HDCAM SR Stereo Tape Output AJA-only

Using an HDCAM SR connected to an AJA video device, you can output material to specially formatted stereoscopic tapes. Stereoscopic tapes essentially stores in an interlaced timing two progressive clips; a 60i (50i) “clip” contains two 30p(25p) clips.

To output stereoscopic material to stereoscopic tape:

  1. Ensure that the HDCAM SR is connected to the output device using a dual-link.
    Attention: If you use an NVIDIA SDI card to output the stereoscopic material, the NVIDIA card downconverts the material to 8-bit.
  2. Set the HDCAM SR VTR to the stereoscopic setting and insert a stereoscopic tape.
  3. In the application, enter the VTR Output module with a stereoscopic clip. The presence of an S in the bottom right corner of a proxy indicates a stereoscopic clip.
    Note: You can output only clips at 23, 24, 50 or 59 fps, with a 1080i or 1080PsF resolution.
  4. Output the clip. See Outputting a Single Clip.

    The player in the VTR Output module displays only the left-eye layer, but the application outputs both right- and left-eye tracks, in a 4:2:2 colour space.