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VideoSystem Cameo 400 DV

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Contents

Preface................................................................................................................................................. 4

Installation........................................................................................................................................... 5

Card Diagram ............................................................................................................................. 5

The external IEEE 1394 ports............................................................................................. 5
The internal IEEE 1394 ports ............................................................................................. 5
The internal power supply voltage ....................................................................................6

Connecting a DV camcorder........................................................................................................ 7
Connecting other FireWire™ devices........................................................................................... 7
Installing the card ...................................................................................................................... 7

Installing the driver .............................................................................................................................. 8

Installation under Windows 98 SE .............................................................................................. 9

Driver installed – this is what it looks like....................................................................... 12

Installation under Windows 2000 ..............................................................................................13

The software installation .....................................................................................................................14

Installing MediaStudio Pro 6.0 VE..............................................................................................14
Installing the DV updates for Windows 98 SE .............................................................................14
Installing the Texas Instruments driver, no guessing matter!.......................................................14

The Software in Overview ................................................................................................................... 16

MediaStudio Pro 6.0 VE – MSP ..................................................................................................16
Adorage Magic – Cameo Edition ................................................................................................16
Cool 3D 1.0................................................................................................................................16

First Cut...............................................................................................................................................17

DV Recording with Video Capture 6.0.........................................................................................17
DV Editing with the Video Editor. ...............................................................................................19

Effective Transitions....................................................................................................... 21

Transfering DV to your Camcorder. ............................................................................................ 23

Attachment ........................................................................................................................................ 24

FAQ – Frequently asked questions and their answers ................................................................ 24
The perfect PC .......................................................................................................................... 27

The Processor ................................................................................................................ 27
The RAM ........................................................................................................................ 27
The Hard Drive ............................................................................................................... 27

You aren’t alone... .................................................................................................................... 28

Links to camcorder manufacturers:................................................................................. 28
The following companies offer Enablers for various DV camcorders:................................ 29
Further links to digital video editing ............................................................................... 29

The Service from TerraTec. ........................................................................................................ 30

Hotline, Mailbox, Internet............................................................................................... 30
Broken?! .........................................................................................................................31
General Service Agreement............................................................................................. 32

Terminology ............................................................................................................................. 33

Summary of Contents for Cameo 400 DV

Page 1: ...1 VideoSystem Cameo 400 DV Digital Video Editing System Video System English Manual Status 19 12 00...

Page 2: ...ir WaveSystem TerraCAM USB TerraCAM USB Pro TerraCAM iLook m3po Phono PreAmp MIDI Smart and MIDI Master Pro are trademarks registered by TerraTec Electronic GmbH Nettetal In most cases the designation...

Page 3: ...alling the Texas Instruments driver no guessing matter 14 The Software in Overview 16 MediaStudio Pro 6 0 VE MSP 16 Adorage Magic Cameo Edition 16 Cool 3D 1 0 16 First Cut 17 DV Recording with Video C...

Page 4: ...ion because the Cameo 400 is a piece of high quality state of the art technology With this product you have obtained one of the most powerful PC video processing solutions We are sure that your Cameo...

Page 5: ...hese connecters provide the link between the Cameo 400 DV and the outside world like your camcorder for example The internal IEEE 1394 ports In the future IEEE 1394 devices will appear for internal PC...

Page 6: ...some time in the future then you should connect the Cameo 400 DV directly to your PC power supply This way the supply is not all drawn from the mainboard eliminating overload on the PC electrical net...

Page 7: ...e you insert the Cameo 400 DV in your PC pay attention to the specifics of your configuration Also refer to the manual for your computer and other expansion cards for their settings Please observe the...

Page 8: ...vice Manager by following these steps Click on Start Settings Control Panel System Please take note that Windows 98 SE is much further developed than Windows 98 in the first version and is so to speak...

Page 9: ...V Once you have inserted the Cameo 400 DV in your PC and booted Windows 98 SE recognizes the card as a new hardware device and the following screen appears Click on Next then the following message app...

Page 10: ...CD Click on OK and the next window appears Enter the path to the Win98se folder on the installations CD Optionally you can click on Browse and search for the file manually When Windows has found the n...

Page 11: ...up the installation click on Finish in the final window Windows then carries out the driver installation for you Nothing else should happen at this point Should you recieve further commands or request...

