MacroSystem Bogart SE Ver.2 User manual - Manual (Page 69)

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Chapter 5: VGA and DVI Mode
It is possible to connect a VGA or DVI screen to your system .
You can use the screens either in combination or on their own .
In the System Settings, you can use the "Screen" button to
select the required mode . This is not possible on portable sys-
tems (notebooks) . You can only use the built-in VGA monitor .
5.1 Dual-monitor use (VGA as extra monitor
to the video or DVI monitor)
Please read this chapter carefully if you have connected a
VGA (computer) monitor to your system in addition to your TV
monitor .
You can use the VGA monitor to work in two-monitor mode .
This means that you see the user interface on the computer
monitor and your video material on the TV monitor . If you con-
nect a DVI monitor as the second screen, the video footage
will be shown on the DVI screen . This setup is fixed . You can-
not view your video material on the computer monitor! You can
also work with a single monitor . Either on a VGA or a DVI moni-
tor . With this method, you would see both, the menu interface
and the scene playback on the same screen .
You shall see differences between Video mode and VGA in
the following menus . Please note that the differences are only
examples for a VGA/TV combination . The same applies to a
VGA/DVI combination:
Setup - Video: In this menu you see only the operating panel
for making settings on the computer monitor . Your video mate-
rial is displayed on the TV monitor .
Recording: The operating panel for recording is shown on the
VGA monitor . You see the recorded video on the TV monitor .
Editing: When you play the storyboard from this menu, the
playback duration is displayed on the VGA monitor on top of
the Edit menu . Your video is shown on the TV monitor without
any menu overlays .
Splitting: If you click on this button, then the Split menu ap-
pears on top of the Edit menu . On the TV monitor you see
the actual video . Now you can use the Split menu to cut your
video scene while you observe the exact playback on the TV
monitor .
Trim: This menu is displayed on top of the Edit menu, just like
the Split menu . Here, too, you observe your video on the TV
monitor .
Transition effects: If you playback the storyboard from this
menu in order to view an inserted effect, you will see the play
indicator on the VGA monitor . Your video is displayed on the
TV monitor without any overlaid controls .
Image Processing effects: Just as with transition effects, the
playback display is shown in the Long-term effects menu and
the video shown separately . The settings and combinations for
single or dual monitor use can be found in the reference part .
5.2 Single-monitor use (VGA/DVI as an
alternative)
Instead of using a television you can use the VGA or DVI port
on the backside of your device to connect a computer monitor
(also a flat screen) . However, you cannot run the system with
both screens at the same time in single-monitor-use .
A VGA/DVI monitor will provide a calmer picture of the menus
and video footage . You must adjust the “Screen” setting ac-
cordingly in the “System settings” menu to the desired mode .
You can choose from several VGA options .
But take caution: If you want to use a monitor, you must con-
nect both a television and monitor to the system when you
start up the system for the first time! Once you have started
the system, you will see the menu displayed on the televi-
sion . After you set the “Screen” button to the desired mode,
the system restarts automatically and then displays the user
interface on the monitor . You can now disconnect the televi-
sion from the system – the television was only needed in order
to start up the system the first time .
A few limitations apply when running the system with a VGA
monitor but these are not relevant to the final results of the
film . In the following we would like to give you a few tips on
how to work with VGA mode .
• Since the screen refresh rate of a VGA monitor is not the
same as a television’s refresh rate (50 Hz), the video footage
will appear jerky when played – though this of course has no
effect on the video output via the DV interface . If your VGA
monitor supports a frequency of 75 Hz, we recommend you
use a VGA resolution of 2 or 4 for PAL in order to minimize
picture jerkiness during playback . For NTSC, we recommend
you use the 60 Hz modes .
• Compared to video mode, VGA mode handles complete pic-
tures (non-interlaced) . This results in a comb effect appearing
on moving objects (e .g . camera sweeps or cars driving by) so
that the edges no longer look sharp (fringed) . This limitation is
of course only of relevance when displaying footage on a VGA
monitor and is not included in the actual video itself .
To change this, go to the "System Settings", press the
"Screen" button and select the "Field" option . This way, play-
back is exempt from artefacts .