Sony HDWD1800 Operation Manual - Page 55

Shot Mark Function 6 Chapter Chapter 6 Shot Mark Function 6-1 Overview This unit can write shot marks or use shot marks recorded on HDCAM tape. Shot marks are indications at desired points on a tape which enable faster cuing. Types of shot mark This unit supports the following three types of shot mark. This chapter describes recording start marks and post marks as varieties of shot marks. Shot mark type Writing on a camcorder, Writing on this unit etc. Modifying and deleting on this unit Recording start mark Automatically written at the start of recording. Written or not according to the menu setting for each recording mode (crash recording, assemble editing, insert editing). For each mode for which the setting is "ON", the mark is written automatically at the start of recording. Possible Shot mark 1 and shot Written by a manual shot mark 2 mark operation during recording or editing. Written by a button operation during crash recording or assemble editing. A menu setting determines the type of mark to be written: shot mark 1, shot mark 2, or post mark. Post mark Not written (Written only by this unit) Written by a button operation during playback, stop, search, or recording (crash recording or assemble editing). First, the shot mark functions of this unit are described in simple terms. To read shot marks This unit reads in shot marks written on a tape and stores them in memory (to a maximum of 200). When the data is stored in this unit, it is preserved even when the unit is powered off. Shot mark list operations On the monitor, you can display a list of the shot marks read in by this unit, select required shot marks, delete shot marks, and so on. You can also add a memo mark (#) to a shot mark in the list. During tape playback, you can add virtual shot marks to the list. This is not written on the tape itself and called virtual shot mark. To write and erase shot marks For recording start marks, a menu setting determines whether or not they are written each time recording starts. Shot mark 1, shot mark 2, and post mark can be written at any point on a tape, and also erased or rewritten. To cue up to shot marks By selecting a desired shot mark from the shot mark list, you can cue up immediately to that position. By button operation, you can also cue up to the shot marks adjacent to the current tape position (index function). 55 6-1 Overview