Sony BVE-700 User manual

Editing Control Unit
BVE-700
Supplement 1
SoftwareVersion 1.10
[English]
Manual to be supplemented
BVE-700 User’s Guide
1st Edition
Software Version 1.00 and Later
Printed in Japan
2000.08.13
2000
BVE-700 (SY)
3-205-042-01(1) Sony Corporation
Communication System Solutions Network Company

This User’s Guide describes additional functions and changes in
Version 1.10 of the BVE-700.
Use the pages of this supplement to replace the corresponding pages
in your copy of the User’s Guide.
Pages which are not present in the existing User’s Guide are additions.

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6Scratchpad
Displays data entered from the numeric
keypad (see page 1-19). Also displays
error messages and setup menu items and
settings.
7TITLE section
TITLE
T-TRNS
TITLE
EXT
KEY
MATTE
1TITLE (T-TRNS) button
2EXT KEY button
3MATTE button
Inserts or removes a title key.
1TITLE (T-TRNS) button
TITLE: Press this button, lighting it, to
superimpose a key signal (title text
signal) on the video. Press this button
again, turning it off, to remove the
superimposed title.
T-TRNS (title transition) (SHIFT +
TITLE): Press this button to insert or
remove a superimposed title over a
preset transition time. To set the
transition time, use the T-TIME
(SHIFT + SPLIT) button in the
ENTRY section (see page 1-21) and
the numeric keypad (see page 1-19).

