Sony SRW-5500 User Manual

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6-2 Advanced Automatic Editing

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This section describes the following advanced editing 
methods:
• DMC editing
• Animation editing
• Preread editing

If your player VTR has DT

®

 (Dynamic Tracking) 

capability, you can perform variable speed editing by 
controlling the playback speed from the lower control 
panel. This type of editing is called DMC editing.

Requirements for DMC editing
• DMC editing may be done during assemble or insert 

editing, but not during split editing.

• The player VTR must support DT playback.

Tape movement during DMC editing
During DMC editing, the tape moves as shown in the 
diagram below.

Use the procedure below to set edit points and playback 
speeds for DMC editing.

Press the [F3] (ASSEMBLE) button in the HOME 
menu, or press the respective INSERT button ([F4] 
(INS TC), [F5] (INS VIDEO), or [F6] (INS AUDIO) 
button) to select the edit mode that you want.

Press the PLAYER button to set the connected VTR to 
act as the player VTR.

The PLAYER button lights up.

Press the ALT/[F7] (DMC) buttons in the HOME 
menu.

The system enters DMC editing mode.

Press the IN button while holding down the ENTRY 
button to set an edit point.

You cannot set an OUT point for the player VTR for 
DMC editing.

Press the STOP button to enter STOP mode.

Turn the search dial to set the initial speed.

The selected speed is displayed in the time data 
display.

Stop

Recorder 
VTR

Player 
VTR

IN point

OUT point

Preroll

Post-roll

Stop

IN point

Playback 
mode

DMC editing mode

Playback 
mode

Preroll time 

× 

initial speed

Post-roll time 

× 

final speed

Moves at 
the initial 
speed.

Playback at speeds 
stored in memory

Moves at 
the final 
speed.