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Digitbeta Output – Print vs Edit to tape
This board has been a tremendous help. I’m almost finished with my first big FCP project. We want to dump to digibeta. There is a debate about which method will give the best quality. One expert says Print to Tape, the other says Edit to Tape.
Which method will give the best quality?
Thanks ahead of time.Ash
Mac Dual 2.3 PCI-X
4.5 gb Ram
Kona LS / AJA IO
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They are both the same in terms of quality. Edit to tape will control your deck however, which you’ll need to do to get frame accurate output to tape. Print to video is just like doing a crash record, you can’t control the deck with it.
Cheers
John C
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Ashley,
print to tape is just like pressing play. It has no real use for my money. Edit to tape enables you to record frame accurately onto dvcam/digibeta using timecode. If you want to run off a VHS dub press play. To create a master on digi, edit to tape.
best wishes
nick
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