Blackmagic – Teranex – How to Capture 29.97 VHS, Hi8 or Umatic tape and Upconvert to 1080 23.98 Frame Rate Conversion and Upconvert Standards Conversion

Turn on The deck you want to use in the dub rack

Go to the little video patch panel in back of the rolling rack filled with the tape

decks. Patch the deck you want to use into the TBC input.

In our example we are capturing from VHS so we have the VHS deck patched into

the TBC Input

If you wanted to capture from Hi-8 or Beta just move the BNC from the VHS to the Hi-8 or

Beta or 3/4 Out.

Patch out of the TBC and into the Teranex

Patch out of the TBC and into the Teranex Y/NTSC/PAL IN

You are also going to have to move the audio XLR Left and Right to the correct output for the

deck you want to use

This will be patched into the small audio board on the desk and this will send audio into

the Teranex

Make sure the Thunderbolt cable is connected to the computer (IMac) and the Teranex

Put the tape in the deck

Click on PLAY make sure there is some image on the tape and play for a at least 20 seconds

Turn on the Teranex - wait till it boots up - if on turn off then on again

System Prefs >Blackmagic Design Desktop Video

Open Blackmagic Media Express

Go to >Media Express>
Preferences

Set the Video Format to
HD 1080p 23.98


Capture File Format will be ProRes 422



Set the destination for the captured files to your HD

Click on the Log and Capture Tab in Media Express

Set Input or "IN" 

Video – Analog or ANLG

Audio – Analog or ANLG

Format – 486

Frame – I

Rate 59.94

Aspect Leterbox

ADJ – can adjust levels and some other things

NEXT - SELECT ANLG ON THE VIDEO TAB

Analog > XLR > Analog Input

Set Output OR "OUT"

Video – SDI

Audio – EMBED - Analog

Format – 1080

Frame – P

Rate 23.98

Aspect Leterbox

ADJ – can adjust levels and some other things

You should see audio levels

Then click on the Capture Button to start capturing.

Capture Button will turn RED