Enabling device control

By using the device control feature, you can run certain types of devices directly from the encoder. Device control enables you to control the play, pause, stop, fast-forward, rewind, and eject functions of your device from the encoder. To enable device control, the device must be connected to an IEEE 1394 digital video port, or you can use a video tape recorder (VTR) that supports the Sony RS422 protocol and that is connected through a COM port. You can also use the built-in edit decision list (EDL) of the device control feature to arrange and encode your clips in any order.

When you have enabled device control, you can use two-pass encoding if you have done the following:

• Chosen to encode to a file
• Chosen to store content temporarily
• Set up an EDL for the content

Note

• If a device you are using in the session does not appear in the Configure Devices dialog box, close the dialog box, click Apply, and then open the dialog box again.

Related topics

• Sourcing from devices
• Setting up an EDL
• To store captured content temporarily
• To enable device control