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Package Contents------------------------------------------ 1 

Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------1 
Getting To Know Your USB 2.0 MPEG 1/2/4 Video Grabber --------2 
Features and Benefits ------------------------------------------------2 
 
 

Welcome to InterVideo Creator 2 ------------------------- 3 

1. InterVideo’s WinDVD Creator 2 -----------------------------------3 
2. Main Window ------------------------------------------------------4 
3. Basic Tasks---------------------------------------------------------4 
4. Making a Movie ----------------------------------------------------19 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for DUB-AV300

Page 1: ...kage Contents 1 Introduction 1 Getting To Know Your USB 2 0 MPEG 1 2 4 Video Grabber 2 Features and Benefits 2 Welcome to InterVideo Creator 2 3 1 InterVideo s WinDVD Creator 2 3 2 Main Window 4 3 Basic Tasks 4 4 Making a Movie 19 ...

Page 2: ... 2000 SP4 XP 256MB RAM or higher 2X CD ROM 16bit or higher level Sound Card One Available USB Port USB 2 0 PCI AGP 32 Bit VGA card or higher Monitor Introduction The D Link DUB AV300 is an advanced video capture and display device which provides you with a high quality PC Theater solution The D Link DUB AV300 allows you to capture 30 frames per second fps while giving you up to 720x480 resolution ...

Page 3: ... Analog to Digital Video Convert 720 x 480 NTSC 30fps High Quality Resolution 720 x 576 PAL 25fps High Quality Video Audio Capture A V Synchronization Function Saturation Contrast Hue Brightness Adjustment Create MPEG1 2 4 Movies Direct Burn to Disc of Recorded MPEG1 2 4 with CD DVD Burner Video Editing Software Include In the following pages you will be guided through the operation of the Applica...

Page 4: ... capabilities will meet your needs today and tomorrow With WinDVD Creator 2 you can Import video image and audio files in a wide variety of popular formats including MPEG1 MPEG2 AVI BMP JPEG MP3 and WAV Use simple drag and drop operations to turn the clips into a compelling DVD Enhance your movie with professional quality special effects Perform DVD authoring tasks Save your finished movie in a VC...

Page 5: ...tor s interface during the editing process 3 Basic Tasks To make a movie you will usually do the following 1 Create a new project to organize your work 2 Capture the video image and audio content that is to be the basis of your movie You do so by either recording content with WinDVD Creator 2 WinProducer 2 or a similar application and importing files created with WinProducer 2 WinCoder or another ...

Page 6: ...t is currently open save it by clicking Yes WinDVD Creator 2 will prompt you to save a project only if there are unsaved changes in an open project Otherwise WinDVD Creator 2 automatically closes an open project before creating a new one Related Topics Opening a Project Saving Projects 3 2 Importing Files You can import video audio or image files created in WinProducer 2 WinCoder or a similar appl...

Page 7: ...ng codec is installed in system Divx is one of popular Windows compatible codec Once DivX is installed on to the system WinDVD Creator 2 could import DivX file Related Topic What Can You Capture 3 2 a Importing with Drag and Drop Feature To import using the drag and drop feature Notes WinDVD Creator 2 adds the imported files as clips to the appropriate library For example video clips are added to ...

Page 8: ...s 4 Click Open If you are importing only one file you may double click the file name instead of clicking Open Notes WinDVD Creator 2 adds the imported files as clips to the appropriate Media Library For example video clips are added to the Video Library and image clips are added to the Image Library The clips in the Media Libraries represent imported files While making a movie you work with the cl...

Page 9: ...clicking Open Notes The Import button is available only while you are capturing content or editing It is not available when you are authoring or saving output WinDVD Creator 2 adds the imported files as clips to the appropriate Media Library For example video clips are added to the Video Library and image clips are added to the Image Library The clips in the Media Libraries represent imported file...

Page 10: ... Click 2 If necessary open the Video Library by clicking in the Editing pane 3 In the Video Library right click the video clip you want to break up You may need to scroll up or down in the Editing pane or resize it before the desired clip comes into view 4 Do one of the following From the shortcut menu that appears choose Show Video Scenes 5 Select either Auto Detect or By Time Choosing Auto Detec...

Page 11: ...ou do not have to delete any unused scenes because WinDVD Creator 2 automatically eliminates the generated scenes when you perform an action that causes WinDVD Creator 2 to leave the Video Library If you want to later work with the scenes again simply break up the clip again 3 4 WinDVD Creator s Story Board As the name implies the Story Board tells a story You may use the Story Board to arrange yo...

Page 12: ...u insert a transition effect that gradually wipes the screen in a clockwise direction during the transition between two clips In this scenario the transition between the clips plays back similar to the following figure First Clip Second Clip Titles These special effects let you add titles to your movie WinDVD Creator 2 includes a set of title templates that you alter to define the title s text and...

Page 13: ...WinDVD Creator 2 provides a set of themes that act as templates for the online table of contents you may include in your movie Each theme includes a title and background graphic When adding a theme you may customize its background and modify the font color position and size of the theme s title To add a theme 1 Click 2 Click on the button located in the Media Libraries The default WinDVD Creator 2...

