Roland DV-7DL PRO Quick start guide

Quick Start

Create sequences of your very own!

This leaflet describes the use of the DV-7DL PRO, from

installation through to completing a video sequence.

Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” (Owner’s Manual p. 2), “USING THE UNIT

SAFELY” (Owner’s Manual p. 4), and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (Owner’s

Manual p. 6). These sections provide important information concerning the

proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you

have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Quick

Start, Owner’s Manual, and Appendices should be read in their entirety.

These manuals should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference.

form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.

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Contents

Before You Begin Editing.......................................................................4

Making the Connections............................................................................................................................ 4

How to Connect a Digital Video Deck Provided with a DV Jack ............................................ 5

How to Connect Headphones and a Microphone...................................................................... 5

Using the Mouse......................................................................................................................................... 6

Moving the Mouse .......................................................................................................................... 6

Clicking............................................................................................................................................. 7

Double-clicking ............................................................................................................................... 7

Dragging and Dropping................................................................................................................. 7

Right-clicking................................................................................................................................... 7

Starting Up .................................................................................................................................................. 8

Creating a Project .................................................................................................................................... 10

Opening Previously Created Projects.................................................................................................... 11

Editing....................................................................................................12

How to Edit ............................................................................................................................................... 12

Capturing Video Material ....................................................................................................................... 14

Arranging Video Material....................................................................................................................... 16

Changing the Order of Placed Material..................................................................................... 18

Deleting Material........................................................................................................................... 18

Undoing an Operation ................................................................................................................. 19

Changing the Length of Material................................................................................................ 20

Capturing Audio Material ...................................................................................................................... 22

Arranging Audio Material ...................................................................................................................... 24

Timeline Palette............................................................................................................................. 25

Moving Material............................................................................................................................ 27

Deleting Material........................................................................................................................... 27

Undoing an Operation ................................................................................................................. 27

Changing the Length of Audio Material ................................................................................... 28

Adjusting the Volume .................................................................................................................. 29

Inserting Narration ....................................................................................................................... 30

Inserting Titles into a Sequence.............................................................................................................. 32

Changing the Size of Text ............................................................................................................ 34

Changing the Location of Text .................................................................................................... 34

Changing the Duration of a Title ................................................................................................35

Changing How a Title Appears .................................................................................................. 35

Arranging Titles ............................................................................................................................ 36

Applying Effects ....................................................................................................................................... 38

Applying a Transition Effect (Transition FX)............................................................................ 38

Applying Effects to Video Material............................................................................................ 40

Deleting an Effect .......................................................................................................................... 41

Previewing the Sequence......................................................................................................................... 42

Finishing the Sequence................................................................................................................. 43

Recording a Sequence on Videotape or DVD....................................................................................... 44

After Finishing Editing .........................................................................46

Shutting Down.......................................................................................................................................... 46

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Welcome to the world of stress-free editing—Direct Linear.

With a direct feel for edits, a more intuitive editing process is at the heart of the

Direct Linear concept.

With a focus on creativity and productivity, Direct Linear editors from Edirol bring

outstanding stability, ease-of-use and expressiveness. They offer a world without

loss or interruption that combines the feel of linear editing with the flexibility of non

linear editing. A world where the edit comes first, where the feel is real.

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Before You Begin Editing

Making the Connections

Before you start work, you need to connect the DV-7DL PRO and the other equipment.

Follow the steps on the following pages to make the connections.

* To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume and turn off

the power on all devices before making any connections.

Audio

RLVideoS

Television MonitorDisplay

To Power Outlet

Mouse

Keyboard

DV-7DL PRO Rear Panel

INPUT

To VGA Connector

To S-Video

Connector

1 2 3 4 5 6

7

Red White

VGA

Cable

Power

Cord

Audio

Cable

S-Video

Cable

Red White

Operating the DV-7DL PRO near a television or radio may cause uneven color on the television screen

or noisy sound from the radio. This is due to the effects of electromagnetic noise. If this happens, move

the DV-7DL PRO away from the television or radio.

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Connect the power.

Insert the power cord included with the DV-7DL

PRO (or the DV-7DL) at the location shown in

the figure, then plug the other end of the cord

into a power outlet.

Connect the keyboard.

Locate the symbol on the connector that’s on

the end of the cable running from the keyboard.

With this symbol facing upwards, insert the

connector at the location shown in the figure.

Connect the mouse.

Locate the symbol on the connector that’s

attached to the mouse cord. With this symbol

facing upwards, insert the connector at the

location shown in the figure.

Connect the display.

