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User’s Guide
Rev. 3
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Table of Contents .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Copyright Notice ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Instant DVD Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Three Ways to Capture Video ......................................................................................................................... 5
Burn a VCD or DVD movie to disk.................................................................................................................... 6
Create Video and Send Back to Tape .............................................................................................................. 7
Single Step Capture &
Burn a CD or DVD disk..................................................................................................................................... 8
Create VCD or DVD Slideshow ....................................................................................................................... 8
USB Instant DVD Installation Guide ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
System Requirements ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Getting Started ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
1. Check USB Instant DVD Contents ................................................................................................................ 9
2. Wire It Up! ................................................................................................................................................... 10
3. Plug It In & Install Device Drivers and Software ......................................................................................... 13
4. Optimize System For Best Performance .................................................................................................... 14
5. Verify Hardware Installation ...................................................................................................................... 15
6. Windows Audio Mixer Settings .................................................................................................................. 16
7. Installation Summary .................................................................................................................................. 17
8. Start Making DVD Movies ........................................................................................................................... 17
USB Instant DVD Capture Wizard ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Using Capture Wizard Video Capture/Playback tool for the first time:............................................................................................................. 22
Menu Options ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Menu Options: Options ................................................................................................................................... 26
Menu Options: Advanced ............................................................................................................................... 27
Menu Options: Advanced
....................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Menu Options: Help ........................................................................................................................................ 29
USB Instant DVD Wizard Features ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 30
Service and Warranty: .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Ulead VideoStudio 6 Quick Start .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 34
Copyright Notice
The USB Instant DVD is an innovative, hassle-free device that is designed to let you edit and
archive your home movies easily. ADS Technologies respects the rights of copyright owners and
asks that you do the same. The Copy Right Act gives owners of copyrights the exclusive right to
reproduce and prepare derivative works as well as to publicly perform, display and distribute their
works. This means that you must obtain permission to engage in any of these activities when using
works that are copyrighted by another person.
© 2002 ADS Technologies. All Rights Reserved
Third Edition: Revision 3.0 May 2002
Microsoft, Windows, & Windows 98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of the
International Business Machines, Inc.
ADS is a registered trademark of ADS Technologies Inc. ADS Technologies (ADS) makes no warranty of any kind with regard to
this material, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The
information furnished within this written document is for information purposes only and is subject to change without notice. ADS
Technologies assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear herein. ADS makes no
commitment to update or to keep current information contained within this document.
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Ulead VIdeoSudio 6: The big picture ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
An introduction to
digital video .................................................................................................................................................... 38
An introduction to MPEG ................................................................................................................................ 39
MPEG-1 .............................................................................................................................................. 39
MPEG-2 .............................................................................................................................................. 39
How VideoStudio works ................................................................................................................................ 40
Installing and running VideoStudio ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Configuring VideoStudio .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
....................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Instant DVD Setup .......................................................................................................................................... 42
Getting around VideoStudio ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
The Library ..................................................................................................................................................... 47
Steps to create your movie ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Start ................................................................................................................................................................ 50
Creating a new project ...................................................................................................................... 50
Selecting a template ........................................................................................................................... 52
Capture .......................................................................................................................................................... 53
Checklist for successful video capture ............................................................................................. 53
Direct capturing MPEG video ............................................................................................................. 54
Capturing still images ......................................................................................................................... 55
Storyboard ..................................................................................................................................................... 56
Storyboard Mode ............................................................................................................................... 56
Timeline Mode .................................................................................................................................... 57
The Options Panel .............................................................................................................................. 58
SmartRender and Play Project button ................................................................................................ 59
Preview Files Manager ...................................................................................................................... 60
Inserting a clip into the Timeline ......................................................................................................... 60
Trimming a clip ................................................................................................................................... 61
Working with clips ............................................................................................................................. 62
Capturing still images in the Storyboard Step ..................................................................................... 63
Using color clips ................................................................................................................................ 63
Effect ............................................................................................................................................................. 64
Creating effects ................................................................................................................................. 64
Customizing effects ........................................................................................................................... 65
Overlay .......................................................................................................................................................... 66
Inserting video/image in the Overlay track......................................................................................... 66
Customizing overlays ........................................................................................................................ 67
Title ................................................................................................................................................................. 68
Creating text titles .............................................................................................................................. 69
Rolling & scrolling ............................................................................................................................... 71
Fading in & out ................................................................................................................................... 72
Putting it all together ........................................................................................................................... 72
Audio .............................................................................................................................................................. 73
Finish.............................................................................................................................................................. 75
Creating and saving a video file ........................................................................................................ 75
Video Save Options ........................................................................................................................... 77
Creating a DVD / VCD / SVCD Title .................................................................................................... 80
Project Playback ................................................................................................................................ 80
Creating an audio file ......................................................................................................................... 80
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Exporting your movie ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 81
Burning DVD/VCD/SVCD ............................................................................................................................... 81
Recording back to a camcorder or VCR ........................................................................................................ 83
Shortcuts ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 84
Need more help? ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 85
Glossary ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 86
MyDVD User’s Guide .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 88
MyDVD: Get Started ....................................................................................................................................... 89
Video Capture from Instant DVD.................................................................................................................... 90
Single Step Capture and Burn a CD or DVD disk ........................................................................................... 91
USB Instant DVD Helpful Hints: .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 92
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Instant DVD Overview
Instant DVD is a fun and easy way to get DVD,
SVCD and VCD video into your Windows PC so
you can edit or archive your home movies.
Instant DVD then lets you publish the video to
CD or DVD disk or publish to the Internet or
send the video back to a VCR or camcorder for
distribution on Tape.
All the video compression takes place in the Instant DVD device so when the video comes
through the USB port it is already compressed in the format you desire such as MPEG-1 for
VCD (Video on CD) or MPEG-2 for DVD (Digital Versatile Disc).
USB Instant DVD includes several flexible and dynamic software tools for
your video projects:
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Three Ways to Capture Video
CAPWIZ: BASIC VIDEO CAPTURE & PLAYBACK
This is fastest and easiest way to capture MPEG-1
(VCD) or MPEG-2 (SVCD, DVD) video on your PC.
Use the Wizard screens to verify your video
connections and video and audio format.
Use CapWiz to quickly capture video or send MPEG
video back to a VCR for recording or a TV for
viewing. CapWiz also allows you to set up timed
recordings and delayed recordings, set audio
recording formats for various DVD authoring
software and easily select video capture bit rates
for good (3 Mb/sec.), Better (4 Mb/sec.) or Best (5
Mb/sec.) DVD video quality.
VIDEOSTUDIO: FULL VIDEO CAPTURE & EDITING
Video Studio steps you through the movie making
process. Key steps are START, CAPTURE,
STORYBOARD, EFFECTS, OVERLAY, TITLE, AUDIO
and FINISH.
Use Video Studio if you want to edit video, add
effects or video filters, titles, back ground music or
voice overs to create a unique video production.
MYDVD: DIRECT PUBLISHING TO CD OR DVD DISKS
WITHOUT EDITING THE VIDEO
Use MyDVD to capture video in VCD or DVD format
for the purposes of authoring a VCD or DVD disk.
MyDVD allows you to capture video directly from
Instant DVD into the MyDVD application.
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Burn a VCD or DVD movie to disk
VIDEO STUDIO: DVD-WIZARD AT THE FINISH STEP
MYDVD: CAPTURE AND BURN EITHER VCD (CD-ROM)
OR DVD (CD-ROM OR DVD DISK) MOVIES
To use the DVD-Wizard you first save your
movie into VCD, SVCD or DVD format and
then the DVD-Plug-in will appear and allow
you to quickly and easily author and burn
your movie to disk.
