Operation Manual

Chapter 2: Capturing video 27
Capture) and full quality. At full quality, two types of
encoding are available: DV and MPEG.
The two DV capture quality choices are covered in
detail in the following pages. This section concludes
with a note on adjusting audio and video levels in
digital captures (page 31).
Note: If you are using a MicroMV camcorder con-
nected to a 1394 port, the user interface in Capture
mode is almost identical to that for DV equipment.
However, most DV capture options and features are
not available with MicroMV captures, including
preview-quality capture and DV encoding. Captures
from MicroMV are always encoded as MPEG-2.
MicroMV is supported only under Windows XP.
SmartCapture: Preview-quality capture
SmartCapture is a unique feature of Studio. It allows
you to capture from DV videotape to a file of reduced-
quality video using minimal hard drive space. With
SmartCapture, you can capture an entire tape onto your
hard drive rather than having to pick and choose which
portions to capture. You can work with this “preview-
quality” material throughout the editing of your movie.
When your movie is finished and ready for output,
Studio will recapture any preview-quality clips at full