How do I digitize from miniDV-format tape?
• Using a DV deck: Power on the rack. Power on the DV deck, and make sure the green light is on. Select your station on the DV firewire switcher in the rack. To monitor your audio and video from the DV deck, turn on the TV monitor and verify input A/B. Using a DV camera: Use your 4-pin firewire cable to hook up the camera up to a front port in your station. • Launch the Avid software and open your project. • Using a DV deck: By default, the Avid stations in the suites have the correct deck machine control configuration. (If settings don’t match or channel or deck cannot be found, in the Project Settings window, add or set deck configuration: Set channel Firewire on OHCI port to Generic Edit-Deck-NTSC. In the Deck Settings choose Generic DVBasic Device-NTSC. Using a DV camera: In the Project Settings window, add or set deck configuration: Set channel Firewire on OHCI to Generic Edit-Deck-NTSC. Click Apply in the Deck Configuration window. NOTE: If you are using your own DV camera as a d