You select the type of video you wish to
publish, select the background template and
either import video or capture video from
Instant DVD. Once you have updated the
template and button text to customize your
movie, click “Make Disk” and you will step
through the process to burn your movie to
disk.
If all you want to do is capture and burn you
can skip all the other video editing features
and jump to the Finish step after you have
captured your video.
When capturing video, MyDVD will check for a CD or
DVD burner installed on your system and it will
determine how many minutes of VCD or DVD video
(depending upon your selection) will fit on the disk.
If you want to make a DVD on a CD disk (sometimes
called “mini-DVD”), a software DVD player will
automatically be burned to the disk so you can
distribute to any Windows PC with a CD player. The
DVD player will automatically load so the DVD movie
can be played. This is a great way to distribute high
quality DVD video to people who may not have a DVD-
ROM on their PC.
VCD and SVCD movies can be burned on a CD-ROM
disk. DVD movies can also be burned on a CD-ROM
disk, but you are limited to about 20 minutes of DVD
quality video on a CD. If you have a DVD recorder,
you can get about 2 hours of DVD quality video on a
4.7 GB DVD disk.
Video Studio also supports publishing SVCD (MPEG-2
at 2.4 megabits/sec.) to a CD-ROM. SVCD is playable
in many home DVD players. You can fit about 35-40
minutes of SVCD content on a 700 MB CD disk.
If you have a DVD recorder (burner) you can produce
DVD videos that will play in many home DVD players.
With a CD burner you can produce a VCD (MPEG-1)
movie that will play in many home DVD players.
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Create Video and Send Back to Tape
While Instant DVD was created to allow you to easily publish your home movies to CD or
DVD disk, we did not forget the fact that many users would still like to record finished movies
on video tape or preview on a TV before publishing to disk. Instant DVD includes two
applications that allow you to send MPEG video from your computer and back through Instant
DVD to be displayed on TV or recorded on a VCR.
NOTE: When preparing to display captured video on a TV or recording to video tape, be sure that you have
connected a video cable from the Instant DVD to the video input of your TV or VCR and that you have
connected the audio out cable from your sound card to the audio inputs on your TV or VCR.
VIDEO STUDIO: EXPORT MPEG VIDEO THROUGH THE
INSTANT DVD UNIT SO YOU CAN DISPLAY EDITED
VIDEO ON TV OR RECORD TO TAPE
CAPWIZ: SELECT ANY MPEG-1 (VCD) OR MPEG-2
(SVCD OR DVD) VIDEO FILE AND PLAY IT BACK ON A TV
OR RECORD TO VCD
Although Video Studio allows you to save
video in various formats such as .avi, .rm,
.asf, .mov, only .mpg (MPEG) files can be
exported out through USB Instant DVD.
Simply select the file from the file library or
Browse to the directory where you saved the
video file. Once the file is selected, click
Play back on “TV or VCR” and click the
Play button. If you have a TV attached to
the RCA or S-VHS out connectors you will
see the video displayed on the TV. If you
connect to a VCR, click Record on the VCR
just before clicking Play on the CapWiz
application.
To export a video, go to the FINISH step, drag
a .mpg movie to the preview window and the
export button on the left of the interface will
be enabled. Click the Export button and
select “USB Instant DVD”. A small dialog
box as shown below will appear. Click Play
to begin playback of the video file. The video
will be displayed on your TV. If you wish to
record to video tape, click Record on your
VCR a few seconds before clicking Play USB
Instant DVD dialog box. Click Stop to stop
playback.
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Single Step Capture &
Burn a CD or DVD disk
MYDVD: DIRECT TO DISC
Create VCD or DVD Slideshow
DVD PICTURE SHOW: CREATE CUSTOM
PHOTO SLIDESHOWS ON CD OR DVD
You can create custom backgrounds and
menus allowing you to put multiple
slideshows on a single disk. You can even
add music to your slideshows to create a
multimedia experience.
The Direct to Disk capability in MyDVD
allows you to easily set up a one step
capture and burn sequence. This is the
simplest way to archive your video tape
collection to CD or DVD.
DVD Picture Show is totally wizard driven so
it is very easy to use, simply choose VCD
2.0 or DVD format, select the still images for
your slideshow, add background music,
select a menu background and record to CD
or DVD disk. Then you can play your slide
show in most any DVD player so the entire
family can enjoy the show!
Select Direct to Disk when the MyDVD
application is started. You must have a CD
or DVD recorder attached to your PC at the
beginning of this procedure and a new blank
disk inserted. Follow the steps and you will
be brought to a video capture dialog screen.
Select the hours and minutes you want to
record to the disk
Images can be captured in .jpg or .bmp format from
within the Video Studio 6 application.
Select how often you want chapters to be
automatically created in minutes or seconds;
i.e. set chapter every 5 minutes.
A still image can be captured in the Storyboard Step
by selecting a specific frame in the Timeline and
saving it as an image file. In this manner, possible
distortions are avoided since the image is not acquired
from a running video.
To capture still images in Video Studio:
1. Select a clip in your project.
2. Drag the Preview Bar to the frame you want to
capture.
Select video quality (for DVD only) to Good,
Better or Best. VCD is a set quality
standard.
3. Switch to an image folder in the Library. The folder
can be the default Image folder, or the one created by
yourself.
4. Click Save Still Image in the Options Panel. The
new image file is saved to the hard disk and is
represented as a thumbnail in the image folder you
assigned.
Click Play on your video device. You will see
video playing in the preview window, then
Click the “RED” record button below the video
preview area to start recording.
Video will temporarily be stored on your hard
drive. At the end of the capture sequence,
the video will automatically be sequenced
into chapters and burned to the disk.
The finished disk is automatically ejected
when sequence is complete.
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USB Instant DVD Installation Guide
Getting Started
System Requirements
- Intel Celeron 500 MHz or AMD Athlon 600 MHZ or better
- Windows 98, Win98SE, WinME, Win2000 or WinXP
- 128 MB recommended
- Full duplex sound card
- 16 MB AGP video card
- CD-ROM Drive
- 150 MB hard disk space for capture/editing
applications
The basic steps are:
1. Check USB Instant DVD
package contents
2. Wire it Up!- audio and video connectors
3. Plug it In!- Power and USB connection
Install Device Drivers & Application
software
4. Optimize System For Best Performance
5. Verify Hardware Installation
6. Set Windows Audio Mixer
7. Installation Summary & Diagram
Optimize System For Best Performance
8. Start Making DVD Movies!
- Disk space for video captures; Video captured at
4 Mb/sec will use 1.8 GB per hour
- CD Recordable Drive & software required for saving
movie files onto a CD
- DVD Recordable Drive & software required for
recording DVD movies.
1. Check USB Instant DVD Contents
Hardware:
(A) USB Instant DVD device
(B) 5 VDC Power supply
Instant DVD CD containing:
- Capture Wizard Capture & Export utility
- USB Instant DVD device drivers
- Ulead VideoStudio 6 – Special full version
customized for Instant DVD
- Sonic MyDVD 3.5
(C) 6 ft. USB Cable
(D) 6 ft. A/V In cable (RCA video and Audio to
RCA video and 3.5 mm stereo)
(E) 6 ft. 3.5 mm male to 3.5 mm male stereo
audio cable
- Cyberlink PowerDVD 4.0
- Neptune MediaShare 3.0
(F) 9 ft. Audio out to TV/VCR cable (3.5 mm
- Ulead DVD PictureShow
stereo w/female 3.5mm Y to R+L RCA audio) - Quick Time player
(G) 9 ft. RCA Video cable
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2. Wire It Up!
In this section we will connect all audio
and video cables that you will use to
capture audio and video and then send
audio and video back to a TV or VCR for
viewing or recording.
1. Connect your video source (VHS,
DVD, Laser Disc Player, TV. etc.) to
your USB Instant DVD.
