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In this Guide Introduction 2 Plugging In 4 Installing the Drivers 6 Installing the VideOh! CD Software 23 Creating A Video Project With MyDVD 24 Getting Help 32 Technical Specifications 34 1
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide Introduction Note: This product includes models AVC-1100 and AVC-1200. If you have AVC-1100, when you install your AVC-1200 drivers, it will automatically upgrade to AVC-1200. Congratulations on the purchase of your Adaptec VideOh! CD AVC-1200. With your VideOh! CD kit, you can convert your analog videos into digital format and create your own Video CDs (VCDs) or DVD: ■ Capture your favorite video footage with your AVC-1200 and the bundled Sonic® MyDVD® software.
Introduction What’s in the Package Your Adaptec VideOh! CD kit includes: ■ Adaptec AVC-1200 USB video capture device ■ 6-foot USB cable ■ 6-inch L-R RCA audio Y cable ■ CD, including drivers, and Sonic MyDVD ■ Getting Started with VideOh! AVC-1200 System Requirements To use your VideOh! CD kit, you need a computer with: ■ Intel Pentium II 600 MHz (or faster) processor (800 MHz recommended) ■ Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP with latest patches ■ 128 MB RAM minimum ■ 350 MB free di
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide Plugging In To set up your AVC-1200: 1 Connect your AVC-1200 to your computer, using the 6-foot USB cable. Cable connects to USB port on computer USB port Note: Adaptec highly recommends that you connect directly to your computer, and not through a USB hub. 2 If required, insert the L-R RCA audio Y cable into the Audio In port.
Plugging In 3 Plug one end of your camcorder cable into the Audio In and Video In ports of your AVC-1200, using the Y cable if required. Plug the other end into your analog video device. Note: To ensure that your videos are captured successfully, unplug any extraneous USB devices you may have connected to your computer.
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide Installing the Drivers Before you can begin capturing video, you must install the VideOh! CD device drivers. Because several drivers must be installed, these instructions lead you through the installation procedure more than once. Follow the complete set of installation instructions provided for your operating system to ensure that all drivers are properly installed: ■ For Windows XP, see page 6. ■ For Windows 2000, see page 9. ■ For Windows Me, see page 14.
Installing the Drivers 2 In the Found New Hardware Wizard, select Install the software automatically..., then click Next. 3 Click Continue Anyway. Windows installs the driver.
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide 4 Click Finish. The Found New Hardware Wizard appears. 5 Repeat Step 2 through Step 4 to complete the installation. Double-Checking Driver Installation To ensure that the driver has installed properly on your Windows XP system: 1 On your desktop, right-click My Computer then select Properties. 2 Select the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device Manager, then: 8 ■ Click Imaging devices. Adaptec AVC-1200 Video Capture should be listed. ■ Click Sound, video, and game controllers.
Installing the Drivers ■ Click Universal Serial Bus controllers. USB Composite Device should be listed. Drivers If any or all of these drivers don’t appear, refer to Troubleshooting Your AVC-1200 on page 32. Windows 2000 When you plug in your AVC-1200, Windows 2000 automatically detects it and opens the Found New Hardware Wizard. To perform the installation, follow the instructions provided in this section.
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide 2 In the Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next. 3 Select Search for a suitable driver..., then click Next.
Installing the Drivers 4 Select only CD-ROM drives, then click Next. Windows locates a driver file. 5 Click Next. Note: The drive letter for your CD-ROM drive may be different than the one shown in the example above.
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide 6 Click Yes. 7 Click Finish. 8 Click No. The Found New Hardware Wizard appears.
Installing the Drivers 9 Repeat Step 2 through Step 7 to complete the installation. 10 When the installation is complete, restart your computer. Double-Checking Driver Installation To ensure that the driver has installed properly on your Windows 2000 system: 1 On your desktop, right-click My Computer then select Properties. 2 Select the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device Manager, then: ■ Click Imaging devices. Adaptec AVC-1200 Video Capture should be listed. ■ Click Sound, video, and game controllers.
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide ■ Click Universal Serial Bus controllers. USB Composite Device should be listed. Drivers If any or all of these drivers don’t appear, refer to Troubleshooting Your AVC-1200 on page 32. Windows Me When you plug in your AVC-1200, Windows Me automatically detects it and opens the Found New Hardware Wizard. To perform the installation, follow the instructions provided in this section.
Installing the Drivers To install the drivers: 1 Insert the CD from your VideOh! CD kit into your CD-ROM drive. Note: If the VideOh! software installation screen appears, exit this screen until driver installation is complete. 2 In the Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next. 3 Select Automatic search..., then click Next.
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide 4 Your computer may generate up to four Version Conflict messages in a row. (This is common, especially if you have previously installed these drivers on your computer.) If a Version Conflict message appears, click Yes to continue with the installation. 5 Click Finish. The Found New Hardware Wizard appears. 6 Click Next.
Installing the Drivers 7 Click Finish to complete the installation. Double-Checking Driver Installation To ensure that the driver has installed properly on your Windows Me system: 1 On your desktop, double-click My Computer, double-click Control Panel, then double-click System. The System Properties window opens. 2 Select the Device Manager tab, select View devices by type, then: ■ Click Imaging Device. Adaptec AVC-1200 Video Capture should be listed. ■ Click Sound, video, and game controllers.
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide ■ Click Universal Serial Bus controllers. USB Composite Device should be listed. Drivers If any or all of these drivers don’t appear, refer to Troubleshooting Your AVC-1200 on page 32. Windows 98SE When you plug in your AVC-1200, Windows 98SE automatically detects it and opens the Found New Hardware Wizard. To perform the installation, follow the instructions provided in this section.
