60 Linear Editing
Chapter 4 Recording and Playback
• MPEG IMX 59.94i/50i
• DVCAM 59.94i/50i
Editing of the MPEG HD420 format is not supported.
Editable video and audio signals
This unit supports editing of the following signals on video
and audio tracks.
•Video
- HD-SDI (fo r HD recording)
- SD-SDI (for SD recording)
•Audio
-SDI
-Analog
-AES/EBU
• Video and audio signals input to the (i.LINK) S400
connector cannot be edited.
• Editing cannot be done with a File Access Mode (FAM)
connection.
• Recording of upconverted SD is not supported.
Discs that can be used
Use the following Professional Discs.
A PFD23 Professional Disc with a 2 times norm al data
transfer rate cannot be used for linear editing.
Connections
Make connections in the same way as for a cut editing
system (see page37).
When making the connections, also refer to the operation
manuals provided with the equipment to be connected.
Preparations for editing
Recording format settings
Before performing clip editing, you need to set the
recording format of the PDW-F1600 units to match the
recording format of the editing target clip. The following
table shows the required settings.
See page126 for more information about setup menu
operations.
See page148 for more information about maintenance
menu operations.
Settings required for editing
The following table shows the settings required for editing.
Note
Notes
Model number Capacity Data transfer rate
(writing)
PFD23A 23.3 GB 2.4 times normal
PFD50DLA 50.0 GB
Note
Item Setting
Recording format Check the recording format of the clip
with the display window (see page24)
and select the same format with setup
menu item 031 RECORDING FORMAT.
Audio/Non-audio
(data) To perform insert editing of non-audio
(data), set maintenance menu item
M37: AUDIO CONFIG >M372: NON-
AUDIO INPUT to “data”.
Notes
• When you insert non-audio into a clip,
the channels containing the non-
audio are treated as non-audio
across their entire length.
• Use channel pairs (CH1/2, CH3/4,
CH5/6, CH7/8) for non-audio insert
editing. Non-audio editing is not
executed unless a channel pair is
specified.
Item Setting
Audio digital signal
processor With the maintenance menu item M39:
OTHER CONFIG >M393: AUDIO DSP,
select “linear edit”.
Video input signal Select the video input signal with V
INPUT on page P1 VIDEO of the
function menu.
Audio input signal Select the audio input signal with A1
INPUT and A2 INPUT on page P2
AUDIO, and A3 INPUT to A8 INPUT
on page P3 AUDIO of the function
menu.
Input audio level Adjust the input audio level with the
CH-1/ALL CH and CH-2 to CH-4
knobs.
Edit point transition
type With setup menu item 317 AUDIO
EDIT MODE, select “cut edit” or “cross
fade”.
Audio mix See the next section “To set up mixing
of audio input signals”.
Time code • With TCG on page P5 TC of the
function menu, select “INT”.
• With PRST/RGN on page P5 TC of
the function menu, select
“PRESET”.
• With RUN MODE on page P5 TC of
the function menu, select “FREE
RUN”.