A/V Source
Connect your (D) 6 ft. A/V In cable to
the 3 RCA jacks to your analog audio/
video source RCA Line Out.
The other end connects to the “RCA
Video In” jack and “Audio In” jack on the
back of your USB Instant DVD.
USB Instant DVD
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2. Wire It Up! (cont’d)
2. Connect your USB Instant DVD
Audio to the Sound Card on your PC.
This will send Audio from your USB
Instant DVD to your PC.
USB Instant DVD
Connect one end of your (E) 6 ft.
male to male stereo audio cable
to the Audio Out jack at the back of
your USB Instant DVD.
Connect the other end to the Line In
jack on your sound card of your PC.
PC Sound Card
Check your diagram of connectors on
your Sound Card
If you want to send captured or edited video
back to your TV or VCR for viewing or recording,
continue steps 3 & 4. If you only want to preview
& capture the video on your PC, skip to the Plug
It In section on page 6.
3. Connect your USB Instant DVD to
your TV or VCR. This will send cap-
tured or edited video back to your TV
or VCR for viewing or recording.
USB Instant DVD
Connect (G) RCA cable to “Video
Out” on Instant DVD
Connect other end to Video IN on your
TV or VCR.
A/V Source
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2. Wire It Up! (cont’d)
4. Connect the Audio Out of your PC to the
Audio In on your TV or VCR. This will send
recorded audio from your PC out for recording
or listening on your TV or VCR.
Connect the Right and Left RCA jacks of
the (F) 9 ft. Audio out to TV/VCR
cable to the Audio Inputs on your TV or
VCR.
A/V Source
Connect the 3.5mm stereo jack to the
Line Out or Speaker jack on your sound
card.
If you do not have a “Line Out” jack you can
connect this cable to your “Speaker Jack”.
Then you can plug your speakers into the “Y”
female 3.5mm jack
Sound Card Color Coded Connectors:
Audio Line-In = Light Blue
Audio Line-Out = Lime Green
Microphone = Pink
Speaker Out/Subwoofer = Orange
Right to Left Speaker = Brown
PC Sound Card
*Sound Card Connector color codes according
to PC-99 spec.
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Check Contents - Wire it Up! - Plug It In! - Install Software - Verify Installation - Set Audio Mixer - Installation Summary
3. Plug It In & Install Device Drivers and Software
In this section you will Connect USB Instant DVD to your PC and Install Software Drivers. Please
read through this section first, then go back and follow these step by step instructions to connect
your USB Instant DVD and install device drivers and software applications:
1. Insert USB Instant DVD CD -
CD Drive icon to bring back the Instant DVD
Installation screen.
(Apple Quick time is required for our installers
to run. If you don’t have Quicktime Installed, it
will install automatically. Click Next on every
screen. No user name, registration or serial
number is required)
c.) Continue installing the key bundled
software on to your system; Video Studio 6 and
MyDVD. We recommend installing MyDVD last
because it also requests you to restart your
system when the installation is complete.
2. Once you see the Instant DVD installation
screen, Plug the power cable into your USB
Instant DVD, then plug it into a power source.
Now, plug your USB cable into USB Instant
DVD and your PC. Windows will recognize the
device and ask you for the drivers. Let
Windows conduct an automatic search for the
drivers. The drivers are located in the root
directory of your USB Instant DVD CD. Win-
dows will install the drivers.
For WINDOWS XP users:
Click Continue at this
dialog box.
3. Now that you have installed the device, Click
the Capture Wizard button to install the key
software components that make Instant DVD
work as well as the CapWiz capture and
playback application.
a.) If you do not have Microsoft’s DirectX 8.1
installed, it will install automatically. DirectX
8.1 is required for proper operation of your
Instant DVD. Installation of DirectX 8.1 re-
quires a re-start of your computer.
b.) If your computer restarted, Click “My
Computer” on your desktop. Double click the
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4. Optimize System For Best Performance
Optimize System For Best Performance
Set your VGA Resolution
1024 X 768 is the optimal resolution for
viewing video at full resolution. DVD video is
captured at
704 x 480 (704 x 576) PAL. If your resolution is
not high enough you will not be able to view the
video at full resolution.
1. Right click on your desktop
2. Click Properties
3, Click on Settings Tab
4. Adjust screen area to 1024 X 768 & 16 Bit
Color
Enable DMA to optimize video capture:
For Windows 98SE: Enable DMA on your IDE
hard drive for optimal video capture (Note: Not
all hardware supports DMA acess).
1. Right click on My Computer
2. Click Properties
3, Click on Device Manager
4. Double click Disk Drives
5. Double click Hard Disk (labeled Generic IDE
type XXX)
6. Click the settings tab
7. Enable DMA by checking the DMA box.
8. Click OK
9. Click OK
Your computer will reboot with DMA enabled.
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5. Verify Hardware Installation
Check Device Manager to verify that the
USB Instant DVD hardware is recognized by
Windows and is properly installed.
Win98, Win98SE, WinME:
1.) Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
2.) In Control Panel, click System.
3.) Click Device Manager tab.
4.) Double click the Imaging Device heading.
5.) USB Instant DVD should be listed.
WinXP, Win2000:
1.) Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
2.) In Control Panel, click System.
3.) Click on the Hardware Tab.
3.) Click Device Manager Button.
4.) Double click the Imaging Device
heading.
5.) USB Instant DVD should be listed.
If USB Instant DVD is listed under the
Imaging Device heading, then the device is
properly installed.
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6. Windows Audio Mixer Settings
Windows Audio Mixer Settings
USB Instant DVD uses your computer sound
card to record and playback the audio portion
of your video recordings. You need to set up
your audio mixers to properly capture the
audio.
Volume/ Play Control Mixer
1.) Click “Mute” on the Line-In Mixer. If
Line-In is not present click “Options” and
select Line-In as one of the mixer options
that should appear in the Volume/Play
Control mixer.
Don’t worry, you’ll still hear the audio when you
preview or record your video. You should have a
full duplex sound card. This means that it
records and play’s back at the same time so you
will hear the playback through the sound card
while previewing and recording video. If you hear
and echo while recording video, check your mixer
and be sure Line-In is muted or check your sound
card to be certain that it supports full duplex.
Record Mixer
1.) Make the Record Mixer appear by
Clicking Options on the Volume/Play
Control Mixer & click the “Recording”
option.
2.) When switching to Recording, be sure
that the Line-In option is selected.
3.) Click OK and the Record Control mixer
is displayed.
4.) Select Line-In on the Record Control
Mixer.
5.) You can control audio record levels with
this mixer.
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Check Contents - Wire it Up! - Plug It In! - Install Software - Verify Installation - Set Audio Mixer - Installation Summary
7. Installation Summary
8. Start Making DVD Movies
USB Instant DVD Capture/Playback
By now you should have completed the
following:
Now you are ready to start capturing video.
We have created the Capture Wizard
application to allow you to quickly capture
and export video on your PC without
starting a video editor or DVD Authoring
program. Use the Capture Wizard applica-
tion to test video capture and playback of
video before moving on to Video Studio 6 or
MyDVD.
1.) Made all of the Audio and Video
connections between Instant DVD and
your Audio/Video equipment.
2.) Connected Instant DVD to the Power
Supply and USB Port on your PC.
3.) Installed USB drivers and verified the
device is properly installed
4.) Installed all necessary software
applications required for proper operation.
5.) Now you are ready to Start Making
DVD Movies.
We have created a simple getting started
Wizard that allows you to verify your
connections and make the proper setup
choices before capturing video.
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CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP
USB Instant DVD Capture Wizard
Step One: Open Cap Wiz.
