User`s guide

Getting Help

■ For optimum quality when creating DVDs, use the Best setting

(in the MyDVD Capture window) when capturing video clips.

However, if you have limited disk space, Adaptec recommends

that you choose the Better or Good capture setting. Refer to the

Getting Help section of the User’s Guide on the CD for help

estimating capture file size.

■ MyDVD may not be able to recognize video from a damaged or

degraded video tape.

■ If there are gaps in your analog video tape, MyDVD stops

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.

■ If you are playing your video and it is not appearing on the

MyDVD Main project window, make sure MyDVD is capturing

from the correct device.

To check your device, go to the Capture window (as shown in

Step 3 of Capturing Your Video) and under Record Settings, click

Change. Make sure Adaptec PCI Capture Device is selected.

■ To avoid choppy video in a captured file, especially a long video

clip, users should disable any scanning background programs

such as virus software or any CPU-loaded software.

Need Help Burning Your DVD?

■ In rare instances, while burning your video to DVD, an error

message may appear, such as

Bit rate too high. If this happens,

double-click the thumbnail in MyDVD’s Main project window.

Select the End Frame on the Trimming window and remove

about 5 to 10 seconds of video from the end. Close the

Trimming window, save the project and try again. If the

message persists, open the Trimming window again and check

the video for static. If the static exists on the video, trim back to

a point on the video where static does not exist.