VTR Output Menu Options

Important: With Flame Family 2023, VTR capture and VTR output enter maintenance mode: they are no longer qualified or tested by Autodesk.

You can view the VTR Output menu in large or small format depending on which tab is selected.

When one of the Output, Audio, or Engineering tabs is selected, both the large and small formats are available. To toggle between the large and small formats, Ctrl-swipe the bottom of the screen.

When the Logo tab is selected, only the large format is available, but additional Pan and Zoom controls are available.

If you are using the large Output menu with an HD clip, the menu automatically switches to the smaller format during clip output, and then switches back when output is complete. This gives you an unobstructed view of the clip during output.

Small VTR Output module (left portion):

Large VTR Output module (broken into three parts):

(a) Device Name box (b) Navigation tabs (c) Video Layer field (d) Output list

(e) Current Timecode field (f) Output box

(g) Audio controls

In this documentation, the large menu is described. Differences present in the small menu are noted where applicable.

Device Name box

Displays the options for each uncommented VTR keyword line in the software initialisation configuration file. Select the option corresponding to the VTR to which you want to output clips.

Switch between different VTR Output tabs.

Select:	To:
Output	Configure the output settings described in this section. This is the default menu.
Audio	Set Audio preferences. Changes are reflected in the Audio section of the Preferences menu, and vice versa.
Engineering	View the VTR Output module Engineering menu.
Logo	Set up a logo on output.

Note: Availability of the Logo tabs is based on the graphics card present on the workstation.

Output list

Displays information about the clip selected for output. If there are multiple clips, you can sort them by clicking the column headings. This changes the output sequence order. You can also edit the Timecode field in this list.

Video Layer field

Indicates the track to output in a multi-track clip. Drag the field to browse through the video tracks and versions. This field is red when the selected track is not the top track of the selected video version; this does not prevent output.

Graphics Card box

Switch between graphics cards.

Tape EE button

When lit, indicates that the VTR is in E-to-E mode (electronic to electronic). This means that the VTR output is showing its input signal. When E-to-E is off, the VTR shows the contents of the tape it contains. Click this button to toggle E-to-E on and off.

Standby button

When lit, indicates that the VTR is in standby mode. Click this button to toggle between on and off.

VTR Status display

Indicates the current status of the VTR.

Current Timecode field

Indicates the current timecode of the tape in the VTR.

Output box

Switch between insert or assemble mode. Click to perform the selected action.

Preview button

Triggers a simulation of the output process. The VTR behaves as if it is inserting material, however no material is recorded to tape.

Split View button

Enable to simultaneously monitor the clip selected for output and the contents of the tape.

Start On Timecode field

A locked field indicating that clip output begins at the timecode entered in the In Timecode field.

Stop Mode box

Determines the stop mode for clip output.

Select:	To output the current clip until:
Stop On Timecode	A timecode on the tape is reached (indicated in the Out Timecode field).
Stop After Frames	A specified number of frames is output. When you select this option, a field appears in which you enter the number of frames to output.

In Timecode field

Indicates the timecode on the tape at which point the clip output process begins.

Out Timecode field

Indicates the timecode on the tape at which point the clip output process ends.

Duration field

Indicates the duration, in timecode, between the clip output in and out points.

Offset field

Indicates the offset, in timecode, by which the selected clip is output. For example, an offset of 00:00:00:05 indicates that the first five frames of the clip to be output are skipped. The first frame to be output is frame 5 of the clip (counting frames from 0).

In/Out Point controls

Use to enter, adjust, and cue the in and out points.

All Audio button

Enable to output all audio channels for monitoring, even if only some audio channels are enabled for recording to tape.

Audio Channel buttons

Enable and control audio output signals.