Click the Cap Wiz icon on your Desktop
Or Click “Start” -> “Programs” -> “ADS Tech Instant
DVD” and click on “Capwiz”
Choose worldwide video standard based on
country
For more information on these standards,
click on “Learn more about worldwide video
standards”
Step Two: Select Video Inputs &Outputs
Choose RCA or S-Video based on your
video source
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USB Instant DVD Capture Wizard (cont’d)
Step Three: Create file name and
select file location
Step Four: Choose video format and
click Finish.
For more information on these MPEG, click on
“Learn more about video formats”
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USB Instant DVD Capture Wizard (cont’d)
Step 5: If you chose MPEG-2 format you will see
Step 5. Here you choose the MPEG-2 audio
format you wish to capture. Choose MPEG-1
Layer 2 if you want to create a file comaptible
with Video Studio, DVD Movie Factory or DVD
WorkShop from Ulead.
Choose LPCM if you plan to create a DVD disk
using MyDVD.
Ready: Now you are ready to start viewing and
capturing video. You will need to start your
camcorder or VCR playing. Click Finish to close
the Wizard screen.
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USB Instant DVD Capture Wizard (cont’d)
Step Six: Press Play on your video source
(VCR, DVD player, etc.).
Then in Cap Wiz, click the Preview button.
After a 2 second delay, you will see your video
in the preview window.
Step Seven: Click Record button to begin
capturing video to your PC. Click Stop to stop
recording. The filename will appear in the
Playback Library.
You can review your clip by selecting the file
from the cap wiz library and clicking on Play.
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Using Capture Wizard Video Capture/Playback tool for the first time:
You have just completed the Wizard screens to ensure that you have connected your video cables,
selected your video format and now you are ready to capture video.
Application Icons
The icons at the top of the CapWiz screen allow you to easily jump from CapWiz to the bundled applications that came
with your Instant DVD. You can quickly jump to Video Studio 6, MyDVD or review the Capture Wizard screens anytime
video is not playing in the preview area. When you click on an application icon, CapWiz will automatically close.
You can repeat the Wizard steps by clicking the Capture Wizard icon at the top of the application anytime video is not
playing. The Wizard will run every time you start CapWiz. You can disable this by clicking Options at the top of the
application.
1.) Click or uncheck - Show Splash Screen
2.) Click or uncheck - Show Wizard
You can re-enable these features at anytime by re-selecting the options.
Ready to Preview and Capture Video
1. Be sure your VCR, camcorder or other video source is turned on.
2. Press play on your video source
3. Press Preview on the CapWiz interface. After a 2 second delay, you will see your video in the preview
window.
4. To Stop Preview, Click the Stop button.
Naming Files:
Before Recording check the Recording Filename box in the upper left hand corner of the application. The
file name you selected in the Wizard Screen is listed here.
1. Keep this file name if you wish or type in a new file name.
2. Check the Auto Naming box and CapWiz will automatically name each captured file in sequential order; i
I.e. if your video file is “My Video”, the first file captured will be named “My Video-000”, the second “My
Video-001” and so on.
3. You can also click the “Unique” button and CapWiz will give your next vide a unique file name.
4. Every time you stop a capture, the new file name will be displayed in Playback List box.
5. If don’t give each capture a new name, or use Auto Naming and capture several clips, you will actually
keep writing over the same file each time because each file will have the same file name. This is actually
handy if you want to do some simple test captures.
Begin Recording:
1. You can start recording from the Stop or idle setting in CapWiz or while you are previewing video.
2. Click the red record button to begin recording.
3. To Stop recording, Click the Stop “? “ button.
4. The video will be displayed in the resolution you selected for the video capture:
a.
b.
c.
VCD
SVCD
DVD
352 x 240 NTSC /
480 x 480 NTSC /
704 x 480 NTSC /
352 x 288 PAL
480 x 576 PAL
704 x 576 PAL
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Using Capture Wizard Video Capture/Playback tool for the first time:
Playback Captured Video
Playback on the computer screen:
This is the default setting. Video will be played
back at the resolution it was captured in.
1.) Click on the file name in the Playback List Box.
2.) Click the ? button to begin playback.
3.) To Stop Playback, Click the Stop button
Playback to TV or VCR:
If you wish to send the video you have captured
back to a TV for viewing or record to a VCR;
1.) Click TV/VCR in the Playback Video on box.
2.) Select the file you would like to play
3.) Click the PLAY button to begin playback.
4.) To Stop Playback, Click the STOP button
Playback Options:
This will allow you to playback captured video at
any standard playback resolution regardless of
the capture resolution:
Details: The Details button will allow you
examine the details of the files in the Playback
List box.
1.) Click Options at the top of the screen.
2.) Click Advanced
3.) Click Playback Options
4.) Select the desired playback resolution.
5.) if you select Full Screen, then you can
manually drag the playback window to any size.
Click on the Details Button and a dialog box will
open showing detailed information about each
file such as: Date, File Size, File Name and
location on your system
Click on any file in this dialog box and then click
Details again and you will see more details
about this individual files such as:
Playback List Box
The Playback list box shows all of your video
captures. This list will match the directory
location you selected in the Capture Wizard
screens. If you are unsure of the location you
selected, run the Wizard again.
1.)
2.)
3.)
4.)
Video bit rate
Audio sampling rate
Audio bit rate
Frame rate
Deleting a File:
Browse: The Browse button will allow you to
browse to other file directories or hard drives.
If you select another directory, any MPEG video
files located there will appear in the Playback
list box.
From the detailed information box you can
delete a file by clicking the “Remove” button.
CapWiz will ask you if you are sure, click OK and
the file is deleted from your system.
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CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP
Menu Options
Brightness/Color
Here you can make changes to Brightness,
Color, Saturation, Hue and Chroma.
This section will describe all settings and
choices for all of the menu options along the top
of the CapWiz Interface.
1. Move the slider
2. Click the associated button to “SET” your
adjustment; i.e. Slide the Brightness slider then
Click the Brightness button to set.
3. You will see the change in about 2 seconds.
The setting has to be communicated to Instant
DVD and set in the Instant DVD box.
4. If you mess up, Click Reset to restore factory
default settings.
Video Inputs/Outputs:
This dialog box allows you to quickly change
your video input and output choices. These
settings can also be changed by running the
Capture Wizard Screens.
Video Format:
The Video format dialog box allows you to
quickly change your video format for NTSC or
PAL. If you are not sure of the correct selection,
run the Capture Wizard and read the document
called “Learn more about worldwide Video
Standards”
5. Click OK to close the box.
The Video format box also allows you to quickly
set your video resolution and quality setting.
You can choose:
a. DVD at Good, Better or Best Quality
b. Super Video CD (SVCD)
c. VCD
There are no quality settings for SVCD or VCD
as these formats have standard video bit rates.
DVD Settings - 3, 4 or 5 Megabits per second
(Mb/sec.)
SVCD - MPEG-2 video at 2.4 Mb/sec.
VCD - MPEG-1 video at 1.15 Mb/sec.
The Video format and bit rate (3,4 or 5 Mb/sec)
for DVD video will be displayed in a status area
of the CapWiz interface you will always know
what video format and bit rate you are recording.
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Menu Options
Audio/Video Delay Parameters
Video Playback Timing:
We have worked hard to ensure that audio and
video are in synch, but it is hard to predict
everyone’s system configuration and timing.
If the audio and video are not in synch you can
adjust the timing here.
Making an adjustment here will control audio
and video timing during preview and capture.
1.) Slide Audio or Video delay slider.
2.) Click the Audio or Video button to set.
3.) Click OK.
4.) Click Preview to see the change.
5.) Repeat steps 1-4 until you have perfect lip
synch.
Note:
1. Make adjustments with No Video Playing
2. Make small adjustments.
3 Change only one setting at a time; only audio
or only video.
4. Make small adjustments.
5. Watch the video carefully during capture and
playback so you can properly determine if audio
is ahead of the video or if the video is ahead of
the audio.
