Capture Panel

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This panel comprises capturing parameters and controls of the currently selected Capture Service:

Capture_panel

The upper part of this panel displays the status pane containing the following fields:

  • Engine name – the name of the currently selected engine.

  • Capture template – the active engine template used for the recording session. Select the template from the drop-down list that comprises all the available engine templates as well as the Cinegy PCS storage templates of the video format that matches the Capture engine TV format:

    Create_new_button

    Choose the "Create new" option to create a new template for the currently selected engine.

    Important
    		 Refer to the Templates Panel article for details on the creation and management of templates.

The validity of the selected template is performed automatically which is indicated either in green or red. An invalid template is indicated in red; additionally, the problem description is provided under the template name:

problem_indicator

filter_templates

Pressing the "Filter" button will display only the compatible engine and the Cinegy PCS templates in the drop-down list.

Edit_button

Press the "Edit" button to change the currently selected template if needed.

Mark In and Mark Out

Use corresponding buttons to set In and Out points:

In_and_Out_control

This control allows the user to capture a defined segment of video material received either from the RTP/UDP/SRT stream or from a video board.

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Press the "Mark In" button to set the In point at the current point of your video material. Alternatively, use the keyboard to enter the start timecode value.

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Press the "Clear mark In" button to delete the In point.
Important
 To ensure a smooth start of the capture session, the system will initialize the ingest process before the specified "In" timecode is reached. The actual number of the additionally pre-processed frames depends on the pre-roll time defined in the "Device control" settings of your board. These pre-roll frames will not be captured. Refer to the Capture Source article for details.

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Press the "Mark Out" button to set the Out point at the current point of your video material. Alternatively, use the keyboard to enter the end timecode value.

The duration is calculated automatically:

In_Out_calculation

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Press the "Clear mark Out" button to delete the Out point.
Tip
 You can enter the duration value in the "Duration" field; the Out point will be calculated automatically.
Tip
 You can change the Out point and duration values on the fly during recording if needed.

Sending to Batch List

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Note
 Composing a batch list is only available for the SDI input source used with device control enabled. Refer to the Capture Source paragraph for more information on capture source configuration.

Press the "Mark In" and "Mark Out" buttons to set the In and Out points of your video material.

send_to_batch

Having set the In and Out points, press the "To Batch" button to send the batch list to the Scheduler Panel [Batch].

Capture Controls

At the panel bottom you will find the following set of controls:

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Capture Controls

The capture session management is performed with the following buttons:

  • Stop;

  • Record;

  • Split.

rec_button

Having selected the valid template, you are ready to start the capture session. Press the "REC" button to start your capture session; you can monitor this process in real-time.

SPLIT_button

Press the "SPLIT" button during the capture session to force a new Roll/file creation starting from the current position.

STOP_button

Press the "STOP" button to stop the running capture session.

Time Controls

The timecode monitoring window displays the playback/recording progress:

Timecode_playback

Timecode_recording

Playback mode

Recording mode

In recording mode, the total duration of the current capture session is displayed in the upper right corner of the timecode monitor window:

Capture_Panel_Recording_indication

The capture session is in progress

In compact view, the Capture panel displays the "Capture status" field, reporting the capture state:

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Important
 Refer to the Collapsing Panels paragraph to learn how to toggle the panel views.

DEV Controls

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Note
 DEV controls are only available for SDI boards supporting device control via the RS-422 port.

Cinegy Capture offers a familiar set of buttons used to control the connected video equipment that resembles those of a standard tape deck:

  • Rewind;

  • Slow Backward;

  • Play;

  • Slow Forward;

  • Fast Forward.

Use these buttons to play, rewind, or fast-forward your source. To stop this activity, press the "Stop" button on the Capture controls window.