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Getting Help
Need Help Capturing Your Video?
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If your analog video device, such as a VCR or camcorder, is not
powered on, after about 1 minute, you will get an error
message.
To allow MyDVD to recognize and capture the video:
a Click
OK
to close the error message.
b Click
Done
to close the Capture window.
c Press the
Power on
button on your video device.
d Click
Capture
.
e Click
Start Capturing
.
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For optimum quality when creating DVDs, use the Best setting
(in the MyDVD Capture window) when capturing video clips.
However, if you have limited disk space, Adaptec recommends
that you choose the Better or Good capture setting. Use this
table to estimate the amount of disk space required:
Note:
Due to Windows’ FAT file system, the largest file you
can capture is 4 GB. If possible, use a NTSF formatted hard
disk drive.
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MyDVD may not be able to recognize video from a damaged or
degraded video tape.
Sonic MyDVD Disk Space Usage
Disk space required for
Quality / Resolution
Capture
Setting
1 minute of
analog video
10 minutes of
analog video
DVD (MPEG-II)
Good
32 MB
320 MB
Better
39 MB
390 MB
Best
46 MB
460 MB
VCD (MPEG-I)
Good
10 MB
100 MB