Control
The Control menu gives you another way to
control video recording and playback:
The selections are: Preview, Record, Stop,
Pause Play
Applications
6. Watch both the preview and the captured
video. Often times the preview may be slightly
off, but the recorded file is fine.
7. Most corrections can be made by changing
ONLY the Audio timing.
The Applications menu gives you another way to
jump to bundled applications and you can also
change the path of these applications if you
happened to install them on a different drive.
8. During long captures you may see the lip
synch drift off a bit and then return to normal a
few minutes later. This will most likely not affect
your recording.
9. If you mess up, click the Reset button to
return to factory default settings.
1. Click the Applications menu button
2. Click on MyDVD or Video Studio to Jump to
the selected application. Capture Wizard will
automatically close when you do this.
3. Click the Edit button. This will show the
default or standard directory path the applica-
tions are normally installed.
4. To change the directory path click the box with
the “…” and you can browse to the directory path
you installed the application.
Video Capture Timing:
Making an adjustment here will control audio
and video timing during preview and capture.
1. Slide Audio or Video delay slider.
2. Click the Audio or Video button to set.
3. Click OK.
4 Click Preview to see the change.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 until you have perfect lip
synch.
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CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP
Menu Options: Options
The Options menus provide the widest variety
of selections in customizing your use of the
Capture Wizard application:
Click the Options button at the top of the
interface to view the Options drop down
menu.
Show Splash - If there is a check mark next to
this an “ADS” splash screen will appear on your
screen when you start Capture Wizard. To
disable, click on “Show Splash” and the check
mark will disappear.
Show Wizard - If there is a check mark next to
this, the “Capture Wizard” screens will appear
on your screen when you start Capture Wizard.
To disable, click on “Show Wizard” and the
check mark will disappear.
Prompt Record - If this has a check mark next to
it, you will see a “OK to begin Recording”
confirmation every time you click on the record
button. To disable, click on “Prompt Record”
and the check mark will disappear.
Prompt Delay Record- Enabling this feature
will cause the “Recording Options” box to
appear when you click the Record Button. Click
“Prompt” Delay Record” again to disable. More
on this below.
Recording Options -
Prompt to Confirm Recording - This will be
checked if you enabled the feature as described
above. This will prompt you to confirm you want
to record. You can use this to time a recording
sequence.
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Menu Options: Advanced
There are several advanced features accessible through this menu.
Audio - In the Wizard screens, if you selected MPEG-2 for the video capture format, you were given
the opportunity to select 48 KHz MPEG-1 Layer 2 or 48 KHz LPCM audio format.
The Advanced Audio Options allows you to confirm your settings and make any changes.
Enable 48 KHZ Capture - MPEG-1 Layer 2:
Check this box if you wish to capture at 48 KHz audio. This is required to create a DVD compliant
video file.
Use 48KHz, but Capture in PCM format Check this box additionally to capture audio in the PCM
format. To capture 48KHz PCM audio, both boxes must be checked.
The CapWiz interface will display the audio setting during capture and preview as 48 KHz for 48 KHz
MPEG-1 Layer 2 and 48 KHz PCM for PCM audio capture.
SVCD and VCD video use 44.1 KHz MPEG-1 layer 2 audio format automatically.
Encoding Bitrate - You can select the audio encoding bitrate for MPEG-1 Layer 2 audio. The audio
bitrate for PCM audio is always 1,536 kbps or approximately 11.52 MB/minute.
Select the audio bit rate you desire for VCD, SVCD or DVD video. These bit rates are measured in
kilo bits per second (kbps) The standard for VCD and SVCD is 224 kbps, but you can select a range
from 64 kbps to 384 kbps.
Playback
This will allow you to playback captured video at any standard playback resolution regardless of the
capture resolution:
1.) Click Options at the top of the screen.
2.) Click Advanced
3.) Click Playback Options
4.) Select the desired playback resolution.
5.) If you select Full Screen, then you can manually drag the playback window to any size.
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Menu Options: Advanced
Split Stream Audio
Some DVD authoring programs require the
audio and video to be separate elementary
streams.
Click the box to enable this feature. When you
capture video two (2) separate files will be
created.
Audio file will have the .mpa extension
Video file will have the .mpv extension
Click OK to set and close dialog box.
This setting will be in effect until you close
CapWiz. The next time you use CapWiz you will
automatically return to the default setting of a
single video file with audio and video contained
in the single file.
Audio Devices
This box shows the audio devices you have
installed on your system. If you have more than
one sound card, you can select the device you
wish to use for capturing audio with CapWiz and
Instant DVD.
Disk space
You can set up to be warned if you don’t have
enough disk space available when you begin
recording. Check this box to enable the feature
and set the slider to the amount of disk space
you feel comfortable as a warning level.
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Menu Options: Help
About
The About box so you can check the version
number you are running and it will also display
the amount of disk space available on your C:
drive.
Help Using CapWiz
This will bring up an Adobe Acrobat file that will
display this CapWiz manual.
System Info
This will bring up a dialog box with all of your
system information. You can click the copy
button and paste this information in an e-mail
and send to the ADS tech support person if he/
she requests it.
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CAPTURE WIZARD FEA TURES
USB Instant DVD Wizard Features
Select RCA or S-Video based on your video source
Video Inputs/Outputs:
Select NTSC or PAL based on country (See Television standards below)
Select Video Quality (see Video Compression Formats below)
Video Format:
Television standards
Video Brightness/Color Control
Brightness: To adjust brightness, slide control bar and click Brightness button
Contrast: To adjust contrast, slide on control bar and click Contrast button
Saturation: To adjust saturation, slide on control bar and click Saturation button
Hue: To adjust hue, slide on control bar and click Hue button
Chroma: To adjust chroma, slide on control bar and click Chroma button
Click OK to close dialog box.
Audio Parameters
Only use this feature if your captured video and audio are out of synch in
playback. In some cases, audio synch may appear off during preview.
Do not adjust these settings until you have reviewed your captured file.
To reset default settings, click Reset button and click OK to close dialog box.
Advanced Options
Playback: Set playback format and resolution
Split Stream: Enable separate video (.mpv) and audio (.mpa) capture
Before selecting a Video compression format for recording your video
with Instant DVD, think about your final goal for the captured video? If
you wish to capture, edit and record back to videotape you will choose a
different format than if you want to put an hour of video on a CD-ROM.
Video Compression Formats
Choosing a video format that matches your output goal will save you time
and assure the best video quality.
Read the description of each video capture format to be sure that it not
only matches your output goal, but also matches your playback goal.
Some formats will only playback on a Windows PC and others will play
back in home DVD players.
My Goal is:
Video format choice:
-Copy an hour of video on to a CD-R/RW disk
-Capture video for video e-mail or publish on Internet
VCD (Video CD format/MPEG-1)
VCD (MPEG-1)
-Copy 30-40 minutes of Better quality video to CD SVCD(Super Video CD)
-Copy DVD on CD (20 minutes) play back on PC
-Capture, edit and record back to videotape
(MPEG-2)
DVD (MPEG-2)
-Capture and copy DVD quality movie to DVD diskDVD (MPEG-2)
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USB Instant DVD Wizard Features (cont’d)
Different countries use different television standards. The United
States, Japan and a few other countries use the NTSC (National
Television Standards Committee) standard; the rest of the world uses
PAL (or SECAM, which is very similar to PAL).
Television standards
NTSC countries
Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil*, British Indian Ocean
Territory, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Greenland*, Grenada, Guam,Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Korea (South),
Laos*, Marshall
Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Myanmar (Burma), Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua,Northern Mariana Islands, Palau,
Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Samoa (American), St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Suriname, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States,
Venezuela,Virgin Islands (American and British).
