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Table of Contents Introduction. Installation . . Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . 8 Step 1. Driver Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Step 2. Plugging In the Hardware. . . . . . . . . 12 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Ulead VideoStudio 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Help Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Service and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction Package Contents: 1. 2. 3. 4. USB Instant VideoMPX device Audio/Video connection cable USB Instant VideoMPX Installation CD User’s Guide System Requirements: • A computer system equipped with a Pentium 4 2.4GHz or greater. • USB 2.
Instant VideoMPX allows you to easily capture video in multiple video compression formats. This product is targeted at compressing video into low bit rate formats that generate compact video files which are easily transferred to portable devices or allow for lots of video to fit on a normal CD-R disc. The Instant VideoMPX acts as a video digitizer and video pipeline enabling raw uncompressed video to flow into the PC via the USB 2.0 port on Windows XP machines.
technology that can reduce the file size of video more than 5 times smaller than DVD while offering similar quality. This takes intense processing power. This is why the minimum CPU requirement Instant VideoMPX is set at 2.4 GHz. The software included with your Instant VideoMPX installs the Divx Video codec, Microsoft Windows Media Video 9 codec and MPEG-1 codec allowing you to easily capture into any of these video formats.
Video CD (VCD) VCD is probably the most common application for MPEG-1 video and has been a popular format in Europe and Asia for many years for movies. Before DVD players existed, VCD players were very popular virtually everywhere except North America. VCD is the same video bit rate and resolution as MPEG-1 but copied to a CD-R in a format that will play in VCD players. The advantage of VCD is that you can record approximately 70 minutes of audio and video on a CD-R.
I N S T A L L AT I O N GUIDE NOTE: INSERT the CD and install the Drivers before plugging the USB Instant VideoMPX Device in your computer! 8
Quick Installation Guide This Quick Installation Guide should be used as a reference guide only! It is highly recommended that you read the complete USB Instant Video MPX Manual before using this product to help ensure you get the most out of your USB Instant Video MPX.
Step 1. Driver Installation: 1) Click on the “Install Drivers” button to start the driver installation. 2) Click on the “Next” button to continue installation. 3) Wait while Windows installs the drivers for your device.
Note: This alert will appear 3 times during the installation process. Click on “Continue Anyway” to proceed. This update addresses the “Availability of the Windows XP SP1 USB 1.1 and 2.0 Update” issue in Windows XP and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article 822603. Download now to install the Windows XP SP1 USB 1.1 and 2.0 update. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Note: This may NOT appear on some systems if they already have the Windows update installed.
Step 2. Plugging In: Connect Your USB Instant VideoMPX Device to your Computer: A. Plug the USB end directly into the USB port on the back of your computer. B. Once plugged in a “Found New Hardware Wizard” will appear on your screen. 1) With the “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” selected, click on “Next”. 2) Wait while Windows searches for the proper drivers, then when found, the “Hardware Installation” pop-up window will appear. 3) Click on “Continue Anyway” when prompt to do so.
4) Your device, USB Instant VideoMPX, is now installed, Click on “Finish” when the installation is complete. After the installation is complete, determine if the drivers have successfully installed by going into the “Device Manager” (Right-click on “My Computer” and select “Properties”. A window will appear, select the “Hardware” TAB and click on the “Device Manager” button.) The USB Instant VideoMPX should appear in 3 locations.
Software Application Installation To start the installation of VideoStudio 8, click on the “VideoStudio 8” button. To install VideoStudio 8, click on the “Install Ulead VideoStudio 8” button. Getting Started with Video Studio 8 SE VCD: 1) Click on “VideoStudio Editor” to capture, edit, and burn your home movies.
2) Click on the “Capture” tab and ensure that your Source is set to Instant VideoMPX. How VideoStudio works VideoStudio follows a step-by-step paradigm so that editing tasks remain uncomplicated from start to finish. VideoStudio also offers more than a hundred transition effects, professional titling capabilities and simple soundtrack creation tools. Learn in seconds, create in minutes. To make a movie production, first capture footage from a camcorder or another video source.
The User Interface 1 Step Panel Contains buttons that correspond to the different steps in video editing. 2 Menu Bar Contains menus that provide different set of commands. 3 Options Panel Contains controls, buttons, and other information that you can use to customize the settings of the selected clip. The contents of this panel change depending on the step you are in. 4 Preview Window Shows the current clip, video filter, effect, or title.
The Step Panel VideoStudio simplifies the process of creating movies into seven simple steps. Click the buttons in the Step Panel to switch between steps. Once a project is opened in VideoStudio, video can be recorded directtly to your computer’s hard disk in the Capture Setup. Footage from a video tape can be captured as a single file or automatically divided into multiple files. This step allows you to capture video and still images. The Edit Step and the Timeline are the heart of VideoStudio.
