To make outgest possible, the ClipBin must be switched to the sequence mode. To prevent modification of the Sequence during the outgest process, the Sequence must be locked. Pressing the "Sequence mode" button in the ClipBin main menu will lock the Sequence. This also ensures that all clips have the same aspect ratio and frame rate.
If you are viewing a Sequence and would like to export it from Timeline, then Timeline has to be active to prevent modifications of the Sequence during the outgest process. Press the "Active" button from Timeline or use the Ctrl+Enter keyboard shortcut to lock the Sequence for other users. This also ensures that all clips are of the same aspect ratio and frame rate.
The Cinegy License Service installation is required to provide access to the information stored inside the hardware dongle. This service should be installed on the machine, where the hardware dongle is installed and should be set to start up automatically. To perform the outgest operations, it is required to connect the hardware dongle with the corresponding license to the USB port of the outgest machine.
Without the dongle, the "Cinegy Demo Version" message will be imprinted over the output SDI frames.
To ensure a constant quality of the tape recording, the system will generate a few seconds of the pre-roll and after-roll frames. The actual amount of the additionally recorded frames depends on the pre-roll settings of your virtual VT.
When exporting or consolidating to tape or virtual VT, it is important to set up your hardware devices accordingly.
The "Input" capture devices refer to the ingest devices. They are described in the Input, Output and Router Device Setup paragraph in the Cinegy Ingest Manual*.
To set the playback buffer size, enter the number of frames in the "Playback buffer" field.
Select the "Live Export" checkbox to set your export device to the live mode.
Select the "Stop by dropped frames" checkbox to stop the output process if a dropped frame occurs in order to avoid useless material outputting.
To enable repeating of the tape leader as a trailer, select the corresponding checkbox.
Choose the video format from the "Analog Output Format" drop-down list to use the corresponding one.
To define the timecode shift for the RS422 timecode source, enter the number of frames in the "RS422 TC shift" field.
In this dialog you can also configure the VTR control settings for the AJA input/output device.
To overwrite video and/or timecodes, select the corresponding checkbox(es).
Define which audio channels should be overwritten. S1 to S4 are stereo audio channels; A1 to A8 are the corresponding mono audio channels. So S1 = A1+A2 etc.
Select the "Assemble" checkbox to enable the specific assemble mode of VTR recording.
Select the corresponding stereo audio channel(s) to be included for output.
To assure proper work with the DVS board, all Cinegy modules such as Cinegy Ingest, outgest, playout etc. should have access to the dvsoem.dll file. Check the DVS driver package that you have installed on your computer and add the path to the folder containing the dvsoem.dll file. To do this, go to "My Computer" > "Properties" > "Advanced" > "Environment Variables" and edit the variable value for the "Path" variable.
To set the playback buffer size, enter the number of frames in the corresponding field.
Configure the VTR control settings by selecting which audio channels should be overwritten. S1 to S4 are stereo audio channels; A1 to A8 are the corresponding mono audio channels. So S1 = A1+A2, etc.
Select the "Stop export by dropped frames" option if you wish to abort your export when a dropped frame appears.
Select the "Stop by dropped frames" option if you wish to abort your export when a dropped frame appears.
Select the "Live mode" checkbox to set your export device to the live mode.
To set the playback buffer size, enter the number of frames in the "Output buffer" field.
To set the actual recording start time delay in seconds after the export is started, enter the value from 0 to 100 in the "Start Record Shift" field. This will minimize the possible recording errors if your camera does not support the frame accurate recording.
In "TC Generation", you can set the timecode generation method used for the export. When "By In Point" is set, the initial timecode will be taken from the tape record start position; when "By Sequence" is set, the initial timecode will be taken from the start timecode of the Sequence being exported.
Select the desired audio channel(s) to be included for output.
Cinegy Desktop offers two output options: export and consolidate.
"Export" means to output the project "as is" with all the applied effects and mixed audio. This feature is useful when you want to transfer the finished project to VTR or other equipment for publishing.
The machine used to export your material must have enough power to calculate reliably all the effects and mixes in real-time, as well as a proper network connection to the cinegy media archive servers to provide uninterruptible access to the essences.
The "Export to ALE" command is only available from the ClipBin or Roll main menu.