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EasyVHStoDVDforMac.book Page ii Friday, May 8, 2009 10:53 AM ii Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Legal Information Copyright © 1994-2009 Sonic Solutions. All rights reserved. Use of this product is subject to your agreement to all of the terms of each of the license agreements included in this package. This product may be protected by one or more US and/or foreign patents, including certain patents that may be listed at www.sonic.com/innovation/patents.
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EasyVHStoDVDforMac.book Page 6 Friday, May 8, 2009 10:53 AM 6 Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Introduction Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac is the best solution for preserving your cherished VHS recordings. With Easy VHS to DVD for Mac, you can easily transfer video from your VHS, Hi8, or Video8 tapes, and other analog video sources to your Mac.
EasyVHStoDVDforMac.book Page 7 Friday, May 8, 2009 10:53 AM Connecting a VCR to your Mac You will be prompted to enter a product key and accept the license agreement. The product key is located on the back of the sleeve containing the software disc. 5 Once you complete the Toast Setup Assistant, quit the application. Connecting a VCR to your Mac Once the included software has been installed, you are ready to connect your VCR, or other analog video source, to your Mac.
EasyVHStoDVDforMac.book Page 8 Friday, May 8, 2009 10:53 AM 8 Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com 3 Using the video cable provided with your VCR, connect the video Line Out connector on your VCR to one of the two video plugs on the Roxio adapter. Note This cable is not included with Easy VHS to DVD for Mac, but is typically included with most VCRs, or other analog video devices.
EasyVHStoDVDforMac.book Page 9 Friday, May 8, 2009 10:53 AM Connecting a VCR to your Mac 4 Connect the two Audio Out connectors on your VCR to the audio adapter (red and white plugs) attached to your Roxio USB capture device.
EasyVHStoDVDforMac.book Page 10 Friday, May 8, 2009 10:53 AM 10 Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Capturing Video to Your Mac — Introduction Your software should now be installed, and the VCR or other analog video source should be connected to your Mac. You are now ready to capture your video. Once the video capture process is complete, you can burn the video to DVD, or even import it into iMovie for editing.
EasyVHStoDVDforMac.book Page 11 Friday, May 8, 2009 10:53 AM Capturing Video to Your Mac — Introduction 5 Select your video quality. ■ Standard — Capture using 4.0 Mbps MPEG-2 Half D1 video. This is the best choice when capturing video using a Mac that just meets the system requirements. ■ High — Capture using 6.0 Mbps MPEG-2 video. This is the best choice for capturing video when using a Mac that exceeds the minimum system requirements.
EasyVHStoDVDforMac.book Page 12 Friday, May 8, 2009 10:53 AM 12 Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Capturing Video to Your Mac — Connect Video The Connect Video page allows you to select between using the S-Video or Composite (RCA) connection. You can also preview your movie to ensure that your video displays correctly. 1 Select the Video Input option. For more information, see Connecting a VCR to your Mac on page 7.
EasyVHStoDVDforMac.book Page 13 Friday, May 8, 2009 10:53 AM Capturing Video to Your Mac — Connect Audio Capturing Video to Your Mac — Connect Audio The Connect Audio page allows you to verify that audio can be captured correctly. With your VCR or other video source playing back, you should now see the video, along with two horizontal bars below the preview window. These bars represent the left and right audio channels which accompany your video.
EasyVHStoDVDforMac.book Page 14 Friday, May 8, 2009 10:53 AM 14 Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Capturing Video to Your Mac — Record Use the Record page to begin capturing your movie. 1 Click Play on your VCR or other video source. You may wish to rewind or fast-forward to a specific point of your video if you only wish to capture a specific segment.
EasyVHStoDVDforMac.book Page 15 Friday, May 8, 2009 10:53 AM Creating a DVD-Video Creating a DVD-Video You can create a quick and easy DVD-Video project using Toast Basic — included as a part of Easy VHS to DVD for Mac. Note If you have another version of Toast, such as Toast Titanium, you may prefer to use that version to create your DVDVideo.
EasyVHStoDVDforMac.book Page 16 Friday, May 8, 2009 10:53 AM 16 Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com The movie you selected in the previous step should appear in the Content area of the Toast window Note You can also add video to a Toast project by dragging it directly from Finder. 10 Insert a blank, recordable DVD. 11 Click the Record button, choose a recorder from the list, then configure recording options, such as Number of Copies. 12 Click Record to continue.
EasyVHStoDVDforMac.book Page 17 Friday, May 8, 2009 10:53 AM Technical Support Options Technical Support Options Unlimited Self-Help Options Roxio provides a variety of self help tools, including a searchable knowledge base of support articles with troubleshooting tips, and discussion groups with other users. All of these are available to help you get the most out of your Roxio products. You'll find answers to most of your questions at http://support.roxio.com.
EasyVHStoDVDforMac.book Page 18 Friday, May 8, 2009 10:53 AM 18 Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac Getting Started Guide www.roxio.