Page 14: ... table of contents If you do not want your movie viewers to be able to jump to a particular object remove that object s chapter mark as discussed in Modifying a Theme s Chapter List Related Topic Modifying a Theme s Chapter List 3 6 b Modifying a Theme s Chapter List WinDVD Creator 2 uses a theme s chapter list to create an online table of contents for your movie A chapter list consists of a set o...

Page 15: ...movie WinDVD Creator 2 supports several formats each of which is best for certain uses as discussed in Output Format Guidelines These formats include DV Type I DV Type II AVI MPEG1 or MPEG2 The format parameters WinDVD Creator displays at the bottom of the wizard depend on the format you select 3 From the TV System drop down menu select the appropriate video format NTSC or PAL 4 In the Volume Name...

Page 16: ...opic Saving to Your Computer 3 6 d Author Preview While authoring your movie you will want to preview the Interactive Menu and movie on the Story Board You can preview the Chapter Lists and the interactive buttons such as Play and etc To preview play back your movie from the Story Board 1 Click The Preview Window will be displayed 2 To browse through the Interactive Menu use the controls given 3 T...

Page 17: ... which you want to save your movie WinDVD Creator 2 supports several formats each of which is best for certain uses as discussed in Output Format Guidelines These formats include DV Type I DV Type II AVI MPEG1 or MPEG2 The format parameters WinDVD Creator displays at the bottom of the wizard depend on the format you select 3 From the TV System drop down menu select the appropriate video format NTS...

Page 18: ...Format drop down menu select the format in which you want to save your movie WinDVD Creator 2 supports several formats each of which is best for certain uses as discussed in Output Format Guidelines These formats include DV Type I DV Type II AVI MPEG1 or MPEG2 The format parameters WinDVD Creator 2 displays at the bottom of the wizard depend on the format you select 3 From the TV System drop down ...

Page 19: ...ser selects the output image to hard drive If you use the same Volume Label name to make another image on to the hard drive it may overwrite the previous one Related Topic Burning to a CD or DVD About the limitation of file storage 3 8 Direct Record to Disc WinDVD Creator 2 allows the user to directly record their video audio or images onto a disc Directly recording to the disc utilizes the user s...

Page 20: ...inDVD Creator 2 lets you save your work to a project you can exit WinDVD Creator 2 and then later resume working on a movie without losing your changes Related Topics Creating Projects Saving Projects Reopening a Project 4 2 Capturing Content After creating a project you need to capture the content that will serve as the building blocks of your movie You capture content by performing one or more o...

Page 21: ...s are captured in the BMP format To capture still images for your movie 1 If your capturing device requires software exit WinDVD Creator 2 and start the appropriate application Then start WinDVD Creator 2 2 Click 3 In the Capture pane click the thumbnail of the desired recording device The control panel that appears includes buttons that provide the same functions as those found on your recording ...

Page 22: ...ic or a voice over While recording audio from a CD you may synchronize the sound you are capturing with video and image clips in your movie To record audio from a CD 1 Click 2 Open the Audio Manager by doing one of the following On the Story Board right click a video or image clip you want the audio to accompany Then choose Audio Manager from the short cut menu that appears On the Time Line right ...

Page 23: ...rophone you may synchronize the sound you are capturing with video and image clips in your movie To record audio from a microphone attached to your computer 1 Click 2 Do one of the following In the Story Board right click a video or image clip you want the audio to accompany Then choose Audio Manager from the short cut menu that appears In the Time Line right click a video or image clip you want t...

Page 24: ...o the Image Library Import files using any of the following 3 2 a Drag and drop feature 3 2 b Media Files command 3 2 c Import button Notes WinDVD Creator 2 automatically imports the files it creates while capturing still images or recording video or audio Therefore you do not have to import such files Imported files are represented in the libraries as clips While making a movie you work with the ...

Page 25: ... a single video clip to keep the audio and video synchronized Related Topics Importing with a Command Importing with the Import Button What Can You Capture 4 2 d 2 Importing with the Media Files Command To import using the Media Files Command 5 From the Import menu choose Media Files The Import Media File dialog box appears 6 Browse to locate the files you want to import 7 Select the desired files...

Page 26: ...rt using the Import button 1 Do one of the following Click Then click in the Storage pane Click Then click in the Editing pane The Import Media File dialog box appears 2 Browse to locate the files to import 3 Select the desired files To select multiple files press Ctrl Click or Shift Click you may import any combination of video image and audio files 4 Click Open If you are importing only one file...

Page 27: ... your movie or project Note The Story Board and Time Line editing modes provide different views of the same objects Therefore whatever edits you perform on an object in the Story Board mode also apply to that object in the Time Line Conversely whatever edits you perform on an object in the Time Line mode also apply to that object in the Story Board Suppose that in the Story Board mode you drag a c...

