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Table of Contents A letter from the President of ADS . . . . . . . . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What you ned to install PYRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 6 7 7 PYRO 1394 Installation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Note to beginning Videographers . . . . . . . .10 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Letter from the President of ADS Technologies “Connect, Create, and Store” At ADS Technologies, Inc. we bring the best and latest multimedia technology to your PC. Our products allow you to “Connect, Create and Store”. CONNECT with our line of USB and 1394 Host and Hub devices. Today, external bus technologies such as USB and FireWire/1394 let you connect hundreds of devices to your PC or MAC. We have the connectivity solutions that allow you to get the most out of USB and 1394 technologies.
Introduction Add 3 FireWire Ports to your PC Use the PYRO Digital Video card to transfer video from your digital camcorder to your PC, edit the video, add titles, effects, background music and more. Then send your edited video back to your digital recorder. Display your broadcast quality production on your TV or copy to your VCR. Your friends will be amazed with your Hollywood directorial style! FireWire/1394 is the latest in high-speed external bus technology.
Package Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. PYRO Card Software CD (Drivers and Video Editing Package) 1394 to DV Editing Cable User’s Manual Note: If you did not receive one or more of the contents listed above inside the PYRO package, please contact the vendor you purchased it from or contact ADS directly.
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Installation Guide Note to beginning Videographers: If you are new to video editing, we recommend that you learn the basic concepts of video capture and editing with Video Studio, then when you are ready, move on to Media Studio Pro 6.0VE. Media Studio Pro 6.0VE is located on CD #2 and you can install this when you are ready. Media Studio Pro 6.0VE is a professional level video capture and editing system, which offers a great deal of flexibility and complex video creation capabilities.
1.) HARDWARE INSTALLATION Follow the steps below to Install the PYRO hardware. Move on to connecting your camcorder and installing the Video Studio software only if the PYRO hardware is properly installed. If the PYRO card is listed in Device Manager under 1394 Bus Controller with no exclamation marks and no conflicts, then the PYRO is properly installed PYRO does require the use of an IRQ (Hardware interrupt address).
Step 3 Carefully remove the shell from your computer. Step 4 With the power cable disconnected from your computer, touch the metal part of the case to ground yourself. This will discharge any static electricity from your body which can damage your computer. Step 5 Locate an available PCI expansion slot. This will be in the area of your computer where other cards that look similar to the PYRO PCI card are installed.
Step 7 If necessary, remove the knockout on the back of your computer which corresponds to the PCI slot you have confirmed as your selection. If there is a screw, place it in a safe place as you will be using it to attach the PYRO 1394 PCI Card. Step 8 Push the PYRO 1394 PCI Card firmly into the PCI slot. Apply pressure as needed (but do not force the card) until the edge connector is completely in the slot.
Step 11 Replace the computer’s shell and screw it back in place with the screws you removed in step 2. Step 12 Now that your PYRO 1394 PCI Card is installed and the shell is in place, you can safely connect the power cable. Now restart your computer and install the drivers from the CD. When you turn on your computer you will be guided through the new Hardware driver installation.
PYRO 1394 PCI Card Driver Installation Step 1 To the left is a picture of the dialog box that will notify you that Windows has detected your new hardware. Step 2 Windows will now automatically run the “Add New Hardware Wizard.” Select the first option “Search for the best driver...” and click the “Next” button. Step 3 You will now see a box that asks where you would like to search for the drivers. Select the “CD-ROM” option.
Step 5 Windows will now inform you it is ready to install your new driver. Verify that the path is the same as the picture to the left. It should read “C:\WINDOWS\INF\ 1394.INF” Now click the “Next” button. Step 6 Congratulations! You are now done with the driver installation. All that is needed from you now is to click the “Finish” button. 2.) CAMCORDER DRIVER INSTALLATION 1. DO NOT PLUG YOUR CAMCORDER INTO THE PYRO BOARD UNTIL YOU HAVE INSTALLED THE CAMCORDER DRIVERS from PYRO CD #1. 2.
3.) CONNECTING THE DIGITAL VIDEO CAMCORDER Once you have installed the camcorder drivers you are ready to connect your camcorder to the PYRO Card. Follow these steps to ensure that the operating system recognizes your camcorder and you are familiar with the camcorder driver your system is using. 1. Use the External Power source supplied with your camcorder. Many camcorders do not have enough power when running from the battery. 2. Turn the Camcorder ON to the VCR/VTR mode. 3.
Camcorder Driver information and Descriptors: Windows 98 Texas Instruments DV camcorder driver Listed in Device Under: “Sound, Video and Game Controllers” Shown as: 1394DV camcorder File name: Dvcam.sys Device Control Selection: TI 1394 Device Control Output to camcorder Selection: TI DV Record Win98SE, WinME or Win2000 Microsoft DV camcorder driver Listed in Device Manager: Shown as: File name: Device Control Selection: Output to camcorder Selection: “Imaging Device” DV camera or VCR MSDV.
