Grass Valley PDR v.2.1 - Manual (Page 84)

Chapter 3 Using VdrPanel
68 Profile Family
Before using VdrPanel to capture clips, you must complete a few steps:
1. You must decide whether you want to use the Windows NT interface called
Panel Control to capture and play clips, or if you want to use an external
device to control your Profile system. To select a controller, see “Selecting
a Controller” on page 73.
2. You need to configure the playback and record JPEG channels, audio
channels and the VITC timecodes for your selected controller. To configure
the controller, see “Configuring a Controller” on page 76.
3. You must set video crosspoints or connections. This means that you can
select video inputs, codecs, and outputs. You can also choose to bypass
codecs. See “Selecting Video Crosspoints” on page 82
4. You can select timecode panel display, which timecode generators to use,
select drop-frame timecode, and also set timecode crosspoints—inputs,
generators, and ouputs. See “Setting Timecode” on page 84
For information on how to start and close VdrPanel, see “Starting and Closing
Profile Applications” on page 5.
The VdrPanel window is shown in Figure 41. By default, the VdrPanel window
appears automatically at power-up, unless you log in manually. You can
display up to four panels in the VdrPanel window—Panels A, B, C, and D. Each
panel is dedicated to one of up to four available video channels.