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2EXT KEY (external key) button
When the TITLE button is lit, press this
button, lighting it, to use the signal
specified in the title key setup menu as the
title key source signal.
When this button is not lit, the key
becomes a self-key, and the key fill signal
specified in the setup menu is used as both
the key source and the key fill signal.
3MATTE button
Press this button, lighting it, to use a color
matte signal generated by the built-in color
background signal generator as a title key
fill signal. (Before pressing this button,
press the TITLE button, lighting it.)
The TITLE MATTE indicator in the
parameter adjustment section (see page
1-11) lights to inform you that you can use
knobs 1 (LUM), 2 (SAT) and 3 (HUE) to
adjust the color of the title text.
8PATTERN EDGE section
1BORDER button
PATTERN EDGE
BORDER SOFT
REV
2SOFT button
3REV button
Sets and adjusts wipe pattern edges. Also
sets the wipe direction.
1BORDER button
Press this button, lighting it, to attach a
border to the boundary of a wipe pattern.
You can adjust the color and width of the
border with the knobs in the parameter
adjustment section (see page 1-11).
For details about adjusting the color and
width of the border, see “To add border to
the edges of a wipe pattern” on page 4-32.
2SOFT button
Press this button, lighting it, to soften the
edge of a wipe pattern. You can adjust the
degree of softness with knob 2 (SOFT) in
the parameter adjustment section (see page
1-11).
3REV (reverse) button
Press this button, lighting it, to reverse the
direction of the wipe.
For more information about the wipe
direction, see “Reversing Wipe
Directions” on page 4-29.
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4ENTRY section
–X + X
T-TIME
SPEEDSTART
EDIT NOREEL
SCR GO
TRIM
–1 TRIM +1
IN OUT
EFF SPLIT
TOTAL DUR
PTTRN
NO TRANS TIME
GO TO
ENTRY
1TRIM – 1 (–X) button
3IN button
9PTTRN NO (REEL) button
qa GO TO (SCR GO) button
The buttons in the ENTRY section allow
you to display, set, and modify edit data.
Edit data (IN point, OUT point, etc.) for
each VTR appears in the corresponding
time counter display panel. The R-VTR
time counter display panel also displays
data for the edit as a whole (edit start
point, wipe pattern number, etc.).
• Data for the VTRs currently selected in
the PLAYER control section and
RECORDER/PLAYER control section
flashes. You can use the numeric keypad
buttons to modify it.
• When no data has been set, “-- -- -- --” is
displayed.
• Drop-frame mode timecode is displayed
with a dot (•) to the lower right of the
first digit in the minutes position.
• When timecode has been calculated
automatically, a dot (•) appears to the
lower right of the first digit in the frames
position.
• A flashing dot (•) appears to the lower
right of the first digit in the frames
position in data for VTRs with the time
track function (see page 4-57) enabled.
2TRIM + 1 (+X) button
4OUT button
6SPLIT (T-TIME) button
8DUR (SPEED) button
0TRANS TIME (EDIT NO)
button
5EFF button
7TOTAL (START) button
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1TRIM – 1 (–X) button
Trims flashing data in the minus direction.
TRIM – 1 (trim minus 1): When the
displayed data is timecode, subtracts 1
frame from the timecode value. When
the data is DMC playback speed,
reduces the speed by 1%.
–X (minus X) (SHIFT + TRIM – 1):
When the displayed data is timecode,
subtracts 1 second from the timecode
value. When the data is DMC
playback speed, reduces the speed by
10%.
2TRIM + 1 (+X) button
Trims flashing data in the plus direction.
TRIM + 1 (trim plus 1): When the
displayed data is timecode, adds 1
frame to the timecode value. When the
data is DMC playback speed,
increases the speed by 1%.
+X (plus X) (SHIFT + TRIM + 1): When
the displayed data is timecode, adds 1
second to the timecode value. When
the data is DMC playback speed,
increases the speed by 10%.
3IN button
Displays the IN points for each VTR.
Pressing this button while holding down
the CTRL button allows you to set preroll
times directly from the numeric keypad
without using a menu.
4OUT button
Displays the OUT points for each VTR.
Pressing this button while holding down
the CTRL button allows you to set preroll
times directly from the numeric keypad
without using a menu.
5EFF (effect) button
Displays the effect (wipe, dissolve) start
point in the R-VTR time counter display
panel. At the same time, displays the OUT
point of the player selected in the A row of
the SOURCE section (see page 1-6) and
the IN point of the player selected in the B
row in the corresponding time counter
display panels.
When a cut is selected, or when manual
effect execution is selected, all time
counter display panels show “.. .. .. ..”.
6SPLIT (T-TIME) button
SPLIT: When split editing is enabled,
displays the split edit time in the R-
VTR time counter display panel.
T-TIME (title transition time) (SHIFT +
SPLIT): Used to set the time for
insertion and removal of a title key.
7TOTAL (START) button
TOTAL: Displays the total execution time
of the edit in the R-VTR time counter
display panel.
START (SHIFT + TOTAL): Displays
the edit start point in the R-VTR time
counter display panel.
8DUR (SPEED) button
DUR (duration): Displays the duration.
SPEED (SHIFT + DUR): Displays the
initial DMC playback speed (unit: %)
for a player selected for DMC
playback. Used in DMC editing to set
the initial DMC playback speed.
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9PTTRN NO (REEL) button
PTTRN NO (wipe pattern number):
Press this button, lighting it, to specify
a wipe pattern to use by entering the
pattern number.
REEL (SHIFT + PTTRN NO): Displays
the reel numbers of the VTRs.
Note
Pressing this button puts system into a
mode in which you can enter a reel
number. However, note that 0992 to
0996 and 0999 are reserved numbers
and are not available. Also, the
numbers shown in the following table
are assigned to external input or
internal signals and cannot be used as
VTR reel numbers.
0TRANS TIME (EDIT NO) button
TRANS TIME (transition time):
Displays the time from the start to the
end of an effect in the R-VTR time
counter display panel.
EDIT NO (edit number) (SHIFT +
TRANS TIME): Press this button,
lighting it, to display the 4-digit edit
number of the current edit in the R-
VTR time counter display panel. In
this state, entering another number
loads the corresponding edit from
EDL memory.
Depending on the state of the edit,
an “n” (new edit), “r” (recorded
edit), or “d” (deleted edit) appears
before the number.
qa GO TO (SCR GO) button
GO TO: Cues up the VTRs to the
flashing edit points (IN point, OUT
point, effect start point, or edit start
point) displayed in the time counter
display panels.
SCR (scratchpad) GO (SHIFT + GO
TO): Cues up the VTRs to the
position of the timecode displayed in
the scratchpad.
Number External input or internal
signal
0991 AUX input
0997 Color bar signal (internal signal)
0998 Color background signal
(internal signal)
BLK Black signal (internal signal)

