Setting Up Your Computer; Installing A Capture Card; Connecting A Video Camera To The Computer; Dv Or Digital 8 Camcorder - Ulead PYRO1394DV User Manual

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Setting up your computer

Before you can start making movie projects using your own video
footage, you first need to capture video from your video camera
into your computer. Your computer needs to be equipped with the
proper capture card or interface port for connecting your video
camera and for capturing video to your computer. Since capturing
and video editing require a lot of computer resources, your
computer must also be properly set up to ensure successful
capturing and smooth editing of your videos.

Installing a capture card

If your capture card is a PCI-based card, install the card on your
computer by inserting it in an available PCI slot on the computer's
motherboard.

Connecting a video camera to the computer

To connect your video camera to your computer, the type of capture
card or interface port that you will need depends on the type of
video camera you are using.

DV or Digital 8 camcorder

If you are using a DV (Digital Video) or Digital 8 camcorder, you will
need an IEEE-1394 interface on your computer. Some newer
computers already have built-in IEEE-1394 ports. If you do not
have them on your computer, install an IEEE-1394 card.