Sony PCV-E518DS VAIO User Manual page 204

For the latest information on devices known to be compatible with the state-of the-art audio,
video, and graphics capabilities of your VAIO computer, check the Sony web site at
http://www.sony.com/pcsupport.
Connecting to i.LINK Ports
Your VAIO computer includes a 4-pin i.LINK connector on the front of the system and two 6-pin
i.LINK connectors on the back of the system. A 6-pin i.LINK connector can supply power from the
computer to the connected device if the device is equipped with a 6-pin connector. Each 6-pin
connector supplies 10V to 12V. The total power supplied by both 6-pin i.LINK connectors cannot
exceed 6 watts. A 4-pin i.LINK connector cannot supply power to a connected device.
Capturing and Editing Digital Video Clips
You can capture digital video clips using a digital video camera recorder and DVgate Motion
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software. Once the clips are saved as AVI files, they can be edited using DVgate Motion, DVgate
Clip, or Adobe Premiere® LE. You cannot capture digital video clips directly using the Capture
menu in Adobe Premiere LE. Adobe Premiere LE supports an analog capture board for capturing
clips. Your VAIO computer is designed for digital video input.
If there is no audio data associated with an AVI file, the message "Codec compression error"
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appears. If you do not wish to associate audio with your AVI file, you can add muted sound data
by recording audio with the mute option enabled.
For best performance, when editing AVI files in Adobe Premiere LE, you should use the default
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setup parameters that shipped with your system. If you change the default setup and want to
reinitialize the parameters, follow these steps:
1. In the Adobe Premiere LE application, select Compression from the Make menu. The
Compression Settings dialog box appears.
2. In the Method list box, select Sony DV software CODEC.
3. Click OK to close the screen.
4. From the Make menu, select Preset. The Preset dialog box appears.
5. Select the parameters for Time Base, Compress, Output, and Preview Option settings as
indicated below.
[Time base]
Time base - 29.97fps (required)
[Compress]
File type - AVI (required)
Compress Program Method - Sony DV software CODEC (required)
Compress Program Depth - Millions colors (No other options)
Quality (No control for this item)
Option: Frames per second - 30 (required)
Option: Basic Key Frames (No control for this item)
Option: Optimize Still Off (recommended)
Data rate - Recompress Off (recommended)
[Output options]
Video - On (required)
Video Size - 720x480
4:3 Aspect - Off (required)
VideoType - Field 2 (recommended)
Audio - On (required)
Audio Rate - 44kHz (required)
Audio Format - 16 Bit Stereo or 16 Bit Monaural (required)
Audio Type - Uncompress (required)
Audio Interleave - 1 frame (recommended)
- Less than 30 frames (required)
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