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Windows XP Information
PC Camera Module D - 39
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BisonCap
BisonCap is a video viewer for general purpose video viewing and testing, and for
capturing video files to .avi format.
1. Run the BisonCap application from th e St art > Programs/All Programs > Bison-
Cam menu (it is recommended that you set the capture file before th e ca ptu r e
process - see Set Capture File below).
2. Go to the Capture menu heading (if you wish to captur e audi o check “PC Camera
Audio Setup (all camera modules) ” on page D - 38) and selec t Start Capture.
3. Click OK (the file location will be displayed in the pop-up bo x) to st art capturing the
video, and press Esc to stop the capture (you can view the file using th e Windows
Media Player).
Set Capture File
Prior to capturing video files you may select the Set Capture File... option in the File
menu, and set the file name and location before capture (this will help avoid acciden-
tally overwriting files). Set the name and location then click Open, then set the
"Capture file size:"
and click OK. You can then start the capture process as above.
Note the important information in “Reducing Video File Size” on page D - 40 in
order to save file space, and help prevent system problems.
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Pre-Allocating File
Space
You may pre-allocate
the file size (File > Allo-
cate File Space) for the
capture file in the
BisonCap program.
Pre-allocating space on
the hard disk can im-
prove the capture quali-
ty (particularly of large
capture files), by reduc-
ing the amount of work
the hard disk has to do
in finding space for the
video data as it is being
captured.
See also “Reducing
Video File Size” on
page D - 40.