AJA KONA 5.0 - Manual (Page 69)

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59 Using AJA’s Machina Application — Play Window
Print-to-Video Mode
This mode allows you to manually put a clip to tape using the VTR’s current position. You have
the option of adding Delay frames. KONA will wait this many frames after the tape machine’s
start command, before it outputs the clip. The Duration Field displays the total length of the clip
that will go to tape. Click on the green hot button to launch the output sequence.
Play Controls for Print-to-Video
Assemble Edit Procedure
Assemble Edit features exist in both Machina and the AJA capture Plug-in for Premiere Pro.
These features create a two step process for Assemble Editing. The procedure require the tape
to have at least a few seconds of timecode already on it. If it does not have any timecode, a small
segment near the front of the tape must be blackened to provide this initial timecode. This
procedure assumes you are using a blank tape:
1. Blacken the Tape – This must be done in Machina
a Insert the tape and be sure it is cued to the right location
b Verify that the video cables and RS422 are connected correctly
c In the lower left hand corner of the “Play” tab in Machina, set the “Edit/Output” toggle to
“Output”.
Blacken Tape Mode
d Next set the toggle button below, to “Blacken Tape”
e In the timecode clock to the immediate right of the toggle buttons, enter your desired
beginning timecode
f Click the green “Record” button and allow the deck to blacken about 30 seconds of the
tape