Operation Manual

Capturing Media

Capture Preferences

Before you begin to capture, make sure your capture environment is

set according to your preferred working methods.

To set your capture preferences, click Edit > Preferences. The

Preferences dialog box opens. Available options are as follows:

• Add captured files to Library: Check this option to import

captured files into the Library after capture.

• Add captured files to workspace: Check this option to

import captured files into the workspace after capture.

• Use video overlay for capture: Keep this option checked

during capture unless you have an older VGA card that does

not support video overlay. (Unchecking this option in this

event avoids the unsupported overlay display error.)

• Enable automatic file replacement when recording voice-

over: Check this option to overwrite existing audio if the

voice-over overlaps during recording.

• Do not detect scenes during capture: Check this option if

you do not want to activate the scene detection function

during capture.

• After capture, detect scenes by changing of video frames:

Check this option to perform scene detection during video

capture. In scene detection, PowerDirector compares

captured frames to decide when there is a scene change. Each

scene is saved as a file as recording continues.

• During capture, detect scenes by timecode, and save each

scene as a separate file (DV-VCR mode only): Check this

option to detect scene-break signals and to save each scene as

a separate file. (DV camcorder generate a scene-break signal

on the tape whenever users release the REC button.) This

feature is only available in DV tape capture.

• DV Parameters button: Click this button to set the buffer

parameters for your DV camcorder. Setting a buffer time

ensures that your DV camcorder and your batch capture or

DV writing device begin at the same time. Without a buffer,

batch capturing or writing to tape may begin before the

camcorder is engaged.