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- Page 1 Operation Manual Video Recorder Mac OS X ™ January 2009...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Video Recorder Operation Manual Welcome Contents of Package Video Recorder at a Glance Software Installation Hardware Installation Testing the Installation Connections Record Playback Help Support Warranty... -
Page 3: Welcome
Welcome Thank you for purchasing Video Recorder. We hope you have a lot of fun taking your old videos and turning them into modern digital video and audio. Then share your movies with anyone via iPod , iPhone , YouTube... -
Page 4: Contents Of Package
Contents of Package 1. Video Recorder 2. USB Extension Cable 3. CD Software... -
Page 5: Video Recorder At A Glance
Video Recorder at a Glance Audio Right (Red) Audio Left (White) Analog Video (Red) Analog Video (Green) Analog Video (Blue) USB 2.0 Connection to Computer... -
Page 6: Software Installation
Software Please install the Video Recorder software before using your Video Recorder. We always recommend that you visit the support page on our website and download the latest Installation Video Recorder software from www.blackmagic-design.com/videorecorder/support. If you don’t have Internet access, you can use the Software CD, which is included in the box, but do check for the latest version on the Internet when you can. -
Page 7: Hardware Installation
USB 2.0 port on your computer. While you can Installation connect the Video Recorder directly to a USB port on your computer, it is safer and more convenient to use the short USB extension cable. This minimizes the possibility of damaging the Video Recorder, or the computer, should the Video Recorder be accidentally bumped. -
Page 8: Testing The Installation
Video Recorder USB connector and see if the Record button becomes red. If not, try another USB port or test the Video Recorder on another computer. Once the Record button shows red, you’re ready to start recording. Congratulations! -
Page 9: Connections
If you have been given a DVD of a special event, such as a wedding or birthday, you can use Video Recorder to capture the movie off DVD for playback on your iPod or to share on the Internet via your own website or even on YouTube. Make sure you have permission to make copies of the DVD. - Page 10 “regular video”. You are likely to find it on almost any video device. Composite video uses a single cable and is usually identified by a single, yellow connector. It should be connected to the green input on Video Recorder. AUDIO...
- Page 11 S-Video connector to two RCA connectors which can be connected to the green and blue inputs on Video Recorder. The two RCA connectors are usually white and some other color, typically yellow or red. They should be connected to the blue and green inputs on Video Recorder respectively.
- Page 12 Connections Component — Best analog video Component is the newest and highest quality analog video connection and has become popular in homes during the 2000’s. It uses three cables to transmit all of the color information. The connectors on the three cables are usually colored red, green and blue.
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Page 13: Record
Before clicking the large, red Record button, there are a few options you might like to choose. Video Recorder automatically detects if it is receiving a NTSC, PAL or SECAM video signal so you don’t have to set these options. - Page 14 Record Select a Device Select the device on which you want to play back your video. The Device buttons will then set the resolution at which the movie files will be recorded. You can choose Full Resolution if you want the maximum quality picture to be preserved. Simply click on the icons for iPod Small, iPod Large, YouTube, iPhone, AppleTV or Full Resolution video.
- Page 15 2. Enable this option if you want to save files which will be copied to removable media such as CD’s or DVD’s. Video Recorder will split the recording into seperate movie files of the specified file size.
- Page 16 Record Audio/Video Controls Look at the video preview in Video Recorder and see if your video looks as clear as you would expect. If the picture looks overly dull, vivid, bright or dark, or if the audio is too low or high, click on the A/V Controls button to the left of the audio level meter.
- Page 17 Record Recording! You are almost ready to record your video. If the video preview looks blocky or 100 kb/s 200 kb/s unclear, click the Quality popup menu above the Record button and increase the 300 kb/s Quality setting to a higher data rate. Once you are happy with the quality of the video 400 kb/s preview, click the red Record button or alternatively go to the Recording menu and 500 kb/s...
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Page 18: Playback
Playback When your recording has finished, you will find the movie files saved to your desktop. They will open in QuickTime Player unless you have changed the default player to another application such as VLC Player or iTunes. If you chose the option to load into iTunes, you will find your movies ready to play from within iTunes and to send to your AppleTV, iPod or iPhone. -
Page 19: Help
If Video Recorder is recording, and you then bring some other application to the foreground, you will no longer be able to hear the audio being captured. If you wish to hear audio even when Video Recorder is in the background, go to the Recording menu and select “Audio output in Background”. - Page 20 If you find the Record button is gray, and the Blackmagic Video Recorder software will not record, make sure that Video Recorder is directly connected to a USB port on your computer using the included USB cable. Avoid connecting via a USB hub as Video Recorder might not work correctly.
- Page 21 There is a small delay, of less than a second, between the time that video and audio is received by Video Recorder, and the time that it appears in the Blackmagic Video Recorder software on your computer display. The delay occurs regardless of whether video is being recorded to the hard disk or not.
- Page 22 Connections section of this manual. Check which cables have been connected to which ports on the video source device and to Video Recorder. The usual symptoms of this problem are a strange green or magenta color shift. Using the correct cable connections should fix this problem.
- Page 23 Simply switch the audio cable connections at either the video and audio source device OR at Video Recorder. Do not make this change at both ends of the cable as this will not fix the problem. Using the correct cable connections will fix this problem.
- Page 24 Similar results may be experienced when attempting to record copy-protected channels from the analog video output of a digital set top box. You can use Video Recorder to capture the free to copy channels but do ensure you don’t copy Copyright material.
- Page 25 Check that your video and audio cables are connected to the correct video source device as it can be easy to mistakenly connect the wrong cables to Video Recorder if you have a busy work area with lots of video and audio cables. It can be easy to confuse the composite video and analog audio cables of a VHS player with the same type of cables for a video camera as they are usually the same color.
- Page 26 If video or audio cables become defective, you might see or hear video and audio distortion when using Video Recorder. Try another set of cables and see if this makes the problem go away. If the cables are faulty, discard them (or at least label them as faulty) so they will not cause you any further problems.
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Page 27: Support
Support Using your Video Recorder to encode your precious video in H.264 movie files is exciting but can be confusing as there are many technicalities with the video and audio devices from which you might capture your video. This manual should cover most of the basic information you will need to start recording video immediately and hopefully the Help section will answer most of your questions. -
Page 28: Warranty
Warranty 12 Month Limited Warranty Blackmagic Design warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase. If a product proves to be defective during this warranty period, Blackmagic Design, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.
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