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Installation and
User’s Guide
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For Apple Power Macintosh G3
multimedia
producer
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Welcome to Buz™Multimedia Producer! The Buz package includes: The Buz Card: The Buz card is a PCI adapter that provides professional quality video capture, real-time hardware Motion-JPEG video compression and video output. It is also an intelligent, high-performance PCI* Ultra-SCSI** host adapter, ideally ® suited for connection to Iomega’s Jaz drives and other fast SCSI devices. *PCI–Peripheral Component Interconnect – is a local bus interface that enables high speed data transfer. **SCSI (pron
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Macintosh installation CD: Provides an integrated installer for: ® • Adobe Premiere 4.2 LE ® • Buz Drivers and Utilities for Power Macintosh G3. Note: This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group. ® ® • Apple QuickTime 3 Pro • Apple AudioTuneUp 2.0 ™ • Iomega RecordIt 1.3 • Iomega Tools It also contains a useful tutorial on • How To Make Better Movies This Installation Guide will lead you through the installation process including how to connect your Buz B
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Buz Performance Characteristics Video Specifications Compression Hardware Motion JPEG (MJPEG) Resolution Up to 720x480 at 29.27 frames per second (60 fields) NTSC Up to 720x576 at 25 frames per second (50 fields) PAL/SECAM Up to 24 bit (16 million) colors Capture Format QuickTime Movie (Motion JPEG A) Video Data Rate Capable of broadcast TV studio, without dropped frames 6.75 to 225 KB/frame; 200 KB/sec to 6.6 MB/sec; 3:1 to 100:1 compression (software selectable) Production Format QuickTime Mov
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Index Installation Guide ................................................................................ 2 Install Your Software ............................................................................ 7 Buz Box Connections .......................................................................... 8 Video/Audio Connections ................................................................. 14 Optimizing Your System .................................................................... 15 Your L
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Installation Guide M NOTE: Buz Multimedia Producer is a technologically sophisticated package. It is recommended that you disable all system crash recovery, anti-virus software, or other background-running software. Also check the ‘Optimizing Your System’ section on page 15 of this guide. M Contents: CD ROM Buz Installation Guide Iomega Buz EasyGuide For Adobe Premiere 4.2 LE Buz Card A/V-Cable Buz Box M VERY IMPORTANT! View the video tutorial on installing the Buz card in your Macintosh G3
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1. Remove the computer cover. CAUTION If you are unsure about how to open your computer, please refer to the user’s manuals that came with your system. M Lay the Mini Tower G3 on its side, press the latch button, lift the cover panel up a few inches, and lift it off. On the Desktop G3, remove the holding screw, press the security bar in the center, then press the release latches on each side and slide the cover forward, as shown in the graphic. The Power Mac All-in-one G3 has four screws on th
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2. Open the computer. The Mini Tower G3 has two green colored locking levers. Pull the levers up and out to release the chassis, then open the chassis by pulling up the big brown handle. Pull the All-in-one G3 logic board tray out carefully until it stops. Be careful that you do not tip the computer over. On the Desktop G3, pull the card cage plastic cover up to reveal the PCI slots. (Not shown.) Use the handle to carefully open the chassis Unlock the top chassis by pulling the two green lo
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3. Locate any vacant PCI expansion slot and remove the expansion slot cover. (Save the slot cover screw for use in the next step.) Support the tray with your hand while installing the Buz card PCI slots Remove slot cover ALL-IN-ONE G3 and retain screw MINI TOWER G3 Swing the chassis open until it rests firmly on the work surface 5
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4. Unpack the Buz card. CAUTION Touch a grounded metal object to discharge any build-up of static electricity before handling the Buz card. M Handle the card by its edges. If you lay it down, place it on the static-proof bag it is shipped in. 5. Push the Buz card FIRMLY into the PCI slot, then replace the PCI slot cover screw. Optional: Connect internal Bracket SCSI device Data flush to chassis cable here Pin 1 Connector fits evenly PCI slot Ensure the bracket fits flush against the c
