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Capturing from U-matic, Betacam SP, Digibeta and DVCPro

Station Setup (When switching formats) 1. Power Up All Equipment a. Restart computer b. Check vRecord settings (“vrecord -e”), then open vRecord (“vrecord -p”) c. Check Blackmagic Desktop Video settings, then open Blackmagic Media Express d. Clean the deck e. Play a test tape until signal chain and sync are complete 2. Connect the Signal Chain a. Deck → Monitor b. Deck → TBC → Capture Card* → Monitor c. TBC → Video Scope d. Deck → Audio Mixer** → Capture Card → Audio Scope e. Deck (Remote) → Capture Card (Remote) 3. Synchronize the Signals a. Sync/Blackburst Generator → All equipment via Ext Sync/Ref/Gen Lock b. Rewind test tape c. Clean the deck

Video Capture (Daily Workflow) 1. Power Up All Equipment a. Restart computer (daily) b. Open vRecord (“vrecord -p”) and Blackmagic Media Express c. Clean the deck 2. Set Levels (for analog tapes only) a. Play Bars and Tone tape b. Bring bars within broadcast range (Black, Luma, Chroma, Hue) c. Use audio mixer to set audio level (approximately -18 in Blackmagic) d. Clean the deck e. Play tape to be captured f. Adjust levels to content of tape g. Pack tape (fast forward to the tail, then back to the head of the tape) 3. Capture the File a. Clean the deck b. Insert tape to be captured c. Switch on deck’s remote (if connected to the capture card remote) d. Fill in the fields in Blackmagic for your file (“YourFileName_Try1”) e. Hit “Capture” in Blackmagic to start, then spacebar to activate remote on deck f. Hit “Capture” in Blackmagic to stop both capture, switch off deck remote g. Pack tape h. Clean the deck

*Y (In) from an analog TBC or SDI (In, which contains audio and video) from a digital TBC ​ ** Not necessary with a digital TBC since audio adjustments can be made on the TBC

PBPF Immersion Week - January 2018 - Capturing Video Formats. Jackie Jay, [email protected] ​

Equipment Used by Tape Format*

U-matic Deck: BVU-800 Monitor: JVC TM-H1750CG Analog Scopes: Techtronix 760A and 765 Sync Generator: Horita BG-50 Capture Card: Blackmagic Decklink 4K Extreme TBC: Leitch DPS-295 (an analog TBC) Audio Mixer: Mackie Micro Series 1402 VLZ

Betacam SP Deck: DVW-A500 (internal TBC, set all levels to Preset) Monitor: JVC TM-H1750CG Analog Scopes: Techtronix 760A and 765 Sync Generator: Horita BG-50 Capture Card: Blackmagic Decklink 4K Extreme TBC: Leitch DPS-575** (a digital TBC) Audio Mixer: N/A

Digibeta Deck: Sony DVW-A500 (internal TBC, set all levels to Preset) Monitor: JVC TM-H1750CG monitor Analog Scopes: Techtronix 760A and 765 Sync Generator: Horita BG-50 blackburst generator Capture Card: Blackmagic Decklink 4K Extreme capture card TBC Leitch DPS-575*** (a digital TBC) Audio Mixer: N/A

DVCPro Deck: Panasonic AJ-D230HP DVC Mini DV Monitor: JVC TM-H1750CG Analog Scopes: Techtronix 760A and 765 Sync Generator: Horita BG-50 Capture Card: Blackmagic Decklink 4K Extreme TBC: Leitch DPS-575*** (a digital TBC) Audio Mixer: N/A

*Equipment currently in use at BAVC ** Captures closed captioning, more than two channels of audio, audio/video adjustments *** Adjustments are not necessary for digital , but TBCs help stabilize the image

PBPF Immersion Week - January 2018 - Capturing Video Formats. Jackie Jay, [email protected] ​