Turbo.264 HD Manual Turbo.264 HD Manual © 2009-2011 Elgato Systems LLC 900 Kearny Street • Suite 750 San Francisco, CA 94133 United States of America Elgato Systems GmbH Nymphenburgerstr. 14 80335 München Germany http://www.elgato.com Revision 1.
Turbo.264 HD Manual Turbo.264 HD Features Turbo.264 HD Features Instantly access your HD camcorder movies on a Mac Preview and move HD camcorder movies to your Mac or iPod in one fast and easy step. Turbo.264 HD automatically detects AVCHD camcorders. Convert all popular video formats Drag and drop any video file into the application and convert it to a high-quality H.264 file in standard or HD resolutions. H.
Turbo.264 HD Manual Table of Contents What devices can use video from Turbo.264 HD? 9 Welcome To Turbo.264 HD! Step One: Installing Turbo.264 HD Software 5 Step Two: Launching Turbo.264 HD for the First Time 5 Registering Turbo.264 HD Online 5 Where to get help 5 System Requirements 5 Turbo.264 HD Hardware What export format presets can Turbo.
Turbo.264 HD Manual Table of Contents How do I automatically check for updates? 17 AVCHD Capture How can I use Turbo.264 HD to capture AVCHD? 18 How can I get other video from my camera? 18 How can I combine multiple AVCHD clips? 18 Application Support How do I use Turbo.264 HD with other applications? 20 What applications can use Turbo.264 HD? 20 How does Turbo.264 HD work with EyeTV? 20 How does Turbo.264 HD work with iMovie ’09? 20 How does Turbo.
Welcome To Turbo.264 HD Turbo.264 HD Manual Welcome To Turbo.264 HD! This guide shows you how to begin encoding video to the H.264 format on your Macintosh. It covers installing and configuring Turbo.264 HD software and includes instructions for using the most common features of Turbo.264 HD. Step One: Installing Turbo.264 HD Software • Insert the Turbo.264 HD software CD into your DVD-ROM drive. • Drag and drop the Turbo.264 HD application where you would like to install it.
Turbo.264 HD Hardware Turbo.264 HD Manual Turbo.264 HD Hardware What can Turbo.264 HD hardware do? Turbo.264 HD is a powerful hardware encoding device that quickly converts any video to the advanced H.264 (MPEG-4) format. Drag and drop any video file into the application and convert it to a high-quality H.264 file in standard or HD resolutions. H.264 video is a universal format that can be played on iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, gaming consoles, selected smartphones, and on the web. Turbo.
Turbo.264 HD Window Turbo.264 HD Manual Turbo.264 HD Window How do I add a file to the Turbo.264 HD window? There are three ways to add a file to the Turbo.264 HD window: • Select Add Files from the File menu. • Press the "+" button at the bottom left corner of the Turbo.264 HD window. • Drag a video file, or a folder full of video files, onto the Turbo.264 HD window. If Turbo.264 HD is encoding files, then no more files can be added unit the encode is complete. How do I remove a file from the Turbo.
Turbo.264 HD Window Turbo.264 HD Manual At the top right corner of the Turbo.264 HD window there is a circular gauge. It will be red, and will point at "off", if the Turbo.264 HD hardware is not connected. It will be black, and will point at "on", if the Turbo.264 HD hardware is connected Can I encode from a video DVD? Turbo.264 HD can accept unencrypted DVD content that may be on your hard drive. Add an unencrypted VIDEO_TS folder to the Turbo.264, and then Turbo.
Encoding Formats Turbo.264 HD Manual Encoding Formats What export format presets can Turbo.264 HD use? What types of video can Turbo.264 HD create? To make it easy to prepare video for various devices, there are export format presets you can use: Turbo.264 can encode to the H.264 format, at various resolutions, up to full HD (1080p). What devices can use video from Turbo.264 HD? Many video playback devices can use H.
Encoding Formats Turbo.264 HD Manual How can I select an export format preset for a file? Add a file to the Turbo.264 window, and then choose an export format from the Format pop up menu. How do I export to an iPod? Add a file to the Turbo.264 window, and then choose an iPod export format from the Format pop up menu. You have two choices, iPod Small and iPod Best. How do I export to an iPhone or iPod touch? Add a file to the Turbo.
Encoding Formats Turbo.264 HD Manual Turbo.264 HD will not take a file with a smaller resolution, and scale it up to a larger resolution. For example, if you add a iPhone-sized file to Turbo.264 HD, and choose the 1080p export format, then the resulting file will not be 1080p - it will still be iPhone resolution.
Custom Presets Turbo.264 HD Manual Custom Presets How can I make custom export format settings? Add a file to the Turbo.264 window, and then choose Edit... from the bottom of the Format pop up menu. A new sheet will appear, that offers many options that can be used to make custom export format presets. The Built-in settings are listed on the left, along with any Custom settings that you have created.
