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Identifying Requirements for Capturing Video, with WinDVD Creator, Capturing Digital Camcorder Video

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Identifying Requirements for Capturing Video with WinDVD Creator You can copy (capture) video files to your hard disk drive by using the WinDVD Creator program. 3 Make sure WinDVD Creator can detect your digital or analog device. 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 S-Video 2 connectors on the front panel of the PC. To capture video files, you need to: 1 Connect your video source device properly. 2 Turn your device on and set it to playback mode. 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. a In the WinDVD Creator Capture screen, click your input source. b Click the Wrench icon. c Select Device Control tab, and then select your video source from the Video Source drop-down menu. n You may need to turn your digital video device off and on again for the program to detect it. 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, double-check your connections and make sure your camera is in playback mode. 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. 7 Click the Record button. 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. Importing, Editing, and Burning Videos 79

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Importing, Editing, and Burning Videos
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Identifying Requirements for Capturing Video
with WinDVD Creator
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 S-Video 2 connectors on the
front panel of the PC.
To capture video files, you need to:
1
Connect your video source device properly.
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.
a
In the WinDVD Creator Capture screen,
click your input source.
b
Click the
Wrench
icon.
c
Select
Device Control
tab, and then
select your video source from the Video
Source drop-down menu.
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, double-check your connections and
make sure your camera is in playback mode.
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.
7
Click the
Record
button.
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.
n
You may need to turn
your digital video
device off and on
again for the
program to detect it.