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5EDIT MODE section
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CHG BAS 1ST EDIT
A5 A6 A7 A8
EDIT MODE
A1 A2 A3 A4
V
ASMBL
A5 A6 A7 A8
1Audio insert buttons
2A5 to A8 indicators
3V (CHG BAS) button
4ASMBL (1ST EDIT) button
Sets the edit mode.
1Audio insert buttons
Select the audio channels (A1 to A8) for
audio insert editing. Multiple channels can
be selected. The A1 to A4 buttons light
when pressed. The A5 to A8 indicators
light when the A5 (SHIFT + A1) to A8
(SHIFT + A4) buttons are pressed.
Pressing a button again cancels the
channel selection.
2A5 to A8 indicators
Light to show that channels A5 to A8 are
selected for audio insert editing.
3V (CHG BAS) button
V (video insert): Press this button,
lighting it, to conduct video insert
editing.
CHG BAS (change base) (SHIFT + V):
Specifies whether to use the video IN
point or audio IN point as the base
point in insert editing using both video
and audio. The other IN point is
shifted relative to the base point (split
editing mode). The AUDIO BASE
indicator (see page 1-12) lights if you
specify the audio IN point as the base
point.
There are two modes of base
specification, and you can switch
between them using the setup menu.
For more information about base
specification mode switching, see page
6-51(2).

Chapter 2 Preparations 2-3
2 Preparations
System Settings
Make the following settings on the control panel.
A
B
P1
P1 P3
MODE
HMS F HMS F HMS F
RESET
CTL TC SERVO
P2 CUT
TITLE
DISS
SET UP
TRANS
T-TRNS
STATUS
WIPE MAN
AUX/
P3
BACK
GRND R-VTR
P1 P2 AUX/
P3
BACK
GRND R-VTR
SOURCE TYPE TITLE PATTERN EDGE
EXT
KEY
MATTE
EFF
OUT
REMOTE MON OUT
SWER
MIXER
BORDER SOFT SELECT
REV
P2 P3
MODE RESET
CTL TC SERVO R-VTR
MODE RESET
CTL TC SERVO
COL BAR
BKGD
BLACK
LUM
BKGD WIDTH
EDGE TITLE
MATTE KEY MATTE FADER
WIDTH
CLIP
SAT
SOFT
GAIN
HUE
FADER
AUDIO BASE
DENSITY NEW EDIT
MODE buttons
• If timecode is already recorded on all the tapes you will be
using, press the MODE buttons to light the TC indicators.
• If there is no timecode recorded on even one of the tapes,
press the MODE buttons to light the CTL indicators.
TC indicator
CTL indicator
TC indicator
CTL indicator
TC indicator
CTL indicator
SETUP (SHIFT + DISS) button
Press the button to put the system into
setup mode, and make basic system
settings and initial edit condition
settings.
For details, see Chapter 6 “Setup”.
MIXER button, SWER button
Press these buttons, lighting them, if
you will be using this unit to control
an audio mixer or video switcher
connected to the processor unit’s
MIXER and SWER connectors.
STATUS (SHIFT + EFF OUT) button
Press the STATUS (SHIFT + EFF OUT) button if you want to
display status information and edit data on the main monitor (the
video monitor connected to the MONITOR OUT connector of the
processor unit).
See the next page for more information about status displays.

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Status Displays
Note
Status displays appear only when the video format is 59.94 Hz.
When using the optional BKE-701 HD Switcher Board, you can
display tape positions and edit data on the main monitor (the video
monitor connected to the MONITOR OUT connector of the
processor unit). A display such as the one in the figure below
appears when you press the STATUS (SHIFT + EFF OUT) button
in the MON OUT section of the control panel.
IN: IN point data
OUT: OUT point data
EFFECT: Effect start point
SPLIT: Split edit data
DURATION: Duration
SHOW START: Edit start point
P1
P2
P3
R
:::
:::
:::
:::
TOTAL: Total edit time
SPEED: Playback speed
T-TIME: Title transition time
PTTRN NO: Wipe pattern number
REEL: Reel number
TRANS TIME: Transition time
EDIT NO: Edit number
Data for each VTR. When
there is no data to display,
“--:--:--:--” appears.
VTR status displays
For details, see the next section
“VTR status displays”.

