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- Page 1 PYRO PYRO PYRO PYRO PYRO PYRO User’s Guide PYRO PYRO PYRO PYRO PYRO PYRO PYRO PYRO PYRO PYRO www.adstech.com PYRO...
- Page 3 International Business Machines, Inc. ADS is a registered trademark of ADS Technologies Inc. ADS Technologies (ADS) makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The informa- tion furnished within this written document is for information purpos- es only and is subject to change without notice.
- Page 4 Table of Contents A letter from the President of ADS ..5 Introduction ......6 System Requirements .
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Page 5: A Letter From The President Of Ads
The combination of technology innovation, affordability, quality, value and sup- port has made our products award-winners in the press and at conventions. More over they are winners with our customers. I wish to thank you for choosing ADS Technologies and I hope you enjoy your new multimedia experience. Sincerely,... - Page 6 Introduction Requirements: • Intel Celeron 400MHz or AMD K6-400MHz or above • Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 or Windows ME • 64 MB of RAM and Sound Card • AGP or PCI video card with 4 MB of RAM •...
- Page 7 INSTALLATION GUIDE...
- Page 8 Installation Guide Note to beginning Videographers: If you are new to video editing, we recommend that you learn the basic concepts of video capture and editing with Video Studio, then when you are ready, move on to Media Studio Pro 6.0VE. Media Studio Pro 6.0VE is located on CD #2 and you can install this when you are ready.
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Page 9: Hardware Installation
1.) HARDWARE INSTALLATION Follow the steps below to Install the PYRO hardware. Move on to connecting your camcorder and installing the Video Studio software only if the PYRO hardware is properly installed. If the PYRO card is listed in Device Manager under 1394 Bus Controller with no exclamation marks and no conflicts, then the PYRO is properly installed PYRO does require the use of an IRQ (Hardware interrupt... - Page 10 Step 3 Carefully remove the shell from your computer. Step 4 With the power cable disconnected from your computer, touch the metal part of the case to ground yourself. This will discharge any static electricity from your body which can damage your computer.
- Page 11 Step 7 If necessary, remove the knockout on the back of your computer which cor- responds to the PCI slot you have confirmed as your selection. If there is a screw, place it in a safe place as you will be using it to attach the PYRO 1394 PCI Card.
- Page 12 Step 11 Replace the computer’s shell and screw it back in place with the screws you removed in step 2. Step 12 Now that your PYRO 1394 PCI Card is installed and the shell is in place, you can safely connect the power cable. Now restart your computer and install the drivers from the CD.
- Page 13 PYRO 1394 PCI Card Driver Installation Step 1 To the left is a picture of the dialog box that will notify you that Windows has detected your new hardware. Step 2 Windows will now automatically run the “Add New Hardware Wizard.” Select the first option “Search for the best driver...”...
- Page 14 2.) CAMCORDER DRIVER INSTALLATION 1. DO NOT PLUG YOUR CAMCORDER INTO THE PYRO BOARD UNTIL YOU HAVE INSTALLED THE CAMCORDER DRIVERS from PYRO CD #1. 2. Insert the PYRO 1394DV CD into your CD-ROM drive. INSTALL DRIVERS. The driver install will automatically install the correct version drivers to match your operating system.
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Page 15: Connecting The Digital Video Camcorder
3.) CONNECTING THE DIGITAL VIDEO CAMCORDER Once you have installed the camcorder drivers you are ready to connect your camcorder to the PYRO Card. Follow these steps to ensure that the operating system recognizes your camcorder and you are familiar with the camcorder driver your system is using. - Page 16 Camcorder Driver information and Descriptors: Windows 98 Texas Instruments DV camcorder driver Listed in Device Under: Shown as: File name: Device Control Selection: Output to camcorder Selection: Win98SE, WinME or Win2000 Microsoft DV camcorder driver Listed in Device Manager: Shown as: File name: Device Control Selection: Output to camcorder Selection:...
- Page 17 RUNNING VIDEO STUDIO for the First Time 1. Run Video Studio. 2. Before Starting a Project Click on the (G) Global Properties button. You will see a menu displayed like this. The Black Dot is highlighted next to the active video capture device. a.
