Adobe Premiere Elements 8 - Manual (Page 283)

278 USING ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8 EDITOR
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Last updated 8/12/2010
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Export To Tape options
The following options are available in the Export To Tape dialog box. These options work only if you are recording to
a DV or HDV recording device that allows device control.
Activate Recording Device Lets Adobe Premiere Elements control your DV or HDV device.
Assemble At Timecode Indicates the place on your DV or HDV tape where you want the recording to begin, if you
have a tape that already has timecode recorded, or striped, on it. You stripe a tape by first recording only black video
before you record your footage. You record black video usually by recording with the lens cap on. If your tape is not
striped, leave this option unselected to have recording begin at the location where you have cued the tape.
Delay Movie Start By n Quarter Frames Specifies the number of quarter frames that you want to delay the movie so
that you can synchronize it with the DV or HDV device recording start time. Some devices need a delay between the
time they receive the record command and the time the movie starts playing from the computer. Experiment with this
setting if you are experiencing delays between the time you enable record and the time your DV or HDV device begins
recording.
Preroll _ Frames Specifies the number of frames that you want Adobe Premiere Elements to back up on the recording
deck before the specified timecode. Specify enough frames for the deck to reach a constant tape speed. For many decks,
5 seconds or 150 frames is sufficient.
Abort After _ Dropped Frames Specifies the maximum number of dropped frames you want to allow before
Adobe Premiere Elements aborts the recording. If you choose this option, you generally want to type a very low
number because dropped frames will cause jerky playback and are indicative of a hard drive or transfer problem.
Report Dropped Frames Specifies that Adobe Premiere Elements displays the number of dropped frames.
Note: If you want to use device control but it’s unavailable, click Cancel, choose Edit > Preferences, click Device Control,
make sure that your device is set up properly in the Device Control options, and then click OK. Then try recording to tape
again.
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