Sony DSR-1P - Manual (Page 4)

User-Convenient Operation
as a Dockable Camcorder
The ClipLink System
ClipLink is a comprehensive supervisory system which logs
all the shooting data necessary for the whole of the digital
production process - from acquisition to editing.
When the DSR-1P is combined with the DXC-D30P Digital
Camera to form the DSR-130P DVCAM Digital Camcorder,
two kinds of useful information are automatically generated
during shooting - information which dramatically reduces the
work required for later editing. The first is Index Picture
which is a digitally miniaturized picture of the video image at
each MARK IN point. These Index Pictures are recorded on
the DVCAM tape. Up to 198 Index Pictures can be recorded
onto a cassette tape when using a professional DVCAM tape
or up to 45 Index Pictures can be recorded in the case of a
consumer DV cassette. The second type of information is
ClipLink Log Data, which is a reference data for editing, such
as reel numbers, scene numbers, take numbers, time code
of MARK IN/MARK OUT and Cue points. This ClipLink Log
Data is stored in the cassette by a memory IC incorporated
into all Sony DVCAM and DV cassettes.
Both kinds of information, Index Picture and ClipLink Log
Data, are very effectively utilized in the ClipLink system.
The ClipLink Log Data can be instantly uploaded to the Sony
EditStations from the DVCAM VTRs, so that a selection of
usable video clips can be easily made by just glancing at the
GUI (Graphical User Interface) screen of the EditStation.
The ClipLink system, in combination with Sony’s new digital
products such as the DXC-D30P Digital Camera, DSR-85P
Digital Videocassette Recorder, and the ES-7 EditStation,
provide a remarkable improvement in productivity and
operating efficiency throughout the programme production
process.
The ClipLink system functions even when the DSR-1P is
combined with analogue component cameras, allowing
storage of the Index Pictures at REC IN points onto the tape
and the time codes into the cassette memory. Even when
the cassette tape loaded into another DSR-1P, continuous
recording is still available.
Camera Setup Data File System
(Camera Data Recording)
When a DSR-1P is connected to a DXC-D30P Digital
Camera, the camera setup file data set for a specific
shooting condition can be recorded directly onto the video
auxiliary area of the DVCAM tape via the Pro 76-pin Digital
connector. The stored set-up data can then be copied
onto other DVCAM tapes so that a specific camera set-up
can be copied to many other cameras.
This system makes it easy to set up several cameras to a
uniform condition simply by using duplicated tapes.
Dual Interface Mechanism Gives
Choice of Dockable Cameras
The DSR-1P has both Pro 76-pin Digital and Pro 50-pin
connectors which allow direct connection with several
alternative Sony digital and analogue cameras: DXC-D30P,
DXC-637P, DXC-537AP, DXC-327AP and DXC-327BP.
This excellent flexibility, which allows a camcorder to be
configured for a variety of different applications, is
achieved by a newly developed dual interface mechanism,
which incorporates both analogue Pro 50-pin and Pro 76-
pin Digital interfaces with a unique seesaw construction.
The Pro 76-pin Digital interface gives closer communication
between a digital camera and the VTR in operations such
as the ClipLink system,
Camera setup data
recording on tapes and
time code display on
the viewfinder in
playback mode. In
addition, the new
design of the
connectors offers
enhanced interface
reliability.
Perfect Camcorder Operation with
the DSR-130P
When connected to a DXC-D30P Digital Camera to form
a DSR-130P DVCAM camcorder, the DSR-1P operates at
its optimum performance. Since both video and audio
signals are printed in the digital domain, working with the
DSR-130P Digital Camcorder has the great advantage that
the video and audio quality of the programme material can
be maintained right through the production process - from
acquisition to programme distribution.
DVCAM or DV
Cassette Tape
DSR-130P
Digital Camcorder
Scene
No.
1
2
3
Time Code
(IN)
0 0 : 0 1 : 0 1
0 0 : 0 5 : 2 3
0 0 : 1 8 : 2 1
Time Code
(OUT)
0 0 : 0 5 : 2 2
0 0 : 1 8 : 2 0
0 0 : 2 4 : 1 3
Index
Picture
<Pro 76-pin Digital> <Pro 50-pin>