Export to tape on Premiere at DVinfo.net

Felix Jones · March 9th, 2003, 09:38 PM

hi there,

I'm trying to use the Export to tape function in premiere 6.5. Always worked fine when i did it in windows, but since switching to mac it hasn't worked. Anyways I'm using a Panasonic MX500 and when i select export to tape the screen for premiere just goes black. the console asking about timeline or anything doesn't show up. Am I missing something?

K. Forman · March 10th, 2003, 06:24 AM

"Always worked fine when i did it in windows, but since switching to mac it hasn't worked"

Ain't that the truth? That's why I still have windows...

But, enough jabs at Mac. How long does your screen go black? There is a feature in Premiere that allows it to send X seconds of black to tape before the actual video. Is this maybe what you're seeing?

Felix Jones · March 10th, 2003, 10:12 AM

Heh, thought of that and waited with a beer for 10 minutes just to make sure. Oddly the popup window with the box allowing you to "activate deck" doesn't even come up just straight to black.

Jeff Donald · March 10th, 2003, 01:11 PM

Did you black the tape to allow the tape to pre-roll? Most people just record from the timeline. The timeline is made with black, bars and tone if necessary and the program. Start a blank tape recording and start the timeline playing.

Felix Jones · March 10th, 2003, 05:59 PM

Only thing is I can't seem to get my camera to record in VCR mode.

Jeff Donald · March 10th, 2003, 07:33 PM

Please post more details, as in camera models, system, OS version, etc. If the camera won't go into record, that may be your problem.

Felix Jones · March 10th, 2003, 07:49 PM

Camera is a Panasoniv NV-MX500
I'm using Premiere 6.5 on a
Pwermac dual 1.25 with radeon 9000 vid.

but the camera will "edit to tape" on my windows XP laptop running Premiere 6.5

As far as actually recording in VCR mode, I can't seem to find a way to do it.

Hope this all helps.

Jeff Donald · March 10th, 2003, 08:26 PM

Edit to tape requires the video tape to be blacked in part so the computer can control the motion of the tape and to pre-roll for editing.

The instructions for recording via the FireWire connection and S-Video connection are on page 29 of the English manual and are described as VCR Mode. You need to make the necessary connections and place the camera in the VCR mode. Then press play and record at the same time to place the camera into record mode. The Pause button will start and stop recording.

March 16th, 2003, 07:55 PM

skip print to tape unless you need accurate tc.
Just hit record on your deck and play your rendered timeline.

grin

March 9th, 2003, 09:38 PM	#1
Felix Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Auckland, NZ. Posts: 60	Export to tape on Premiere hi there, I'm trying to use the Export to tape function in premiere 6.5. Always worked fine when i did it in windows, but since switching to mac it hasn't worked. Anyways I'm using a Panasonic MX500 and when i select export to tape the screen for premiere just goes black. the console asking about timeline or anything doesn't show up. Am I missing something?

March 10th, 2003, 01:11 PM	#4
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Did you black the tape to allow the tape to pre-roll? Most people just record from the timeline. The timeline is made with black, bars and tone if necessary and the program. Start a blank tape recording and start the timeline playing. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 10th, 2003, 07:33 PM	#6
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Please post more details, as in camera models, system, OS version, etc. If the camera won't go into record, that may be your problem. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 10th, 2003, 08:26 PM	#8
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Edit to tape requires the video tape to be blacked in part so the computer can control the motion of the tape and to pre-roll for editing. The instructions for recording via the FireWire connection and S-Video connection are on page 29 of the English manual and are described as VCR Mode. You need to make the necessary connections and place the camera in the VCR mode. Then press play and record at the same time to place the camera into record mode. The Pause button will start and stop recording. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 10th, 2003, 06:24 AM	#2
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	"Always worked fine when i did it in windows, but since switching to mac it hasn't worked" Ain't that the truth? That's why I still have windows... But, enough jabs at Mac. How long does your screen go black? There is a feature in Premiere that allows it to send X seconds of black to tape before the actual video. Is this maybe what you're seeing?

March 10th, 2003, 10:12 AM	#3
Felix Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Auckland, NZ. Posts: 60	Heh, thought of that and waited with a beer for 10 minutes just to make sure. Oddly the popup window with the box allowing you to "activate deck" doesn't even come up just straight to black.

March 10th, 2003, 05:59 PM	#5
Felix Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Auckland, NZ. Posts: 60	Only thing is I can't seem to get my camera to record in VCR mode.

March 10th, 2003, 07:49 PM	#7
Felix Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Auckland, NZ. Posts: 60	Camera is a Panasoniv NV-MX500 I'm using Premiere 6.5 on a Pwermac dual 1.25 with radeon 9000 vid. but the camera will "edit to tape" on my windows XP laptop running Premiere 6.5 As far as actually recording in VCR mode, I can't seem to find a way to do it. Hope this all helps.

March 16th, 2003, 07:55 PM	#9
Grinner Hester Posts: n/a	skip print to tape unless you need accurate tc. Just hit record on your deck and play your rendered timeline. grin