Operation Manual

Appendix A: Setup options 253
the video settings manually. The best preset to use is
the lowest one that meets the requirements of all the
devices on which your movie will be played. Use
Low if you are outputting only for VCD; Medium if
you need to accommodate S-VCD; and High if your
movie will be output for DVD.
• Preview: Preview-quality dramatically decreases the
disk space needed for capturing by lowering the
video quality – but only during editing. When
outputting your movie, Studio will recapture any
preview-quality clips at full quality. Sub-options
include several preset combinations of compression
method and quality, plus a Custom option that leaves
the details up to you.
Other types of capture device provide a single list of
quality options – generally Good, Better, Best and
Custom.
MicroMV and Studio AV/DV Analog captures both
use fixed capture settings with no further options.
Video settings
The settings available in this area depend on both the
capture device and the options selected for it in the
Presets area. Only applicable settings are shown. The
settings are editable only if you are using a Custom
preset.
List all codecs: By default this checkbox is not
checked: the only codecs listed are those that have been
certified by Pinnacle Systems for use with preview-
quality capture. If you check the option, all codecs
installed on your PC will be listed.