Exporting to Tape

Exporting to an HDV Device (Generic HDV)

Convert the edited clip to a format to be exported to an HDV device (MPEG-TS format), and export the converted file to the HDV device.

Note

Before exporting, make sure to save your project.

Exporting Files with an HDV Exporter

1Click [HDV] in the [Print to File] dialog box category tree.

Exporting Files with an Exporter

2Click [HDV], and click [Export].

The [HDV] dialog box appears.

[Segment Encode]	Check this item to export a clip of a raw source without re-encoding. This increases the output speed. If the frame rate of the export format is 23.98p, segment encode is not available. [Quality/Speed] Select the quality of the part to be re-encoded from the list. The higher the quality, the more time it takes to be encoded.
[Gop Type]	Only displayed when the export format frame rate is 23.98p. Select the format from [HDV24p Record (Canon XL-H1, Sony HVR-Z7 etc.)] or [HDV24p Scan (Sony HVR-V1, HDV1080i devices)].
[Launch MPEG TS Writer after export]	Check this item to start up MPEG TS Writer automatically after export to file. Exporting an Exported File to Tape
[Tape out after export]	Becomes enabled when [Launch MPEG TS Writer after export] is checked. If checked, the data in the generated file is printed to tape with MPEG TS Writer. Exporting an Exported File to Tape

3Enter a file name, select the save destination and click [Save].

A file is produced and registered in the bin.

Exporting an Exported File to Tape

1Connect the PC IEEE1394 terminal to the HDV device with a DV cable.

Set the HDV device to video mode (PLAY/EDIT, etc.).

If your HDV device supports the HDV mode, set the device to the HDV mode. For more information on settings, see the instruction manual for your HDV device.

2Click [Tool] on the menu bar, and click [MPEG TS Writer].

Alternative

Click [Tool] in the bin, and click [MPEG TS Writer].

3Select [Microsoft AV/C Tape Subunit Device] from the [Device] list.

Note

If the HDV camera is not recognized, check the items in [Sound, video and game controller] on the Device Manager. The camera is recognized correctly on Windows if the device name is displayed. If it is not recognized, check that Windows is updated, and that the HDV camera is set to the HDV fixed mode (HDV-DV conversion is off).

4Click [Add File to List].

5Select the exported file, and click [Open].

6Click [Write].

Printing starts.

7Click [OK].

8Click [Exit].

If you click [Preview], the video will be output from the component output of the HDV camera. (not recorded to tape.)

Exporting to a DV Device (Generic OHCI)

You can output data to DV devices.

Note

You need to register the export destination DV device as a device preset in advance.

Registering Device Presets
Output cannot be performed if the output format in the registered device preset for the DV device differs from the current project settings.

1Connect the PC IEEE1394 terminal to the DV device with a DV cable.

Set the DV device to video mode (PLAY/EDIT, etc.).

2Click [Export] on the Recorder.

3Click [Print to Tape] or [Print to Tape (Display Timecode)].

Alternative

Click [File] on the menu bar, and click [Export] → [Print to Tape] or [Print to Tape (Display Timecode)].
Exporting to tape: [F12]

If the message [There is no output preset to match the project settings.] is displayed, configure the project settings and device preset format again.

4Select a device preset, and click [Next].

The device presets that can be output with the current project settings are displayed.

5Cueup to the position to start writing on tape.

To specify the start position to print to tape, check [Rec In] and enter the timecode. If you click [Cue Up], the tape will cueup to the position of the entered timecode.

6Click [Next].

7Confirm the details, and click [Export].

Starts timeline playback and export.

The [Print To Tape] dialog box disappears when the export finishes.

Click [Cancel] to abort the export.
If In and Out points have been set on the timeline, that range will be exported.

Exporting Stereoscopic Projects to Tape

To export projects created in the stereoscopic edit mode to tape, you must first register the corresponding device preset. Set the export method in the [Output H/W, Format Settings] screen for device presets.

Registration of Device Presets

Combining L/R and Exporting to Tape

Combine and export the video of the L and R sides of the project to tape.

Select the following items in the [Settings - Stereoscopic Setting] screen for device presets:

[L Only]
[R Only]
[Side by Side]
[Top and Bottom]
[Line Interleave]
[Blend]
[Anaglyph]
[Difference]
[Split Grid]

The operation procedure is the same as regular export to tape.

Exporting to a DV Device (Generic OHCI)

Exporting L/R to Separate Tape

Export the video of the L and R sides of the project to separate tape.

Select [Yes] in [Stereoscopic Separate L/R Clips] for device presets.

1Perform steps 1 to 7 in Exporting to a DV Device (Generic OHCI).

Exporting to a DV Device (Generic OHCI)

The message [Insert L tape] is displayed after step 7.

2Insert the tape for the L side into the camera, and click [OK].

Export of L side data is started.

When export ends, the message [Insert R tape] is displayed.

3Insert the tape for the R side into the camera, and click [OK].

Export of R side data is started.

The [Print To Tape] dialog box disappears when the export finishes.

Click [Cancel] to abort the export.
If In and Out points have been set on the timeline, that range will be exported.

Exporting to Devices Not Controlled by Deck

You can output data to analog devices, etc.

1Switch the analog device settings to external input for recording.

2Click [Play] on the Recorder.

Export of the data starts.

3Click [Stop] on the Recorder to stop export.

Export of the data stops.

4Recording by the analog device stops.

Exporting to a VARICAM Device

You can export clips edited with EDIUS to an AJ-HD1400 or AJ-HD1200A connected to the PC via an IEEE1394 cable.

Note

You need to register the export destination VARICAM device as a device preset in advance.

Registration of Device Presets
Export cannot be performed if the output format of the device preset for the VARICAM device differs from the current project settings.
The audio sampling rates will differ for frame frequencies of 59.94 Hz and 60.00 Hz.
If the frame rate is changed in 1 shot, the lip sync will be out of sync. If necessary, sync the lip sync with waveform editing software then export.

1Click [Export] on the Recorder.

2Click [Print to Tape] or [Print to Tape (Display Timecode)].

Alternative

Click [File] on the menu bar, and click [Export] → [Print to Tape] or [Print to Tape (Display Timecode)].
Exporting to tape: [F12]

If the message [There is no output preset to match the project settings.] is displayed, match the device preset format to the project settings.

3Select a device preset, and click [Next].

The device presets that can be export with the current project settings are displayed.

4Click [Next].

To specify the start position to print to tape, check [Rec In] and enter the timecode. If you click [Read TC from VCR], you can import the current timecode from the tape.

5Confirm the details, and click [Export].

Timeline playback and export start.

The [Print To Tape] dialog box disappears when the export finishes.

Click [Cancel] to abort the export.
If In and Out points have been set on the timeline, that range will be exported.