Avid Technology Car Video System PT User Manual
Chapter 2: Installing Media Station|PT
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your Pro Tools audio peripheral. If using digital
inputs, be sure that the Pro Tools Clock Refer-
ence is set to the digital input, or pops and clicks
may occur.
inputs, be sure that the Pro Tools Clock Refer-
ence is set to the digital input, or pops and clicks
may occur.
Installed on the same computer as Pro Tools
Use
the Digidesign audio peripheral as the audio I/O
for Media Station|PT.
for Media Station|PT.
Connecting a VTR
You can use Media Station|PT for capturing au-
dio and video from tape, or for laying audio and
video back to tape. There are four types of con-
nections which need to be made:
dio and video from tape, or for laying audio and
video back to tape. There are four types of con-
nections which need to be made:
• Video I/O
• Audio I/O
• Deck Control
• Video reference (black burst)
Connecting Video I/O to the VTR
Connecting a VTR to an Avid Video Peripheral
If an Avid video peripheral is connected to the
system, connect the VTR’s video I/O to the Avid
video peripheral.
system, connect the VTR’s video I/O to the Avid
video peripheral.
To connect a VTR’s video I/O to an Avid video
peripheral:
peripheral:
1
Connect the Avid video peripheral Composite
IN, Component IN, S-Video IN, or SDI IN con-
nectors to the corresponding output or outputs
on your VTR.
nectors to the corresponding output or outputs
on your VTR.
2
Connect the Avid video peripheral Composite
OUT, Component OUT, S-Video OUT, or SDI
OUT connectors to the corresponding inputs on
your VTR.
OUT connectors to the corresponding inputs on
your VTR.
Connecting a VTR with No Avid Video Peripheral
Present
Present
If no Avid video peripheral is connected to the
system—but the VTR supports input and output
of audio and video as a DV-stream via
FireWire— connect the VTR directly to the
Media Station|PT computer.
system—but the VTR supports input and output
of audio and video as a DV-stream via
FireWire— connect the VTR directly to the
Media Station|PT computer.
To connect a VTR’s video I/O without an Avid video
peripheral:
peripheral:
1
Connect one end of a 1394 (FireWire) cable to
the 1394 connector on the VTR.
2
Connect the other end of the 1394 (FireWire)
cable to an available FireWire port on the
Media Station|PT computer.
Media Station|PT computer.
Connecting Audio I/O to the VTR
Media Station|PT Installed as a Standalone
Application with an Avid Video Peripheral
Application with an Avid Video Peripheral
If Media Station|PT is installed as a standalone
application and connected to an Avid video pe-
ripheral, connect the audio inputs and outputs
on the VTR to the audio inputs and outputs on
the Avid video peripheral.
application and connected to an Avid video pe-
ripheral, connect the audio inputs and outputs
on the VTR to the audio inputs and outputs on
the Avid video peripheral.
Media Station|PT Installed as a Standalone
Application with no Avid Video Peripheral
Present
Application with no Avid Video Peripheral
Present
If no Avid video peripheral is connected to the
system—but the VTR supports input and output
of audio and video as a DV-stream via
FireWire— connect the VTR directly to the
Media Station|PT computer.
system—but the VTR supports input and output
of audio and video as a DV-stream via
FireWire— connect the VTR directly to the
Media Station|PT computer.
This only supports DV video formats such
as DV25, DVCPro 100 and HDV.
as DV25, DVCPro 100 and HDV.