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Capturing video from a digital video camera You can use muvee autoProducer to capture (copy) digital video files to your hard disk drive in either of the following ways: Live (known as camera mode) by using a compatible digital video (DV) camera. See "Capturing live video from a DV camera." Recorded (known as VCR mode) by using a recorded tape in your DV camera. See "Capturing recorded video from a DV camera." Captured video files are automatically added to your movie project. To remove the file from your movie project, select it 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 computer hard disk drive. Capturing video can use a large amount of disk space. The amount of free disk space displays in the Capture Video window in muvee autoProducer while you are capturing video. Capturing live video from a DV camera Capturing live video in camera mode enables you to create a video file without even having a tape in the camera. To capture live video to your hard disk drive by using muvee autoProducer: 1 Connect your DV camera to the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port on your computer. 2 Turn on the camera and set it to VCR mode. Refer to the instructions in the manufacturer's documentation. 3 Click the Get Video from Camera button. 4 Click Start Capture to begin capturing the live image directly to your hard disk drive. 5 Click Stop Capture to stop capturing. 6 Click Capture Folder to specify a folder for the captured video file. 7 Click Filename to specify a file name for the captured video file. 8 Click Done to add captured video files automatically to your movie project. Capturing recorded video from a DV camera For best results when using muvee autoProducer, capture only video footage that you are most interested in using in your movie project. To capture (copy) recorded video to your hard disk drive: 1 Connect your DV camera to the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port on your computer. 2 Turn on the camera and set it to VCR mode. Refer to the instructions in the manufacturer's documentation. 3 Click the Get Video from Camera button. 4 Click the Play button on the screen to begin viewing the video. 118 Getting Started

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Getting Started
Capturing video from a digital video camera
You can use muvee autoProducer to capture (copy) digital video files to your hard disk
drive in either of the following ways:
±
Live
(known as
camera mode
) by using a compatible digital video (DV) camera. See
“Capturing live video from a DV camera.”
±
Recorded
(known as
VCR mode
) by using a recorded tape in your DV camera. See
“Capturing recorded video from a DV camera.”
Captured video files are automatically added to your movie project. To remove the file
from your movie project, select it 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 computer hard disk drive. Capturing video can use a large amount of disk space.
The amount of free disk space displays in the Capture Video window in
muvee autoProducer while you are capturing video.
Capturing live video from a DV camera
Capturing live video in camera mode enables you to create a video file without even
having a tape in the camera.
To capture live video to your hard disk drive by using muvee autoProducer:
1
Connect your DV camera to the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port on your computer.
2
Turn on the camera and set it to VCR mode. Refer to the instructions in the
manufacturer’s documentation.
3
Click the
Get Video from Camera
button.
4
Click
Start Capture
to begin capturing the live image directly to your hard
disk drive.
5
Click
Stop Capture
to stop capturing.
6
Click
Capture Folder
to specify a folder for the captured video file.
7
Click
Filename
to specify a file name for the captured video file.
8
Click
Done
to add captured video files automatically to your movie project.
Capturing recorded video from a DV camera
For best results when using muvee autoProducer, capture only video footage that you are
most interested in using in your movie project.
To capture (copy) recorded video to your hard disk drive:
1
Connect your DV camera to the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port on your computer.
2
Turn on the camera and set it to VCR mode. Refer to the instructions in the
manufacturer’s documentation.
3
Click the
Get Video from Camera
button.
4
Click the
Play
button on the screen to begin viewing the video.