How to Use the Media Rack
Yale Film Studies Center
How to Use the Media Rack - 2
Table of Contents
I. The Router………………………………………………………………………………3
II. The Analog-Digital Converter…………………………………………………………4
III. The Built-In Monitor………………………………………………………………….6
IV. The Digital Video Processor………………………………………………………….7
V. The Media Players……………………………………………………………………..9
How to Use the Media Rack - 3
I. The Router
The router controls how the various media signals from the components on the rack are
directed. The inputs and outputs have been labeled to match these components:
1 – Combination DVD/VCR player (NTSC), with read and write capabilities.
2 – Region free DVD player
3 – PAL/SECAM/NTSC VCR player
4 – Laser Disc player
5 – Mini-DV tape player and recorder
6 – Digital Video Processor
7 – Analog-Digital Converter
16 – Built-in Monitor
Using the Router
The only confusing bit about the router is that you have to choose outputs first.
If you wanted, for example, to play a French DVD and watch it on the built-in
monitor, the process would be:
Output 16 (monitor) > Input 2 (DVD player)
While this can be confusing at first, it allows for lots of flexibility. For example,
you could play that same French DVD, watch it on the built-in monitor, capture it with
iMovie on your Mac, and dub it to VHS all at the same time. That process would be:
Output 16 (monitor) > Input 2 (DVD player)
Output 7 (A-D converter) > Input 2
Output 3 (VCR) > Input 2
You can have multiple outputs for the same input. If numbered components appear
on both the input and output sides of the router, this means they are capable of both.
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