Page 28: ...r between scenes or details of each image From 1 being the lowest to 100 being the highest Choosing By Time will separate scenes into each clip depending on the time you set it too 6 Click in the Editing pane WinDVD Creator 2 scans the video clip looking for changes in the image from frame to frame If it finds a significant change which is common where the camera stopped and started it breaks the ...

Page 29: ...e placed in an empty cell Audio clips however are placed only on the thumbnail of a video clip image clip or title On the Time Line video and image clips are placed in video tracks and audio clips are placed in audio tracks You may place an unlimited number of clips in the Story Board or Time Line You can undo or redo a previous action on the Story Board or TimeLine by either Pressing the undo or ...

Page 30: ...ool to trim a video clip that has sound you cannot use the tool to trim audio clips Use the Video Cut Tool to set the In and Out start and stop points of the clip This technique lets you view the exact point at which you will set the In or Out point for the clip Dragging to trim a clip in the Time Line You may trim a video or audio clip by dragging the clip s left or right side This method is a co...

Page 31: ...t menu that appears choose Video Manger to open the Video Cut Tool 4 Trim the clip by using the In Point Trimmer and Out Point Trimmer As summarized in the following figure sliding the In Point Trimmer trims frames from the clip s beginning and Sliding the Out Point Trimmer trims frames from the clip s ending Dragging to Trim a Clip in the Time Line Dragging one end of a clip is a quick method for...

Page 32: ...ons Click In the Storage pane click the tab of the library containing the clip you want to delete Click In the Storage pane click the tab of the library containing the clip you want to delete 2 Select the unwanted clip 3 Perform one of the following Right click From the shortcut menu that appears choose Delete Press the Delete key Click the Trash Can icon which is located in the lower right corner...

Page 33: ...pears Delete an unwanted object by selecting it and then pressing the Delete key Delete an unwanted object by selecting it and then clicking the trash can icon which is located in the lower right of the main window Remove a title without deleting the clip in which the title appears To do so right click the object that includes the title and then choose Delete Title Overlay from the shortcut menu t...

Page 34: ...ted object 4 Do one of the following Right click and choose Delete from the shortcut menu that appears Press the Delete key Click the trash can icon which is located in the lower right of the main window 4 4 Add Special Effects WinDVD Creator 2 offers the following special effects Transition Effects These special effects allow a gradual change between objects such as fading from one scene to anoth...

Page 35: ...ion in that movie To include this feature in your movie Add a theme Modify a chapter list to define which frames viewers will be able to jump to Create a video disk or video file to save the theme and its chapter list by burning to a CD or DVD Author Preview lets you preview your movie with a selected Theme 4 5 a Add a theme Add a theme to your movie if you want viewers to be able to use an online...

Page 36: ... the Image Library there will be a Solid Color option 2 Check the box for a solid color background 3 Click on button after the Solid Color has been checked 4 Select the color and it will change your background color If you want to undo or redo a previous action at any time click on The button to undo an action The button to redo an action WinDVD Creator 2 saves your theme It also adds chapter mark...

Page 37: ...tents Note You cannot delete the first chapter 6 From the shortcut menu that appears choose Delete Chapter Mark If you accidentally delete an object s chapter mark you can restore it by right clicking the item again and choosing Add Chapter Mark from the shortcut menu that appears Note When modifying the Chapter list you can not delete the first clip on the Story Board 4 5 c Burning to a CD or DVD...

Page 38: ...lick WinDVD Creator 2 displays status information while saving your work You may stop the process at any time by clicking the button 11 At the prompt that appears after your movie is copied click OK Note Some applications such as Media Player cannot play VCD or SVCD You can use WinDVD or a similar player to play it VR output format will not have Main Menu Related Topic Saving to Your Computer 4 5 ...

Page 39: ...ke a DVD without putting any titles or effects onto your media content and it automatically sets up chapters with a default theme Use the Disc Manager to directly edit the content of your DVD without having to render it on the hard drive To open the Disc Manager 1 Click 2 The Disc Manager Panel will open up with four different functions Video Library The Video Library is where you can import your ...

Page 40: ...nt to save your movie WinDVD Creator 2 supports several formats each of which is best for certain uses as discussed in Output Format Guidelines These formats include DV Type I DV Type II AVI MPEG1 or MPEG2 The format parameters WinDVD Creator displays at the bottom of the wizard depend on the format you select 3 From the TV System drop down menu select the appropriate video format NTSC or PAL 4 In...

Page 41: ...formats each of which is best for certain uses as discussed in Output Format Guidelines These formats include DV Type I DV Type II AVI MPEG1 or MPEG2 The format parameters WinDVD Creator 2 displays at the bottom of the wizard depend on the format you select 11 From the TV System drop down menu select the appropriate video format NTSC or PAL 12 In the Volume Name of Disc text box enter a name for y...

Page 42: ...a CD or DVD About the limitation of file storage 4 8 Exiting WinDVD Creator 2 To exit WinDVD Creator 2 do one of the followings From the Project menu choose Exit Click in the application control menu which is located in the upper right of the WinDVD Creator 2 main window If there are unsaved changes WinDVD Creator 2 prompts you to save your work to a project To save your work to your current proje...

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