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VideoGlide For Mac OS X 1.4

5/28/12

Contents

QuickStart

Introduction

System Requirements

Installing the Software

Connecting the Digitizer

Video Sources

Using VideoGlide Capture

Using VideoGlide Exporter

VideoGlide and Third Party Software

Using Multiple Devices

Trouble-shooting

Contact Information

QuickStart

Use these steps to start capturing quality video right away.

1) Connect a video source to the digitizer using an s-video cable or a composite cable.

2) Connect the audio output of the video source to your digitizer using a dual RCA cable. If the digitizer does not have audio inputs you can use the Macintosh microphone port instead, but an

additional adapter cable will be required.

3) Plug the digitizer into a powered USB 2.0 port.

4) Start the video source playing.

5) Run /Applications/VideoGlide/VideoGlide Capture. You should see video in the window that appears and hear the audio.

6) Select Record from the Record menu and type the name you want to use for the new movie.

7) To stop recording, click the window that appears after recording has started.

8) Click "Open" in the dialog that appears, or locate and double-click the new movie to use QuickTime Player to view the movie.

Introduction

VideoGlide For Mac OS X allows you to use a variety of video digitizers to capture video, audio and snapshots under Mac OS X. The software that comes with VideoGlide provides a number

of different ways to capture and export video, including duration-based recording, time-lapse photography, automatic naming, AppleScript support and so on.

Video can be captured at 640 x 480 at 29.97 frames per second for NTSC video sources, and 720 x 576 at 25 frames per second for PAL/SECAM sources.

Supported devices include:

Kworld DVD Maker

Daystar ProView USB,

Pinnacle Dazzle DVC-90

Grabee X,

V-Stream Xpert DVD Maker,

LinXcel Video Grabber,

plus many similar devices.

A number of devices containing TV Tuners are also supported, however, only the video inputs are supported, not the tuners themselves. To determine if a given device is supported, install the

software and run /Applications/VideoGlide/VideoGlide Capture. If you are asked for a serial number, then the device is recognized and will probably work. To be sure, click "Cancel" and proceed

in demonstration mode. If you can see and capture video, then the device is supported.

VideoGlide movies are saved as QuickTime movie ﬁles and can be played back on any machine with QuickTime installed.

In addition to the software the comes with VideoGlide, virtually all QuickTime compatible digitizing applications are supported. See "VideoGlide and Third Party Software" below for a partial list

of supported applications.

VideoGlide movies can be easily imported into Apple's iMovie multimedia editing package.

The VideoGlide software supports multiple digitizers. You may plug in and use several digitizers simultaneously. This is particularly useful with such applications as Econ Technologies'

ImageCaster, Ben Bird's SecuritySpy, or SubRosaSoft's Home Guardian. Any combination of supported devices may be used.

System Requirements

The VideoGlide software requires Mac OS 10.3.9 or higher.

The VideoGlide software requires built-in USB 2.0 support on the computer on which it is being installed. Some third-party USB 2.0 upgrade cards may work, but Apple's support for these

cards is not universal and results may be unpredictable. In general all Macs built in the second half of 2003 or later have built-in USB 2.0 support. If you are not sure, open "/Applications/Utilities/

System Proﬁler", switch to the USB section and look for a "USB High-Speed Bus". If present, then the machine has either built-in USB 2.0 support or a USB 2.0 upgrade card installed.

Installing the Software

To install VideoGlide For Mac OS X, double-click the installer and follow the instructions.

The following components are installed:

• /System/Library/Extensions/VideoGlide.kext

Summary of content (10 pages)

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VideoGlide For Mac OS X 1.4 5/28/12 Contents QuickStart Introduction System Requirements Installing the Software Connecting the Digitizer Video Sources Using VideoGlide Capture Using VideoGlide Exporter VideoGlide and Third Party Software Using Multiple Devices Trouble-shooting Contact Information QuickStart Use these steps to start capturing quality video right away. 1) Connect a video source to the digitizer using an s-video cable or a composite cable.
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Provides support for devices that have audio inputs and prevents the Classic environment from "grabbing" the digitizer when it starts up. • /Library/QuickTime/VideoGlide.component A QuickTime module that allows OS X native, QuickTime-savvy applications to use digitizers to capture video. • /Library/StartupItems/VideoGlide Startup Provides additional support for digitizers that have audio inputs. • /Applications/VideoGlide/VideoGlide Capture Run this to capture video from one or more digitizers.
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Large... Certain devices offer a large snapshot mode. The device is reconfigured and a high quality, "large" snapshot is taken. Reconfiguring the device is time consuming, so the video frame that is captured will be one that occurs one or two seconds later. This option is unnecessary, and is not available for most digitizers. Snapshot Time Lapse... Use this option to take a snapshot every few seconds. You can optionally specify the length of time over which to take snapshots.
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Quality: This setting affects the compression rate of the incoming video frames. The lower the quality setting, the higher the compression rate. Lower quality results in smaller file sizes, "noisier" video and higher frame rates. Higher quality results in bigger file sizes, "cleaner" video and lower frame rates. Frames per second: Leave this blank to capture the maximum frame rate possible for your video standard.
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distinguish them. Input menu or sub-list: This lets you select which input to digitize from: s-video or composite. The VideoGlide software is smart enough to auto-select the input if there is only one active video source. However, if you have active video sources attached to both the s-video connector and the composite connector, it will be necessary to use this menu or sub-list to choose between them. Format menu: This menu lets you choose between the PAL, SECAM or NTSC standards.
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Rate menu, Size, Use: Choose the highest rate, 16 bits and Stereo for general use. If data size is critical, lower quality settings can be used. In addition to the three panels described above, the following sound settings are always available on the right hand side of the Sound Settings dialog: Speaker menu: Controls when sound is played. The recommended choice is "Off While Recording".
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Use this option to capture a frame of video every few seconds. You can optionally specify the length of time over which to capture frames. You can set the playback frame rate using the "Movie playback rate" field. Clicking "Video Settings…" will open the Video Settings dialog where the format of the movie file can be specified. After clicking "OK" you will be asked to specify the name of the movie file to save.
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If the digitizer supports it, take the largest picture possible. If this parameter is not specified, the current frame size is used. Most digitizers ignore this parameter. duration duration e.g. start recording duration 20 Specifies the length of time to record a movie in seconds. If this parameter is not specified, the movie will be recorded until stopped. Examples: Open the application /Applications/AppleScript/Script Editor.
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width =704 and height = 480 or height = 576 width = 352 and height = 240 or height = 288 width = 176 and height = 120 or height = 144 width = 88 and height = 60 or height = 72 However, if the option key is held down while opening the movie, any movie can be made 4 to 3. Under some circumstances, it may be desirable to deliberately record movies at the largest natural size, and then use VideoGlide Exporter to scale the movie.
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This is usually the result of unplugging the device while using it, or trying to connect to the device while it is use by another application. But it can also happen when using a non-native, emulated PowerPC application on Intel-based equipment with a device that has audio inputs. Please see the file /Applications/VideoGlide/VideoGlide Tools/VideoGlide Toggle Audio ReadMe for more information about this problem and some possible solutions.