ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE
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Setting up your computer
Before you can start making movie projects using your own video footage, you
first need to capture video from your video camera into your computer. Your
computer needs to be equipped with the proper capture card or interface port for
connecting your video camera and for capturing video to your computer. Since
capturing and video editing require a lot of computer resources, your computer
must also be properly set up to ensure successful capturing and smooth editing of
your videos.
Installing a capture card
If your capture card is a PCI-based card, install the card on your computer by
inserting it in an available PCI slot on the computer’s motherboard.
Connecting a video camera to the computer
Use an IEEE-1394 cable to connect your digital camcorder to the IEEE-1394 port.
Before purchasing one, check first the pin connectors used on your camcorder and
your computer. Most DV and Digital 8 camcorders have a 4-pin connector, whereas
desktop computers that come with IEEE-1394 ports or installed with IEEE-1394
cards usually have 6-pin connectors. The IEEE-1394 cable that is required for
desktop computers is a 4-pin to 6-pin cable. Most notebook computers have 4-pin
connectors which require a 4-pin to 4-pin cable.
Note:
The type of capture card or interface port that you will need to connect your video
camera to your computer depends on the type of video camera you have.
