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6-2 Advanced Automatic Editing
Chapter 6 Editing
6-2 Advanced Automatic
Editing
This section describes the following advanced editing
methods:
• DMC editing
• Animation editing
• Preread editing
6-2-1 DMC Editing
If your player VTR has DT
®
(Dynamic Tracking)
capability, you can perform variable speed editing by
controlling the playback speed from the lower control
panel. This type of editing is called DMC editing.
Overview of DMC editing
Requirements for DMC editing
• DMC editing may be done during assemble or insert
editing, but not during split editing.
• The player VTR must support DT playback.
Tape movement during DMC editing
During DMC editing, the tape moves as shown in the
diagram below.
Setting edit points and playback speed
Use the procedure below to set edit points and playback
speeds for DMC editing.
1
Press the [F3] (ASSEMBLE) button in the HOME
menu, or press the respective INSERT button ([F4]
(INS TC), [F5] (INS VIDEO), or [F6] (INS AUDIO)
button) to select the edit mode that you want.
2
Press the PLAYER button to set the connected VTR to
act as the player VTR.
The PLAYER button lights up.
3
Press the ALT/[F7] (DMC) buttons in the HOME
menu.
The system enters DMC editing mode.
4
Press the IN button while holding down the ENTRY
button to set an edit point.
You cannot set an OUT point for the player VTR for
DMC editing.
5
Press the STOP button to enter STOP mode.
6
Turn the search dial to set the initial speed.
The selected speed is displayed in the time data
display.
Stop
Recorder
VTR
Player
VTR
IN point
OUT point
Preroll Post-roll
Stop
IN point
Playback
mode
DMC editing mode Playback
mode
Preroll time ×
initial speed
Post-roll time ×
final speed
Moves at
the initial
speed.
Playback at speeds
stored in memory
Moves at
the final
speed.
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