Time Data Setting (Conversion From 24 To 25-Frame Mode); Time Data Setting (Conversion From 23.98 To 29.97-Frame Mode) (J-H3 Only) - Sony HDCAM J-H1 Operation Manual

4-1 Preparations for Playback
When "14:9" is selected
HD
Crops both ends of an HDVS screen to make its
aspect ratio 14:9.
When "13:9" is selected
HD
Crops both ends of an HDVS screen to make its
aspect ratio 13:9.
• Squeeze mode (SQUEEZE)
HD
Converts a 16:9 screen into a 4:3 screen
without cropping.
4-1-4 Time Data Setting
(Conversion from 24 to
25-Frame Mode)
Displayed time data
Use the CTL/TC/UB button to select one of the CTL
(control), time code, or user bit values. When time code
is selected, the displayed data is determined by the setting
of the LTC/VITC button (LTC/VITC) as follows.
LTC/VITC
Displayed data
button setting
LTC LTC recorded on tape
VITC VITC recorded on tape
Time code conversion for 25-frame mode
playback (TC CONV)
When you play back a tape that was originally
recorded in 24-frame mode in 25-frame mode (off-
speed playback), you can convert 24-frame time code
into 25-frame time code.
4-2
Chapter 4 Playback
To convert 24-frame time code into 25-frame time
code, set the following menu items as shown below.
Basic menu item 005
SD
Extended menu item 620
Extended menu item 621
These settings display 25-frame time code on the time
data display area of the FL display, and superimpose
both 24-frame and 25-frame time codes on the
monitor.
SD
4-1-5 Time Data Setting
SD
If you set the system frequency to 23.98PD and are about
to playback a tape recorded in 23.98-frame mode, you
can convert the time code into 29.97-frame time code.
To display the converted 29.97-frame time code, set
the following menu items as shown below.
Basic menu item 005
Extended menu item 623
Extended menu item 624
These settings display 29.97-frame time code on the
time data display area of the FL display, and
superimpose both 23.98-frame and 29.97-frame time
codes on the monitor.
"TIME"
"ON"
Set "STARTING TC"
(Conversion from 23.98 to
29.97-Frame Mode) (J-H3 only)
"TIME"
Set 24F TC A-FRAME
SELECT
Set 30F TC A-FRAME
SELECT