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4 Editing Operations
3Press the 1ST EDIT (SHIFT + ASSMBL) button.
4Press the REC/REC OFF button.
The ASMBL button starts to flash, and first edit processing is
carried out in the following order.
1) A signal generated by the internal background signal
generator is recorded for 10 seconds plus the preroll time
before the recorder IN point. The recorded signal is a color
bar, color background, or black signal, as specified in the
setup menu (INIT DATA > 1EDSRC). The signal is also
recorded for 2 seconds past the recorder IN point.
Timecode is recorded along with CTL signals.
2) The recorder returns to the preroll point and stops. The
ASMBL button stops flashing and lights.
3) The recorder and player begin to run from the preroll point,
and an assemble edit is executed.
For the rest of the procedure you can proceed in the same way as
when performing a normal assemble edit.
To use an internal VTR signal as the first edit video
signal
Execute the first edit after selecting VTR-SG in the setup menu
(INITDATA > 1EDVSRC and INITDATA > 1EDASRC).
Notes
• The optional BKE-701 HD Switcher Board must be installed to
perform a first edit. However, if your VTR has an internal signal
generator, it may be possible to perform a first edit without
installing the board.
• In CTL display mode (the CTL indicators light in the time
counter display sections), there is a delay before automatic
setting of first edit time data. The time data is set when first edit
recording reaches the point immediately before the recorder IN
point.

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Setting Split Edit Points
Split editing is insert mode editing in which the video and audio
IN point are set separately.
The BVE-700 allows you to select either the video IN point or the
audio IN point as the base point in split editing. However, when
you select the video IN point as the base point, separate audio IN
points cannot be set on each audio channel.
The difference between the video IN point and the audio IN point
is called the split offset. The maximum split offset is 59 seconds
and 29 frames.
Note
Split edit points can be set only on the recorder or the player
selected in the A row of the SOURCE section.
This section provides an example that shows how to set the IN
point for a split edit based on audio (the OUT point can be set in
the same way as in normal edits). The target VTR is player 1.
Player 1
Video IN point
Audio IN point
Video signals
Audio signals
OUT point
Note: This is a conceptual diagram. It does not reflect the actual
format of signals on the tape.

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You can superimpose titles and telop images over the video of
your edit. The function that allows you to do this is called title key.
Title key source signals and fill signals
The signal specified in the title key setup menu is used as the title
key source signal. As the key fill signal, you can use an internal
color matte.
The signals as key source and key fill signals vary as shown
below, depending on the selections in the setup menu and the state
of the EXT KEY and MATTE buttons.
To check the effect of a title key on the main monitor
Press the EFF OUT button in the MON OUT section, lighting it.
To superimpose a title key instantly
Proceed as follows.
InsertingTitles (Title Key)
TITLE KEY indicator
A
B
SOURCE TYPE TITLE PATTERN EDGE
REMOTE MON OUT
COL BAR
BKGD
BLACK
LUM
WIDTH
CLIP
SAT
SOFT
GAIN
HUE
FADER
AUDIO BASE
DENSITY NEW EDIT
21
(Continued)
Button states Signals used in title key Key fill signal
Same as key source
signal (self key)
Internal color matte
signal
Signal specified by TITLE
FILL in the setup menu
Internal color matte
signal
Key source signal
Signal specified by TITLE
FILL in the setup menu
Signal specified by TITLE
FILL in the setup menu
Signal specified by TITLE
SOURCE in the setup
menu
Signal specified by TITLE
SOURCE in the setup
menu
EXT KEY MATTE
OFF OFF
OFF ON
ON OFF
ON ON

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1Press the TITLE button in the TYPE section, lighting it.
The signal input to the TITLE connector of the processor unit
is superimposed instantly. The TITLE KEY indicator in the
parameter adjustment section lights.
2If the characters in the title cannot be seen clearly, adjust by
rotating knob 1 (CLIP) and knob 2 (GAIN) in the parameter
adjustment section. To adjust the density of the characters,
rotate knob 3 (DENSITY).
To remove the superimposed title
Press the TITLE button again, turning it off. The superimposed
title disappears instantly.
To fade in a title over a specified period
Instead of superimposing the title instantly, you can fade it in over
a specified period (transition time).
Proceed as follows.
A
B
SOURCE
PLAYER WIPE PATTERN ENTRY
EDIT MODE
A5 A6 RECORDER/PLAYER
TYPE TITLE PATTERN EDGE
REMOTE MON OUT
A7 A8
P1 P2 P3 RPLAY
REC PVW RPLY
COL BAR
BKGD
BLACK
LUM
WIDTH
CLIP
SAT
SOFT
GAIN
HUE
FADER
AUDIO BASE
DENSITY NEW EDIT
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Inserting Titles (Title Key)

