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Setting timecode crosspoints – Grass Valley PROFILE FAMILY v.2.5 User Manual

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Chapter 4

Using VdrPanel

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Profile Family

-

Compute from Field Number

calculates the timecode directly from the

field number of the recorded video. New clips start at 00:00:00:00.

-

TC Rec #

displays the recorded timecode.

-

Generator

displays the timecode from the generator for the channel.

4. Set up the timecode generator used by the panel with the

Timecode Generator

Settings

group:

-

Free Run

causes the timecode generator to continue to advance regardless

of the current play or record mode of the panel.

-

Freeze

locks the timecode at the current value. The value does not

advance with time nor with changes in the play or record mode of the
panel.

-

Lock to Field Number

causes the generator to output a timecode locked

to the current clip’s timecode. When the panel is in stop, the value freezes.
When the panel is in play or record, the timecode advances normally.
During rewind or reverse shuttle, the timecode runs backward.

-

Regenerate

pertains to BVW controllers only. When the timecode

position is changed to a new portion of the clip, and a record operation
includes recorded timecode tracks (which happens with assemble edits
from BVE and other controllers), the timecode generator is initialized to
match the timecode read from the timecode track (VITC or LTC) before
the record occurs.

- The

Reset To

button resets the timecode to the value entered in the box.

The generator can be set to this value when

Free Run

,

Freeze

, or

Lock to

Field Number

is selected.

5. Click

Close

.

Setting Timecode Crosspoints

The Timecode Crosspoint dialog box controls the connections of timecode
signals within the Profile system.

• Timecode inputs (top-left corner) represent either LTC input connectors on

the back panel or VITC input signals. Timecode inputs can be connected to
timecode recorders for recording onto disk.

• Timecode generators (below timecode inputs) represent timecode generators

used by the panels. Timecode generators can be connected to timecode
recorders for recording onto disk or to timecode outputs.