Printing video to tape from the timeline

From the Tools menu, choose Print Video to Tape to print your project to a camera or deck.

IMPORTANT

Important:

Prerendered files can require significant drive space. On the Video tab of the Project Properties dialog, select a Prerendered files folder on an a/v-capable drive with ample free space: DV requires approximately 228 MB per minute.
HDMI print to tape is supported on the Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme/Intensity Pro/HD Extreme 3D, AJA Io 4K and AJA KONA LHi cards. Please note that AJA XENA cards are now branded as KONA cards: http://www.aja.com/products/kona/transition.php.

Printing to a DV device

If you want to print only a portion of your project, create a time selection that includes the section of your project.
From the Tools menu, choose Print Video to Tape. The Device Setup dialog is displayed.
Use the Device Setup dialog to configure your camera or deck:

From the Device type drop-down list, choose OHCI-Compliant IEEE 1394/DV.
From the Video drop-down list, choose the setting that matches your destination format.

NOTE
You'll need to choose a rendering template that inserts pulldown fields to create a standard DV file if your project properties are set to 24p or if you selected the Allow pulldown removal when opening 24p DV checkbox on the General tab of the Preferences dialog. Use the NTSC DV 24p (inserting 2-3-3-2 pulldown) template if you intend to bring the file back into the timeline as source material. For more information, see Preferences - General Tab

If you cleared the Allow pulldown removal when opening 24p DV checkbox before adding your media and your project properties are not set to 24p, your 24p video is read as 29.97 fps interlaced video (60i), so you can choose whichever NTSC DV or PAL DV template suits your project requirements.
From the Audio drop-down list, choose the setting that matches your destination format.
If necessary, drag the Record engage delay control to specify the number of frames it takes your camera or deck to switch from Record Pause to Record mode. If you're missing frames from the beginning of your file after printing to tape, increase the setting. If you see duplicated frames at the beginning of your video, decrease the setting.
Click the Next button. The Render Settings dialog is displayed.

Use the Render Settings dialog to choose the format you want to use to print your video to tape.

Select the Enable multichannel mapping checkbox if you're working with multichannel source files and need to specify which channels to use in the stereo file when printing to tape. Click the Channels button to choose which channels you want to render.

For example, if your video source contained 6-channel audio, you could route each channel's track to a separate bus. Then, when printing to tape, you could click the Channels button and choose which bus should be printed to tape.

For more information, see Rendering Multichannel Audio Files

NOTE Multichannel audio is not supported when printing toa DV device.
Select the Use project output rotation setting checkbox if you're rendering a rotated project and want to use the Output rotation setting from the Project Properties dialog for your rendered file.

When the checkbox is cleared, the media is rotated according to its Media Properties setting, but the project itself is unrotated—you can use this setting to proof your project on an unrotated display.

For more information, see Creating rotated projects
Select the Render loop region only checkbox if you want to print only the portion of your project that you selected in step 1.

The checkbox is available only if you've created a time selection in the timeline.
Select the Prerender audio to proxy file checkbox if you want to prerender the audio portion of your project before printing to tape.

The Prerendered files folder box displays the path to the folder where prerendered files are saved. Video files are saved to this folder so that you don't need to rerender the project every time you view it.

If you want to change the location of the folder, click the Browse button and choose a new location. Changing the setting here will update the setting on the Video tab of the Project Properties dialog.
Click Next. The Leader and Trailer dialog is displayed.

Use the Leader and Trailer dialog to set up the data that will be printed before and after your project:

Select the Add test pattern leader checkbox if you want to print a test pattern before your video.
From the Test pattern style drop-down list, choose a test pattern type and video format.
Type a value in the Duration box to determine the length of the test pattern.
Select the Play 1 kHz tone with test pattern checkbox to add an audio test tone that will play along with the test pattern.
Select the Add black leader checkbox and type a value in the Duration box if you want to print black frames before your video.
Select the Add black trailer checkbox and type a value in the Duration box if you want to print black frames after your video.
Click Next. The Device Control dialog is displayed.