Using a VGA cable, connect between the VGA

connectors on the DV-7DL PRO and the display

(available separately).For more information,

refer to page 24 of the Owner’s Manual.

Connect the television monitor.

Using an S-Video cable, connect between the S-

Video connectors on the DV-7DL PRO and the

television monitor (available separately).

You can also use the composite-video

connectors to make the connection to the

television monitor. For more information, refer

to page 24 of the Owner’s Manual.

Connect the monitor speakers.

Using an audio cable, connect between the audio

connectors on the DV-7DL PRO and the monitor

speakers (available separately).

If the television monitor supports audio input,

you can also make the connection to the

television monitor.

Connect the video deck for video input.

Connect a video deck for copying video to the

DV-7DL PRO.

For more information, refer to page 26 of the

Owner’s Manual.

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How to Connect a Digital Video Deck Provided with a DV Jack

If you’re connecting a digital video (DV) device that is equipped with DV jacks, use a commercially

available digital video cable to make the connection as shown below.

For more information, refer to the documentation for the digital video device you’re connecting.

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How to Connect Headphones and a Microphone

If you have headphones and a microphone, you can connect them to the unit’s front panel.

You can also use the volume knobs to adjust the volume level for each.

* Before you make the connection, turn the volume knob in the figure fully counterclockwise to lower the volume level.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

IN/OUT

DV2 jack

DV jack

DV Cable

a Video Deck Provided with a DV Jack

Microphone

Headphone

For a more detailed explanation, refer to page 22 of the Owner’s Manual.

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Using the Mouse

You use the mouse included with the DV-7DL PRO (or the DV-7DL) to operate the DV-7DL PRO.

First let’s learn how to use the mouse.

The mouse has two buttons, called the “left button” and the “right button.”

How to Hold the Mouse

As the figure shows, you hold the mouse by placing the palm of your right hand on it.

When you do this, place your index finger on the left button and your middle finger on the right button.

Mouse Placement

Use the mouse on the included mouse pad or on a commercially available optical mouse pad.

Place the mouse pad on a flat and level surface.

* Using the mouse on any surface without a pad may result in unintended operation. Be sure to use a mouse pad.

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Moving the Mouse

Pointer

Moving the mouse while the DV-7DL PRO is running makes the hand-shaped symbol on the editing

screen move in the same way. This hand-shaped symbol is called the “

pointer

.” This pointer is an

important tool, needed to operate the DV-7DL PRO. When the instructions in this document say to

“click” a certain item (such as an on-screen button), you must first move the pointer to the specified

item.

Left button Right button

How to Hold the Mouse

Moving the mouse causes the pointer to movein the same way.

Pointer

Display

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Clicking

Lightly press the left button once with your index finger to produce an audible click.

Use this when selecting material, effects, and the like.

* This is also called “single-clicking.”

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Double-clicking

Lightly press the left button two times in rapid succession with your index finger to produce two

audible clicks. Use this for operations such as “opening” (displaying) windows.

s

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Dragging and Dropping

Use this when moving on-screen “objects.”

First, move the mouse pointer to the object you want to move. Then press the left button until it clicks,

and without releasing the button, move the mouse. When the mouse pointer reaches the target location,

release the button.

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Right-clicking

Lightly press the right button once with your middle finger to produce an audible click.

Use this for such operations as displaying the Edit menu for material.

Click

Press and hold

the left button.

Move

Release the

left button.

Click

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Starting Up

Now that the setup is complete, we’re ready to switch on the DV-7DL PRO and start it up.

1.

Press the power button.

You can hear the DV-7DL PRO as it begins to operate, and the POWER light comes on.

Wait for the system to start. This takes a few minutes.

s

After a short while, the screen shown below appears on the display.

This screen is called the “

Project Management

window

.” To start work, follow the procedure on the

next page.

* Clicking the “EXIT” button turns off the power to the

DV-7DL PRO.

For a more detailed explanation, refer to page 30 of the Owner’s Manual.

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Before You Begin Editing

What Is a Project?

To create a sequence on the DV-7DL PRO, you always need a

project. A project holds material

such as video, audio, and titles, as well as the sequences that you have edited. You manage your

sequences by managing a project. A project could be termed an “organizing box” for creating

sequences.

Video

Title

Audio

Title

Video

Sequence

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Creating a Project

To begin editing, you must either open an existing project or create a new one.

1.

Click the “New Project” button.

After you have started the DV-7DL PRO and the Project Management window has appeared, click the

“New Project” button. The screen changes, and a window for naming the project appears. To give the

project a different name, click the area next to “New Project Name” to highlight the area. Next, use the

keyboard to type in a name for the project.

