Operation Manual

Capturing Content
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Finally, select the profile located in the drop-down menu located on its right.
For the MPEG profiles, select High Speed, High Quality, Custom or All. For the
AVI formats and the differences between the Windows and DV groups, refer to
#4 in "Producing AVI Files".
 If you selected a MPEG profile, you may create a custom MPEG profile by
clicking New... Refer to "Creating Custom MPEG Profiles" on page 100 for
more information. The DV AVI profiles may not be modified.
 If you selected Video for Movie Disc Production, select the Type of Disc, High
Speed or High Quality, and then the video format of the disc.
 After selecting a profile, you may click Comments... or Details... to find
out more information about the profile and CPU recommendation.
5 Click OK.
Caution: If you have selected the DV AVI profile, you will be unable to capture in non real-
time.
 Click the Time Limit box to set it and then input the maximum recording time in
minutes and seconds.
 Click the Size Limit box to set it and then input the maximum recording size in
MB.
6 To begin capturing, click PowerDirector’s Record button.
7 Click Stop after finishing your capture. The file will now be automatically
added to the Library or Storyboard according to your preferences. (You can also
select to begin detecting scenes automatically after the capture is completed.) To
set your preferences, go to "Capture/Export Preferences" on page 48.
Note: If you have chosen to capture in non real-time, after you have clicked Stop, a message
will be displayed in the Preview Window notifying you that the encoding of the
content in the buffer is still ongoing and that it will be completed shortly in the time
remaining.