2. You can always leave a numeric entry field before entering all the digits by
pressing [OK]. If the remaining positions were blank, they are filled with
zeroes. If the remaining positions were already assigned values, the old
values are retained.
3. You can use the jog/shuttle to increment/decrement changes to the time
code. To do this, press [CHG] to activate change mode, turn the
jog/shuttle until the desired time is displayed, then press [OK]. The jog
will work only if the shuttle is in the Pause position.
OUT Time Before IN Time
If you enter an OUT time that is earlier than your IN time, Edit Suite will beep
twice when it saves the information. If you hear this beep, look carefully at the
time codes you entered and correct the error.
If you do not correct the error, when you later attempt to preview or record the
scene, Edit Suite will halt the preview or auto-record when it tries to process the
event, and will display error message 01: Out pt before in pt. Clear the message by
pressing [OK], then correct the error.
Adding Accuracy to the IN and OUT Times
Whether you use time code or not, the best tip for maintaining both accuracy and
quality is to shoot all of your footage and record all of your productions using
the SP tape speed setting on your camcorder or VCR.
If you have time code (VITC, LTC or RCTC), as long as the time-code data
remains readable, your scenes will be accurate.
If you do not have time code, there are two procedures to follow to help maintain
accuracy.
• Rewind the source tapes and rezero the VCR counter before you mark any
scenes, and repeat the rewind/rezero procedure periodically while you are
marking scenes. For VCRs and camcorders using PANA or LANC protocol,
pressing [GO TO]+[zero] will rewind the tape for the selected VCR and
rezero the counter. Pressing any key while the rewind/rezero procedure is in
progress will abort the procedure.
• Unless your VCR displays frames along with its hours, minutes and seconds
information, mark your scenes while the VCR is in Play speed. If a scene is
marked while the video is playing, Edit Suite can interpret the time between
each second to arrive at a frame value—even though the VCR doesn't provide
any frame information.
If the tape is played at a jog or slow shuttle speed, the counter on the VCR
does not increment (or does not increment accurately) so Edit Suite cannot
estimate which frame value to use. Consequently, the time code will be
recorded as hours, minutes, seconds, and 00 frames.
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