PAL countries
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla?*, Argentina, Armenia,Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan,Bosnia, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Republic
of, Cook Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, East Timor, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, France
(Metropolitan),Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland*, Guadeloupe,
Guiana (French), Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire), Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (North), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagasgar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Moldova, Monaco,
Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru?*, Nepal, Netherlands (Holland), New Caledonia,
New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Polynesia
(French), Portugal, Qatar, Réunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa (Western), San Marino, São Tomé and
Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands*, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Helena?*, St. Pierre
and Miquelon, Sudan, Svalbard (Spitzbergen), Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Tuvalu?*, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam,
Wallis and Futuna Islands, Western Sahara, Yemen, Yugoslavia (Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo), Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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SERVICE AND WARRANTY
Service and Warranty:
Service:
If you require assistance with the installation, operation, or application of your ADS Technologies, Inc. product
there are several options available to you as described in the technical support section of this manual.
The ADS Technologies technical support and customer service staff can aid in solving many problems. Our
technical support department is available to repair any ADS Technologies product. You or your dealer must return
products to our factory for repair or warranty replacement.
Return/Replacement:
Each individual computer store or dealer sets product returns policies for their customers. ADS Technologies, Inc.
cannot be responsible for the actions or policies set by our dealers. If you desire to return the product for a
refund, you must get the refund from the dealer or store you purchased the product from. If you purchased the
product directly from ADS please see the “Terms and Conditions of Sale” on the reverse side of your sales invoice.
Returns to ADS Technologies, Inc. are for repair or warranty replacement only. If you need to return product to
ADS Technologies, Inc. for repair or replacement you must follow these steps:
1. Call our Technical Support department at (562) 926-4338 to obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA)
number.
2. The RMA number is valid for 30 days.
3. Ship the product to the ADS factory with the RMA number marked on the inside and outside of the package. If
there is no RMA number on the package or the RMA number has expired, the shipment will be refused. ADS will not
be liable for lost or mis-shipped products.
4. Replacement product cannot be shipped to you until the defective product has been
received by ADS.
5. Once the product is received at the factory it will be tested and then repaired or replaced.
6. Turn around time is approximately one week. A repaired or replacement product will be shipped back to you.
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Warranty:
This ADS Technologies, Inc. product comes with a One (1) year hardware warranty. ADS Technologies, Inc.
(ADS) warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship for a period of One (1) year from
the date of original purchase from ADS or an authorized ADS dealer. This warranty applies only to the original
purchase of the product and is not transferable. This warranty does not cover any incompatibilities due to the
user’s computer, hardware, software or other related system configuration in which the product interfaces.
Proof of
purchase will be required before any warranty consideration by ADS occurs.
This warranty does not cover any damage caused by negligence, non-authorized modifications, or parts
installed without prior written permission from ADS.
This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by accident, abuse, or misapplication, nor as a
result of service to the product by anyone other than ADS.
If your ADS product is not in working order, your only recourse is repair or warranty replacement, as
described above. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES will ADS Technologies, Inc. be liable for consequential
damages, including but not limited to any lost savings, lost profits, or any other damages, caused by the use of
any ADS Technologies, Inc. product or inability to use the product, even if the dealer or ADS Technologies, Inc.
has been advised of such liability or other claims. This includes damage to property and, to the extent
permitted by law, damages for personal injury. This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties including implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
FCC Information
Federal communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
* Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
.
* Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
* Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
* Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.
Notice:
(1) The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void
the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
(2) Shielded interface cables and AC power cord, if any, must be used in order comply with the emission
limits.
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34 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE
Ulead VideoStudio 6 Quick Start
Start Capturing Video with Video Studio in 5 Easy Steps
Before Starting with Video Studio 6 we trust that you have already used the Capture Wizard
and captured some video so you know that you have Instant DVD connected properly and
that you can capture video
1. Start Video Studio 6
2. Click the Tool Box button
& select
“Change Capture Plug-in - USB Instant
DVD Capture Plug-in MUST be selected.
Click OK to Set or Cancel if USB Instant
DVD is already selected.
3. From the START page in Video Studio,
Click the New Project Button and the New
Project Template box will appear.
Select the Template that matches your
project goal. With Instant DVD you can
select templates for DVD, SVCD or VCD
ONLY.
Selecting the Template will automatically
select the resolution and video capture bit
rate for the video being captured.
4. If you have Instant DVD connected and
the Instant DVD capture Plug-in Selected
you will automatically be taken to the
Capture Mode. You can confirm that you
are capturing from Instant DVD by noting the
display at right.
5. Click the Capture Video
Button
to begin capturing video. Click this button a
second time or click the “esc” key on your
keyboard to stop the capture.
The file will
be displayed in the timeline below.
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Abridged USB Instant DVD edition for Ulead VideoStudio version 6.0, May 2002
© 1992-2002 Ulead Systems, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or storing in a retrieval system, or translated into
any language in any form without the express written permission of Ulead Systems, Inc.
Software license
The software described in this document is furnished under a License Agreement, which is included with the
product. This Agreement specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product.
Licenses and trademarks
ICI Library © 1991–1992 C-Cube Microsystems.
Ulead Systems, Inc., Ulead, the Ulead logo, and Ulead VideoStudio are trademarks of Ulead Systems, Inc. All
other product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in this
manual are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners.
Sample files
Files provided as samples on the program CD can be used for personal demonstrations, productions and
presentations. No rights are granted for commercial reproduction or redistribution of any sample files.
North & South America:
International:
Ulead Systems Inc.
Ulead Systems, Inc.
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
Europe:
Japan:
Ulead Systems GmbH
E-mail: [email protected]
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E-mail: [email protected]
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Table of Contents
Ulead VideoStudio6 Quick Start .......................................................................... 34
The big picture ....................................................................................................... 38
An introduction to
digital video.......................................................................................................... 38
An introduction to MPEG ...................................................................................... 39
MPEG-1 ........................................................................................................................................... 39
MPEG-2 ........................................................................................................................................... 39
How VideoStudio works ........................................................................................ 40
Installing and running VideoStudio ....................................................................... 41
Configuring VideoStudio....................................................................................... 42
........................................................................................................................... 42
Instant DVD Setup ............................................................................................... 42
Getting around VideoStudio ................................................................................. 43
The Library .......................................................................................................... 47
Steps to create your movie ................................................................................... 48
Start .................................................................................................................... 50
Creating a new project ................................................................................................................ 50
Selecting a template .................................................................................................................... 52
Capture ............................................................................................................... 53
Checklist for successful video capture .................................................................................... 53
Direct capturing MPEG video ...................................................................................................... 54
Capturing still images ................................................................................................................. 55
Storyboard ........................................................................................................... 56
Storyboard Mode ........................................................................................................................... 56
Timeline Mode ............................................................................................................................... 57
The Options Panel ....................................................................................................................... 58
SmartRender and Play Project button ...................................................................................... 59
Preview Files Manager ................................................................................................................ 60
Inserting a clip into the Timeline ............................................................................................... 60
Trimming a clip ............................................................................................................................. 61
Working with clips ........................................................................................................................ 62
Capturing still images in the Storyboard Step ........................................................................ 63
Using color clips ........................................................................................................................... 63
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Effect .................................................................................................................. 64
Creating effects ............................................................................................................................. 64
Customizing effects ..................................................................................................................... 65
Overlay ................................................................................................................ 66
Inserting video/image in the Overlay track .............................................................................. 66
Customizing overlays .................................................................................................................. 67
Title..................................................................................................................... 68
Creating text titles ......................................................................................................................... 69
Rolling & scrolling ........................................................................................................................ 71
Fading in & out .............................................................................................................................. 72
Putting it all together .................................................................................................................... 72
Audio .................................................................................................................. 73
Finish .................................................................................................................. 75
Creating and saving a video file ................................................................................................ 75
Video Save Options ...................................................................................................................... 77
Creating a DVD / VCD / SVCD Title ........................................................................................... 80
Project Playback ............................................................................................................................ 80
Creating an audio file .................................................................................................................. 80
Exporting your movie ............................................................................................. 81
Burning DVD/VCD/SVCD ...................................................................................... 81
Recording back to a camcorder or VCR ................................................................. 83
Shortcuts ................................................................................................................. 84
Need more help? ................................................................................................... 85
Glossary.................................................................................................................. 86
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The big picture
Digital video editing used to be dominated only by professionals. Advances in technology,
however, made it possible for almost anyone to create desktop video productions even at
home. As personal computers become increasingly powerful, video editing software also
become smarter.
