Roland DV-7DL PRO User Manual

Quick Start

Create sequences of your very own!

This leaflet describes the use of the DV-7DL PRO, from installation through to completing a video sequence.

Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” (Owner’s Manual p. 2), “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (Owner’s Manual p. 4), and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (Owner’s Manual p. 6). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Quick Start, Owner’s Manual, and Appendices should be read in their entirety.

These manuals should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference.

Before You Begin Editing.......................................................................	4
Making the Connections............................................................................................................................	4
How to Connect a Digital Video Deck Provided with a DV Jack ............................................	5
How to Connect Headphones and a Microphone......................................................................	5
Using the Mouse.........................................................................................................................................	6
Moving the Mouse ..........................................................................................................................	6
Clicking.............................................................................................................................................	7
Double-clicking ...............................................................................................................................	7
Dragging and Dropping.................................................................................................................	7
Right-clicking...................................................................................................................................	7
Starting Up ..................................................................................................................................................	8
Creating a Project ....................................................................................................................................	10
Opening Previously Created Projects....................................................................................................	11
Editing....................................................................................................	12
How to Edit ...............................................................................................................................................	12
Capturing Video Material .......................................................................................................................	14
Arranging Video Material .......................................................................................................................	16
Changing the Order of Placed Material.....................................................................................	18
Deleting Material...........................................................................................................................	18
Undoing an Operation .................................................................................................................	19
Changing the Length of Material................................................................................................	20
Capturing Audio Material ......................................................................................................................	22
Arranging Audio Material ......................................................................................................................	24
Timeline Palette .............................................................................................................................	25
Moving Material............................................................................................................................	27
Deleting Material...........................................................................................................................	27
Undoing an Operation .................................................................................................................	27
Changing the Length of Audio Material ...................................................................................	28
Adjusting the Volume ..................................................................................................................	29
Inserting Narration .......................................................................................................................	30
Inserting Titles into a Sequence..............................................................................................................	32
Changing the Size of Text ............................................................................................................	34
Changing the Location of Text ....................................................................................................	34
Changing the Duration of a Title ................................................................................................	35
Changing How a Title Appears ..................................................................................................	35
Arranging Titles ............................................................................................................................	36
Applying Effects .......................................................................................................................................	38
Applying a Transition Effect (Transition FX)............................................................................	38
Applying Effects to Video Material............................................................................................	40
Deleting an Effect ..........................................................................................................................	41
Previewing the Sequence.........................................................................................................................	42
Finishing the Sequence.................................................................................................................	43
Recording a Sequence on Videotape or DVD.......................................................................................	44
After Finishing Editing .........................................................................	46
Shutting Down..........................................................................................................................................	46

Welcome to the world of stress-free editing—Direct Linear.

With a direct feel for edits, a more intuitive editing process is at the heart of the Direct Linear concept.

With a focus on creativity and productivity, Direct Linear editors from Edirol bring outstanding stability, ease-of-use and expressiveness. They offer a world without loss or interruption that combines the feel of linear editing with the flexibility of non linear editing. A world where the edit comes first, where the feel is real.

Before You Begin Editing

Making the Connections

Before you start work, you need to connect the DV-7DL PRO and the other equipment. Follow the steps on the following pages to make the connections.

*To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections.

DV-7DL PRO Rear Panel

1	2	3	4	5	6
				Red	White
	Power		VGA	S-Video	Audio
	Cord		Cable	Cable	Cable

To Power Outlet

Red White

		INPUT
	To S-Video	S Video L R
	Connector	S Video L R
	Connector	Audio

To VGA Connector

Keyboard

Mouse

Display

Television Monitor

Operating the DV-7DL PRO near a television or radio may cause uneven color on the television screen or noisy sound from the radio. This is due to the effects of electromagnetic noise. If this happens, move the DV-7DL PRO away from the television or radio.

Before You Begin Editing

1	Connect the power.
1	Insert the power cord included with the DV-7DL
	PRO (or the DV-7DL) at the location shown in
	the figure, then plug the other end of the cord
	into a power outlet.

2	Connect the keyboard.
2	Locate the symbol on the connector that’s on
	the end of the cable running from the keyboard.
	With this symbol facing upwards, insert the
	connector at the location shown in the figure.

3	Connect the mouse.
3	Locate the symbol on the connector that’s
	attached to the mouse cord. With this symbol
	facing upwards, insert the connector at the
	location shown in the figure.

4	Connect the display.
	Using a VGA cable, connect between the VGA

connectors on the DV-7DL PRO and the display (available separately).For more information, refer to page 24 of the Owner’s Manual.

