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8. Installation Summary
By now you should have completed the following:
1.) Made all of the Audio and Video connections between Instant DVD and your Audio/Video equipment.
2.) Connected Instant DVD to the Power Supply and USB Port on your PC.
3.) Installed USB drivers and verified the device is properly installed
4.) Installed all necessary software applications required for proper operation.
5.) Now you are ready to Start Making DVD Movies.
8. Start Making DVD Movies
Now you are ready to start
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Step Three: Create file name and select file location We will automatically select ‘My Documents\My Videos” as the location to store your video files. You can select a different location if you desire. Step Four: Choose video format In this step you will select between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video compression formats. Select MPEG-2 if you wish to capture video in the highest quality DVD format. Select MPEG-1 if you want to capture video in the VCD format. The Disk Space indicator shows the
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Using Capture Wizard Video Capture/Playback tool for the first time: You have just completed the Wizard screens to ensure that you have connected your video cables, selected your video format and now you are ready to capture video. The Capture Wizard Interface Menu Options File Name Auto-Naming/Unique Name Playback List Box Application Links Status Indicator Record/Play Controls Preview and Record Video 1.) Be sure your video device is playing a video 2.) Click “Preview” and you will see vi
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Ways to begin Recording 1. You can start recording from the Stop or idle status in CapWiz or while you are previewing video. 2. Click the red record( ● ) button to begin recording at any time. 3. To Stop recording, Click the “Stop” ( ■ ) button or the “esc” key on your keyboard. 4. The video will be displayed in the resolution you selected for the video capture: a. VCD 352 x 240 NTSC / 352 x 288 PAL b. SVCD 480 x 480 NTSC / 480 x 576 PAL c. DVD 720 x 480 NTSC /720 x 576 PAL Playback Captur
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Seek through the video If you have recorded a long video, you may want to jump ahead to a specific point in the video file and continue play- back from that point. 1.) Click the “Pause” (П) button. 2.) Use your mouse to drag the playback position slider to the point you desire. 3.) Click the “Play” (►) button, or press the “Space” bar on your keyboard to resume playback. Keyboard Short Cuts: Preview = Enter key Record = “R” key Instant Playback = double click file name Play/Pause = space bar Sto
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Capture Wizard Features and Functions Recording File Name: Before Recording check the Recording Filename box in the upper left hand corner of the application. The file name you selected in the Wizard Screen is listed here. 1. Keep this file name if you wish or run the Wizard to use a new file name. 2. Check the “Auto Naming” box and CapWiz will automatically name each captured file in sequential order; i.e. if your video file is “My Video”, the first file captured will be named “My Vid
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Menu Options This section will describe all settings and choices for all of the menu options along the top of the CapWiz Interface. • Video Inputs/Outputs: This dialog box allows you to quickly change your video input and output choices. Here you can choose between RCA, S-VHS or DV Inputs (Instant DVD + DV only) and RCA or S-VHS outputs. These settings can also be changed by running the Capture Wizard Screens. • Video Format: The Video format dialog box allows you to quickly c
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Video Resolution: You can select from the following video capture resolutions NTSC PAL 325 x 240 (VCD) 352 x 288 (VCD) 352 x 480 (1/2 D1) 352 x 576 (1/2 D1) 480 x 480 (SVCD) 480 x 576 ( SVCD) 704 x 480 (DVD) 704 x 576 (DVD) 720 x 480 (DVD) 720 x 576 (DVD) Video Bit Rate: You will notice that you have the ability to select a video capture rate of up to 15 Mb/sec. You will also notice that any bit rate over 9 Mb/sec. is red in color. This is because any bit r
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Video Preprocessing Filters Instant DVD includes video preprocessing filters which provide the ability to remove some of the noise found on old video tapes, TV reception or other noisy video sources. Spatial Filtering This refers to filtering pixel data that are all located in the same video frame. The Spatial filter is a low-pass filter. This filter removes part of the high frequency noise components. Too much filtering can reduce image sharpness to the point of looking
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For Instant DVD + DV Only: 1.) Connect your Digital Camcorder with the provided 4 pin to 4 pin DV cable from your camcorder to the 4 pin DV port on the front of the Instant DVD + DV device. 2.) Turn your camcorder on and to the VCR/VTR mode. Note: we recommend using the external power supply for your camcorder for best results rather than running on battery power. 3.) Click “PLAY” on the DV Camcorder control panel to start the camcorder tape. 4.) Click “Preview” on the CapWiz interface a
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• Options: The Options menus provides more selections in customizing your use of the Capture Wizard application: Click the Options button at the top of the interface to view the Options menu. Show Splash If there is a check mark next to this an “ADS” splash screen will appear on your screen when you start Capture Wiz- ard. To disable, click on “Show Splash” and the check mark will disappear. Show Wizard If there is a check mark next to this, the “Capture Wizard” screens will appear on your
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Recording This presents a Recording Options dialog box with the following selections: Prompt to Confirm Recording If this is enabled, you will receive a confirming prompt when ever you click the Record button. This may be used to more accurately time the beginning of a recording session. Prompt Delay Record Enabling this feature will cause the “Recording Options” box to appear when you click the Record Button. Click “Prompt” Delay Record” again to disable. When you click the Record b
