waits for a Play command to
play the next section.
To change the control mode:
Mouse/Keyboard Operation
•
Click the Windows menu and select the Settings window.
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