5	Connect the television monitor.
	Using an S-Video cable, connect between the S-
	Video connectors on the DV-7DL PRO and the
	television monitor (available separately).
	You can also use the composite-video
	connectors to make the connection to the
	television monitor. For more information, refer
	to page 24 of the Owner’s Manual.

6	Connect the monitor speakers.
6	Using an audio cable, connect between the audio
	connectors on the DV-7DL PRO and the monitor
	speakers (available separately).
	If the television monitor supports audio input,
	you can also make the connection to the
	television monitor.

7	Connect the video deck for video input.
	Connect a video deck for copying video to the

DV-7DL PRO.

For more information, refer to page 26 of the Owner’s Manual.

■ How to Connect a Digital Video Deck Provided with a DV Jack

If you’re connecting a digital video (DV) device that is equipped with DV jacks, use a commercially available digital video cable to make the connection as shown below.

For more information, refer to the documentation for the digital video device you’re connecting.

a Video Deck Provided with a DV Jack

IN/OUT

DV2 jack

DV jack

DV Cable

■ How to Connect Headphones and a Microphone

If you have headphones and a microphone, you can connect them to the unit’s front panel. You can also use the volume knobs to adjust the volume level for each.

* Before you make the connection, turn the volume knob in the figure fully counterclockwise to lower the volume level.

Microphone

Headphone

For a more detailed explanation, refer to page 22 of the Owner’s Manual.		5

Using the Mouse

You use the mouse included with the DV-7DL PRO (or the DV-7DL) to operate the DV-7DL PRO. First let’s learn how to use the mouse.

Left button

Right button

The mouse has two buttons, called the “left button” and the “right button.”

How to Hold the Mouse

As the figure shows, you hold the mouse by placing the palm of your right hand on it.

When you do this, place your index finger on the left button and your middle finger on the right button.

Mouse Placement

Use the mouse on the included mouse pad or on a commercially available optical mouse pad. Place the mouse pad on a flat and level surface.

*Using the mouse on any surface without a pad may result in unintended operation. Be sure to use a mouse pad.

■Moving the Mouse

Pointer

Display	Moving the mouse causes the pointer to movein the same way.

Moving the mouse while the DV-7DL PRO is running makes the hand-shaped symbol on the editing screen move in the same way. This hand-shaped symbol is called the “pointer.” This pointer is an important tool, needed to operate the DV-7DL PRO. When the instructions in this document say to “click” a certain item (such as an on-screen button), you must first move the pointer to the specified item.

Before You Begin Editing

■ Clicking

Lightly press the left button once with your index finger to produce an audible click. Use this when selecting material, effects, and the like.

* This is also called “single-clicking.”

Click

■ Double-clicking

Lightly press the left button two times in rapid succession with your index finger to produce two audible clicks. Use this for operations such as “opening” (displaying) windows.

Click

■ Dragging and Dropping

Use this when moving on-screen “objects.”

First, move the mouse pointer to the object you want to move. Then press the left button until it clicks, and without releasing the button, move the mouse. When the mouse pointer reaches the target location, release the button.

Press and hold the left button.

Move

Release the

left button.

■ Right-clicking

Lightly press the right button once with your middle finger to produce an audible click. Use this for such operations as displaying the Edit menu for material.

Click

Starting Up

Now that the setup is complete, we’re ready to switch on the DV-7DL PRO and start it up.

1. Press the power button.

You can hear the DV-7DL PRO as it begins to operate, and the POWER light comes on. Wait for the system to start. This takes a few minutes.

After a short while, the screen shown below appears on the display.

This screen is called the “Project Management window.” To start work, follow the procedure on the next page.

* Clicking the “EXIT” button turns off the power to the DV-7DL PRO.

8		For a more detailed explanation, refer to page 30 of the Owner’s Manual.

Before You Begin Editing

What Is a Project?

To create a sequence on the DV-7DL PRO, you always need a project. A project holds material such as video, audio, and titles, as well as the sequences that you have edited. You manage your sequences by managing a project. A project could be termed an “organizing box” for creating sequences.

Title

Video

Audio

Title

Video

Audio

Title

Video

Audio

Sequence

Creating a Project

To begin editing, you must either open an existing project or create a new one.

1. Click the “New Project” button.

After you have started the DV-7DL PRO and the Project Management window has appeared, click the “New Project” button. The screen changes, and a window for naming the project appears. To give the project a different name, click the area next to “New Project Name” to highlight the area. Next, use the keyboard to type in a name for the project.

*If the project is a new one, it is automatically given a name (such as Project 1, Project 2, and so on).

*You can re-name the project later.

2. Click the “OK” button.

An empty project is created. The Project Management window disappears and the editing screen appears.

