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TerraTec Cameo 200 RT Manual

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  • Page 1 English Manual Version 08.10.03...
  • Page 2 CE - Statement TerraTec Electronic GmbH · Herrenpfad 38 · D-41334 Nettetal hereby declare that the product: VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT to which this declaration refers complies with the following standards or standardizing documents: 1. EN 50081-1 2. EN 50082-1 The following are the stipulated operating and environmental conditions for the said compliance: Residential, business and commercial environments and small-company environments.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface ............................4 Installation ..........................5 The card's layout ........................5 Installing the Cameo 200 RT – PCI card ................7 Installation and connection of the Cameo Connect.............. 9 Connection of a DV – Camcorder ..................11 Connection of additional FireWire™-components .............. 11 Installation of drivers......................

  • Page 4: Preface

    Thank you for purchasing a product made by TerraTec. You have made a good choice, as the Cameo 200 RT is an impressive piece of "State of the art" technology. This product is one of the most efficient computer devices for video applications. We are convinced, that the Cameo 200 RT will serve you well and you will have a lot of fun, whenever you are using it.

  • Page 5: Installation

    Installation The card's layout The external IEEE-1394-connectors These connectors allow you to connect the Cameo 200 RT to the rest of the world, e.g. to your camcorder. The internal IEEE-1394-connector The internal connector of your Cameo 200 RT is intended to connect the 5,25" front panel "Cameo Connect".
  • Page 6 Cameo 200 RT, you should connect your computer's power supply directly to the Cameo 200 RT. This way, the power is provided by the power supply, so that the main board, which otherwise conducts the current, will not be overloaded.

  • Page 7: Installing The Cameo 200 Rt - Pci Card

    1 Installation CDs 1 IEEE1394 connection cable 6 Pin to 4Pin for connection to your camcorder 1 IEEE1394 connection cable 6 Pin to 6Pin for connecting the Cameo 200 RT to the Cameo Connect 1 Registration card with serial number...
  • Page 8 Never touch the components on the card´s surface. · Adjust the bracket of the Cameo 200 RT to the slot, so that the card's PCI connector exactly fits to the socket of the slot. ·...

  • Page 9: Installation And Connection Of The Cameo Connect

    Attach the front module to the computer's enclosure, using the supplied screws. Connect the internal FireWire™-connector of your Cameo DV PCI-card to the connector of the Cameo Connect front module as shown in the illustration below, using the supplied (short) FireWire™-cable. VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT (English)
  • Page 10 Re-connect the power cord and all other cables and restart your computer. The power connector MUST be connected correctly to the Cameo Connect front module, otherwise the module and other components of your system may be damaged. VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT (English)

  • Page 11: Connection Of A Dv - Camcorder

    In addition to DV camcorders, there are other FireWire™-devices that may be operated with a Cameo 200 RT. These are, for example, FireWire™-hard disk drives, - CD-ROM- or DVD drives, - printers etc. You may connect and operate up to 63 of these devices simultaneously.

  • Page 12: Installation Of Drivers

    If your system runs with the first version of Windows 98, we strongly recommend you to upgrade to Second Edition. Upgrades from Windows 98 to Windows 98 SE are available at your local retailer and will protect you from major problems, in your objective of performing video editing. VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT (English)

  • Page 13: Installation Using Windows 98 Se

    Disconnect your camcorder from the Cameo 200 RT during the driver installation process. When you have installed the Cameo 200 RT and have started your computer, Windows 98 SE will automatically detect the card as a new hardware device and will display the following screen.
  • Page 14 "Enter" normally is the best thing to do. After having completed the installation successfully, we recommend you to install DirectX 9. For more information, read page 19. VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT (English)
  • Page 15 To open the device manager, select "System" from the control panel and click on "Device Manager" Once the camera is installed and initialised, the Plug-and-Play function will indicate it in the device manager. VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT (English)

