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User Manual

 

 

 

 

 

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Manual

  

 
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SmartCapture Package  
 

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Summary of Contents for SMARTCAPTURE

Page 1: ...SMARTCAPTURE USB 2 0 BASED AUDIO VIDEO CAPTURE H 264 AAC ENCODER Manual v0 43b ...

Page 2: ...without the permission of FastVDO LLC FastVDO LLC may update change or remove parts of or the entire manual without warning or notice Updated versions of the manual maybe obtained from FastVDO LLC if there is valid proof of purchase of the product upon request by the user SmartCapture Package SmartCapture package is provided as is and any express or implied warranties including but not limited to ...

Page 3: ... the SmartPlayer 8 SmartCapture Setup 9 SmartPlayer 10 Recording from SmartCapture 10 Previewing from SmartCapture 11 Recording Saving the encoded data 11 Stop Preview Recording 12 Brightness Color settings 12 Full Screen and Volume Control 12 Options and Settings 13 Play list 16 Always on Top 16 Using Help Option in the Player 16 ...

Page 4: ...ing Drivers SmartPlayer and Manuals RCA male cable If any of the above mentioned contents are missing please email us at support fastvdo com System Requirements Windows XP Service Pack 2 Pentium 4 or higher 256 MB RAM or higher High speed USB port USB 2 0 recommended ...

Page 5: ... provided can be used to capture and store encoded video from SmartCapture SmartPlayer can also play back the media files encoded by SmartCapture and other media formats Features USB powered no external power source required Low power Low cost Light weight and compact form factor Real time audio video coding Video encoding using the latest H 264 compression standard Audio encoding using the AAC co...

Page 6: ...O SmartCapture installer If auto run is disabled please browse to the CD ROM drive and double click on setup exe Click on Install Device Driver button and follow the installation wizard NOTE Please install device drivers before plugging in the device When prompted with the above dialog box click Continue Anyway ...

Page 7: ... Click Finish to complete the Driver installation and plug in the device After plugging the device in windows will pop up the Found New Hardware Wizard Select Install the software automatically option and click next ...

Page 8: ...ted with the above dialog box click Continue Anyway and complete the driver installation Installing the SmartPlayer Click the SmartPlayer button on the FastVDO SmartCapture installer and follow the wizard to install the Player ...

Page 9: ...tCapture connect the RCA plugs of the cable Yellow video Red and White to A V OUT of the source Connect the 3 5mm jack of the cable to the A V IN of the SmartCapture Plug the SmartCapture device to the USB port of your computer or laptop NOTE Install the drivers from the CD before plugging in the device SmartCapture Setup ...

Page 10: ...formats MPEG 2 TS mpg MP4 mp4 QBox qbx proprietary file format Recording from SmartCapture Launch the Player Check the SmartCapture check box to enable the SmartCapture device options These options can also be enabled through the menu bar File Read SmartCapture View Preview the video audio data encoded by SmartCapture Rec Recording Saving the SmartCapture encoded data Options Customize device reco...

Page 11: ...ew the captured sequence Recording Saving the encoded data Click the Rec button to start saving recording the encoded sequence SmartPlayer automatically generates the file name when the Rec button is clicked the file name given is based on the time at which the Rec operation was started For example if the recording was started on May 16 th 2007 at 7 26 18 P M then the file name will be May1607 072...

Page 12: ...lor saturation may be varied while previewing or recording NOTE The recorded video will have the brightness color saturation settings as adjusted by the user Full Screen and Volume Control The sequence being previewed may be viewed in full screen mode by pressing Alt Enter To exit from full screen press Alt Enter or Esc The Volume scroll bar increases or decreases the volume of the sequence being ...

Page 13: ...rce type for encoding Video only Audio only Both Video and Audio Presets This option allows the user to select the presets for encoding a sequence for Computer Laptop iPod Internet Video e mail The table below describes the default presets for each of the targets Target Resolution Width x Height Video bitrate Kbps Audio bitrate Kbps Frame rate fps Computer 640 x 420 1000 48 30 iPod 320 x 240 512 4...

Page 14: ...video output might not be smooth I Frame Interval Sets the refresh frame or intra frame interval I Frame at every 30 frames is recommended Record Settings Record settings tab maybe used to chose a different location to store the recorded files The file format drop down box allows the user to select MP4 or Qbox file format NOTE These file formats may be played back using the SmartPlayer mp4 multime...

Page 15: ...a Recorded Saved file Click Open and browse the folder containing supported multimedia files All supported file formats will be shown You can also select a desired file format or choose All files to view all the files Select the desired file and click open ...

Page 16: ...ay back on the SmartPlayer The play list window can be shown hidden by clicking the PL button Tools Show Hide Playlist Always on Top This feature maybe used to retain the SmartPlayer always on top of all the windows Tools Always on Top Using Help Option in the Player Go to Help menu on the menu bar and select Help Help Help to get help on the Device and Player functionalities This may also be acce...

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