GoVideo DDV9500 Continuing a Sync Edit, Making Quality Edits, Automatically Remove Commercials

Continuing a Sync Edit

During a Sync Edit, you can reposition the source tape and make additional edits. To do so, follow these steps:

1 While the Sync Edit is in progress, press COPYTAPE again to

enter Copy Tape Pause mode. Deck 1 will go into Play/ Still and Deck 2 will go into Record/Pause. The Copy Tape button will blink.

Note: It is recommended that you copy 3-4 seconds beyond your next edit point to account for pre-roll (a slight rewinding of the tape prior to recording that ensures continuous tape coverage).

2	Press		to select Deck 1.
		DECK1
3	Play the source tape in Deck 1 to the beginning of the next
	scene and press				. The Copy Tape button will blink.
				PAUSE/STILL

4 Press COPYTAPE again to restart editing.

5 Repeat steps 1-4 to continue Sync Editing, or press on both decks to finish.

STOP

Automatically Remove

Commercials

Press SKIP while a Copy is in progress and your Dual-Deck VCR will automatically execute a 1 minute Sync Edit. Press SKIP twice to execute a 2 minute Sync Edit. This is ideal for removing commercials while making a copy.

Making Quality Edits

It is not uncommon for “glitches” to occur during a manual assembly edit, usually at the end of a scene that is being recorded over old material.

This happens because the VCR’s full erase head (which erases the video, audio and control tracks) is always a few seconds behind the recording heads. You may see a vibrating rainbow of color in the middle of the picture and sound can become unstable for a few seconds.

To improve the quality of your edits:

•Record with preformatted tape - You can format a tape by recording the Line input with no signal over the entire tape. First, unplug any device connected to your Front A/V Inputs. Next, set the Record Source to Line 1 in the DECK ONE SETTINGS or DECK TWO SETTINGS menu. Finally, record over the entire tape.

•Overlap your edits - Always copy the source tape 3-4 seconds beyond the end of each scene. This helps account for pre-roll when you edit the next scene.

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