Use the Device Control dialog to indicate whether VEGAS Pro will have control of your DV recorder and how you want to print to tape:

Setting	Description
Manual	Select this radio button if the application is unable to obtain device control of your deck. You will need to cue the tape and press the Record button on your deck before recording.
Crash Recording	Select this radio button if the application can perform basic device control of your deck. You will need to cue the tape to the location where you want to begin printing. The device's timecode location is displayed in the Device timecode box. When you click Finish, recording will begin automatically and will stop after reaching the end of the selection or project.
Auto Edit	Select this radio button if your deck supports Auto Edit/Insert Edit mode. IMPORTANT When using Auto Edit mode, use a striped tape to ensure continuous timecode over the portion of the tape where you plan to record. Select the Preview only checkbox if you want to preview your print-to-tape operation without engaging the deck's record head. Use Preview only mode to double-check and adjust your Start printing at timecode setting as needed. The Start printing at box displays the current device timecode location. You can cue the tape or type a value to indicate where you want to begin recording. The End at box displays the frame where recording will end (much like punch-in audio recording). When you click Next, the Select Channels page is displayed. On the Select Channels page, select a radio button to choose which channels you want to print to tape: Write all rendered channels: select this radio button to print video and all audio channels to tape Write only selected channels: select this radio button if you want to choose which channels you want to print to tape. Select the checkbox for each channel you want to print.

Setting

Description

Manual

Select this radio button if the application is unable to obtain device control of your deck.

You will need to cue the tape and press the Record button on your deck before recording.

Crash Recording

Select this radio button if the application can perform basic device control of your deck.

You will need to cue the tape to the location where you want to begin printing. The device's timecode location is displayed in the Device timecode box.

When you click Finish, recording will begin automatically and will stop after reaching the end of the selection or project.

Auto Edit

Select this radio button if your deck supports Auto Edit/Insert Edit mode.

IMPORTANT When using Auto Edit mode, use a striped tape to ensure continuous timecode over the portion of the tape where you plan to record.

Select the Preview only checkbox if you want to preview your print-to-tape operation without engaging the deck's record head.

Use Preview only mode to double-check and adjust your Start printing at timecode setting as needed.
The Start printing at box displays the current device timecode location. You can cue the tape or type a value to indicate where you want to begin recording. The End at box displays the frame where recording will end (much like punch-in audio recording).
When you click Next, the Select Channels page is displayed.
On the Select Channels page, select a radio button to choose which channels you want to print to tape:
- Write all rendered channels: select this radio button to print video and all audio channels to tape
- Write only selected channels: select this radio button if you want to choose which channels you want to print to tape. Select the checkbox for each channel you want to print.

Click Finish. If you have not already prerendered, portions of your project that cannot be rendered and printed to tape in real time will be selectively prerendered. For more information, see Selectively prerender video

If you're using Manual mode, a dialog will be displayed after rendering is finished. You can specify a delay time in the Delay playback countdown timer box and select the Beep each second during countdown checkbox if you want to count down before sending video to your device.
If you're using Crash recording mode, your DV recorder will start and begin recording after rendering is finished.
If you're using Auto Edit mode, recording will begin and end automatically at the specified timecode positions.

Printing to a tape deck connected to an SDI card

If you want to print only a portion of your project, create a time selection that includes the section of your project.

From the Tools menu, choose Print Video to Tape. The Device Setup dialog is displayed.

Use the Device Setup dialog to configure your camera or deck:

From the Device type drop-down list, choose AJA Video Device or Blackmagic Design DeckLink.
From the Output drop-down list, choose SDI or HDMI (if your devices supports HDMI output).
From the Video drop-down list, choose the setting that matches your destination format.

NOTE
You'll need to choose a rendering template that inserts pulldown fields to create a standard interlaced file if your project properties are set to 24p or if you selected the Allow pulldown removal when opening 24p DV checkbox on the General tab of the Preferences dialog. For more information, see Preferences - General Tab

If you cleared the Allow pulldown removal when opening 24p DV checkbox before adding your media and your project properties are not set to 24p, your 24p video is read as 29.97 fps interlaced video (60i), so you can choose whichever template suits your project requirements.
From the Audio drop-down list, choose the setting that matches your destination format.
Select the Use progressive segmented frame (psf) video formats checkbox if your project properties are set to a progressive-scan format and you want to preview on a device that stores and transfers progressive-scan frames by dividing fields (AJA SDI cards only).
Select the Use 10-bit encoding checkbox if you want to print 10-bit source material for increased color resolution. Source material with gradients in the background can benefit from 10-bit encoding.