Editing screen

10		For a more detailed explanation, refer to page 35, 338 of the Owner’s Manual.

Before You Begin Editing

Opening Previously Created Projects

The projects you create are stored inside the DV-7DL PRO. To work on a project, you need to open it.

1. Select the project.

From the list in the “Project Management” window, select the project you want to open by clicking it.

2. Click the “OK” button.

The project you selected opens. The editing screen appears.

Editing screen

For a more detailed explanation, refer to page 36, 339 of the Owner’s Manual.		11

Editing

How to Edit

Let’s try doing some editing using the DV-7DL PRO. To perform editing follow the steps described below.

1. Capture material.

Capture the video, music, and other material to use in the sequence. Captured video and audio is saved on the hard disk as material.

Hard Disk

This is a device for storing material, editing data, and other such information. The DV-7DL PRO comes with one built in. You can expand the unit by installing the optional DV-HD120 hard disk.

2. Edit the material.

Arrange and edit the material.

You can alter the length of material and change its order to flesh out the story of the sequence.

How to Edit

3. Modify the sequence.		4. Save the sequence.

Add titles and effects to the edited sequence.

Save the finished sequence on videotape or DVD.

*You will need to prepare a video recording device that is appropriate for the type of media on which you plan to output your finished work.

The methods just described are called “nonlinear editing.”

What Is Nonlinear Editing?

This refers to a method of editing video by using a computer or the like to capture the video and other material into the editing device, then carrying out editing. This method offers the big advantage of letting you index and fast-forward captured video data instantly. This is called “nonlinear” because it differs from the older method of editing using videotape, which is known as “linear editing.”

Capturing Video Material

Let’s try capturing video from a videotape that you have prepared.

This section describes how to make the connection to a DV device using the method described in “How to Connect a Digital Video Deck Provided with a DV Jack” (p. 5).

*When you do this, the audio recorded simultaneously with the video (synchronized audio) is also captured along with the video.

*For information on how to perform capture from an analog video device, refer to “Capturing from Analog Jacks (S-VIDEO or VIDEO Jacks)” on page 49 of the Owner’s Manual.

1. Insert the videotape into the playback unit.

Insert the videotape you’ve shot into the digital video device (digital video camera or the like).

*For information on how to insert the videotape, refer to the documentation for your digital video device.

*If you are performing playback on a digital video camera, switch the camera to the playback mode.

DV cable

a Video Deck Provided with a DV Jack

2. Display the capture window.

In the editing screen, click the “Capture” button to display the Capture window.

fig. click capture.eps




Editing screen				Capture window

3. Select the input connector.

Click the in the “Input Select” area to display the list of input connectors. From the list, select the connector where the digital video device is connected. In this example, choose “DV jack 2” (“DV2”). The video appears in the preview window.

* The television monitor may flicker when you select the connector, but this is normal and does not indicate a malfunction.

fig. input select.eps

Preview window

Capturing Video Material

4. Preview the input.

Clicking the “Play” button in the Capture window operates the connected digital video device and starts playback of the videotape you loaded. Check the video that appears on the Preview window.

You can also operate the digital video device using the other buttons near the “Play” button (the DV deck controls).

* If no video appears, check the connections between the DV-7DL PRO and the digital video device.

fig. play stop VTR.eps

DV deck controls

“Rewind” button	Rewinds the videotape.
“Stop” button	Stops playback.
“Play” button	Starts playback.
“Forword” button	Fast-forwards.

*For descriptions of other buttons, refer to page 43 of the Owner’s Manual.

5.Index to the location you want to capture.

Use the DV deck controls to index the videotape to the location you want to use for editing.

6. Capture the video.

To start capture, click the “Play” button to start playback of the videotape, then click the “Capture” button. When the scene you want to capture ends, click the “Stop Capture” button.

When capture ends, click the “Stop” button to stop playback of the videotape.

* Starting capture immediately after playback of the tape starts may result in corruption of the video image. It may be a good idea to wait for several seconds after playback begins to start capture.

fig. start capture.eps

capture the video

“Capture” button

“Stop Capture” button

“Stop” button

7. Close the capture window.

Clicking the “CLOSE” button returns you to the original editing screen.

fig. close capture.eps

“CLOSE” button

For a more detailed explanation, refer to page 42 of the Owner’s Manual.		15

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Contents

Before You Begin Editing

Making the Connections

■ How to Connect a Digital Video Deck Provided with a DV Jack

■ How to Connect Headphones and a Microphone

Using the Mouse

■Moving the Mouse

■ Clicking

■ Double-clicking

■ Dragging and Dropping

■ Right-clicking

Starting Up

Creating a Project

Opening Previously Created Projects

Editing

How to Edit

Capturing Video Material