Operation Manual

Appendix A: Setup options 249
camera, etc). Your selection determines the availability
of some other Capture source settings, and of many
settings on the Capture format panel.
Audio: Your choice of audio devices is constrained by
which video device is selected. With most analog
devices, for instance, you can choose any of your sound
card inputs; your equipment configuration determines
which one you should use.
TV standard: Choose the standard that is compatible
with your capture device and your TV or video monitor
(NTSC or PAL). NTSC is the standard used in North
America and Japan. PAL is the standard used in most
other places. With some capture devices you may have
an additional choice: the SECAM standard used in
Russia, France and some other countries. If you
purchased your Studio product in North America, the
option is permanently set to NTSC.
Use overlay: If you are performing an analog capture
with Studio AV/DV, you will have the option of using
the “overlay” capability of your graphics hardware
when previewing the capture. This may make the
preview smoother, but is not supported by all graphics
cards. Turn off this option only if it causes problems.
Capture preview: This option controls whether the
incoming video will be previewed in the Player during
capture. Because generating the preview uses a
significant amount of processor time, previewing may
cause dropped frames during capture on some systems.
Only turn off the option if you are having a problem
with dropped frames.
When capturing from a MicroMV camcorder, however,
this option is set to Off by default and cannot be