Operation Manual

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MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) A family of
international standards used for coding audio/
video information into digital format.
Currently, MPEG-2 is the standard for digital
video formats and MP3 for strictly digital
audio formats.
non-realtime
capture
Non-realtime capture continues processing
video after the video capture playback stops in
order to ensure that no frames are dropped.
Capturing video at a higher speed reduces
processing time, but yields video of a lower
quality. Capturing better quality video requires
more CPU power and more time to complete.
NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) A
standard format adopted by the FCC for
television broadcasts in the United States,
Japan, Canada, and Mexico. NTSC offers 525
lines of resolution per frame at 30 fps.
PAL (Phase Alteration Line) The standard format
for television broadcasts in Germany, Great
Britain, South America, Australia, and most of
Western European and Asian countries. PAL
offers 25 frames per second.
realtime
capture
Realtime capture completes capturing during
playback of the original video. Realtime
capture requires high processing speeds and
risks dropped frames.
saturation The richness of a color.
slide An individual photo within a slide show.
Slides are contained within albums.
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