Capturing Video From A Dv Camcorder - HP Media Center m7200 - Desktop PC Software Manual

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Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Software Guide

Capturing video from a DV camcorder

You can capture (copy) digital video files to your
hard disk drive by using muvee autoProducer either:
Live (known as camera mode) using a
■
compatible DV camcorder. See "Capturing
live video from a DV camcorder" on page 92.
Or
Recorded (known as VCR mode) using a
■
recorded tape in your DV camcorder. See
"Capturing recorded video from a DV
camcorder" on page 92.
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 PC.
2
Turn on the camcorder and set 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 PC.
2
Turn on the camcorder and set to VCR mode.
Refer to the instructions in the manufacturer's
documentation.
Captured video files are automatically added to
your movie project. To remove the file from your
movie project, select the video file in the list of
Captured Video Files, and then click the trash
can icon.
When capturing video, it is important to be aware
of the amount of free space available on your PC
hard disk drive. Capturing video can use a large
amount of disk space. The amount of free disk space
displays on the Capture Video window in muvee
autoProducer while you are capturing video.
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.
Click the Done button to automatically add
captured video files to your movie project.
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.
6
Click Stop Capture to stop capturing.
7
Repeat steps 5 and 6 to capture additional
sections of video footage.