Capturing analog video

1Click Start, choose All Programs, InterVideo WinDVD, InterVideo WinDVD Creator, and then click InterVideo WinDVD Creator again.

2Click the Record to Video File button.

3Connect your VCR, television, or other input device to your composite or S-video inputs.

4Click your input source, click the Wrench icon, and select the Device Control tab.

5Select your composite or S-video source in the Video Source drop-down menu. Click OK.

6Click the Record button.

7Enter a file name, click Save, and recording begins.

8Click the Stop button to stop capturing your video file. Your video file is processed and automatically saved to the My Videos folder on your hard disk drive. The video clip appears in the Media Library portion of the screen.

9To play back your captured video, click the file in the Media Library and click the Play button in the Preview window.

Capturing a still image

1Pause your input device on the position for which you would like an image.

2Click the Capture Still Image button under the Preview window.

3The image is saved to the My Pictures folder on your hard disk drive.

Editing video files in WinDVD Creator

After you capture video files, use the WinDVD Creator Edit module to create your customized video file. In Edit mode you can add:

•Video files

•Still images

•Audio and music tracks

•Transition effects

•Title effects

•Video filters

To edit your video files:

1If your project is already open, click the Edit button, and skip to step 4.

2Click Start, choose All Programs, InterVideo WinDVD, InterVideo WinDVD Creator, and then click InterVideo WinDVD Creator again.

3Open a project by selecting either the Start New Project or the Open Existing Project button.

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