JVC Mini DV and S-VHS Deck Instruction Sheet: I. Capturing Footage
JVC Mini DV and S-VHS Deck Instruction Sheet: I. Capturing Footage
JVC Mini DV and S-VHS Deck Instruction Sheet: I. Capturing Footage
I. Capturing Footage:
A. From Mini-DV: 1. Follow the instructions from 'Final Cut Pro Edit Procedures' section V. Capturing Media to capture footage to your computer. Note that the following must be set and the deck turned on before starting Final Cut Pro 3 for you to be able to capture. If you do not have the deck turned on when you start FCP3, the program will not know that a deck is connected and will not allow you to capture or output from/to tape. a) Set the JVC SR-VS30 mini-DV and S-VHS deck to the following: (1) Make sure that there is a 4-pin Firewire connected to the deck through the IEEE port behind the lower left panel door. The door says 'mini-DV NTSC SR-VS30' on it if it is closed. (2) Turn on deck and press the DV button on the front display panel. It should now be lit. (3) The channel indicator in the display window should read 'F -1'. It cannot read 'L-1', '#-ch' or 'Dub'. If it does not read 'F-1' then press the round 'Advanced Jog Dial' so that the display starts blinking. Next turn the 'Advanced Jog Dial' until 'F-1' appears in the display window. (4) When you go to the capture window in FCP3, the on-screen controls should operate the VCR. B. From S-VHS: 1. Follow the instructions from 'Final Cut Pro Edit Procedures' section V. Capturing Media to capture footage to your computer. Note that the following must be set and the deck turned on before starting Final Cut Pro 3 for you to be able to capture. If you do not have the deck turned on when you start FCP3, the program will not know that a deck is connected and will not allow you to capture or output from/to tape. a) Set the JVC SR-VS30 mini-DV and S-VHS deck to the following: (1) Make sure that there is a 4-pin Firewire connected to the deck through the IEEE port behind the lower left panel door. The door says 'mini-DV NTSC SR-VS30' on it if it is closed. (2) Turn on deck and press the S-VHS button on the front display panel. It should now be lit. (3) The channel indicator in the display window should read 'F -1'. It cannot read 'L-1', '#-ch' or 'Dub'. If it does not read 'F-1' then press the round 'Advanced Jog Dial' so that the display starts blinking.
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Outputting to tape:
1. To Mini-DV: Follow the instructions from 'Final Cut Pro Edit Procedures' Section VI: Exporting: A: To mini-DV to output from your computer. Note that the following must be set and the deck turned on before starting Final Cut Pro 3 for you to be able to output to tape. If you do not have the deck turned on when you start FCP3, the program will not know that a deck is connected and will not allow you to capture or output from/to tape. a) Set the JVC SR-VS30 mini-DV and S-VHS deck to the following: (1) Make sure that there is a 4-pin Firewire connected to the deck through behind the lower left panel door. The door would say 'mini-DV NTSC SR-VS30' on it if it is closed. (2) Turn on deck and press the DV button on the front display panel. It should now be lit. (3) The channel indicator in the display window should read 'F -1'. It cannot read 'L-1', '#-ch' or 'Dub'. If it does not read 'F-1' then press the round 'Advanced Jog Dial' so that the display starts blinking. Next turn the 'Advanced Jog Dial' until 'F-1' appears in the display window. (4) Follow the instructions in 'Final Cut Pro Edit Procedures' section VI. Exporting. 2. To S-VHS or VHS: a) Set the JVC SR-VS30 mini-DV and S-VHS deck to the following: (1) Make sure that there is a 4-pin Firewire connected to the deck through behind the lower left panel door. The door would say 'mini-DV NTSC SR-VS30' on it if it is closed.
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Note that the tapes will rewind and start dubbing from the beginning of each tape. It will dub the entire tape and will record over anything on the receiving tape. If you need to cue either or both of the tapes you must follow these procedures instead:
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Put the tapes in and cue them to just before the points you want to start the actions. Select the dubbing direction. Using the round DV and S-VHS buttons select the recording tape and start to record.
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Using the round DV and S-VHS buttons select the playback tape and start playing.