Sony Advanced, Automatic, Editing, 2 7,8, 6,7,10, Overview of DMC editing, 6-2-1Performing DMC Editing, Requirements for DMC editing

Setting edit points and playback speed

1 Press the [F3] (ASSEMBLE) button in the HOME menu, or press the respective INSERT button ([F4] (INS TC), [F5] (INS VIDEO), [F6] (INS A-CH1),[F7] (INS A-CH2),[F8] (INS A-CH3),[F8] (INS A-CH4) or [F10] (INS CUE) button) to select the edit mode that you want.

2 Press the ALT button, then the [F7] (DMC) button so that the button lights up.

The VTR enters DMC editing mode.

3 Press the RECORDER or PLAYER button to select the VTR to be operated.

The button lights up.

4 Press the IN or OUT button while holding down the ENTRY button to set an edit point.

Note

You cannot set an OUT point for the player VTR for DMC editing.

5 Press the PLAYER button. The button lights up.

6 Press the search dial to enter shuttle mode. The SHUTTLE button lights up.

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This section describes the following advanced editing methods:

•DMC editing

•Quick editing

•Consecutive editing

•Preread editing

6-2-1 Performing DMC Editing

If your player VTR has DT (Dynamic Tracking) capability, you can perform variable speed editing by controlling the playback speed from the lower control panel. This type of editing is called DMC editing.

Overview of DMC editingRequirements for DMC editing

•DMC editing may be done during assemble or insert editing, but not during split editing.

•The player VTR must support DT playback.

Tape movement during DMC editing

During DMC editing, the tape moves as shown in the diagram below.

IN point	OUT point
Preroll $	$ Post-roll

Recorder

VTR

				Stop
	Playback		DMC editing mode			Playback
	mode					mode
Preroll time ⋅					Post-roll time ⋅
		IN point
initial speed		$			final speed

Player

VTR

Moves at
the initial	Playback at speeds	Stop
speed.
	stored in memory	Moves at
		the final
		speed.

Setting edit points and playback speed

Use the procedure below to set edit points and playback speeds for DMC editing.

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Tape movement during DMC editing

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