Page 12: ...t everything is functioning properly with your Windows 98 SE system In the Device manager you can get an overview of installed and recognized hardware devices in your PC The Device Manager is found in...

Page 13: ...n is the easiest because everything that is needed for DV processing is already there The driver installation is automatic without asking for anything You should still check the Windows 2000 Device Ma...

Page 14: ...updates for Windows 98 SE Microsoft has improved the DV support under Windows 98 SE By installing the DV updates your Windows system will be updated After installing the first DV update Windows reques...

Page 15: ...First cut and check out the FAQ at the end of this documentation Remember after installing the Texas Instruments driver all the references in this document regarding device control are different Inste...

Page 16: ...at consists of the following modules which are all installed on the hard drive Audio Editor 6 0 For manipulating sounds fade in fade out louder lower etc Video Capture 6 0 For recording video sequence...

Page 17: ...in In the current menu Ulead DirectShow Recording Plug in choose Microsoft DV Camera and Video Recorder And now in the menu Device Control choose MS 1394 Device Control 5 Activate the Preview in the...

Page 18: ...key Your first video clip has now been transferred to your PC ready to be edited Follow the above steps a second time to create another video clip so that you already have adequate material for the n...

Page 19: ...ower quality 2 Source window Here you can cut your video or audio clips before incorporating them 3 Production Library The various tools to help you process your material are to be found here video ef...

Page 20: ...project parameters Here you need to choose DV PAL 48 kHz and then OK Then double click on the video track Va from the Timeline In the dialog menu that appears choose your video clip You can then see...

Page 21: ...is so to say cut out This is your first straight cut Effective Transitions Straight cuts are the typical choice but you also have the option of adding artistic transitional effects to blend one clip...

Page 22: ...s settings can be found in the Adorage Magic documentation You won t see anything in the Preview window of the Video Editor if your camcorder is connected to the Cameo400 DV The preview is then given...

Page 23: ...camcorder 5 Click on File in the Video Editor menu and then choose Select Device Control 6 Pay attention that MS 1394 Device Control is selected 7 Select File again followed by Print to Tape and there...

Page 24: ...menu and then choose Select Device Control 4 Choose the Texas Instruments TI driver for your DV camcorder 5 Click on File again and then on Export and choose TI DV Record 6 Now load the video project...

Page 25: ...g a SCSI drive or IDE drive that supports Ultra DMA mode Pay attention when using an Ultra DMA drive that it is activated in the Device Manager and that the newest Ultra DMA driver is installed on you...

Page 26: ...recording like a graphic card TV card etc then the video capture could be set to one of these devices Direct by the video capture preview on the monitor the image is distorted also in the recording th...

Page 27: ...reduced We recommend an Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon processor The RAM To process video material the data must be manipulated Being able to hold large amounts of data in RAM and not have to consta...

Page 28: ...http www canon it Spain http www canon es Netherland http www canon nl JVC http www jvc europe com JvcCons Panasonic Germany http www panasonic de England http www panasonic co uk France http www pan...

Page 29: ...sand de http www stonehead de Netherlands http www twintek nl dvwidget html http enable dvin org UK http enable dvin org Further links to digital video editing http www dvfilmmaker com English site th...

Page 30: ...em The mailbox numbers are 49 0 2157 8179 24 analog and 49 0 2157 8179 42 ISDN If the above mentioned options don t help you then contact our telephone support hotline We can also be contacted online...

Page 31: ...out error descriptions cannot be processed and will be returned at the senders expense Include a copy of the purchase reciept not the original If none is included we must conclude that the product is...

Page 32: ...ing If possible please return the goods in the original packaging Inappropriate packaging could endanger the warranty Any transport damage cause because of this voids the warranty 6 Other Products Dev...

Page 33: ...signals Chrominance and Luminance are sent through one cable The quality of Composite Video is not as good as S Video where Chrominance and Luminance are sent separately CPU Central Processing Unit Th...

Page 34: ...bling is the prerequisite to be able to send video material back to the DV camcorder Enablers are available for all camcorders and can be found in stores or ordered on the internet FireWire Apple s na...

Page 35: ...no effect on the following clips The non linear video cut allows for example a clip at the beginning of a video project to be shortened or removed without having to re process the following clips NTS...

Page 36: ...ne the Storyboard gives you a thematic overview of the project components Individual scenes are easily identified but there is no real relation to the length of the project S Video Unlike by Composite...

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