Ulead VideoStudio puts you at the cutting edge of video technology by providing a complete
set of tools to cut, mix, run titles, add special effects, and do almost anything digitally possible
with your work. Even novices achieve professional results as VideoStudio turns the complex
process of video editing into a simple and fun affair.
An introduction to
digital video
Tens of millions of camcorders and personal
computers have been sold around the world
and video capture cards serve as the connec-
DVcamcordersare
compact and simple
tion between the two. These cards allow the
transfer of video data from the camcorder to
the computer hard disk.
tooperate
The introduction of the IEEE 1394 interface
technology also known as FireWire or i.Link
and the emergence of a generation of entirely
digital camcorders and a new format to
emerged - digital video (DV).
VideoStudio fully supports digital video (DV)
editing and puts all the advantages of working
with this format in your hands.
VideoStudio lets you output
yourvideoprojectsinawide
rangeofstoragemedia
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An introduction to MPEG
The Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
defined a series of standards for compressing
or reducing the file size of video to make it
easier for computers to handle.
VideoStudio allows you to work with both
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 formats to create VCD
and DVD movies with amazing frame-
accurate technology.
MPEG-1
Also known as the White Book standard,
MPEG-1 gives you VHS quality video which
you can burn to a CD and play back using a
regular CD player. Popularly known as the
VCD format, MPEG-1 enables more than 70
minutes of good quality video and audio to be
stored on a single CD-ROM disc.
MPEG-2
A standard for coding video at higher data
rates and in an interlaced format, MPEG-2
allows multi-channel sound recording and
enables a resolution four times greater than
MPEG-1. It is optimized for higher-end
applications such as satellite broadcast and
DVD.
Note:MPEG-4,amorerecentdevelopment,allowsvideo
and sound recorded by cameras and microphones to
worksmoothlywiththeircomputer-generated
counterparts.
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How VideoStudio works
VideoStudio follows a step-by-step paradigm
so that editing tasks remain uncomplicated
from start to finish. VideoStudio also offers
more than a hundred transition effects,
professional titling capabilities and simple
soundtrack creation tools. Learn in seconds,
create in minutes.
Footage can be captured
from your camcorder and
digitized for editing in
your PC
VideoStudio breaks up your movie into
separate tracks, giving you broad creative
freedom. Changes to one track do not affect
others.
After transferring footage from your
camcorder, you can arrange scenes, apply
special effects, overlay images, add animated
titles, sync in a voiceover narration, and use
background music from your favorite CDs in
formats such as WAV and MP3. All these can
be done using drag-and-drop, cut-and-paste,
or select-and-apply operations.
All the tracks in your movie are then orga-
nized into a video project file (*.VSP), which
contains all the video and audio information
on how your movie is put together.
The VideoStudio workspace
When everything is all set to go, your
computer collects all information needed to
create your final movie file. This process is
called rendering.
You can then output and distribute your
movie as a DVD/VCD/SVCD title, streaming
Web page video, or an e-mail attachment.
You can also record your movie back to your
camcorder or VCR.
Components of a finished project as displayed in
Timeline Mode
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Installing and running VideoStudio
To install VideoStudio:
1. Place the Instant DVD CD into your CD-ROM
drive. Click on the Video Studio icon to load
the Video Studio Installation screen.
2. When the Setup screen appears, follow the
instructions to install VideoStudio onto your
computer.
Note:
If the Setup screen does not appear after
loading the CD, then you can manually start it by
double-clicking the My Computer icon on your
desktop, then double-clicking the icon for the CD-
ROM drive. When the CD-ROM window opens,
double-click the Setup icon.
VideoStudio installation screen
Please install also the following applications,
because they are very important in making digital video work well on your computer. The
installation program will walk you through installing:
•
•
•
•
QuickTime
Windows Media Format
RealPlayer
Acrobat Reader
Note:Skip this step if you already have newer versions
of the above supporting applications installed in
your PC.
To run VideoStudio:
•
Double-click the VideoStudio icon on your
Windows desktop.
OR
•
Select the VideoStudio icon from the
VideoStudio program group on the Windows
Start menu.
RunningVideoStudiofromWindowsStartmenu
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Configuring VideoStudio
Camcorders, VCRs, and VCD/DVD players are common sources of video footage. To ensure
a smooth interaction between these video sources and your computer, make sure that the
settings of VideoStudio are configured properly depending on the capture device you are using.
Instant DVD Setup
To check the setup of VideoStudio for analog
interface:
1. Connect your camcorder, VCR, or other video
source device to your analog capture card.
2. Insert your videotape into the capture device
and switch it on. Make sure it is in the
playback mode (usually named VTR or
VCR). See your machine’s manual for
specific instructions.
3. The Instant DVD Capture plug-in will be
detected automatically.
4. Click Capture Step at the top of Video Studio
software and check if your device is dis-
played in the Options Panel under Driver.
5. To change video source (RCA or S-VHS),
NTSC or PAL, brightness and color controls,
click the Options button (Gear icon). Select
Video Properties
and click Video Capture Pin. Make your
changes and click OK to close the dialog
Check that your device is listed under Driver
box.
Note: Instant DVD supports
multiple video sources.
The Video Properties dialog box
allows you to select your desired
video source such as Compos-
ite or S-Video. You can also
make changes to color and
brightness settings to video
being captured via Instant DVD.
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Getting around VideoStudio
The VideoStudio interface has been designed to make the sometimes complicated task of
editing movies on your PC intuitive and enjoyable. The illustration on this page shows an
overview of the entire program, while the next few pages detail more specific features.
Track buttons
Options Panel
Contains controls,
buttons, and other
information.
Preview Window
Shows the current clip,
video filter, effect, or
title.
Each activates a track to edit.
Click a button to change the
Preview Window and available
options accordingly.
Folder button
Click to switch between
various library folders.
Load media button
Click to add video or
audio files to the
Library.
Library
Stores and organizes all
of your media clips.
Trim Bar
Used for trimming,
editing, and cropping
video clips.
Timeline
Represents the period
of time that a clip
appears in your movie.
The Options Panel
The Options Panel changes depending on the
program’s mode and the step or track you are
working on. The Options Panel may contain
one or two tabs. Information in each tab vary
depending on the selected clip.
Options Panel in
Storyboard Step
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Selected range
Preview Bar
Zoom controls
Increase or decrease the
number of frames
displayed in the
Timeline.
These color bars represent the
trimmed or selected part of a clip
or project.
Click and drag these
controls to scroll
through a clip. The
position is shown in
the Preview Window’s
content.
Trim handle
Click and drag to trim
a clip.
Time units
Represents the timing
of clips in hours :
minutes, seconds, and
milliseconds
Storyboard and Timeline
Click tabs to switch between
Storyboard Mode and
Timeline Mode.
Insert media files
Project scroll
controls
Use the left and right
buttons or grab the
Scroll Bar to move
around your project.
Displays a menu allowing you
to place video, audio or image
clips directly on the project.
ToolTips
Place the mouse over a button or object to display a
balloon which identifies the item.
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Navigator buttons
These can be used to move around a
project or a selected clip. See page 22.
