4C HD SUITE HOW TO Edit to tape for output to HDCam:
by Susanne Kraft
Originally Published: Tue, May 24, 2005
Last Modified: Wed, May 25, 2005
(This document assumes that you are familiar with Final Cut Pro terminology)
1. CHOOSE WHAT FORMAT YOU ARE GOING TO POST 1080I 29.97 OR 1080P 23.98
2. IN MACHINE ROOM PATCH CORRECT REFERENCE FROM EVERTZ TO HD REFERENCE IN. ON THE DIGITAL VIDEO PATCH PANEL PATCH 59.94 REF OR 23.98 REF OUT TO HDSUITE REF IN
3. CHANGE MODE ON THE HDF500 IN HD SUITE TO MODE 1 FOR 1080P/23.98P OR MODE 7 FOR 1080I/29.97 (Find Susanne Kraft OR Joe Hutson if you don’t know how to do this.) IF THE STOP BUTTON IS FLASHING ON THE HDWF500 YOU ARE NOT GETTING CORRECT REFERENCE.
4. BOOT UP G5 AND GO TO SYSTEM PREFERENCES, CLICK ON SYSTEM PREFERENCES, CLICK ON CINEWAVE PREF., CHANGE 2 PREFS HERE:
CLICK ON PRO HD DIGITAL AND SELECT THE MODE YOU ARE USING TO EITHER HD1080PSF/23.976 OR HD1080I/PSF/29.97
CLICK ON VIDEO OPTION AND MAKE SURE GENLOCK SOURCE IS SET TO PRO HD DIGITAL
ONCE THE SETTINGS ARE CHANGED QUIT SYSTEM PREFERENCES BY CLICKING SYSTEM PREFERENCES IN THE APPLE TOOL BAR AND SCROLLING DOWN TO THE “APPLE Q” (this is the preferred way to quit via Pinnacle Systems.)
5. LAUNCH FINAL CUT PRO
6. CHECK THE EASY SET UPS BY CLICKING FINAL CUT PRO>EASY SETUP. CHOOSE TARGACine 1080I@29.97FPS-EMBEDDED AUDIO FOR 1080I 29.97 PROJECTS SET UP OR CHOOSE TARGACine 1080P@23.976-EMBEDDED AUDIO FOR 23.976 PROJECTS
CLICK SETUP TO APPLY SETTINGS
7. Set the inputs of the HDCAM to SDI in on audio and Video
8. On HDCAM press timecode TC button and set F6 to internal and F7 to PRST
9. Put HDCAM in remote and check Black Box switch setting it to HD Suite
10. Open project and click >File>Edit to Tape
11. Click on the Black and Code button in the Edit to Tape window
9. Use Current Settings
10. Enter in 58:30:00 use non drop for 23.98 editing either NDF or DF for 29.97 editing
11. Click OK at next menu to erase tape and start blacking.
12. When tape is blacked you need to edit your sequence to tape
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
ASSORTED HINTS:
What to do if you cant get machine control to the deck to work.
1. Check the Device Control Presets
In FCP go to >Final Cut Pro HD>Audio Video Settings
2. Click on the Device Control Presets Tab
3. Select the AJA Video: Kona SD NTSC - Keyspan Serial Click Edit
4. Change the Port to USA28X19P1.1 don't use the serial setting as your port. Click OK
Send Comments, Suggestions, or Changes to Susanne Kraft(skraft@mail.utexas.edu)