Custom Presets Turbo.264 HD Manual Custom - You can enter numbers to adjust the width (w) and height (h). Some numbers beyond the specifications of your selected profile may not be allowed. Aspect Ratio Automatic - Turbo.264 HD will select the best setting 4:3 - The aspect ratio will be cropped to 4:3 14:9 - The aspect ratio will be cropped to 14:9 16:9 - The aspect ratio will be cropped to 16:9 Wide - The aspect ratio will be cropped to a Widescreen format Overscan Automatic - Turbo.
Custom Presets Turbo.264 HD Manual What custom settings can I use for audio? Closed Captions There are a number of custom settings for audio. What follows is a brief description of each: These settings affect playback via QuickTime, like with an iPhone or Apple TV. Sample Rate Automatic - Turbo.264 HD will select the best setting On - Captions will be on via QuickTime Off - Captions will be off via QuickTime Automatic - Turbo.264 HD will select the best setting 24.000 kHz to 48.
Editor Turbo.264 HD Manual Editor What are the parts of the the editor? There are a number of items in the editor: Timeline: The horizontal bar represents the overall length of the recording. Light blue sections with red stripes mark the selected clips of video. Playhead: A large white triangle above the timeline indicates which point in the recording is currently playing (or paused). Use the button at the bottom left corner of the editor, or the spacebar, to toggle between play and pause.
Editor Turbo.264 HD Manual How do I use the editor to select and remove content? 1) After you find your recording in the Turbo.264 HD window, click on the thumbnail picture to open the editor. 2) The editor will open, and there will be editing controls at the bottom of the window. Note the upside down triangle above the blue bar - that’s the Playhead. 3) Move the Playhead to the first section you want to cut out. 4) At the middle bottom of the screen there is a circular button with two triangles in it.
Preferences Turbo.264 HD Manual Preferences new version is available, via a automatic online check. How can I choose where Turbo.264 HD will export to? You can also use the Turbo.264 HD menu to manually Check for Updates. In the Turbo.264 HD menu, select Preferences. You can Save encoded videos in: iTunes Movies Documents Desktop Source Folder Other... The Other... option will let you select the exact location you prefer to save your exports. How do I automatically check for updates? In the Turbo.
AVCHD Capture Turbo.264 HD Manual AVCHD Capture How can I get other video from my camera? How can I use Turbo.264 HD to capture AVCHD? If your camera can capture non-AVCHD video in small clips, perhaps in an AVI container, then Turbo. 264 HD may be able to capture it. AVCHD cameras create one clip for each recording session. A full camera hard drive generally contains 10-100 source files. Turbo.
AVCHD Capture Turbo.264 HD Manual the switch to the right will chain all of the clips together. When creating a single movie, the format preset popup can be adjusted by the topmost clip only.
Application Support Turbo.264 HD Manual Application Support How do I use Turbo.264 HD with other applications? This feature is only available for Turbo.264 HD Hardware Edition. When Turbo.264 HD is first launched, a special QuickTime component is installed on your Mac, in this location: Hard Drive/Library/QuickTime In general, all applications are free to use the Turbo. 264 HD QuickTime component, once Turbo.264 HD is installed on a Mac.
Application Support Turbo.264 HD Manual then choose the Turbo.264 HD option from the Export pop-up menu. Then, select your favorite preset (including Custom Presets) under the Use: menu. The Options... button will reveal the same custom settings window as in the Turbo.264 HD software. How does Turbo.264 HD work with QuickTime Player Pro? Open a movie using QuickTime player. Choose Export from the File menu, and then choose the Turbo.264 HD option from the Export pop-up menu.
AppleScript Turbo.264 HD Manual AppleScript Many functions in Turbo.264 HD can be accessed using AppleScript. Dictionary The AppleScript Dictionary of Turbo.264 HD lists all available commands and parameters. To write scripts and browse the dictionary the application Script Editor is available on every computer running Mac OS X. It can be found under Applications/AppleScript. You can also find example scripts in the online Elgato Knowledgebase. If you find that there is functionality in Turbo.
Appendix: Format Details Turbo.264 HD Manual Export Format Details iPod Small Video: H.264 Baseline Profile (up to Level 1.3), 768 kbps max. 320x240 max., 30 fps max. Audio: AAC-LC, stereo, 128 Kbps, 48 kHz. Note: If the source movie is larger than 320x240 it will be scaled to fit within 320x240 preserving aspect ratio. Resolution is maintained if 320x240 or smaller.
Appendix: Format Details Turbo.264 HD Manual Audio: AAC-LC, stereo, 160 Kbps, 48 kHz Note: If the source movie is larger than 1280×720 it will be scaled to fit within 1280×720 preserving aspect ratio. Resolution is maintained if 1280×720 or smaller. Frame rate is maintained when 30 fps and smaller. HD 1080p Video: H.264 Main Profile, 10 Mbps max., 1920×1080 pixels at 30 fps max.
