Capturing video from a DV camcorder

You can capture (copy) digital video files to your hard disk drive by using muvee autoProducer either:

Live (known as camera mode) using a compatible DV camcorder. See “Capturing live video from a DV camcorder” on page 31.

Or

Recorded (known as VCR mode) using a recorded tape in your DV camcorder. See “Capturing recorded video from a DV camcorder” on page 31.

Captured video files are automatically added to your movie project. To remove the file from your movie project, select the video file 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 free space available on your PC hard disk drive. Capturing video can use a large amount of disk space. The amount of free disk space displays on the Capture Video window in muvee autoProducer while you are capturing video.

Capturing live video from a DV camcorder

Capturing live video in camera mode allows you to create a video file without even having a tape in the camcorder.

To capture (copy) live video to your hard disk drive using muvee autoProducer:

1Connect your DV camcorder to the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port on your PC.

2Turn on the camcorder and set to VCR mode. Refer to the instructions in the manufacturer’s documentation.

3Click the Get Video from Camera button.

4Click the Start Capture button to begin capturing the live image directly to your hard disk drive.

5Click the Stop Capture button to stop capturing.

6Click Capture Folder to specify a folder for the captured video file.

7Click Filename to specify a file name for the captured video file.

8Click the Done button to automatically add captured video files to your movie project.

Capturing recorded video from a DV camcorder

For best results with muvee autoProducer, capture only video footage that you are most interested in using in your movie project.

To capture camcorder (copy) recorded video to your hard disk drive:

1Connect your DV camcorder to the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port on your PC.

2Turn on the camcorder and set to VCR mode. Refer to the instructions in the manufacturer’s documentation.

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HP a1120a, a1160a, a1138hk, a1140a manual Capturing video from a DV camcorder, Click the Get Video from Camera button

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