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Video–What’s In, What’s Out?
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First record the video with the ELSA compression to benefit from the advantages outlined
above.
Then use 'MainActor’ (See page 24) to convert the file into a more common format such
as MPEG, Indeo™ or Cinepak™. You could also use any video editing program which sup-
ports the “Video for Windows” codec.
If you want to playback video recorded with the ELSA compression, best results are
achieved with the Windows Media Player using RealColor or TrueColor modes. A color
depth with just 8 bits/pixel (256 colors) can result in poor image quality with coarse color
transitions (see “Color Palettes, TrueColor and Gray Scales” on page 34).
For a detailed description of the various data formats refer to see “Video Formats: Com-
pressors At Work” on page 37.
How Does the Video Image Get Onto the Computer Monitor?
The WINNERware CD has programs you can use to display the video image. One partic-
ularly exciting application when the video camera is connected is to use Microsoft Net-
Meeting (See page 23). You can set up conferences using video information via a TCP/
IP network (e.g. the Internet) or via a telephone line using a modem. For example, you
can show on the screen the video image of the participants in a conference. Entire video
sequences can be recorded with MainActor, another program on the
WINNERware CD.
Special formats allow linking of animated video sequences to Internet pages (See page
24).
Video can also be viewed with the Video Viewer. Start this from the ELSA WINman Suite
icon in the task bar.
The Computer Display on TV/Video
What you see on your computer monitor can also be displayed on video, TV, or via a video
beamer. The entire screen, or even just a part of it; the active window of any application,
for example.
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Click on the ELSA symbol in the task bar and use
Display: Video Out