RUNNING VIDEO STUDIO for the First Time 1. Run Video Studio. 2. Before Starting a Project Click on the (G) Global Properties button. You will see a menu displayed like this. The Black Dot is highlighted next to the active video capture device. 3. a. Select Change Capture Plug-in and choose Ulead Direct Show Capture Plug-in., Click OK. b.
INSTALLATION SUMMARY: 1.) Install PYRO Card and install 1394 bus controller drivers from the Windows CD. 2.) Install camcorder drivers from PYRO CD #1 3.) Apply external power to your camcorder 4.) Turn Camcorder on to VCR/VTR mode 5.) Plug camcorder into PYRO card. Camcorder is recognized as new device. 6.) Check Device Manager to determine which camcorder driver you are using. 7.) Install Video Studio 4, Quick Time and Microsoft NetShow Services. 8.) Select Camcorder Driver(s) you are using. 9.
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Your First Movies USING VIDEO WIZARD BEFORE YOU START: Watch the Tutorials View the Video Studio Tutorials on PYRO CD #1 – Click Install Video Studio and then click Tutorials. NOTE: We strongly recommend that your read the Video Studio Manual which is located on PYRO CD #1 and can be viewed by clicking the HELP Button. When using Video Wizard you must follow these set-up steps before attempting to capture video. 1. Right click in the video preview window 2. Be sure that your camcorder is recognized. 3.
your movies and project information to be stored. 5. Once you click OK you will be taken to Capture Mode(if your camcorder is connected and turned on in VCR/VTR mode). If you are not taken to Capture Mode, then Video Studio is not properly recognizing your camcorder, or you opened an existing project and therefore will go directly to Storyboard mode. Capturing Motion Video 6.
while the camcorder is in play mode.. 14. Still images are captured at 720 x 480 24 bit, bitmap images 15. Still images can be viewed in any photo software such as the “PAINT” program on every Windows computer. You can also save as .jpg images from the Paint program and you can print the image from this application as well. File Size Limitations 4 Gigabytes = 18 minutes of DV If you are using Windows 98 with the FAT32 file system the largest size file allowed by Windows is 4 Gigabytes.
3. Give your movie a name 4. Choose the “Save As Type”. Here you can choose from many video file types. Choose the file type you desire for your video output. ONLY .AVI that is DV Encoded can be transmitted back to the camcorder. 5. Click “Options” 6. Select the options you want for your movie, Resolution size, and compression method. 7. The default settings for .AVI will save your movie in the DV encoded format. 8. Click “Save” to begin rendering your new movie file.
video production. You have just created a video that is truly broadcast quality. The movies you can create with the PYRO 1394DV are the same quality as movies created with systems costing hundreds, even thousands of dollars more. DV Smart Play DV Smart Play allows you to transmit video to your digital camcorder without saving as a new movie file. This feature helps get you around the 4 GB file size limit.
Tips for Smooth Video Capture If your system is not optimized, the result may be dropped video frames. Video with dropped frames will look jittery and will have audio dropouts. To ensure that you capture the highest quality video you may want to follow these steps: 1. Run Disk Defragmenter. Creating, modifying and deleting files causes fragmentation of your hard drive. When files are fragmented, it takes longer to read or write files.
F. Click and drag the “Read Ahead” optimization slider all the way to full. G. Click OK H. You must restart your machine for these changes to take effect. 4. Be sure that DMA is enabled for IDE hard disks. DMA access has lower CPU overhead and transfers of data faster. Note: Not all hardware supports DMA access. If DMA is not supported by your hardware you will need to restart your PC in safe mode to disable DMA. A. Right click on “My Computer” B. Click Properties C. Click Device Manager tab D.
Set you camcorder audio to match the Video Studio audio: We have found that selecting 16-bit stereo audio is the best match to Video Studio. If you record your videotapes in 16-bit stereo you should have excellent results. In turn, be sure to set the Video Studio audio record settings to PCM 16-bit stereo or CD quality for the best results. To Record CD Audio in Music Step: Before recording CD music for background audio, be sure to check your computers audio mixer. 1.
HELP RESOURCES Video Studio Help – Touch “F1” on your keyboard at any time. Video Studio User Manual – on PYRO CD #1 Video Studio Guide – Turn this on by clicking on “G” (global properties) and selecting preferences. ADS Web Site www.adstech.com ON-LINE HELP We are constantly adding more information to the On-Line Help section of our web site. Click the “Support” button on the home page or the “Technical Support” button on any ads web page. Click on the PYRO – ON-Line HELP.
For Specific Video Studio software questions: Check the Ulead web site: www.ulead.com E-mail Ulead for help: http://www.ulead.com.tw/ulead/suppform.cfm Call Ulead for help: 1-310-896-6391 For PYRO Hardware questions: Check the ADS web site: www.adstech.com E-mail ADS for help: support@adstech.
Service and Warranty: 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.
transferable. This warranty does not cover any incompatibilities due to the user’s computer, hardware, software or other related system configuration in which the product interfaces. Proof of purchase will be required before any warranty consideration by ADS occurs. This warranty does not cover any damage caused by negligence, non-authorized modifications, or parts installed without prior written permission from ADS.
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