EDIUS 7 Online Help

• Summary
• Project Settings
• Edit Settings
• Importing Sources
• Bin Operations
• Editing Timelines
• Applying Effects
• Title Creation
• Audio Operations
• Export of Edited Contents
• Interaction with STRATUS
• Appendix

• Before Using
• Configuring Editing Environments

• Before Installing EDIUS
• Installation
• User Registrations
• Uninstallation
• Appendix

• Summary
• Preparation before Editing
• Editing
• Outputting Work
• Other Convenient Functions

Points About Input from VARICAM Devices

Import and edit video shot on VARICAM devices on EDIUS.

The following explains points when using VARICAM devices to input/output video.

Points About Project Settings

When [TC preset] in the project settings is set to other than “00”, the sequence of active frame information may not match the TC at stream output.

[Project Settings] (Detailed Settings) Dialog Box

When the frame rate of the source does not match the frame rate of the project, the pitch is altered so that the audio speed is changed to keep up with playback duration. If necessary, make adjustments in the waveform editing software or the pitch shifter of the audio filter.

Registration of Device Presets

Before using VARICAM devices to input/output video, register VARICAM devices connected to the PC via the IEEE1394 interface in advance as device presets.

To connect the AJ-HD1200A via the IEEE1394 interface, the option board must be attached.

The following explains points when registering VARICAM devices as device presets. For details about the procedure for registering device presets and other information, see Registering Device Presets.

Registering Device Presets

When setting [Video Format] at [Input H/W, Format Settings] in the Preset Wizard, refer to the explanation about each of the following formats:

Points About Capture and Editing

The following explains points and precautions about capture and editing.

The capture operation procedure is the same as that for other devices connected via the IEEE1394 interface.

Importing Sources from DV Tape (Capture)

Shooting Video Utilizing VARICAM Features

To utilize the features of VARICAM to create good-leaking slow motion and quick motion, the speed that will be required as a result of editing must be calculated in advance before shooting video. The playback speed is calculated by the following formula:

Playback speed (%) = frame rate of timeline÷frame rate at shooting×100

What Are Under Crank Shooting and Over Crank Shooting?

Under crank shooting

This refers to low-speed shooting by which warp effects and flashlight effects, and stage effects such as ghost effects can be obtained.

Over crank shooting

This refers to high-speed shooting by which stage effects using high image quality slow motion with smooth highly dense frame video can be obtained.

Points when Using Under Crank Shooting for Quick Motion

• Shoot video with the shooting frame rate set lower than the playback frame rate.

  Example:

  If video is shot at 15p to create a 30p timeline, then this will result in 2x speed quick motion.

• Select a capture format ([960x720 Constant Rate Shooting 59.94p] or [960x720 Constant Rate Shooting 60p]) that matches the VARICAM frame frequency setting used when the video was shot. If video is captured in this mode, only active frames will be captured and these will become the file to be edited by variable frame rate.

Points when Using Over Crank Shooting for Slow Motion

• Shoot video with the shooting frame rate set higher than the playback frame rate.

  Example:

  If video is shot at 45p to create a 30p timeline, then this will result in 2/3x speed slow motion.

• Select a capture format ([960x720 Constant Rate Shooting 59.94p] or [960x720 Constant Rate Shooting 60p]) that matches the VARICAM frame frequency setting used when the video was shot. If video is captured in this mode, only active frames will be captured and these will become the file to be edited by variable frame rate.

When Shooting for Slow Motion/Quick Motion Is Not Required

Select the 60p (59.94p) capture format.

When video is captured in this mode, playback is adjusted to keep real time at shooting. Since the original speed setting is also reflected in playback, both slow motion and quick motion are supported.However, this is not a method of effectively using the original performance of VARICAM.

Note

• To perform input/output in accordance with the IEEE1394 interface, change the frame frequency setting on the deck to 59.94 Hz at editing even when the source was shot at a frame frequency of 60.00 Hz.

• The following functions will not work properly on files captured in the [960x720 Constant Rate Shooting 59.94p] or [960x720 Constant Rate Shooting 60p] format:

  • Match frame jump

  • EDL import/export

  • Restoring offline clips

  Also, the EDL import/export function will not work properly when the following formats are selected in the project settings or at [Output H/W, Format Settings] in device presets:

  • 960×720 59.94p

  • 960×720 23.98p over 59.94p

  • 960×720 29.97p over 59.94p

  • 960×720 24p over 60p

  • 960×720 25p over 60p

  • 960×720 50p over 60p

  • 960×720 50p

  • 960×720 25p over 50p

• Video is not output during editing.

For more information, see the manual provided with VARICAM and the Panasonic homepage.