Exporting to videotape or film, About exporting to videotape, Prepare for exporting to dv videotape – Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 User Manual
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Exporting
Last updated 11/6/2011
Disk Space
Displays a comparison between the size of the current project’s files and the estimated size of the trimmed
or copied files. Click Calculate to update the estimate.
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Click OK.
When trimming a project or copying and collecting files, the Project Manager does not produce a P2-compliant MXF
file structure for media files that came from a P2 source.
Exporting to videotape or film
About exporting to videotape
You can record your edited sequence onto videotape directly from your computer, for example, to create a master tape.
When you start a new sequence you specify the format and quality for the videotape in the Editing Mode area of the
New Sequence dialog box.
You can record a sequence directly to videotape on the following devices (decks or camcorders) as specified:
DV devices
On either Windows or Mac OS with a FireWire connection between the device and the computer.
HDV devices
In Windows only with a FireWire connection between the device and the computer.
HD devices
On either Windows or Mac OS, provided your computer has a supported HD capture card, with SDI or
HD component connections. Capture and export of HD video also requires serial device control; check the third-party
solution provider's manual for details.
Analog devices
On either Windows or Mac OS, provided your computer has a capture card, converter, camcorder,
or deck that can convert your sequence to an analog format recordable by the device. Most DV, HDV, and HD
cameras; all DV, HDV, and HD videotape recorders; and some capture cards and converters are capable of this
conversion. Some digital camcorders require that you first record the sequence to their digital tape, and then playback
the tape in the digital camcorder to make the dub to the analog video recorder.
For device control while exporting to analog devices, you must have a device controller installed also.
Many video capture cards include compatible plug-in software that provides a menu command for recording to
videotape. If the options you see differ from those described here, refer to your capture card or plug-in documentation
for the most efficient way to export to tape.
Note: Before you export a sequence, make sure that all the clips it contains are online.
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Prepare for exporting to DV videotape
Before you begin, make sure the recording device (camcorder or deck) is connected to your computer using a FireWire
connection.