I patch the character out of the deck to the composite video input of my external monitor during capture or ETT. also monitor audio levels via external audio meters.
the only time it doesn’t work is in 23.98 fps material which won’t display composite.
for that it’s have a little faith or an EDL for capture, and a quick trip to the machine room during bars for ETT
Doug Beal
Editor / Engineer
Rock Creative Images
Nashville TN