Operation Manual

18 Pinnacle Studio 9
The Camcorder Controller, at bottom left, provides a
tape counter display and a set of transport controls for
operating the playback device. Finally, the Diskometer,
at bottom right, displays the capture space remaining
on the drive. It also provides the Start Capture button
and buttons for setting capture options.
The Diskometer and the Camcorder Controller are
described in detail beginning on page 19.
Analog capture
Both the Album and the Player are used in analog as
well as digital captures, so when you capture from an
analog source the top half of the screen is the same as
shown and described above for digital sources.
Not the bottom half of the screen, however. It now
features a second version of the Diskometer, with two
fly-out panels for adjusting audio and video levels
during capture. (The panels are described under “Audio
and video levels – analog” on page 33.)
Digital vs. analog
To summarize, the digital and analog setups reflect two
major differences in capability:
• The digital setup lets you control the tape transport
of the camcorder or VCR using the Camcorder
Controller.
• The analog setup lets you modify audio and video
levels dynamically during capture.