Type a project name and set the project options.
6 Double click the project name in the ‘select project’ dialog box. The Media Composer
interface will appear along with the project window for your new project. You have
completed setting up your project.
Playback
As a quick test to make sure everything is connected correctly, go to the ‘help menu’, click ‘read
me’ and select the Media Composer Editing Guide. Follow the ‘Importing Color Bars and Other
Test Patterns’ section. Double click the imported file to play it. You should now see the image
on both your computer monitor and your Blackmagic Design hardware output.
If you can’t see any video on your Blackmagic Design hardware output, check the connections
again and ensure you have the correct output settings configured within Blackmagic Desktop
Video Setup by choosing tools > hardware setup from within Media Composer. Make sure the
hardware icon above the timeline is enabled.
NOTE If you are using an external Blackmagic video device such as
Blackmagic UltraStudio 4K, make sure it is powered and connected prior to starting
Media Composer.
Capture from Non-Controllable devices
Many video sources including all kinds of modern cameras and disk recorders, as well as old
cameras and VHS tape players, do not have any device control.
To capture video without deck control:
1 Choose file > input > tape capture to open the ‘capture tool’.
2 Click the ‘toggle source’ button so that the button’s icon of a deck shows the satellite
button, an earth icon with plus symbol. This symbol indicates that deck control has
been disabled.
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