Using your favorite 3rd party software – Blackmagic Design DeckLink Studio 4K Capture & Playback Card User Manual
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Using your Favorite 3rd Party Software
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Recording to Tape with UltraStudio and DeckLink
Load a clip into the VTR Output module and set the In and Out points for the output clip. If needed, you can
also enable the options to offset the start frame for output and to apply a letterbox overlay.
Step 1.
Select File>Output to VTR.
Step 2.
Choose the clip(s) to output from the Media Library. You can also select a folder if you wish to
output its contents in one session. The VTR Output module appears.
Step 3.
Select the VTR in the Device Name box. The preview window displays the video from the tape in
the selected VTR.
Step 4.
Make sure that the correct video track and audio channel buttons are enabled so that the
corresponding video track and audio channels are output to tape.
Step 5.
Enable or disable All Audio in the Clip Output menu. When All Audio is enabled, every audio
channel will be converted to the format on your tape, not just the ones you enabled.
Step 6.
Click preview to watch the clip before outputting.
Step 7.
To output the selected clip starting at any frame other than the first one, enter the start timecode
in the Start Offset field.
Step 8.
Set the In and Out points for clip output.
Step 9.
To output the clip to the VTR, select Insert from the Output box. The clips with Status selected
will be output to tape. During output, the status of each clip will be updated to Pending, Output,
and then Done.
Step 10.
Cue to the In timecode and then select Play to check that the transfer was successful.
Step 11.
When you are finished, click EXIT Output Clip to close the module.
Step 3. Your VTR should be selectable in the drop down list.
Clips you have selected to output appear in a list with their
current status.
Set your In and Out points, then select Insert from the Output
dropdown menu.