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Previewing video from your video source
Preview your video in your videos device before capturing them into your
PC. To preview the video in your camcorder, switch to Capture mode. You
can do this by clicking the Capture icon on the Standard toolbar or selecting
View: Capture.
For DV devices connected to the PC via an IEEE-1394 FireWire card, make
sure that you set the proper Device Control and Capture Plug-in for you
to be able to control your DV device using the Control bar and for you to
also display the video in your DV camcorder on your monitor.
To view existing or captured video, simply switch to Playback mode by
clicking the Playback icon on the Standard toolbar or selecting View:
Playback.
Note: If you are only viewing video (not necessarily capturing), you may want to hide
certain features, such as the toolbars, for a cleaner look and feel. To hide these, or
show them once hidden, select the appropriate option in the Toolbars
dialog box, opened by clicking View: Toolbars
any displayed toolbar or panel.
Setting preview options
When previewing video in Capture
mode, Video Capture allows you to
control the frame rate and frame size
with the Preview Options dialog box
(opened by clicking View: Preview
Options). When changing the frame
size, keep in mind the aspect ratio (16:9
or 4:3) of the video source. The aspect
ratio is important so that the video can
be displayed without any distortion.
VIDEO CAPTURE: CHAPTER ONE
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