ADS Technologies USB Instant DVD

MYDVD 3.5 USER GUIDE

MyDVD.p65 6/4/2002, 12:24 PM88

Contents

Main Page Copyright Notice USB Instant DVD Users Guide Page Page Instant DVD Overview 5 Three Ways to Capture Video CAPWIZ: BASIC VIDEO CAPTURE & PLAYBACK VIDEOSTUDIO: FULL VIDEO CAPTURE & EDITING MYDVD: WITHOUT EDITING THE VIDEO Burn a VCD or DVD movie to disk VIDEO STUDIO: MYDVD: Create Video and Send Back to Tape CAPWIZ: VIDEO STUDIO: Create VCD or DVD SlideshowSingle Step Capture & Burn a CD or DVD disk PHOTO SLIDESHOWS ON CD OR DVD MYDVD: USB Instant DVD Installation Guide Getting Started 1. Check USB Instant DVD Contents System Requirements 2. Wire It Up! 1. Connect your video source (VHS, DVD, Laser Disc Player, TV. etc.) to your USB Instant DVD. 2. Wire It Up! (contd) cable 4. 3. Plug It In & Install Device Drivers and Software 14 4. Optimize System For Best Performance Optimize System For Best Performance 5. Verify Hardware Installation 6. Windows Audio Mixer Settings 7. Installation Summary 8. Start Making DVD Movies USB Instant DVD Capture Wizard Page Page Page 22 Using Capture Wizard Video Capture/Playback tool for the first time: Playback Captured Video Menu Options Menu Options Menu Options: Options Page Menu Options: Advanced Menu Options: Help 30 Video Inputs/Outputs: Video Format: Television standards USB Instant DVD Wizard Features Video Brightness/Color Control Audio Parameters Advanced Options Video Compression Formats 31 USB Instant DVD Wizard Features (contd) NTSC countries PAL countries Television standards Service and Warranty: Warranty FCC Information Ulead VideoStudio 6 Quick Start North & South America: International: Ulead Systems Inc. Ulead Systems, Inc. Europe: Japan: Ulead Systems GmbH Ulead Systems, Inc. Table of Contents Page The big picture An introduction to digital video An introduction to MPEG MPEG-1 MPEG-2 How VideoStudio works Please install also the following applications, Installing and running VideoStudio Configuring VideoStudio Instant DVD Setup Getting around VideoStudio Page Page Page The Library Steps to create your movie Page Creating a new project Start You can also begin by creating an empty project file using New Project. Selecting a template Capture Checklist for successful video capture Direct capturing MPEG video on your hard drive is enabled. Capturing still images Storyboard Storyboard Mode Timeline Mode The Options Panel SmartRender and Play Project button Preview Files Manager Inserting a clip into the Timeline Trimming a clip Working with clips Capturing still images in the Storyboard Step Using color clips Effect Creating effects Customizing effects Overlay Inserting video/image in the Overlay track Customizing overlays Fine tune the attributes and behavior of your overlay clips in the Options Panel. Title Creating text titles Animation Tab Each option here applies to the whole text title. Click Rolling & scrolling Putting it all together Fading in & out Audio Music Tab Voiceover Tab Finish Creating and saving a video file Page Video Save Options standard MPEG-1 file that has Page Creating an audio file Project Playback Creating a DVD / VCD / SVCD Title Exporting your movie Burning DVD/VCD/SVCD Page Recording back to a camcorder or VCR Shortcuts Page Glossary Page Page MyDVD: Get Started Quick Capturing Video with MyDVD Video Capture from Instant DVD Single Step Capture and Burn a CD or DVD disk USB Instant DVD Helpful Hints: