Setting External Device Used for Preview

Registers and manages hardware as preview device when editing while viewing an external monitor connected to the PC.

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Setting Preview Devices

Before setting preview devices, connect the external device (e.g. monitor) used for preview to the PC, and turn on the power.

For more information on settings when using a Grass Valley product as a preview device, see the user manual included with the product.

1) Click [Settings] on the menu bar, and click [System Settings].

Note
If you use the restricted user profile, the system settings cannot be changed. Restricted user profile

2) Click the [Hardware] tree, and click [Preview Device].

3) Set each item.

Preview device list

Displays a list of preview devices. Click the preview device to use, and the device name will be prefixed with a check mark.

When connecting a DV device, for example, to the IEEE1394 terminal provided as standard on a PC for video output during editing, select [Generic OHCI - Output].

You can set the details of each device by clicking [Settings]. For more information on settings when using a Grass Valley product, see the user manual included with the product.

[Settings - Playback Setting] Dialog Box (Generic OHCI)

[Settings - Stereoscopic Setting] Dialog Box (Generic OHCI)

[Use Pulldown Format when Available]

Check this item to give priority to pulldown operation (2-3-2-3) regardless of the [Pulldown Type] setting in the current project settings. Try this setting when using a monitor that does not support 23.98p/29.97p/25p display.

[Display a warning message when the selected device does not support the current format]

When a preview device is not compatible with the video format in the current project settings, an alarm message will be displayed. When this item is unchecked, an alarm message will not be displayed.

Note
When a preview device is not compatible with the video format in the current project settings, an alarm message will be displayed and detailed settings cannot be changed. Reset the project settings to match the preview device.

4) Click [OK].

You can continue to set other items by clicking [Apply].

Note
Audio is output packed from the left in order starting from the smallest monitor number. When the number of output channels exceeds the number of channels that can be received by the monitor, the audio of the channels exceeding this limit is not output.

[Settings - Playback Setting] Dialog Box (Generic OHCI)

Output preview	Displays the color bar. The color bar is displayed in the same way on preview device monitors.
[DV Format]	Select the encode format ([DV]/[DVCAM]) for DV output.
[Enable Real Time DV Output]	Select whether to perform DV Encode processing. When this item is checked, EDIUS always performs DV Encode processing. To mute audio during processing, check [Mute DV Audio Output].
[Setup Level]	Set the setup level (black level). 0 IRE is used in Japan, and 7.5 IRE is used in North America.
[Default]	Return the settings of items marked with * to their defaults.

Checking Conversion Status of Output Video

The conversion status of output video can be checked with the icon indicated on the status bar of the timeline.

Moving the mouse cursor onto the icon will show the tooltip indicating the preview device in use and output format.

When video is output without conversion

When video is not output from the hardware

The tooltip that appears when the mouse cursor is placed on the icon indicates the output format [None].

While a video is being converted and output, the preview device in use and output format are indicated over the icon.

Detailed Setting for Preview Device

[Sync Settings] (STORM 3G Elite/STORM 3G)

The synchronization setting between the monitor output device used during editing and the Grass Valley hardware.

[Sync Settings] (STORM 3G Elite/STORM 3G)