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218 VIDEO CAPTURE
system. For information on setting up seamless capture,
MPEG capture" on page
Direct MPEG capturing from a DV camcorder
You can capture video from your DV camcorder directly into MPEG format by
setting the capture plug-in to Ulead DSW MPEG Capture Plug-in.
To directly capture to MPEG format:
1. Follow the instructions in
page 197
to connect your DV or D8 camcorder to your computer.
When acquiring video from an analog source, be sure that the analog
capture card you are using supports RGB or YUV capture.
2. Turn your camcorder on and set it to Play mode (or VTR/VCR mode).
3. Select Setup: Change Capture Plug-in, then select Ulead DSW MPEG
Capture Plug-in.
Also make sure device control is set to MS 1394 Device Control to be able to
directly control the camcorder in Video Capture. (Select Setup: Device
Control to check).
4. Select Setup: Video and Audio Capture Property Settings (or click
Properties in the Advanced tab of the Capture Video dialog box). Select
Customize then click Advanced.
You can also choose the DVD, VCD or SVCD format if you plan to burn a
disc for playback on home DVD players.
5. In the MPEG Settings dialog box, select User Defined 1 or User Defined 2
from the Templates drop-down list.
6. Select whether to capture in MPEG-2 or MPEG-1 format from the MPEG type
drop-down list.
7. Select either to use Constant bit rate (CBR) or Variable bit rate (VBR) to
encode your video file. When CBR is selected, the data rate entered will be
used all the time regardless of the amount of information of the video. It may
fluctuate at some points but overall it will try to approximate the data rate
entered. When VBR is selected, the data rate will adjust itself depending
whether the material is simple or complex. It will not exceed the data rate
entered in the box.
219.
"Connecting a DV or Digital 8 camcorder" on
see "Seamless DV and
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