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4 Editing Operations
Using an External Switcher
You can use an external switcher such as the DFS-700/700P to do
the following.
• Set wipe patterns
• Set transition times
• Auto transition start
Setup menu settings
To use an external switcher, you need to make the following
settings in the BVE-700 setup menu.
• In the SETUP DATA > SW'ER CONFIG > TYPE menu, select
DFS-700 or HDS, DVS.
• In the SETUP DATA > SW'ER CONFIG > CROSS POINT
menu, specify the cross points corresponding to the BVE-700
sources.
DFS-700/700P settings
If you are using the DFS-700/700P, select PVE-500 in the SETUP/
PORTS menu of the DFS-700/700P.
This allows the BVE-700 and the DFS-700/700P to communicate
over the serial interface. This interface is enabled when the GPI
button on the control panel of the DFS-700/700P is lit.
Wipe patterns and transition times set on the control panel of the
BVE-700 are set on the DFS-700/700P at the time of recording or
preview.
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Loading Edits From the EDL
You can load edits from the EDL into the control panel, modify
the edit data, and conduct previews and recording.
There are two ways to load edits from the EDL.
• Load the edit immediately before or after the current edit.
• Load a specified edit.
If the reel name of the currently connected VTR does not
agree with the reel name specified in the edit that you
have loaded
The error message UNMOUNTED REEL appears. Insert the
correct reel (cassette).
To record an edit after loading it (auto assembly)
With the edit loaded from the EDL, press the REC button.
The edit and the following edits in the EDL are recorded.
Note
Edits with REC marks (‘r’, indicating that they have already been
recorded) are not recorded. If you want to record these edits as
well, use the INIT DATA setup menu to remove the REC marks.

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To load the edit immediately before or after the current edit
Proceed as follows to load the edit immediately before or after the
current edit.
To load the previous edit (with an edit number 1 smaller)
Press the BS (SHIFT + “–”) button. Press the button again to load
the edit with the next smaller edit number. Each press of the button
loads the edit with the previous number.
To load the next edit (with an edit number 1 larger)
Press the FS (SHIFT + “+”) button. Press the button again to load
the edit with the next larger edit number. Each press of the button
loads the edit with the next number.
If the current edit is a new edit, pressing the FS (SHIFT + “+”)
button registers the current edit and puts the system into new edit
creation mode so that you can create another new edit.
To return from a loaded edit to a new edit
Press the FS (SHIFT + “+”) button as many times as necessary, or
press the RETURN (SHIFT + ENTER) button.
BS (SHIFT + “–”)
PLAYER WIPE PATTERN ENTRY
EDIT MODE
A5 A6 RECORDFR/PLAYER A7 A8
P1 P2 P3 RPLAY
REC PVW RPLY
FS (SHIFT + “+”)
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4Press the ENTER button.
The KEEP ALL EDL message in the scratchpad begins to
flash.
5Press the ALL STOP button.
The flashing message in the scratchpad changes to CLR
DELETED EDIT.
6Press the ENTER button.
All of the edits that have been targeted for deletion (edits with
the letter ‘d’ in front of their edit numbers) are deleted from
EDL memory. A beep sounds when deletion finishes (if the
BEEP item is set to ON in the setup menu (SETUP DATA >
SYSTEM CONFIG)).
Note
After targeting a group of edits for deletion, you cannot specify
that one or more edits in the group be deleted and the rest saved.
All targeted edits are deleted whenever you perform the above
operation.
To delete all edits in the EDL with a simple button
operation
Note
Unlike deletions made with the INIT DATA menu, this procedure
deletes all edits, regardless of whether they have delete marks ('d')
or not.
Proceed as follows.
1Press the CTRL + CLEAR button.
EDL ALL DATA CLR appears in the scratchpad.
2Press the ENTER button.
All of the edits are deleted.

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Dumping and Loading EDL Data
Overview The BVE-700 allows you to dump EDL data to external devices,
and to load EDL data from external devices.
Dumping EDL data to external devices
You can dump EDL data created on the BVE-700 to external
devices over the RS-232C interface. The external device can use
the EDL data to create a similar EDL. Some editing systems are
able to use the EDL data just as it is.
Loading EDL data from external devices
You can load EDL data created on external devices into the BVE-
700’s EDL memory over the RS-232C interface. This data can be
used and modified in exactly the same way as EDL data created on
the BVE-700.
EDL format
The BVE-700 uses the BVE-9100 EDL format.
RS-232C interface configuration
The RS-232C interface must be configured to match the device
connected to the EDL connector of the processor unit.
For details, see page 6-14.
To dump EDL data to external devices
Proceed as follows.
1Boot up the device connected to the EDL connector and
prepare it to receive data.
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