Grass Valley K2 AppCenter v.7.2 - Manual (Page 56)

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K2 AppCenter User Manual 05 April 2010
Chapter 4 Recording clips
Selecting widescreen mode
When recording SD video that is 16:9 aspect ratio, select the widescreen attribute. To
change the Widescreen attribute, select
Control | Widescreen
.
The attribute is saved as part of the video media file. On up-conversion playout, the
attribute is used by the Player/Recorder channel to handle aspect ratio on playout
when the clip is played on K2 system. For more information on how AppCenter
handles aspect ratios, see “About aspect ratio conversion modes” on page 153 .
NOTE: AppCenter always records 720p and 1080i video in the 16:9 ratio, whether
the widescreen attribute is selected or not.
Changing the current bin
On the K2 system, a fixed amount of disk space is reserved for storing media files—
the V:\ partition. Within the V:\ disk partition, your clips and playlists are stored in
bins , which function like directories in a file system. You can organize your media by
creating and removing bins in AppCenter. You can have channels from multiple
sources in one channel suite; the clips displayed are those on the source that has the
currently selected channel.
When recording starts, the new clip is stored in the current bin, which is also referred
to as a working bin. Each channel has its own working bin. You can change the
current bin to determine where you want the clip stored. The current bin name is
displayed under the clip name in the display.
NOTE: If you rename the working bin, the bin automatically becomes the default bin.
To change the current bin:
AncLTC Available on HD channels only. Timecode is read from ancillary LTC.
Time of Day If using SD, the record channel has an internal timecode generator. When Time
of Day is selected, the generator is locked to the Time of Day Source as currently
configured.
Start Time If using SD, the record channel has an internal timecode generator. When Start
Time is selected, you can specify the timecode to use when the recording starts.
The drop frame option is enabled when the system timing is set to the 525 line
standard (NTSC). Drop frame timecode allows the generator to operate as an
accurate clock.
Timecode Source Description
Location of working bin for this channel