Editing Process

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Editing Process

• Set up Decks, Monitors
• Prepare Master Tape
• Know operation of edit controller

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Laying Control Track ( To Insert Edit)

• Fast Forward and Rewind Tape ( even- up tension
  on the supply hub)
  
• Record signal from camera, a switcher, sync
  generator or another tape.
  

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Why Black?

• Easiest signal to edit over.

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VTR Set up - Check the following to properly set
up VTR.

• Skew
• Tracking
• Video Level

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Skew Control

• Adjusts the tension on the tape
• Changes from machine to machine
• Can only be seen while in playback
• Seen on the screen as a hooking or pulling
  (usually in the top left hand corner of the
  picture)
  

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flagwaving

• Tension problem. A Pulling across the entire
  frame

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Tracking

• Adjusts the relationship between the head drum
  signal and the control track pulse to get a
  stable playback picture.
  
• Matches the frequencies of both signals
• Can only be seen while in playback
• Changes from machine to machine.

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Video Level

• Manual- In this mode you can control the voltage
  of the incoming signal in the record mode
  
• Automatic-an automatic gain control circuit
  assures that you have a correct signal.
  

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Monitor Se-Up-Check the following to properly set
up Monitor

• Color/burst level/saturation/chroma/color
  intensity
  
• Hue/tint/subcarrier phase
• Black level adjustment/brightness
• Contrast/adjusts how bright a picture is

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To properly set up a monitor it must be on color
bars
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Types of Color Bars

• Full Field Bars
• Split Field Bars
• SMPTE Bars

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Primary colors of Video

• Red
• Green
• Blue

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Complementary Colors

• Yellow
• Cyan
• Magenta

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Luminance.

• Measured level of brightness
• On color bars, the color with the highest level
  of brightness is on the left, and the color with
  the lowest level of brightness on the right.
  
• IRE Units measure the overall luminance level of
  the video signal as measured on waveform
  monitor.
  
• 100 Brightest
• 7.5 Darkest

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Full Field Bars
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Split Field Bars

• Contain I and Q signals at bottom of screen as
  well as white.
  

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SMPTE Bars

• A sample of the primary colors containing Blue in
  the reverse order across the screen, and black
  reference levels in the lower right corner
  
• The Only way to objectively set up a color monitor

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SMTE Color Bars
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Blue Gun Only

• Ability of a monitor to turn off the red and
  green guns and only display the blue gun.
  
• Will only display as blue, the color bars that
  include blue . White, cyan, magenta and blue
  
• Will display as black the bars that do not
  include blue yellow, green, red, and black
  

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Setting up monitor with SMPTE Bars/ Blue only

• Brightness-Use the three black bars in the lower
  right corner. These bars range or - 3.75 IRE
  from the setup level of 7.5 IRE ( Black level)
  The left bar is lower and the right is brighter.
  Adjust brightness until so that the right bar
  becomes slightly visible, while the other two
  remain indiscernible.
• Contras- Adjust the contrast and watch the white
  until it stops getting brighter or begins to
  bloom.
  
• Color and Hue- Adjust the color so that the
  colors of the far left and right blue bars match
  with those of the chroma set bars located
  directly below them. Adjust the tint so that the
  colors of the near left and right blue bars match
  with those of the chroma set bars located
  directly below them.

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Setting up Monitor split field bars and blue
filter

• Adjust color to minimum and then adjust
  brightness until black bar stops getting darker.
  Adjust contrast until the white bar stops getting
  brighter. Set the color control to the center or
  detent position and with a blue filter adjust Hue
  until bars 2 and 5 are the same brightness.

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Setting up Monitor Slit Field bars and no blue
filter

• Same Color, contras and Brightness as without
  filter. Adjust Hue so that the second bar is
  lemon yellow and fifth bar is magenta.
  

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Monitor set up no color bars

• Adjust color to minimum and input a video picture
  containing black. Adjust brightness until black
  area of the screen stops getting darker and then
  adjust the contrast to maximum. Set the color
  control to the center or detent position and
  input a video signal containing flesh tones.
  Adjust the hue for natural skin tones.

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Monitor V.S Receiver

• A monitor is designed to show exactly what the
  electronic video signal looks like in picture
  form.
  
• A Receiver or television set is designed to show
  the best picture possible.
  
• It enhances the picture
• A monitor is hooked up with direct cables from
  the videotape recorder
  
• A Receiver uses modulated signals.

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Steps to set up an edit

• Select edit mode- Insert or Assemble?
• Cue each machine to the desire frames
• Set your in and out points
• Preview- check audio and video levels
• Record edit- leave a tail on each edit ( Overlap
  recording)
  
• Check the edit

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Common Functions of Edit Controllers

• Mark In/ Out _ When do you mark an out?
• Preview- lets you preview edit
• Return/ Jump- return to in point
• Record- performs edit
• Review- see edit made
• Trim- used to alter an in or out point without
  shuttling the tape
  
• Go-to- will transport your tape to a specific
  point.
  
• Last Edit- shows you in and out of last edit.
• Split Edit- will let you set different in for
  Audio than Video.
  

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Leader should include

• Slate
• Color bars/ tone
• Countdown