10
Getting Started Updated Information
Capturing video from a digital video camera
You can use muvee autoProducer to capture (copy) digital video files to your hard disk
drive in either of the following ways:
Live
(known as
camera mode
), by using a compatible digital video (DV) camera. See
“Capturing live video from a DV camera” on page 10.
Recorded
(known as
VCR mode
), by using a recorded tape in your DV camera. See
“Capturing recorded video from a DV camera” on page 11.
Captured video files are automatically added to your movie project. To remove a file
from your movie project, select it in the list of captured video files, and then click the
trash can
icon.
When capturing video, it is important to be aware of the amount of available free space
on your computer hard disk drive. Capturing video can use a large amount of disk space.
The amount of free disk space is displayed in the Capture Video window while you are
capturing video.
Capturing live video from a DV camera
Capturing live video in camera mode enables you to create a video file without even
having a tape in the camera.
To capture live video to your hard disk drive by using muvee autoProducer:
1
Connect your DV camera to the FireWire
®
(IEEE 1394) port on your computer.
2
Turn on the camera and set it to VCR mode. Refer to the instructions in the
manufacturer’s documentation.
3
Click the
Import video/pictures from a device
button.
4
Select
From My Camcorder
.
5
Browse to your camera, and then click
Open
. Your video appears in the
Video/Pictures
area.
6
Click
Import Now
to start capturing the live image directly to your hard disk drive.
7
Click
Filename
to specify a file name for the captured video file.
8
Click
Done
to add a captured video file automatically to your movie project.
Capturing pictures from a DV camera
To transfer pictures to your hard disk drive by using muvee autoProducer:
1
Connect your DV camera to the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port on your computer.
2
Turn on the camera. Refer to the instructions in the manufacturer’s documentation.
3
Click the
Import video/pictures from a device
button.
4
Select
From My Camera/Device
.
5
Under
Import my pictures/video,
select your camera in the drop-down list.
6
Click
Media Screen
.