* If the project is a new one, it is automatically given a name (such as Project 1, Project 2, and so on).

* You can re-name the project later.

2.

Click the “OK” button.

An empty project is created. The Project Management window disappears and the editing screen

appears.

Editing screen

For a more detailed explanation, refer to page 35, 338 of the Owner’s Manual.

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Opening Previously Created Projects

The projects you create are stored inside the DV-7DL PRO. To work on a project, you need to open it.

1.

Select the project.

From the list in the “Project Management” window, select the project you want to open by clicking it.

2.

Click the “OK” button.

The project you selected opens. The editing screen appears.

Editing screen

For a more detailed explanation, refer to page 36, 339 of the Owner’s Manual.

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Editing

How to Edit

Let’s try doing some editing using the DV-7DL PRO.

To perform editing follow the steps described below.

1.

Capture material.

Capture the video, music, and other

material to use in the sequence.

Captured video and audio is saved on

the

hard disk

as

material

.

2.

Edit the material.

Arrange and edit the material.

You can alter the length of material and

change its order to flesh out the story of

the sequence.

Hard Disk

This is a device for storing material,

editing data, and other such information.

The DV-7DL PRO comes with one built

in. You can expand the unit by installing

the optional DV-HD120 hard disk.

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How to Edit

3.

Modify the sequence.

Add titles and effects to the edited

sequence.

4.

Save the sequence.

Save the finished sequence on

videotape or DVD.

* You will need to prepare a video recording device

that is appropriate for the type of media on which

you plan to output your finished work.

The methods just described are called “

nonlinear editing

.”

What Is Nonlinear Editing?

This refers to a method of editing video by using a computer or the like to capture the video and other

material into the editing device, then carrying out editing. This method offers the big advantage of

letting you index and fast-forward captured video data instantly. This is called “nonlinear” because it

differs from the older method of editing using videotape, which is known as “linear editing.”

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Capturing Video Material

Let’s try capturing video from a videotape that you have prepared.

This section describes how to make the connection to a DV device using the method described in “How

to Connect a Digital Video Deck Provided with a DV Jack” (p. 5).

* When you do this, the audio recorded simultaneously with the video (synchronized audio) is also captured along

with the video.

* For information on how to perform capture from an analog video device, refer to “Capturing from Analog Jacks

(S-VIDEO or VIDEO Jacks)” on page 49 of the Owner’s Manual.

1.

Insert the videotape into the playback unit.

Insert the videotape you’ve shot into the digital video device (digital video camera or the like).

* For information on how to insert the videotape, refer to the documentation for your digital video device.

* If you are performing playback on a digital video camera, switch the camera to the playback mode.

2.

Display the capture window.

In the editing screen, click the “Capture” button to display the Capture window.

fig. click capture.eps

3.

Select the input connector.

Click the in the “Input Select” area to display the list of input connectors. From the list, select the

connector where the digital video device is connected. In this example, choose “DV jack 2” (“DV2”). The

video appears in the preview window.

* The television monitor may flicker when you select the connector, but this is normal and does not indicate a

malfunction.

fig. input select.eps

DV cable

a Video Deck Provided

with a DV Jack

Capture windowEditing screen

Preview window

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Capturing Video Material

4.

Preview the input.

Clicking the “Play” button in the Capture window operates the connected digital video device and

starts playback of the videotape you loaded. Check the video that appears on the Preview window.

You can also operate the digital video device using the other buttons near the “Play” button (the DV deck

controls).

* If no video appears, check the connections between the DV-7DL PRO and the digital video device.

fig. play stop VTR.eps

5.

Index to the location you want to capture.

Use the DV deck controls to index the videotape to the location you want to use for editing.

6.

Capture the video.

To start capture, click the “Play” button to start playback of the videotape, then click the “Capture”

button. When the scene you want to capture ends, click the “Stop Capture” button.

When capture ends, click the “Stop” button to stop playback of the videotape.

* Starting capture immediately after playback of the tape starts may result in corruption of the video image. It may be

a good idea to wait for several seconds after playback begins to start capture.

fig. start capture.eps

7.

Close the capture window.

Clicking the “CLOSE” button returns you to the original editing screen.

fig. close capture.eps

DV deck controls

Starts playback.

“Play” button

Stops playback.

“Stop” button

Fast-forwards.

“Forword” button

Rewinds the videotape.

“Rewind” button

* For descriptions of other buttons, refer to page 43 of the Owner’s Manual.

“Capture” button “Stop Capture” button

“Stop” button

capture

the video

“CLOSE” button

For a more detailed explanation, refer to page 42 of the Owner’s Manual.

