Print to video vs edit to tape - which to use?

I want to record to a new tape that has not been blacked or timecode striped. Do I need to use the Edit to Tape assemble edit option like Avid? Or does Print to Video automatically stripe timecode? Which would be better? I'm new to FCP.

thanks!

christy

In my view, Edit to Tape is stabler and more reliable. And you don't need to black the whole tape -- just 10 to 20 seconds in the beginning and set your Edit to Tape's In point within that section.


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thank you!

Ahem! What is an edit to tape got to do with a person who owns a stable?

Horses of Courses!

Follow Derek's post and don't forget to use Assemble mode for the lay off.

BTW, timecode is not "striped" by the NLE, be it Avid or FCP. It comes from the tape deck.

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Aside from definitely just feeling more solid, Edit To Tape is also the way to go when you are trying to lay to a specific start time, such as lining up bars/tones/slate, and first frame of picture to exact time code numbers to meet specs or accepted industry practices. Print to Video about the same as winging it into a tape manually without that precise control.

Print To Tape however, is sometimes the only way to do it depending on the tape format or sequence type. For example HDV sequences and HDV machines we've worked with do not support Edit To Tape and must be done with Print To Video.

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Thanks everybody. So Print to Video is kind of like a manual hard record plus countdown etc.

I think Edit to Tape is the way I want to go unless my machine doesn't allow it.

christy