  • Page 16: Installation Using Windows Me

    Disconnect the camcorder from the Cameo 200 RT during the driver installation process. Once you have installed the Cameo 200 RT PCI card and re-started your computer, Windows ME will automatically detect the card as a new hardware component and display the following window: Next, this dialog window will appear.
  • Page 17 To open the device manager, click "System" at your control panel and select "Device Manager". Once you have connected and started your camera, the Plug-and-Play function will indicate it in the device manager. VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT (English)

  • Page 18: Installation Using Windows 2000 Or Xp

    Installation using Windows 2000 or XP Disconnect your camcorder from the Cameo 200 RT during the driver installation process. Windows 2000 and XP offers the easiest installation, because all components which are necessary for DV editing, are already available. Drivers will be installed automatically without any requests.

  • Page 19: Software Installation

    We have provided extensive documentation for both aplications on the installation CD. Installation of Prodad Adorage Magic The Adorage Magic effect package must be installed after the installation of VideoStudio 7, as the effects will be integrated into VideoStudio. Simply follow the instructions provided. VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT (English)

  • Page 20: Record Videos In Dvd - Format

    Constant Bit rate 1152 kbps Layer 2 Attention: The maximum overall data rate (audio and video) must not exceed 2750 kbps. It is no Problem to capture directly in DVD-Format. We hope you will enjoy using this product! VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT (English)

  • Page 21: Appendix

    - http://www.panasonic.de Germany - http://www.panasonic.co.uk England - http://www.panasonic.fr France - Italy - http://www.panasonic.it - http://www.panasonic.es Spain - http://www.panasonic.nl Netherlands SONY - http://www.sony.de Germany - http://www.sony.co.uk England France - http://www.sony.fr - http://www.sony.it Italy - http://www.sony.es Spain VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT (English)
  • Page 22 Further links for digital video editing: http://www.dvfilmmaker.com (Site in English dealing with DV video topics) http://www.mainconcept.com (Producer of video cutting and composition programs as well as further useful software) http://www.videox.net (Site in German) http://www.slashcam.de (Site in German) VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT (English)

  • Page 23: Terratec Service

    TerraTec service. Even the best systems may experience problems or breakdowns. In this case, the TerraTec team will be pleased to help you. Hotline, Mailbox, Internet. In case of bigger problems, that cannot be solved alone, with the help of your retailer or this manual, contact us directly.
  • Page 24 The sender is responsible for the costs for transportation and insurance of products sent to TerraTec Electronic GmbH. In case of warranty, TerraTec is responsible for the costs of returning the product to the customer. Packages with no postage will be returned due to organizational reasons.

  • Page 25: Glossary

    CPU – Central Processing Unit. The part of your computer that actually calculates (I. E. Pentium or Athlon) D8 – Digital 8 is the successor of Hi8 or the VHS-C format for camcorders. Though it is still recorded on Hi8 or D8 cassettes, it uses a digital DV format. VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT (English)
  • Page 26 (transmitted first) or the even lines, displayed on the screen. Hi8 – Analog video recording system, transmitting color and illumination separately, allowing a better quality as in example VHS-C. VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT (English)
  • Page 27 MPEG – The Motion Picture Experts Group is a consortium of leading manufacturers and developers of video technology, setting new standards like MPEG-1 or MPEG-2. Non-linear Editing – see Non Linear Video Cut VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT (English)
  • Page 28 S-Video – In contrast to -> Composite Video, chrominance and luminance of the video signal are being transferred separately and therefore offer a higher quality. Timeline – Timeline is a time axis on which you edit and position your video clips VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT (English)
  • Page 29 -> Luminance (Y), but by different color components, called I (Cyan Orange Balance) and Q(Magenta Green Balance). YIQ is, for example, used with -> NTSC. YUV – A color space, that is determined by an illumination component (-> Luminance-Y) and two color components (-> Chrominance- U,V). VideoSystem Cameo 200 RT (English)

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