Video Scope Settings

Click the Settings button in the Video Scopes window to set your display options. These options adjust the display of data in the Video Scopes window and have no effect on your data.

Toggle 7.5 IRE setup

If your video hardware will add a 7.5 IRE setup, you can configure the Video Scopes window so the display will be consistent with an external scope connected to a device that adds 7.5 IRE setup.

NTSC video in the United States adds 7.5 IRE setup to convert black to 7.5 IRE. Consumer video hardware typically does not add 7.5 IRE setup, and most professional hardware allows you to turn 7.5 IRE setup on or off. PAL video and NTSC video in Japan do not add setup.

Refer to your video hardware documentation to determine whether your hardware adds 7.5 IRE setup.

Click the Settings button in the Video Scopes window.
Select the 7.5 IRE Setup checkbox in the Video Scopes Settings dialog.

Black will be displayed as 7.5 in the waveform monitor. If your video hardware does not add 7.5 setup, clear the check box.

Toggle Studio RGB display

RGB values on your computer can range from 0 to 255. Studio RGB values range from 16 to 235. If you want to limit the display of the Video Scopes window to studio RGB standards, perform the following steps:

Click the Settings button in the Video Scopes window.
Select the Studio RGB (16 to 235) checkbox in the Video Scopes Settings dialog.

Whether you need to use the Studio RGB (16 to 235) setting depends on the DV codec you will use to render your video before printing to tape. Suggested settings follow. Refer to the codec's documentation to determine whether the Studio RGB (16 to 235) checkbox should be selected.

Codec	Studio RGB Setting
Vegas DV	On
Microsoft DV	Off
Matrox DV	Off
MainConcept DV	Off
Canopus	On
Apple QuickTime DV	Off

You can render using a third-party DV codec by choosing a specific codec from the Video format drop-down list on the Video tab of the Custom Template dialog.

For more information, see Custom rendering templates