Step One - Connections; Step Two - Record Settings - Manhattan 162579 User Manual

Step One — Connections
Make sure your video device is connected to the A/V Grabber. Then connect the A/V
Grabber to your computer (refer diagram on page 3).
Step Two — Record Settings
Access the Record Settings control panel using the Record Settings Button
bottom of the Capture Screen.
• Video Device & Settings sets your video/cable connection (Composite or S-Video)
and allows access to video controls for brightness, contrast, etc.
• Audio Device & Settings sets the input source and adjusts the recording volume.
• Format & Settings sets the disc or video format you want the video to be recorded
in (see the Appendix for information regarding each format option); allows changes
to video resolution if unstable or choppy video results. NOTE: Determine the type of
disc to output your video files to before recording your video in the Capture screen
or when merging and saving in the Edit screen.
• Quality adjusts the level of quality that your video will be recorded in.
*This option, in combination with the Format option, determines how much video
can be recorded to disc (does not apply to VCD or SVCD Formats).
• Result indicates the amount of video that can be burned to the type of disc or video
format selected in the Format option; it changes based upon the settings for Format
and Quality options.
• Video Recording Type specifies the video standard you want the video recorded in,
NTSC (common video standard for North America) or PAL (commont video standard
for Europe and British Commonwealths).
Tip: This option can also be used to convert a PAL videotape to the NTSC standard
and vice versa. See the Appendix for information on converting video types.
• Output Folder specifies the location on your hard drive where all video recordings
will be saved permanently. Click the Folder icon on the right to change the output
at the
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