PYRO Digital Video Users Guide

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Introduction
Add 3 FireWire Ports to your PC
Use the PYRO Digital Video card to transfer video from your
digital camcorder to your PC, edit the video, add titles, effects,
background music and more. Then send your edited video back
to your digital recorder. Display your broadcast quality production
on your TV or copy to your VCR. Your friends will be amazed with
your Hollywood directorial style!
FireWire/1394 is the latest in high-speed external bus technology.
This means you can instantly connect devices to your PC without
opening up the case. FireWire offers true plug and play and hot
swapping of devices. Just plug in your digital camcorder, launch
the software and you’re ready to make movies.
PYRO Features:
• Connect to Digital Camcorders
• Connect the PYRO 1394 WebCam
• Connect to 1394 Hard Drives
• Edit video and send out to tape
• Capture still images
• Produce Digital Video Movies
• 3 ports at 400 Mbps
• Fully IEEE 1394a compliant
• Plug and Play
Requirements:
• Intel Celeron 400MHz or AMD K6-400MHz or above
• Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 or Windows ME
• 64 MB of RAM and Sound Card
• AGP or PCI video card with 4 MB of RAM
• CD-ROM Drive
• 170 MB hard disk space for capture/editing applications
• 4 GB hard disk space (20 minutes of raw DV footage)