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- Page 1 English Manual Version: 22.08.04...
- Page 2 CE Declaration TerraTec Electronic GmbH, Herrenpfad 38, D-41334 Nettetal, Germany hereby declare that the product: VideoSystem Cameo DV 800, to which this declaration refers is in compliance with the following standards or standardizing documents: 1. EN 55022 2. EN 55024 The following are the stipulated operating and environmental conditions for said compliance: residential, business and commercial environments and small-company environments.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Scope of delivery ........................4 Installation ..........................5 Card Diagram ........................5 Installing the Cameo DV 800 PCI card.................. 6 Connecting a DV camcorder....................7 Connecting other FireWire™ devices ..................7 You're not alone........................8 Service at TerraTec......................10 Glossary ..........................13 Cameo DV 800 (English) -
Page 4: Preface
Preface Thank you for choosing a TerraTec product. Congratulations on your decision to buy this sophisticated piece of state-of-the-art technology, the Cameo DV 800 PCI card. This is one of the most powerful PC products for video applications. We are convinced that the Cameo DV 800 PCI card will be both very useful and a lot of fun for you for a long time to come. -
Page 5: Installation
Installation Card Diagram These ports let you connect the Cameo DV 800 PCI card to the outside world—to your camcorder, for example. Cameo DV 800 (English) -
Page 6: Installing The Cameo Dv 800 Pci Card
Installing the Cameo DV 800 PCI card Start by making sure that nothing is missing. Safety note: Before opening the case, unplug the AC power cable from the wall socket as well as from the PC. And here’s what to do, step by step: ·... -
Page 7: Connecting A Dv Camcorder
Connecting a DV camcorder Your camcorder will have a socket labeled as “DV IN”, “DV IN / OUT” or “iLink™”. Connect the smaller plug of the FireWire™ cable to the socket of your camcorder and the larger one to your Cameo DV 800 PCI card. -
Page 8: You're Not Alone
You're not alone... The following is a list of (hopefully) interesting links. Links to camcorder manufacturers: Canon - http://www.canon.de Germany - http://www.canon.co.uk - http://www.canon.fr France - http://www.canon.it Italy - http://www.canon.es Spain - http://www.canon.nl Netherlands http://www.jvc-europe.com/JvcCons/ Panasonic - http://www.panasonic.de Germany - http://www.panasonic.co.uk - http://www.panasonic.fr France - http://www.panasonic.it... - Page 9 The following companies sell enablers for a variety of DV camcorders: http://www.como.com Germany http://www.dv-in.de http://www.dvcut.de http://www.hifivideofachversand.de http://www.stonehead.de The Netherlands http://www.twintek.nl/dvwidget.html http://enable.dvin.org/ http://enable.dvin.org Cameo DV 800 (English)
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Page 10: Service At Terratec
TerraTec team is happy to offer its service and support. Hotline, Internet. Your first move should be to check our website http://www.terratec.com/ for current answers to frequently asked questions and the latest drivers. If these options do not provide the necessary help, please contact our phone helpline or contact us online at http://supporten.terratec.net/. - Page 11 Broken?! Before you send your card back, be sure to contact us! Make a note of the name of your support contact and follow these simple instructions: · Please fill out the service request form provided with your card clearly and completely. The more clearly and detailed you describe the problem, the faster we will be able to help.
- Page 12 The dispatcher pays all costs associated with shipping and insurance for the goods for repair to TerraTec Electronic GmbH. If the goods are covered by warranty, TerraTec Elec- tronic GmbH will pay the shipping costs for returning repaired goods. COD shipments will not be accepted for organizational reasons.
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Page 13: Glossary
Glossary AVI—A Windows video format. Bit rate—The bit rate indicates the volume of the data stream per second. A higher bit rate results in higher quality. A distinction is made between constant bit rates (e.g. for -> VCD) and variable bit rates, e.g. for -> SVCD and -> DVD. Unlike constant bit rates, variable bit rates adjust the size of the data stream according to the video material. - Page 14 DirectDraw —DirectDraw is a graphics standard initiated by Microsoft. Its features include the capability to write graphics data directly to the memory of the graphics board for the fluid display of video material. Dropped frames—These are individual images missing from the video data stream, usually due to a slow hard drive.
- Page 15 Hi8—Analog video recording system that separates color and brightness information, thus offering quality better than that of VHS-C, for example. Hosiden connector—a small connector with four conductors used for -> S video signals. IEEE-1394—This is a universal bus system originally developed by Apple for digital data communications.
- Page 16 Nonlinear editing—Unlike -> linear editing, individual clips can be edited without affecting subsequent clips. For example, with nonlinear editing, you can shorten or remove a clip at the beginning of a video project without having to edit the following clips as a result. NTSC—NTSC is a video standard used in the USA and Japan.
- Page 17 45-50 minutes of video material. The bit rate (audio and video) of an SVCD may not exceed 2.6 Mbps. SVCDs can be viewed using many standalone DVD players. Timeline—The timeline is the time axis upon which you position and edit your video clips. Transition—see Fading.
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