Grass Valley PROFILE FAMILY v.2.5 - Manual (Page 160)

Chapter 4 Using VdrPanel
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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 161.
2. You need to configure the playback and record JPEG and MPEG channels,
audio channels and the VITC timecodes for your selected controller. To
configure the controller, see “Configuring a Controller” on page 165.
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 175.
4. You can select timecode panel display, which timecode generators to use,
select drop-frame timecode, and also set timecode crosspoints—inputs,
generators, and outputs. See “Setting Timecode” on page 177.
For information on how to start and close VdrPanel, see “Starting and Closing
Profile Applications” on page 31.
The VdrPanel window is shown in Figure 76. By default, the VdrPanel window
appears automatically at power-up, unless you log in manually. You display all
available panels in the VdrPanel window—up to eight with MPEG. Each panel
is dedicated to one video channel.