ATI Technologies ATI Multimedia Center 8.1, P/N 137-70268-20 specifications Personal Video Recorder

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Personal Video Recorder

The Personal Video Recorder provides simple controls and powerful recording options. You can record a clip of full- motion video and audio from your video source and save it as an MPEG, AVI, VCR, or WMV file. You can play recorded files in the File Player (see File Player on page 101.) Advanced time-lapse and motion-triggered recording modes are available.

VideoSoap™ , ATI’s custom video noise reduction system, lets you remove noise that was in the original content or analog noise introduced as a result of poor transmission, substandard cabling, or poor analog-to-digital conversion (see Using VideoSoap on page 43).

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VideoSoap is not available with ALL-IN-WONDER VE cards.

The Schedule feature lets you record TV programs on the dates and times you specify (see Schedule on page 110).

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Because TV-On-Demand (see page 36) records to your hard drive, you cannot use the Personal Video Recorder in TV-On-Demand mode. Instead, use the Export function (see page 38) when you are in TV-on-Demand mode.

To start the Personal Video Recorder

When you record video from TV (see To record a clip of video and audio on page 35), the Personal Video

Recorder opens automatically. If you want the Personal Video Recorder to prompt you before recording, click the Prompt before Recording checkbox in the Personal Video Recorder tab of the TV Player Setup page (see Personal Video Recorder settings on page 40).