To Record to a Media Button

The video input (video+audio) for the channel pair can be recorded as video with audio (Video Media Button), audio only (Audio Media Button), or as a still image (Still Media Button).

  1. Right-click on the empty Media Button that you want to record to.


  2. Select Record and click on the type of media you want to record. The type of media sets the type of Media Button you are creating.
    • Video — a Video Media Button containing video with or without audio.
    • Audio — an Audio Media Button containing audio without video.
    • Still — a Still Media Button containing a still image without audio.
  3. Select the track and clip information you want to record.


    Setting Description
    Track Info
    • Video — record the video track.
    • Audio — record the audio tracks.
    Clip Info
    • Name — enter a name for the media file. The name is also applied to the Media Button but can be changed later.
    • Suffix — automatically add a sequential number (Numeric) or the current time of day (Time of Day) to the end of the name.
    • Timecode — the timecode for the clip can start at zero (Striped) or use the external timecode input (External LTC).
      Note: The External LTC setting uses LTC or ATC, depending on how the timecode is configured for the channel pair.
  4. Click OK. The Video Preview Media Player goes into EE mode and the Media Recorder opens.


  5. Click Record ( ) to start recording.


  6. When you are ready to finish recording, click Stop ( ).


  7. Trim the IN and OUT points of the clip and adjust the audio level as required.
    Tip: Click on the thumbnail image to generate a new thumbnail from the current frame of video.


  8. Click Save to save the new media item to the Media Button.
  9. Click Close.