Final Cut Pro (KONA 1 &2) Output to Digibeta/DVcam

by Susanne Kraft

Originally Published: Tue, Feb 10, 2004
Last Modified: Thu, Feb 10, 2005

Patching in Machine Room  (Top patches are out bottom patches are in)

1. Digital Video Patch Panel patch KONA1or2 out to DBSP or (DVCAM1or2) in

2. Machine Control Patch Panel patch KONA1or2 to DigiBSP or (DVCAM1or2)

3. Digital Audio Patch Panel patch KONA1or2 out to DigiBeta 1/2 or (DVCAM1or2)  in

4. Composite Video Patch Panel patch Digital Beta or (DVCAM1or2)  out to NTSC Color Monitor "A" in to monitor your video recording

5. Analog Audio Patch Panel patch Digital Beta 1 or 2 or (DVCAM1or2) out to "Audio Monitor In" to monitor your audio recording

Digital Betacam front panel

1. Set "Video Input Select" to SIF

2. Set "Audio Input Select" to AES/EBU for Ch. 1 and Ch. 2

3. Put deck in remote

DVCAM front panel

1. Set Video Input to SDI

2. Set Audio input to AES/EBU

3. Put deck in remote

Final Output to Tape

Check your Sequence Timecode

In your sequence, there should be no content prior to picture start (no black, bars, countdowns, etc). Your picture start should be at 01:00:00.00. Final Cut Pro defaults to this setting, but if you need to change it highlight your sequence in the browser and click:

Sequence > Settings > Timeline Options and change the sequence time to 1:00:00:00

Output your Sequence to Tape                    (see fcp help page 429 for more info)

Highlight your sequence to output in bin and click File > Edit to Tape

*    Click Mastering Settings Tab

*    Deselect all leader info

*    Print ? Entire Media

*    Check "Trailer" and enter 60 seconds

*    Click Mastering Settings Tab

*    Select Color Bars   45 seconds

*    Select Slate    5 seconds

*    Select Countdown    (10seconds)

NOTE: the total time of the bars, slate, and countdown = 60 seconds that must be subtracted from 1:00:00:00 (that is the start time of the timeline) when setting the inpoint on the edit to tape tool in the next window.  1:00:00:00 minus 60 seconds = 59:00:00:00

*    Click Video Tab

*    Enter in the Time Code 59:00:00:00 (NDF) to start the edit of the sequence to the tape

Click on sequence to be output in the bin so that the color bars appear in the "Edit to Tape" window and then drag the sequence to the window so that the edit overlay appears and release the sequence on the "Insert" section of the "Edit Overlay" window.

Click OK to start the output to tape.  Check to make sure that the output is timecode accurate. 

Bars and Tone begin at 59:00:00

2 pop is at 59:58:00  (2seconds before program start)

Program start is at 1:00:00:0

Send Comments, Suggestions, or Changes to Susanne Kraft(skraft@mail.utexas.edu)