Table Of Contents - ADS Technologies MACAV1750 User Manual

Instant DVD for Mac Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
System Requirements and Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hardware Installation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PixeDV: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
• Launching PixeDV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
• Capturing Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
• Exporting Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
• Importing Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
• Using the Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
• Trimming Videos with MPEG Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
• Exporting Files for use in DVD Studio Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Frequently Used Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Capty DVD/VCD: Launch Capty DVD/VCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
• Creating a Title Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
• Setting Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
• Creating Chapter Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
• Authoring Formation & Disc Playback: DVD Video / Video CD . . . . . . . . . .43
• Editing a Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
• Preview to Confirm Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
• Creating a DVD Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Button Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
• Creating Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
• Thumbnail Display frame setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
• Special Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Service & Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Copyright Notice
The USB Instant DVD For Mac is an innovative, hassle-free device that is designed to let you edit and archive
your home movies easily. ADS Technologies respects the rights of copyright owners and asks that you do the
same. The Copy Right Act gives owners of copyrights the exclusive right to reproduce and prepare derivative
works as well as to publicly perform, display and distribute their works. This means that you must obtain
permission to engage in any of these activities when using works that are copyrighted by another person.
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Revision 1 January 2003
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