Preview on a television monitor via camcorder or deck

If you’re editing a DV project, you can preview the sequence on a television monitor via your IEEE 1394 connection and camcorder or video deck.

Note: You may not be able to preview on a TV monitor via camcorders or decks in HDV mode. Set these, instead, to DV or Auto mode.
  1. Make sure that the monitor is connected to the DV camcorder or deck and that the camcorder or deck is connected to your computer.
  2. (For camcorder setup only) Set the camcorder to output to the monitor. Some devices detect this automatically, while others require you choose a menu option.
  3. In the Source Monitor or Program Monitor, click the panel menu button to the upper right, select Playback Settings, and choose the desired options from the following.
    Desktop Video Display During Playback
    Specifies whether or not to play back to the Program Monitor. Deselect this option to play back only through the external monitor specified in the External Device option. If the External Device option is set to None, Desktop Video is selected to ensure playback to the Program Monitor.

    External Device
    Sets an external device through which to play back video.

    Aspect Ratio Conversion
    Determines how pixel aspect ratio is converted for DV projects.

    Desktop Audio
    Sets audio playback to the computer

    External Device Audio
    Sets audio playback to a connected external audio device.

    Export: External Device
    Enables export to tape for the specified device. This option doesn’t affect playback to an external device during export.

    Disable Video Output When Premiere Pro is in the Background
    Disables video to the external monitor if Adobe Premiere Pro is not the active application on your desktop.

    24p Conversion Method
    Specifies the conversion method for 24p footage. See Set 24p playback options.

There can be a slight delay between the playback on the desktop and the playback on a television via a camcorder/VCR. If the video and audio seem out of sync, try to preview both video and audio through the same device.