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- Page 1 Pinnacle Instant DVD Recorder User’s Guide...
- Page 2 All brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. This manual is printed on chlorine-free, bleached paper using solvent-free ink. Pinnacle Systems GmbH has written this manual to the best of its knowledge, but does not guarantee that the programs/systems will fulfill the users’ intended applications.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
The Start Window Window 1: Select video source Window 2: Select a burner and insert the DVD Window 3: Select menu style Window 4: Start recording DVANCED Advanced Mode FINISH RECORDING INISH ECORDING LICENSE AGREEMENT Pinnacle End User License Agreement User’s Guide... - Page 4 Instant DVD Recorder...
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Page 5: Overview
Overview ELCOME The Instant DVD Recorder makes it possible for you to quickly and easily burn videos direct-to-disc, i.e. from your video source directly to a DVD – without complicated intermediate storage on your hard disk! You simply have to connect your video source, start Instant DVD Recorder and after just a few steps your burned DVD will be completed. -
Page 6: Installing And Starting Dvd Recorder
The following steps explain how to install the Instant DVD Recorder as a stand-alone program: 1. Insert the Instant DVD Recorder CD into your CD drive. The setup program will start automatically. If it does not start automatically, manually start the installation by double-clicking the file autorun.exe. -
Page 7: Creating A Dvd
IRECT IZARD The Start Window The Start Window of the Direct-to-Disc Wizard opens after the Instant DVD Recorder has been started. Here you can decide whether you want to have the Wizard guide you through the various settings in an easily understandably way or whether you would prefer to perform all of the necessary settings directly in Advanced Mode. -
Page 8: Window 1: Select Video Source
After the burning operation is completed you can specify whether you want to go directly to the Direct-to-Disc Wizard or to Advanced Mode the next time you start the Instant DVD Recorder. Window 1: Select video source If you selected Let the Wizard Guide Me (recommended) option in the Start window of the Direct-to-Disc Wizard, then the next step will be that the Wizard will guide you to Window 1: Select video source. - Page 9 If only one video source is found by the Instant DVD Recorder, then it will be used automatically for creating the DVD. Now the video that is imported from the video source is displayed in the preview window.
- Page 10 TV Card If your video source is a TV card, then you can start a station search under Options. Instant DVD Recorder displays any channels found after the station search has been completed. Now you can adjust the station desired for recording with the buttons.
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Page 11: Window 2: Select A Burner And Insert The Dvd
If more than one burner is available, then open the list of burners by clicking select the device you want. If only one burner is found by the Instant DVD Recorder, then this will be used automatically for creating the DVD. - Page 12 You can use an empty DVD or you can also reuse a DVD if it is rewritable. The Instant DVD Recorder now automatically checks whether the inserted DVD is suitable for the burning operation and if so prepares it for recording. In this case, you will be asked in a dialog window to agree to the operations for preparing the DVD - for example, deletion of already existing data.
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Page 13: Window 3: Select Menu Style
The Instant DVD Recorder automatically determines how many chapters will result from the chapter length which you indicated. Since partitioning into more than 99 chapters is not possible, you may be required to increase the minutes for the length of the individual chapters, thus automatically reducing the number of chapters. - Page 14 Selecting a menu design for your DVD is quick and easy once you have decided to create a menu and to partition it into chapters. The Instant DVD Recorder offers numerous background pictures to choose from: At the center of the window you can find menu design templates which you can view by clicking To select a particular menu simply click it.
- Page 15 Selecting a text style Click the Text Style tab and select a layout design by clicking it with the mouse. This will be indicated in the preview window. If you want to change the character font for the menu title (heading), select one from the list shown on the right Character Font for Headings by clicking on Selecting a song You can add a song to your menu using the Music button.
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Page 16: Window 4: Start Recording
(please refer to Window 1: Select video source). Entering the recording time Please enter the recording time in minutes in the upper section of the window under Select Total Recording Time. Video recording is stopped once this time elapses. Instant DVD Recorder... -
Page 17: Selecting The Recording Quality
Selecting the recording quality Select the quality for the recording in the middle section of the window under Select Video Quality: Good, Better, or Best. Please note that less video quality requires less storage space and less computing performance; thus the maximum recording time is dependent on the video quality, i.e. better and optimum quality reduce the possible recording time. -
Page 18: Advanced Mode
TV channel or searching for a particular position from which to start recording). The Wizard displays a variety of options below the preview window, independent of the type of video device. For further details regarding this field, please refer to Window 1: Select video source. Instant DVD Recorder... - Page 19 The output media supported by the selected DVD burner are then displayed. Please insert an appropriate DVD into your DVD burner. The Instant DVD Recorder may ask you to agree to additional steps to prepare the DVD (e.g. deleting old data on the DVD). In this case, please follow the instructions provided.
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Page 20: Finish Recording
A range of further options is displayed after the DVD recording is successfully completed: If you wish to restart the Instant DVD Recorder to record a DVD from a new source, click on Start over. Click on Exit to close the Instant DVD Recorder. -
Page 21: License Agreement
United States embargoes goods. In addition, Pinnacle software may not be distributed to persons on the Table of Denial Orders, the Entity List, or the List of Specially Designated Nationals. By... - Page 22 Warranty shall be, at Pinnacle's sole option, repair or replacement of the Software that does not meet the warranty set forth herein and that is returned to Pinnacle. This limited warranty shall be void if failure of the Software has resulted from any accident, abuse, misuse or misapplication by you.
- Page 23 County of Santa Clara, California. This License is the entire agreement between you and Pinnacle and supersedes any other communication with respect to the Software. No modification of or amendment to this License will be effective unless in writing signed by both parties.
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