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Capture

The process of transferring video from your camcorder or other video sources to your

computer is called capturing. When everything is ready to go, the video feed from your source

device should be visible in the Preview Window. If your card supports a television monitor,

you should also be able to watch your video on it.

Checklist for successful video capture

Capturing video is one of the most demanding tasks you will ever ask of your computer. It

involves high data rates and requires huge amounts of disk space. Here are a few things you

can do to ensure success:

Shut down ALL other programs that are running except Windows Explorer and VideoStudio. Disable
the Screen Saver to avoid possible interruption.
Best results can be achieved by using a dedicated video hard disk, preferably with the capabilities of at
least Ultra-DMA/66, 7200 rpm and more than 30 GB space. Check to be sure you have DMA
enabled on the hard drive for smooth video capture
the Batch Capture feature is not enabled for use with Instant DVD. This is a feature for use when
capturing from a digital camcorder to a FireWire card such as the ADS PYRO 1394DV card.
Capture Video
Transfers video from your source
to your hard disk.
Capture Image
Captures a single frame as a still
image from your source to your
hard disk. Capture duration
Sets the length of time for the
capture.
Captured frames
The total number of captured
video frames.
Dropped frames
The total number of lost video
frames while capturing.
Switch to playback mode
Click to work in Playback
Mode for instant previews.
Options
Displays a menu allowing you
to modify your capture settings.
Driver
Displays the detected capture
device and lists other capture
device drivers installed in your
computer.
Scene Detection
Automatically separates captured
video into several files based on
changes in recording date and
time. (Not available when using
Instant DVD).
Switch to capture mode
Click to work in Capture Mode
and perform capturing tasks.
Format
Allows you to easily select a file
format to use for saving
captured videos. (MPEG only
when using with Instant DVD)
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