32 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE
To capture video from an HDV camcorder:
1. Connect your HDV camcorder to the IEEE-1394 interface card. Turn it on and set
it to
Play
mode.
2. If you have a Sony HDV camcorder, make sure it is switched to
HDV
mode.
3. In the
Select source and import (Step: 1/3)
page, click
Capture Video
to open the
Capture
Video
page. The source device connected to your
computer is displayed in the
Source
list.
4. In
Advanced Settings
, click
Select Device Control
and select
HDV 1394
Device Control
from the
Current device
drop down menu.
5. Use the
Navigation Panel
to go to the start of the section of the video where
you want to start capturing and click
Capture Video
.
Capturing analog video
DVD MovieFactory allows you to capture videos not only from digital sources, but
also from analog sources.
To capture video via an analog capture card:
1. Connect your video source device to your capture card. On some cards, you may
also need to connect the audio cables. for S-video, please remember to connect
the audio cable properly since S-video only transfers video signals.
2. In the
Select source and import (Step: 1/3)
page, click
Capture Video.
Follow the remaining steps as described in the procedure for capturing DV video.
See
“Capturing DV video”
for more details.
Capturing TV footage
DVD MovieFactory allows you to capture TV footage with a TV tuner. Capture a
segment of your favorite television show on regular TV or cable then save it in your
hard drive in AVI or MPEG format.
To capture TV footage:
1. Check if your computer has an analog video capture card with a TV input jack.
This jack usually uses a TV coaxial cable to input TV signals from either an
antenna or a dedicated cable from your CATV supplier.
2. Connect your video source device to your capture card. On some cards, you may
need to connect the audio cables.
3. In the
Select source and import (Step: 1/3)
page, click
Capture Video
.
4. Select your analog device from the
Source
list.
