Identifying Requirements for Capturing Video with WinDVD Creator
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You may need to turn your digital video device off and on again for the program to detect it.
You can copy (capture) video files to your hard disk drive by using the WinDVD Creator program.
To capture digital video, connect your digital video (DV) camera to the FireWire® (IEEE 1394) port on the front panel of the PC. To capture analog video, connect your VCR or analog video camera to the Composite Video 2 or
To capture video files, you need to:
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2 Turn your device on and set it to playback mode.
3 Make sure WinDVD Creator can detect your digital or analog device.
4 If your PC has multiple video devices connected, they all appear on the Capture screen. You must select the video source you would like to use.
aIn the WinDVD Creator Capture screen, click your input source.
bClick the Wrench icon.
cSelect Device Control tab, and then select your video source from the Video Source
Capturing Digital Camcorder Video with WinDVD Creator
1 Click Start, choose All Programs, InterVideo WinDVD, InterVideo WinDVD Creator, and then click InterVideo WinDVD Creator again.
2 Click the Capture video into hard disk button.
3 Connect your digital camcorder to your PC.
4 Make sure the output from your digital camcorder appears in the Preview window. If it does not,
5 Click the Play button to preview your video file before you record it.
6 Find your starting point in the video, and click the Pause button.
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8 Enter a file name, click Save, and recording begins.
9 Click 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.
10 To play back your captured video, click the file in the Media Library, and click the Play button in the Preview window.
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