Capturing video from a digital video camera
You can use muvee autoProducer to capture (copy) digital video files to the hard disk drive in either of the following ways:
Live (known as camera mode), by using a compatible digital video (DV) camera. See “Capturing live video from a DV camera.”
Recorded (known as VCR mode), by using a recorded tape in the DV camera. See “Capturing recorded video from a DV camera.”
Captured video files are automatically added to the movie project. To remove a file from the movie project, select it in the list of captured video files, and then click the trash can icon.
When capturing video, it is important to be aware of the amount of available free space on the computer hard disk drive. Capturing video can use a large amount of disk space. The amount of free disk space displays in the Capture Video window while you are capturing video.
Capturing live video from a DV camera
Capturing live video in camera mode enables you to create a video file without even having a tape in the camera.
To capture live video to the hard disk drive by using muvee autoProducer:
1Connect the DV camera to the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port on the computer.
2Turn on the camera, and set it to VCR mode. Refer to the instructions in the manufacturer’s documentation.
3Click the Import video/pictures from a device button.
4Select From My Camcorder.
5Browse to the camera, and then click Open. Your video appears in the Video/Pictures area.
6Click Import Now to start capturing the live image directly to the hard disk drive.
7Click Filename to specify a file name for the captured video file.
8Click Done to add a captured video file automatically to the movie project.
Capturing pictures from a DV camera
To transfer pictures to the hard disk drive by using muvee autoProducer:
1Connect the DV camera to the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port on the computer.
2Turn on the camera. Refer to the instructions in the manufacturer’s documentation.
3Click the Import video/pictures from a device button.
4Select From My Camera/Device.
5Under Import my pictures/video, select the camera in the
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