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Capturing a sequence of still frames
Shooting the entire duration of a flower blooming with a DV camcorder may be
three hours in length or longer. You can compress this length by capturing a
sequence of still frames at certain intervals from a DV device.
To capture a sequence of still frames:
1. Connect your DV camcorder to your IEEE-1394 FireWire interface card.
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. Run Video Capture.
4. Click View: Capture to see the video on your screen. Click Capture: Video to
open the Capture Video dialog box. Select Manual as the capture method
then click Settings.
5. Under Capture Sequence Settings, set the attribute for the capturing work.
Set the capture interval time in Sequence settings. The capture engine will
capture a frame based on the set interval time. Select Capture duration and
set how long you want the capturing process to last. Click OK to accept the
settings and close the dialog box so you can start the capture process.
If the Capture duration option is not selected, you have to press [ESC] to
stop the capturing process.
Capture history
Video Capture provides a capture history dialog box to track the latest captured
files. Select File: Capture History to open the Capture History dialog box. The
video files can be sorted by file name, file size, or captured date.
Click Play to display a preview of a selected file. You can also use Capture History
to copy or delete of files to or from the Production Library of the Video Editor.
Press Info to view the file properties of a selected file.
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