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Playback
As a quick test to make sure everything is connected correctly, use the
Blackmagic test media (bars and tone) which can be found on the installer CD.
Find a test clip which matches the format of your project, eg NTSC 8 bit, and
copy it to your disk array. Import this clip into your Final Cut Pro HD™ project
and drop it into the timeline. You should now see the image on both your
computer desktop and your DeckLink output.
If you can’t see any video on your DeckLink output, check the connections
again and ensure you have the correct output settings congured within Final
Cut Pro HD by going to the View menu->Video Devices and, in the same
menu, make sure External Video is set to ‘All Frames’. You might also check in
the Displays menu and also the Blackmagic DeckLink preference pane in the
System Preferences of Mac OS X™.
Note: SDI and analog outputs are always active. If you have a DeckLink card
which supports both component and composite analog, you will need to
choose between component and composite output in the Blackmagic DeckLink
preference pane in the System Preferences of Mac OS X™. It is only on a card
with multiple inputs, such as the DeckLink Extreme, that you need to specify
whether you are capturing via SDI, component analog or composite analog
inputs.
Capture
To capture, go to the File menu and choose Log & Capture.
Shortcut: z8
Your video deck will respond in the same way as a clip in the Timeline, via the
space bar and “j”,“k”,“l” keys.
It is extremely important to set the correct tape number for your clip as this will
allow you to nd the same frame off tape at any time in the future.
To immediately capture, click the Capture Now button. If you wish to log the
clip, enter the desired “in” and “outpoints” using either the “i” and “o” keys on
your keyboard or manually, by typing in the timecode and clicking “Log Clip”. If
you have the “Prompt” checkbox selected, Final Cut Pro™ will now ask you to
name the clip. Name it and click OK; the clip will appear in your browser with a
diagonal red line indicating that it is “ofine”. Repeat this until you have logged
all of the clips you wish to capture in a batch.
Note that, when logging sequential clips from tape, Final Cut Pro™ will
automatically suggest a name for each clip based on the previous clip. So, if
your rst clip is called “Mary, MCU”, Final Cut Pro™ will suggest the next clip be
called “Mary, MCU 01” and so forth. This can make the logging process much
faster.
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