Blackmagic Design DeckLink Studio 4K Capture & Playback Card - Manual (Page 25)

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Capture from Non-Controllable devices
Many video sources including all kinds of modern cameras and disk recorders, as well as old cameras and
VHS tape players, do not have any device control. To capture video without deck control:
Step 1. Choose Tools > Capture to open the Capture Tool.
Step 2. Click the Toggle Source button so that the button's icon of a deck shows a red circle-slash symbol.
This symbol indicates that deck control has been disabled.
Step 3. Set the Video and Audio input menus to "Blackmagic".
Step 4. Select the video source track (V) and the audio source tracks (A1, A2, ...) you wish to capture.
Step 5. Use the Bin menu to select a Target Bin from the list of open bins.
Step 6. From the Res (resolution) menu, choose which compressed or uncompressed codec you wish to
use for your captured clips. For uncompressed 8-bit video, select "1:1" or "1:1 10b" for 10-bit.
Step 7. Select the disk storage for your captured video and audio. Use the Single/Dual Drive Mode button
to choose if video and audio will be stored together on a single drive or on separate drives. Select
the target drive(s) for your captured media from the Target Drives menu(s).
Step 8. Click the "Tape Name?" button at the bottom of the window to open the Select Tape dialog box.
Select the desired tape, or alternatively add a new one and click OK.
Step 9. Ensure your video and audio source is ready or playing and then click the Capture button. The
Capture button will flash red while recording. Click the Capture button again to end the capture.
Step 2. Set up the Capture Tool to capture video without deck
control by clicking the Toggle Source button.