Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 - Manual (Page 484)

Exporting to videotape
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Prepare for exporting to DV videotape
Export a sequence to tape with device control
Export a sequence to tape without device control
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 On 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.
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.
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.)
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).
5. 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 Set up device control).
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.)
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