Capturing in DivX Format: 1) On the “Format” pull down menu make sure that you select “DivX”. Planning your DivX Video Project: You can change the video resolution and video bit rate settings to adjust for quality and also the file size of your video capture project. You may have the goal of fitting up to 2 hours of DivX video on CD-R disc. Here are some guidelines showing resolutions, video settings and approximate file sizes: Resolution Video Bit Rate File Size 640 x 480 500 kb/sec. @ 300 MB/Hr.
Step 1. Setting Video and Audio Capture Properties: 1) Click on the “Options” button and then “Video and Audio Capture Property Settings…” 2) Verify that the “Input Source:” is correct if you are connecting your analog source with RCA cables then please select Video Composite and if connected with S-Video then Video S-video.
Step 2. Adjusting the DivX bitrate: 1) Click on the “Capture” tab and then click on “Configure”. 2) Then choose the desired Variable Bitrate Mode by clicking the pull-down arrow.
1-Pass Encoding: (RECOMMENDED) 1-pass encoding is the quickest way to encode your video in the DivX format, at the expense of some quality - it allows you to set a fixed average bit-rate to use for the entire encoding. Step 3. Selecting the Audio Bitrate: 1) Make sure that you select “Ulead Mpeg-1 Layer2” for your Audio Encode Codec and then click “OK” to finish and save your settings.
Step 4. Start Capturing your VIdeo in DivX Format: 1) Click on the “Capture Video” button to start capturing. 2) When finished, click on the “Stop Capture” button the ESC key. or simply hit 3) Now your ready to burn your CD. How do I burn the DivX file to a CD? DivX files are saved as .avi format and can be burned directly onto a CD without any special formatting or disc authoring. You can use any commercially available CD burning software to copy the DivX .avi file to a CD.
Capturing in Windows Media Video (WMV) Format: Windows Media video is a format that is generally created to send video broadcasts over the Internet. The compression quality is very good so you can capture video at a low bit rate (small file size) yet still have good quality. You may want to capture video in the Windows Media Video format for sending video over the internet or simply to archive to CD-R for your personal video archive for playback on a PC.
Step 1. Customize or Select Different Quality Profiles: 1) Click on the “Options” button and select “Video and Audio Capture Property Settings…” 2) Click on the “Capture” tab and then click on the “Select…” where you will see a list of different Profiles you can select from.
Step 2. Start Capturing your Video in WMV Format: 1) Click on the “Capture Video” button to start capturing. 2) When finished, click on the “Stop Capture” button the ESC key. or simply hit 3) Now your ready to burn your CD*. *Use the CD burning software that came with your PC or CD burner to write Windows Media Video files to a CD. Capturing in VCD (MPEG-1) Format: 1) Click on the “Format” pull down menu and select “VCD”.
Planning your VCD Project: VCD is a format that was specifically created to put video on a CD-R disc. The video is always in the MPEG-1 format with a set video bit rate of 1.15 Mb/sec. You can capture approximately 70 minutes of audio and video to fill a 700 MB CD-R. Capturing video in the VCD format with Video Studio 8 will allow you to easily “Share” the captured and or edited movie to a CD.
2) Verify that the “Input Source:” is correct if you are connecting your analog source with RCA cables then please select Video Composite and if connected with S-Video then Video S-video. 3) Under the “Capture” tab, the VCD setting is selected by default (recommended), but you can also customize the frame size by clicking on the “Customize” setting.
Step 2. Start Capturing your Video in VCD (MPEG-1) Format: 1) Click on the “Capture Video” button to start capturing. 2) When finished, click on the “Stop Capture” button the ESC key. or simply hit 3) Now your ready to burn your CD. Step 3. Burning your VCD on Disc: 1) Click on the “Share” tab and then click on “Create Disc” to start creating your VCD disc.
2) Select desired menu and name your own titles and then click “Next”. 3) This screen allows you to preview your project before burning your disc or you can just skip it by clicking “Next”.
4) Here you can rename your disc, then select the Drive your recordable disc is in and then click “Output” to start the burn. Note: VCD discs will playback in most late model DVD players. Check your DVD specifications. For more detailed information on using VideoStudio 8, please refer to the manual on the CD.
H EL P RESOURCES: Video Studio Help – Press “F1” on your keyboard at any time. Video Studio User Manual – on CD ADS Web Site: www.adstech.com Support Online: We are constantly adding more information to the On-Line Help section of our web site. Click the “Support” button on the home page and select your product. Here you find support F.A.Q.’s with questions and answers to common issues, downloads, patches, manuals, and other resource material to help you get the most out of your product.
S e r v ice and Warrant y: Service: If you require assistance with the installation, operation, or application of your ADS Technologies, Inc. product there are several options available to you as described in the technical support section of this manual. Your primary source for information and assistance is always your computer store or computer parts dealer. If your ADS product needs repair or replacement, contact your dealer for on-site repair service.
Warranty: This ADS Technologies, Inc. product comes with a One (1) year hardware warranty. ADS Technologies, Inc. (ADS) warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship for a period of One (1) year from the date of original purchase from ADS or an authorized ADS dealer. This warranty applies only to the original purchase of the product and is not transferable.
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