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Arranging Video Material

Let’s try arranging video material to create the flow of the narrative. Using the Storyboard Palette makes

a single picture out of each piece of video material, letting you create the flow of the narrative by arranging

these pictures. Because you can see the flow of the narrative at a glance, like a Sunday comic, you can carry

out editing while maintaining a view of the entire story.

1.

Change to the Storyboard Palette.

Click the Storyboard tab. The lower half of the window changes to a palette like a light board for photo

negatives (the Storyboard Palette).

fig. click storyboard.eps

2.

Find the video material to place.

In the editing screen, click the VIDEO tab to display the video material. Find the video material that you

want to place, then click the material. The name of the selected video material turns red.

fig. drag first clip.eps

3.

Place the first piece of video material.

Drag the material you selected in step 2 to the white box. A picture of the video material appears in the

white box. The white box is shifted to the right.

fig. drag first clip.eps

Storyboard tab

Storyboard Palette

video material

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4.

Arrange the next piece of material.

Drag the next piece of material to the white box in the same way as in step 3. To arrange more material,

keep dragging each new piece in the same way.

fig. drag second clip.eps

5.

Try playing it back.Now that you have placed material, let’s try playing back

the sequence to see how it looks.

Click the first piece of material on the Storyboard Palette, then click the “Play” button. Playback starts

from the beginning of the sequence.

As playback proceeds, the red box on the Storyboard Palette moves in step to indicate the current

location.

fig. click play.eps

* For descriptions of other buttons, refer to page 81 of

the Owner’s Manual.

Starts playback.

“Play” button

Stops playback.

“Stop” button

Returns to the beginning

of the sequence.

“Rewind” button

For a more detailed explanation, refer to page 68 of the Owner’s Manual.

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Arranging Video Material

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Changing the Order of Placed Material

Try moving material placed in the middle of the Storyboard Palette forward and backward.

Line up the mouse pointer with the material you want to move, then click. This puts the material in a

selected state. You can then drag the material to a different material location. You can move the material

to the location when a blue vertical line is displayed to the left side of the material.

fig. reorder storyboard.eps

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Deleting Material

You can erase material you no longer need from the Storyboard Palette.

Line up the mouse pointer with the material you want to delete, then right-click. A edit menu appears

at that location. Moving the pointer to “Delete” and clicking deletes the material.

fig. reorder storyboard.eps

Right-clicking

Deleted

menu

Shifted forwardShifted forward

For a more detailed explanation, refer to page 72 of the Owner’s Manual.

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Arranging Video Material

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Undoing an Operation

If you happen to make a mistake in your work, you can restore the original state. Clicking the “Undo”

button at the upper right of the Storyboard Palette restores the state in effect before the last operation

you carried out. Clicking this button repeatedly lets you go back to successively earlier stages, with each

click taking you one stage further back. Also, if you go too far back, clicking the “Redo” button next to

the “Undo” button lets you redo (do over) the operation.

Also, if you go too far back, clicking the “Redo” button next to the “Undo” button lets you redo (do

over) the operation.

fig. reorder storyboard.eps

“Undo” button

“Redo” button

1st

operation

Undo Undo Undo

Redo Redo Redo

The Passage of Time

2nd

operation

3rd

operation

4th

operation

The Relationship Between “Undo” and “Redo”

For a more detailed explanation, refer to page 67 of the Owner’s Manual.

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Arranging Video Material

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Changing the Length of Material

When video material is too long, you can remove excess portions and extract just the portion you need.

To keep what you require and cut away what you don’t, you need to decide on the point where material

use starts (

the In point

) and the point where material use ends (

the Out point

). You can use the portion

between the In point and the Out point in editing.

* When no In point and Out point have been set explicitly, the In point is set at the beginning of the material and the

Out point at the end.

Setting an In Point and Out Point in the Detail View Window

1.

Display the Detail View window.

Double-click a piece of material on the Storyboard Palette to display the Detail View window.

2.

Index the portion where you want to start using material.

Click the “Play” button. The material is played back. When playback reaches the place where you want

to start using material, click the “Stop” button. Playback stops.

* The position bar moves in the waveform display as playback proceeds. The location of the position bar shows you

what portion of the overall sequence is being played back. You can fine-tune the stop position by dragging the

position bar.

Needed portion

Editing

Unneeded

portion

In point Out point

Unneeded

portion

Detail View window

Double-click

Starts playback.

“Play” button

Stops playback.

“Stop” button

position bar

* For descriptions of other buttons, refer to page 56 of the

Owner’s Manual.

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