Focus FireStore FS-3 manual

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Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    Camera Mount DTE Recorder USER GUIDE ADDENDUM V ersion 1.3[...]

  • Page 2

    P AGE 1 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P1 1.0 Ne w File F ormats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P2 1.1[...]

  • Page 3

    1.0 NEW FILE FORMA TS FireStore FS-3 no w includes additional f ile formats in the REC FORMA T menu; PINNA CLE A VI, 24p A VI T ype 2 and 24p QuickT ime. T o na vigate to REC FORMA TS, select MENU - > REC FORMA T from the FS-3 menu. The follo wing list of for mats no w appears (new f ile formats hav e been underlined): RA W D V A VI TYPE 1 A VI [...]

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    P AGE 3 1.2 24P A VI T ype 2 and 24P Quic kTime NO TE : This feature is only for NTSC F ireStore FS-3 models. The 24p A VI T ype 2 and 24p QuickT ime f ile formats were created for use with products such as Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5, in-sync Blade and Son y V eg as V ideo that support 24p editing modes (progressiv e scan, 24 frame[...]

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    2.0 ST OP OUTPUT SETTINGS The pre vious CLIP PREVIEW menu item in the SETUP menu has been replaced with the ST OP OUTPUT menu. It is no w possible to set stop output to one of the follo wing: CLIP PREVIEW – When CLIP PREVIEW is selected , the camcorder is in VTR mode and the user scrolls from one clip to the next on FS-3 using the index buttons, [...]

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    P AGE 5 4.0 USING FS-3 WITH MIRAND A D VC- 100/-800 SERIES CONVERTERS It is no w possible to use F ireStore FS-3 with Miranda D VC-100 and D VC-800 series con verters. The Miranda D VC-100 series con verters allo w FS-3 to be used with selected Digital Betacam, BetacamSX, MPEG IMX and D VCPro50 camcorders. Consult with Miranda regarding compatib le[...]

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    NO TES: P AGE 6 FireStore FS-3 User Guide Addendum[...]

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    MANL-0951-02 FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. 1370 Dell A ve. Campbell, CA. 95008 USA T elephone: 408 866-8300 F ax:408 866-4859 www .FOCUSinfo.com[...]