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224 VIDEO CAPTURE
Scanning a DV tape
Scanning the DV tape identifies individual clips, and provides a thumbnail or list
view of the entire tape contents. This is a fast and easy way of capturing video
from a DV or D8 camcorder into separate clip files based on the recording date and
time (that is, based on stops and starts of video recordings).
You can save the scan as a DV Album (SCA file) or as an HTML file which provides
a log of the entire tape for future reference.
To scan a DV tape:
1. Follow the instructions in
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to connect your DV or D8 camcorder to your computer.
2. Turn your camcorder on and set it to Play mode (or VTR/VCR mode).
3. In Video Capture, select Capture: Scan DV Tape.
4. Select your preferred Scan/Capture method from the selection in the dialog
box. You may choose one of the following:
• Scan from beginning Rewinds the tape to the beginning of the tape and
starts to scan. This method can be used to scan a new tape.
• Scan from current position Scans the tape from the current position.
This method can be used to scan a tape that has been scanned before,
and now, will just need to scan the newly recorded scenes.
• Scan from beginning and capture Scans the tape from the beginning
and captures all the scenes. If you want to scan the whole tape and
capture all the scenes, you can select this method to do it.
5. Select a Capture format. You can choose one of the following:
• DV Captures in DV AVI format.
• DVD Captures video as DVD-ready MPEG-2 files that can be burnt onto a
DVD disc.
• VCD Captures video as VCD-ready MPEG-1 files that can be burnt onto
CD.
• WMV Captures in WMV format.
6. Enter a reference name for the DV tape in Reel name. You may also enter
brief information about the tape under Description.
7. Click the Capture Settings tab.
"Connecting a DV or Digital 8 camcorder" on
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