Wireless & PC Camera Modules
Pre-Allocating File
Space
You may
7 the hard disk can im- prove the capture quali- ty (particularly of large capture files), by reduc- ing the amount of work the hard disk has to do in finding space for the video data as it is being captured.
You may find it helpful to defragment the HDD before capture.
AMCAP
AMCAP is a video viewer useful for general purpose video viewing and test- ing, and can capture video files to .avi format.
1.Run the AMCAP program from the Start > Programs/All Programs > CMM PC Camera menu (it is recommended that you set the capture file before the capture process - see Set Capture File below).
2.Go to the Capture menu heading (if you wish to capture audio make sure that the Capture Audio option is ticked) and select Start Capture.
3.On the first run of the program (if you have not set the captured file) you will be asked to choose a file name and size (see the sidebar -
4.Click OK to start capturing the video, and press Esc to stop the capture.
5.If you wish to, you may go to the File menu and select Save Captured Video As..., choose a file name and location, then click Open (you can view the file using the Windows Media Player).
Set Capture File
You will only be asked to set the capture file name on the first run of the AM- CAP program. When you run the program the next time the file will automat- ically be overwritten with the newly captured file. To avoid overwriting files you can go to the Set Capture File.. option in the File menu, and set the file name and location before capture. Set the name and location then click Open (you can choose Cancel to ignore the file size if prompted).
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