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To capture a video sequence:
With Video Capture open, start playing the video from your video
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source. (The video should appear in the video window of Video Cap-
ture. If it does not, check the connection to your video source and
your video capture board setup, see page 76.)
Click the Record button on the Control bar or Capture: Video
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open the Capture Video dialog box.
If the Display capture options before capturing option is cleared in
the Preferences dialog box (see page 83), Video Capture begins captur-
ing immediately using your current settings.
Capture Video dialog box
Specify the desired frame rate in the Frame rate spin box. (If captur-
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ing full motion video from a drop-frame NTSC device, specify the
fractional frame rate of 29.97.)
Remember that the higher the frame rate, the more demand on your
resources and the greater the size of the resulting video file. As a
guideline, 15 frames per second for NTSC devices is a good place to
start and 12 frames per second for PAL devices. If your video has a lot
of movement and panning, then you may need a higher frame rate to
avoid any jerkiness.'Talking head' shots and video with little move-
ment can often get away with a much lower frame rate.
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