When you use 10-bit video in your project, choose 32-bit floating point (video levels) from the Pixel format setting on the Video tab of the Project Properties dialog. For more information, see Setting project properties
If necessary, use the Record Engage Delay control to specify the number of frames it takes your camera or deck to switch from Record Pause to Record mode. If you're missing frames from the beginning of your file after printing to tape, increase the setting. If you see duplicated frames at the beginning of your video, decrease the setting.

Choose a setting from the Genlock drop-down list if you want to synchronize your video output with a reference signal (AJA SDI cards only).

Setting	Description
Video In	Synchronizes to the SDI input when SDI is selected in the Output drop-down list or synchronizes to the HDMI output when HDMI is selected in the Output drop-down list.
Ref In	Synchronizes to an external reference input signal.
Free Run	Ignores all input signals and uses internal timing.

Click the Next button. The Render Settings dialog is displayed.

Use the Render Settings dialog to choose the format you want to use to print your video to tape.
1. Select the Enable multichannel mapping checkbox if you want to render a file with multiple audio channels.
  
  For more information about rendering multichannel audio and setting up multichannel mapping, see Rendering Multichannel Audio Files
2. Select the Use project output rotation setting checkbox if you're rendering a rotated project and want to use the Output rotation setting from the Project Properties dialog for your rendered file.
  
  When the checkbox is cleared, the media is rotated according to its Media Properties setting, but the project itself is unrotated—you can use this setting to proof your project on an unrotated display.
  
  For more information, see Creating rotated projects
3. Select the Render loop region only checkbox if you want to print only the portion of your project that you selected in step 1.
  
  The checkbox is available only if you've created a time selection in the timeline.
4. Select the Prerender audio to proxy file checkbox if you want to prerender the audio portion of your project before printing to tape.
  
  The Prerendered files folder box displays the path to the folder where prerendered files are saved. video files are saved to this folder so that you don't need to rerender the project every time you view it.
  
  If you want to change the location of the folder, click the Browse button and choose a new location. Changing the setting here will update the setting on the Video tab of the Project Properties dialog.
5. Click Next. The Leader and Trailer dialog is displayed.
Use the Leader and Trailer dialog to set up the data that will be printed before and after your project:
1. Select the Add test pattern leader checkbox if you want to print a test pattern before your video.
2. From the Test pattern style drop-down list, choose a test pattern type and video format.
3. Type a value in the Duration box to determine the length of the test pattern.
4. Select the Play 1 kHz tone with test pattern checkbox to add an audio test tone that will play along with the test pattern.
5. Select the Add black leader checkbox and type a value in the Duration box if you want to print black frames before your video.
6. Select the Add black trailer checkbox and type a value in the Duration box if you want to print black frames after your video.
7. Click Next. The Device Control dialog is displayed.

Use the Device Control dialog to indicate whether VEGAS Pro will have control of your deck:

Setting	Description
Manual	Select this radio button if the application is unable to obtain device control of your deck. You will need to cue the tape and press the Record button on your deck before recording.
Crash Recording	Select this radio button if the application can perform basic device control of your deck. You will need to cue the tape to the location where you want to begin printing. The device's timecode location is displayed in the Device timecode box. When you click Finish, recording will begin automatically and will stop after reaching the end of the selection or project.
Auto Edit	Select this radio button if your deck supports Auto Edit/Insert Edit mode. IMPORTANT When using Auto Edit mode, use a striped tape to ensure continuous timecode over the portion of the tape where you plan to record. Select the Preview only checkbox if you want to preview your print-to-tape operation without engaging the deck's record head. Use Preview only mode to double-check and adjust your Start printing at timecode setting as needed. The Start printing at box displays the current device timecode location. You can cue the tape or type a value to indicate where you want to begin recording. The End at box displays the frame where recording will end (much like punch-in audio recording). When you click Next, the Select Channels page is displayed. On the Select Channels page, select a radio button to choose which channels you want to print to tape: Write all rendered channels: select this radio button to print video and all audio channels to tape Write only selected channels: select this radio button if you want to choose which channels you want to print to tape. Select the checkbox for each channel you want to print.