HP z558 Software Manual page 124

Capturing live video from a DV camcorder
Capturing live video in camera mode allows you to
create a video file without even having a tape in the
camcorder.
To capture (copy) live video to your hard disk drive using
muvee autoProducer:
1
Connect your DV camcorder to the FireWire
(IEEE 1394) port on your HP Digital Entertainment
Center.
2
Turn on the camcorder and set it to VCR mode. Refer
to the instructions in the manufacturer's
documentation.
3
Click the Get Video from Camera
button.
Capturing recorded video from a DV camcorder
For best results with muvee autoProducer, capture only
video footage that you are most interested in using in
your movie project.
To capture camcorder (copy) recorded video to your hard
disk drive:
1
Connect your DV camcorder to the FireWire
(IEEE 1394) port on your HP Digital Entertainment
Center.
2
Turn on the camcorder and set it to VCR mode. Refer
to the instructions in the manufacturer's
documentation.
3
Click the Get Video from Camera button
4
Click the Play button on the screen to begin
viewing the video.
5
Click Start Capture when you see the start of the
video footage you want to use in your movie project.
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4
Click the Start Capture button to begin capturing
the live image directly to your hard disk drive.
5
Click the Stop Capture button to stop capturing.
6
Click Capture Folder to specify a folder for the
captured video file.
7
Click Filename to specify a file name for the
captured video file.
8
Click the Done button to automatically add captured
video files to your movie project.
6
Click Stop Capture to stop capturing.
7
Repeat steps 5 and 6 to capture additional sections
of video footage.
8
Click Capture Folder to specify a folder for the
captured video file.
9
Click Filename to specify a file name for the
captured video file.
10
Click the Done button to automatically add captured
video files to your movie project.