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Page 18: Installation Summary
INSTALLATION SUMMARY: 1.) Install PYRO Card and install 1394 bus controller drivers from the Windows CD. 2.) Install camcorder drivers from PYRO CD #1 3.) Apply external power to your camcorder 4.) Turn Camcorder on to VCR/VTR mode 5.) Plug camcorder into PYRO card. Camcorder is recognized as new device. -
Page 19: Using Ulead Videostudio
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Page 20: Using Video Studio
Your First Movies USING VIDEO WIZARD BEFORE YOU START: Watch the Tutorials View the Video Studio Tutorials on PYRO CD #1 – Click Install Video Studio and then click Tutorials. NOTE: We strongly recommend that your read the Video Studio Manual which is located on PYRO CD #1 and can be viewed by clicking the HELP Button. - Page 21 your movies and project information to be stored. 5. Once you click OK you will be taken to Capture Mode(if your camcorder is connected and turned on in VCR/VTR mode). If you are not taken to Capture Mode, then Video Studio is not properly recognizing your camcorder, or you opened an existing project and therefore will go directly to Storyboard mode.
- Page 22 while the camcorder is in play mode.. 14. Still images are captured at 720 x 480 24 bit, bitmap images 15. Still images can be viewed in any photo software such as the “PAINT” program on every Windows computer. You can also save as .jpg images from the Paint program and you can print the image from this application as well.
- Page 23 3. Give your movie a name 4. Choose the “Save As Type”. Here you can choose from many video file types. Choose the file type you desire for your video output. ONLY .AVI that is DV Encoded can be transmitted back to the camcorder.
- Page 24 video production. You have just created a video that is truly broadcast quality. The movies you can create with the PYRO 1394DV are the same quality as movies created with systems costing hundreds, even thousands of dollars more. DV Smart Play DV Smart Play allows you to transmit video to your digital camcorder without saving as a new movie file.
- Page 25 Tips for Smooth Video Capture If your system is not optimized, the result may be dropped video frames. Video with dropped frames will look jittery and will have audio dropouts. To ensure that you capture the highest quality video you may want to fol- low these steps: 1.
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Page 26: Audio Tips
F. Click and drag the “Read Ahead” optimization slider all the way to full. G. Click OK H. You must restart your machine for these changes to take effect. 4. Be sure that DMA is enabled for IDE hard disks. DMA access has lower CPU overhead and transfers of data faster. - Page 27 ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH (AUSTRIA) Website: http://members.telecom.at/~erpar/Lremote.htm DV2000 Website: http://www.ifrance.com/dv2000/ ADS Technologies does not guarantee the compatibility of these prod- ucts with your camcorder. Please verify compatibility with the companies above before you buy. * This applies to European Pal Camcorders only.
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Page 28: Help Resources
Web page with ADS PYRO 1394 stills & info http://www.price98.freeserve.co.uk/ Forum with tips & info for the ADS PYRO & Ulead VS & MS Pro 6 http://pub9.ezboard.com/bpyro1394 ADS Technologies, Inc. Forum on the WWUG (World Wide User Groups) http://www.wwug.com/forums/ads-tech/index.htm Media Studio Pro Forum on the WWUG: http://www.wwug.com/forums/uleadmediastudio/index.htm... - Page 29 For Specific Video Studio software questions: Check the Ulead web site: www.ulead.com E-mail Ulead for help: http://www.ulead.com.tw/ulead/suppform.cfm Call Ulead for help: 1-310-896-6391 For PYRO Hardware questions: Check the ADS web site: www.adstech.com E-mail ADS for help: support@adstech.com Call ADS for help: 1-562-926-4338 Support Hours: M-F 8:00 AM –...
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Page 30: Service And Warranty
Return/Replacement: If you need to return your ADS Technologies product you should return the product directly to the dealer or store where you purchased the product. Each individual computer store or dealer sets product returns policies for their customers. ADS Technologies, Inc. cannot be responsible for the actions or policies set by our dealers. -
Page 31: Fcc Information
ADS Technologies, Inc. product or inability to use the product, even if the dealer or ADS Technologies, Inc. has been advised of such lia- bility or other claims. This includes damage to property and, to the extent permitted by law, damages for personal injury. - Page 34 North America Office 12627 Hidden Creek Way Cerritos, CA 90703 Phone: (562) 926-1928 Fax: (562) 926-0518 Support: (562) 926-4338 European Office Shannon Industrial Estate Shannon Co. Clare, Ireland Phone: +353.61.702042 www.adstech.com...
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