Save Project
Displays the Save As
dialog box to save the
VSP file in a folder of
your choice.
Trash Can
Drag and drop clips
here to delete them
from the project. You
can also select a clip
and press the Delete
key on your keyboard.
Context Sensitive Help
This button activates the Context
sensitive help feature. After you
click on it, your cursor changes to a
question mark. Move over an object
in the program and click again.
Undo and Redo
Any changes you make that you
don’t like can be instantly fixed or
undone by clicking the left button.
And if you change your mind,
simply click Redo.
Settings and Commands
This button pops up a menu that
contains many useful tools such as
online Help and Preferences. You
can also setup Device control and
Capture plug-in from here.
Settings and Commands
pop-up menu
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Next
Moves to the point right after the
present point of a project, clip, or
selected area.
End
Previous
Moves to the ending point
of a project, clip, or selected
area.
Moves to the preceding point of
a project, clip, or selected area.
Home
Returns to the starting point of a
project, clip, or selected area.
Repeat
Plays a project, clip, or
selected area continually.
Mark in / out
Use these buttons to mark the point
where you want a clip to start and end.
Play Project
Provides options to select between Instant
Preview or High Quality Preview. Choose
Instant Preview for a quick preview
without rendering. To render your project,
choose High Quality Preview.
Play Clip
Click to play a video or audio clip. Hold down
the [Shift] to play only the selected duration
(between Mark in and Mark out) on the Trim
Bar. During playback, click the button again to
stop.
System Volume
Click and drag the slider to
adjust the volume of a clip’s
audio output or music. This
adjusts the volume of your
speakers at the same time.
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The Library
The Library is a storage depot for everything you need to create a movie: video clips, video
filters, audio clips, still images, transition effects, music files, titles and color clips. These are
collectively known as media clips.
To add media clips to the Library:
1. Click Load media to open a dialog box for
locating the media clip to insert in the
Library.
Load media allows
you to locate the
clip you want to add
to the Library.
2. Select the desired file.
3. Click Open when you are finished.
Note:YoucanalsodraganddropfilesfromWindows
Explorer straight to the Library.
The type of clip you can insert depends on
which step you are working on (such as Title
or Audio). Use your mouse to drag and drop
single or multiple clips from the Library to its
destination.
In the Storyboard Step, you can drag and
drop clips simultaneously from the Library to
the Timeline whether you are in Timeline
Mode or Storyboard Mode.
Right-click a clip in the
Library to view the clip’s
propertiesaswellascopy,
delete, or split by scene.
Please note: If you add a non-MPEG file
such as an .avi file or .mov file to your
project and want to create a VCD or DVD
(MPEG) movie, the inserted file will be
rendered or converted into the MPEG format
when you save the movie in the Finish step.
Video Studio allows you to save your project in
many video file formats. Please keep in mind that
if you wish to send video out through Instant
DVD to view your movie on a TV or record to
video tape, only MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 files can be
exported out through Instant DVD.
Hold [Ctrl] or[Shift]to
select multiple clips.
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Steps to create your movie
VideoStudio is laid out in a step-by-step format, following the items on the Menu Bar at the top
of the program, from left to right. Click a step on the Menu Bar to move directly to it. The
step you are currently in is highlighted in yellow.
It is not necessary to work through every step every time, but these steps can serve as a guide
to creating a complete movie. These steps do not necessarily need to be followed in the order
that they are presented.
Your work is saved in a small project file (*.VSP) that organizes all of your media files
together. A project file is NOT the same as a movie and changes made to it do not affect your
media clips. It is possible to have a number of different projects using the same clips.
The Start Step is for creating a new project file or opening an existing one. This is
the very first and required step whenever you want to work in VideoStudio.
Once a project is opened in VideoStudio, video can be recorded directly to your
computer’s hard disk in the Capture Step. Footage from a videotape can be captured
as a single file or automatically divided into multiple files. This step allows you to
record video files and still images.
The Storyboard Step and the Timeline are the heart of VideoStudio. This is where
you arrange, edit, and trim your video clips. Video filters can also be applied to your
video clips in this step.
Transition effects between scenes are fun and easy. Thumbnail animations and drag-
and-drop operations put dozens of cool effects at your fingertips.
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This feature allows you to superimpose one clip over another as an added effect to
your movie. On top of what you can do using Effects, you can use Overlay feature
to add a professional touch to your work.
No movie would be complete without opening and closing titles. You can design and
animate your text title in any Windows True Type font, color and size, or choose
from various presets in the Library.
Background music sets the mood of your movie. VideoStudio lets you select and
record music files from one or several CD-ROM drives attached to your computer.
You can also dub over your video in this step.
The final cuts have been made and the music has been synchronized with care. Now
it’s time to put it all together and make a master copy of your newest movie.
Note:
• When moving between steps, VideoStudio Guide - a real-time online Help - is displayed to
give you quick reference and tips. You can enable or disable it in thePreferencesdialog
box which you can access by clickingSettingsandCommands:Preferencesorby
pressing[F6].
• Sincevideorenderingusuallyrequireslargeharddiskspace,usethePreviewTabinthe
Preferencesdialogboxtoassignproperspaceandfoldersinyourharddisk(s). Thisshould
bedonebeforeopeningaprojectinVideoStudiotoensureenoughthereisspacefor
renderingandpreviewing.
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Start
The Start Step is where you create a new project file (*.VSP), or open an existing project. A
project file is a small file used by VideoStudio to store all of the information about your movie
such as clips used, trimming information, duration of movie, size of frames, and type of movie
to make. A project file is not the finished movie and can only be opened in VideoStudio. The
actual process of creating a movie from a project file is performed in the Finish Step.
Creating a new project
When you run VideoStudio, it automatically
opens a new project and lets you start
composing your video production. If this is
your first time to use VideoStudio, the new
project uses VideoStudio’s initial default
settings. Otherwise, the new project reuses
the project settings which you have last used.
To check what these settings are, click
Settings and Commands and select Project
Properties.
Project settings determine how your video
project is rendered when you preview the
project. Rendering is the process by which
VideoStudio converts raw video, titles,
sounds, and effects into a continuous stream
of data which can be played back in your
computer. You can modify the project
settings in the Project Properties dialog box.
When you capture or insert your first video
clip into the project, VideoStudio automati-
cally checks the properties of the clip and
your project. If properties such as file
format, frame size, etc. are not identical,
VideoStudio displays a message and gives you
the option to have the project settings auto-
matically adjusted to match the clip’s proper-
ties. Changing the project settings allows
VideoStudio to perform the SmartRender
function.
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You can also begin by creating an empty
project file using New Project.
OR
To create a new project using New Project:
1. Click New Project in the Options Panel or the
Start menu arrow and select New Project.
2. Click Browse to select a working folder where
all your captured/project files will be located.
You can also click Settings and Commands:
Preferences. Enter a folder name to create a
subfolder in this location.
3. Choose a template from Available project
templates which includes all templates you
created previously.
Select the one that most closely matches the
type of movie you want to create. Custom-
ized templates have been created for Instant
DVD so you can easily select the format
based on your desired video project type; i.e.
VCD, SVCD or DVD. For DVD movies you
can select the capture bit rate of 3, 4 or 5 Mb/
sec. (Megabit). The project template you
choose will automatically select the video
resolution, video format (MPEG-1 or MPEG-
2) and capture data rate for the video that
you will capture for your video project.
4. Click OK.
To open an existing project:
1. Click Open Project or the Start menu arrow
and select Open Project.
2. Select the project file (*.VSP) you want to
open. If you are not sure where the file is,
use Browse and then click Scan. This finds
all *.VSP files under your assigned folder or
drive.
3. Click Open.
Note:Afasterwaytoopenanexistingprojectistoclickit
in the Recent file list.VideoStudio, however,
cannot open a project that has been moved or
removed.
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