Sony HDW-1800, HDW-D1800 Shot Mark Function, 6-1Overview, Types of shot mark, To read shot marks, To cue up to shot marks, Shot mark list operations, To write and erase shot marks

Shot Mark Function Chapter 6

Function Mark Shot 6 Chapter

6-1 Overview

This unit can write shot marks or use shot marks recorded	points on a tape which enable faster cuing.
on HDCAM tape. Shot marks are indications at desired

Types of shot mark

This unit supports the following three types of shot mark.			marks as varieties of shot marks.
This chapter describes recording start marks and post
Shot mark type	Writing on a camcorder,	Writing on this unit		Modifying and
	etc.			deleting on this unit
Recording start mark	Automatically written at the	Written or not according to the menu setting for		Possible
	start of recording.	each recording mode (crash recording, assemble
		editing, insert editing).
		For each mode for which the setting is “ON”, the
		mark is written automatically at the start of
		recording.
Shot mark 1 and shot	Written by a manual shot	Written by a button operation during crash
mark 2	mark operation during	recording or assemble editing.
	recording or editing.	A menu setting determines the type of mark to be
		written: shot mark 1, shot mark 2, or post mark.
Post mark	Not written	Written by a button operation during playback,
	(Written only by this unit)	stop, search, or recording (crash recording or
		assemble editing).

First, the shot mark functions of this unit are described in simple terms.

To read shot marks

This unit reads in shot marks written on a tape and stores them in memory (to a maximum of 200).

When the data is stored in this unit, it is preserved even when the unit is powered off.

Shot mark list operations

On the monitor, you can display a list of the shot marks read in by this unit, select required shot marks, delete shot marks, and so on. You can also add a memo mark (#) to a shot mark in the list.

During tape playback, you can add virtual shot marks to the list. This is not written on the tape itself and called virtual shot mark.

To write and erase shot marks	To cue up to shot marks
	By selecting a desired shot mark from the shot mark list,
For recording start marks, a menu setting determines
	you can cue up immediately to that position. By button
whether or not they are written each time recording starts.
	operation, you can also cue up to the shot marks adjacent
Shot mark 1, shot mark 2, and post mark can be written at
	to the current tape position (index function).
any point on a tape, and also erased or rewritten.

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