Installing the Drivers To install the drivers: 1 Insert the CD from your VideOh! CD kit into your CD-ROM drive. Note: If the VideOh! software installation screen appears, exit this screen until driver installation is complete. 2 In the Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next. 3 Select Search for best driver..., then click Next.
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide 4 Select only CD-ROM drive, then click Next. 5 Click Next. Note: The drive letter for your CD-ROM drive may be different than the one shown in the example above. Also, as you repeat the installation procedure for the other two drivers, driver filenames different from the one shown above will appear.
Installing the Drivers 6 Click Finish. The Found New Hardware Wizard appears. 7 Repeat Step 2 through Step 5. 8 Insert your Windows 98SE CD, then click OK. 9 Insert your VideOh! CD, then click OK. 10 Click Finish. The Found New Hardware Wizard appears. 11 Repeat Step 2 through Step 6 to complete the installation.
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide Double-Checking Driver Installation To ensure that the driver has installed properly on your Windows 98SE system: 1 On your desktop, double-click My Computer, double-click Control Panel, then double-click System. The System Properties window opens. 2 Select the Device Manager tab, select View devices by type, then: ■ Click Imaging Device. Adaptec AVC-1200 Video Capture should be listed. ■ Click Sound, video, and game controllers.
Installing the VideOh! CD Software Installing the VideOh! CD Software To install Sonic MyDVD: ■ Insert the CD from your VideOh! CD kit into your CD-ROM drive and follow the on-screen instructions. ■ If the CD is already in your CD-ROM drive, reinsert it to activate the software installation screen. Using Your VideOh! CD Your VideOh! CD package includes software tools to help you capture your videos in digital format, edit them, and create VCDs or DVDs.
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide Creating A Video Project With MyDVD These instructions give you the basic steps for capturing your video, editing it, and then burning it to DVD or CD. To get more information, refer to the online tutorial included with Sonic MyDVD. Or, at any time while you’re using this software, click ? or Help, to display detailed information about any step you want to perform.
Creating A Video Project With MyDVD Capturing Your Video To successfully capture your video, make sure you complete each step in the order given. 1 Start MyDVD by clicking the Sonic MyDVD icon on your desktop. The Welcome window appears. Click here for more information 2 Move the mouse pointer over either DVD-Video or Video CD, then click Create or Modify a ... Project. The Main project window appears.
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide 3 On the Main project window, click Capture. The Capture window appears. 4 Press the Play button on your analog video device. The video image appears in the Capture window. 5 To begin transferring your video to your computer, click Start Capturing. MyDVD captures your video, including the audio. Note: Although you won’t hear the audio portion of your video during capture, MyDVD captures both audio and video.
Creating A Video Project With MyDVD 7 On the Save As screen, enter the filename of your video clip and click Save. The filename you choose becomes the title of your video clip and is displayed on the Main project window. (You can change the title later if you choose.) 8 Click Finish. Your video clip is saved and you will see a thumbnail picture on your Main project window. The layout shown in the MyDVD Main project window is what your DVD menu will look like on your TV.
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide Editing Your Video Now that you’ve captured some video footage, you can give your video more impact by trimming it and adding transitions, effects, and titles. See Editing Your Video with Windows XP or Windows 2000 on page 28 for instructions. If you are using the Windows Me or 98SE operating systems, after you’ve captured some video footage, you can trim it. For example, you can change your Start and End points.
Creating A Video Project With MyDVD 3 Click Detect Scenes if you want MyDVD to automatically find scene breaks, or use the Mark Scene button to add your own scene breaks. 4 Click Add to Storyboard when you have marked all your scenes. The Edit window opens, as shown below. In the Edit window, you can trim, merge, or split scenes, rearrange scenes and add or remove video and still images, and add special effects like transitions and titles.
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide 6 To create chapters on your DVD, in the Main project window, right-click the thumbnail for the video clip you want, then click Add/Edit Chapters. The Chapter Points window opens. 7 Use the playback controls to preview your video, and click Add Chapter to create chapter points where you want them. You can also move existing chapter points by dragging their markers. 8 Click OK to save your chapter points. Note: For more advanced editing functions, refer to MyDVD online Help.
Creating A Video Project With MyDVD Trimming Your Video with Windows Me or Windows 98SE To begin trimming your video: 1 From the Main project window, double-click the thumbnail for the video clip you want to trim. 2 Use the controls in the Trimming window to trim your video. You can trim out unwanted video footage Drag the red bracke to choose an End Frame Drag the green bracket to choose a Start Frame 3 Click OK when finished.
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide Getting Help Registering Your AVC-1200 To ensure your eligibility for support and upgrades, and to qualify for future promotions, please register your AVC-1200 on the Adaptec website at register.adaptec.com. Troubleshooting Your AVC-1200 If you encounter difficulties installing or using your AVC-1200, follow these suggestions: ■ Ensure that your analog video device is connected, powered on, and set up to provide a video signal to the AVC-1200.
Getting Help ■ If there are gaps in your analog video tape, MyDVD may stop capturing. To continue, start capturing a new clip after the gap. Gaps in video footage are often caused by stops, pauses, static, or unrecorded space in the original recording. They can also be caused by old, damaged, or deteriorated video tapes. ■ Set your computer monitor’s screen resolution to 1024 x 768 or higher for optimum viewing.
Adaptec AVC-1200 User’s Guide Technical Specifications Video Input Composite RCA Video Capture Format Compressed AVI Bit Rate Variable within the DVD Specification Video Standards NTSC and PAL VCD MPEG1 (352 x 240 NTSC/352 x 288 PAL) Frame Rates: 29.97 NTSC and 25 fps PAL Audio Inputs left, right RCA with included Y cable PC Interface USB 1.1, or USB 2.0 at 1.1 speed Form Factor 2.8” (L) x 4.0” (W) x 0.
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