Editing to tape allows you to output material on tape using device control. You must have a controllable device to use Edit to Tape. (If you don't, you can use Print to Video).

The Edit to Tape window replaces and works like the Canvas.

1. Set up device control.
2. Choose Edit to Tape from the Tools menu.

• Mastering pop-up menu: to output the finished sequence; you use the Editing option to replace a section or correct part of a sequence. In Mastering mode, you can only set an In point; the Out point is determined by the length of the media. In Editing mode, you can set In and Out points and use three-point editing.
• Mastering Settings tab: options are added to the beginning or end of the sequence. These include
  • Leader: add color bars, 1 kilohertz (kHz) tone, black, slate, and a 10-second countdown before the beginning of the sequence or clip. The tone has the same duration as the color bars.
  • Slate Source: can be the sequence or clip name, a file on disk, or custom text
  • Media: lets you print the entire sequence or clip, or only the marked portion. You can also loop the sequence or clip and insert black at the end of each loop.
  • Trailer: adds a black trailer of a specified duration at the end of the printed sequence or clip after the last looped sequence or clip
  • Duration Calculator: helps you determine the total duration of the media you've selected to print plus all options you've specified
  • Black and Code button: erases the tape and lays down a clean black signal and control and timecode track (recommended before recording)
  • Edit buttons include
    • Insert: overwrites media on the tape with the item you drag, using three-point editing rules. An insert edit won't disturb the control track or timecode track.
    • Assemble: overwrites media on the tape, including the control and timecode tracks; this may cause a glitch at the beginning and end of the material being recorded.
    • Preview: simulates the edit without actually recording.
    Note : To see the correct output, you must view the direct output of the tape deck, by, for example, connecting the deck to an NTSC monitor.
  • Target track controls: determine which tracks from the source media are recorded on tape.