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6. Install your software. Start your computer. Put the Buz Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. • Double click on the Start Here icon. Choose install software. Note: The system will prompt you to restart your computer a few times through the installation process. • The default install settings will automatically install the software drivers and will create the Iomega Buz folder on your hard drive and will install all of the Buz software pieces (drivers, applications, utilities, etc.). At
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Buz Box Connections 1. Connect the Buz box cable to the Buz card on the back of your computer. The longer connector on the back of the Buz card is the connector for external SCSI devices (such as Jaz drives). A variety of SCSI devices can connect to the Buz card. See your SCSI device documentation for proper connection. Also see the SCSI Guidelines section in this booklet. Buz Card Connectors SCSI Connector Fifteen-Pin Connector M Optional: If you are connecting an external SCSI device to t
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Buz Box connector: The fifteen-pin connector from the Buz Box goes to the matching connector of the Buz card. Look at this plug carefully. Check orientation before connecting. After connecting, tighten the thumbscrews. Avoid bending any pins. Audio In: The smaller of the two Buz audio connectors is the Audio In connector. Connect it to the Microphone port on the back of your computer. Look for the MICROPHONE symbol: Plug the 'Audio In' connector into the Microphone port on the back of you
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Audio Out: The larger of the two Buz audio connectors is the Buz Audio Out Pass- through connector. It should be plugged into the speaker port on the back of your computer. If you have a connector for external speakers already plugged into the speaker port, disconnect and reconnect it into the back of the Pass-through connector so your speakers will continue to work. Note: If you don’t hear sound when playing videos on your computer, you may need to unplug the Pass-through connector to hear s
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CAUTION The clearance surrounding the External ‘Speaker Out’ connector on the Mini Tower G3 with the Personality card is limited. You may need to apply pressure to the Pass- through connector for a good connection. Take care to not damage the connector or the input. M Buz Audio In Connector Buz Audio Out Pass-through Connector Your Existing Speaker's Connector External SCSI Connector Buz Box Connector NOTE: The back of your Macintosh may not look the same as the graphic. If you are unsure
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4. Plug your audio and video input and output devices into the Buz Box. Buz Box Connections Output to Storage Input from Source Side Side Composite Video Output Audio Left Channel S-Video Output Audio Right Channel Audio Right Channel S-Video Input Audio Left Channel Composite Video Input CAUTION Do not connect your audio equipment to the composite video input or output jack. You could damage your equipment or your Buz card. M Audio Input/Output:
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OUT IN L R If your Power Macintosh G3 system has the Personality card installed, it is equipped with high quality audio inputs. You may want to connect RCA audio connectors directly to these rather than connecting through the Buz box. If you do, you must change your settings in the Control Panel setting: Monitors and Sound/ Sound/Sound Monitoring Source/RCA in. If your are unsure how to connect to the back of your computer, consult your G3 User’s Guide. Buz Audio Out Pass-through Connector
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Video/Audio Connections Video: If your camcorder or VCR has an S-Video connector, use it for better video quality. To select S-Video, launch Adobe Premiere 4.2 LE. Select File, then Capture, then Movie Capture. A new menu item appears: Movie Capture. Select the Video Input command in this menu. Choose Source in the pop-up menu and S-Video in the Input pop-up menu. Click OK. Input Devices: Connect the ‘OUT’ connectors of your camcorder, VCR, DVD, etc., into the ‘IN’ side of the Buz Box. Ou
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Optimizing your System Get the best performance from Buz by optimizing your system before you start to use Buz: • Go through the configuration instructions at the beginning of the Iomega Buz EasyGuide for Adobe Premiere 4.2 LE to setup your system for use with Adobe Premiere. • Use third party software if you have any, to defragment or otherwise optimize the target drive for your captured video. • Iomega Jaz drives and disks are ideal storage solutions for video capture and production. Make sur
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Congratulations! You have successfully installed your new Buz Multimedia Producer. The next step in optimally configuring your system and becoming familiar with Buz is to carefully read the Iomega Buz EasyGuide for Adobe Premiere 4.2 LE. This tutorial has been created to let you quickly gain proficiency with this powerful video editing software program. We also recommend that you view the ‘How to Make Movies’ tutorial. To view this video, insert the Buz Installation CD in your CD-ROM drive an
