When working with a VTR, you can use the VTR transport controls to play through the video tape and locate your footage. As you find your footage, you can capture it immediately, or add shots to a list that you can batch digitize all at once.
You can also use the transport controls to cue up a VTR to the record in point when playing out to the VTR.
To control the VTR, don't forget to enable the VTR Control button, in the Editing / Playout menu.
(a) VTR transport controls
To control the VTR:
Do one of the following:
If performing capture operations in the Capture menu, click the Source Timecode field. The capture controls turn blue to indicate that you can use them as VTR transport controls.
If performing playout operations in the Playout menu, click the Source Timecode field. The playback controls turn blue to indicate that you can use them as VTR transport controls.
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**(a)** Source Timecode field
The transport controls are as follows.
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="ruled"><colgroup><col width="17.694204685573368%"> <col width="82.30579531442663%"> </colgroup><tbody><tr class="ruled-heading"><th class="table-heading">Click:</th><th class="table-heading">To:</th></tr><tr class="ruled-odd-row"><td class="table-body"> <img src="../images/IO_fastrew_bab.png"></td><td class="table-body">Fast rewind.</td></tr><tr class="ruled-even-row"><td class="table-body"> <img src="../images/IO_Backward_bab.png"></td><td class="table-body">Cue to TC In. Right-click to jog back one frame.</td></tr><tr class="ruled-odd-row"><td class="table-body"> <img src="../images/IO_playback_bab.png"></td><td class="table-body">Play in reverse.</td></tr><tr class="ruled-even-row"><td class="table-body"> <img src="../images/IO_stopBtn_bab.png"></td><td class="table-body">Stop the VTR.</td></tr><tr class="ruled-odd-row"><td class="table-body"> <img src="../images/IO_playfrwd_bab.png"></td><td class="table-body">Play forward.</td></tr><tr class="ruled-even-row"><td class="table-body"> <img src="../images/IO_Forward_bab.png"></td><td class="table-body">Cue to TC Out. Right-click to jog ahead one frame.</td></tr><tr class="ruled-odd-row"><td class="table-body"> <img src="../images/IO_fastffw_bab.png"></td><td class="table-body">Fast forward.</td></tr></tbody></table>