Export a sequence to tape with device control – Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 User Manual
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USING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS4
Exporting
Last updated 11/6/2011
To give your recording deck additional time before your video sequence starts and after it ends, add black before and
after the sequence in the Timeline window. If you plan to have a postproduction facility duplicate your videotapes,
add a minimum of 30 seconds of color bars and tone at the beginning of the program to aid in video and audio calibration.
(See “
Create color bars and a 1-kHz tone
154.)
1
Connect the device to the computer, turn it on, and set it to VTR, VCR, or Play.
2
Start Premiere Pro, and open the project.
3
Choose Sequence > Sequence Settings, and click Playback Settings.
4
In the Export area of the Playback Settings dialog box, specify the appropriate format in the External Device menu.
Choose one of the following settings, and click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.
DV 29.97i (720 x 480)
Specifies NTSC DV, which uses a timebase of 29.97 fps and interlaced fields.
DV 25i (720 x 576)
Specifies PAL DV, which uses a timebase of 25 fps and interlaced fields.
DV 23.976i
Specifies DV 24p (24 progressive) or 24pA (24 progressive advanced), which uses a timebase of 23.976 and
interlaced fields (that become progressively scanned frames using a pulldown scheme).
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Select a 24p conversion method.
6
Close other programs that might be running on your computer.
Your computer is now ready to export your sequence directly to tape.
Export a sequence to tape with device control
Before you export to videotape using device control, make sure that both the computer and the camera or deck are set
up properly, as you would when capturing video with device control (see “
If you’re using equipment that comes with its own software plug-in for use with Premiere Pro, it may provide device
control options different from those described here, and in different locations. (For information, see the
documentation for the device.)
Before you can export a sequence to an HDV device, you must first transcode it to HDV format. Premiere Pro does
this transcoding automatically just before exporting the sequence to an HDV device.
Note: You can export to tape on an HDV device in Windows only, and only with device control over FireWire.
1
Make sure that your video recording device is on and that the correct tape is in the device. If necessary, locate and
note the timecode for the location at which you want to begin recording. (This requires a tape recorded with
timecode. See “
Stripe tape or replace timecode
2
Activate the sequence you want to export, and position the work area bar over the section of the sequence you want
to export.
To place the work area bar over the whole section of the sequence that is visible in the Timeline panel double-click in
the space just under the time ruler. To first view the whole sequence, press the backslash (\) key.
3
Choose File > Export > Export To Tape.
4
To let Premiere Pro control your deck, select Activate Recording Device and do any of the following:
•
To specify a particular frame on the tape to start recording, select Assemble At Timecode and type the In point. If
you don’t select this option, recording begins at the current tape location.
•
To synchronize a device’s timecode with the recording start time, select Delay Movie Start and type the numbers of
frames that you want to delay the movie. Some devices need a delay between the time they receive the record
command and the time the movie starts playing from the computer.