QuickStream DV - Portable FireWire Hard Disk DV Recorder -
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Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of your MCE Technologies (MCE) QuickStream
DV Portable FireWire Hard Disk Digital Video (DV) Recorder. The QuickStream
DV was designed to connect directly to, and record digital video footage directly
from, your DV camcorder, in your choice of DV file format, thereby completely
eliminating the need to transfer, capture, or convert clips prior to editing. When
you are finished shooting, simply plug the QuickStream DV into your DV editing
workstations and your footage is ready for editing… IMMEDIATELY!
The MCE QuickStream DV’s industrial designed enclosure incorporates a 1/4-20
screw-socket... The very same socket that is found on the bottom of virtually
every still and video camera ever made. This means that there are nearly an
endless amount of mounting adapters already in existence that you can now use
with the QuickStream DV. And included with the QuickStream DV is a hot shoe
adapter for mounting it directly to your DV camcorder's accessory/hot shoe. A
belt clip adapter is also included in order to secure it to your belt if this location is
more convenient for you. The QuickStream DV does not simply compliment your
existing DV camera equipment, it integrates into and becomes part of it.
The MCE QuickStream DV also functions as a standard IEEE1394/FireWire Hard
Drive when connected to your Mac, PC or standalone video editing workstation.
DV footage recorded by the QuickStream DV are easily found in a special
“Media” folder on the drive and, in addition, your own data can be saved, stored,
or archived elsewhere on the drive.
The MCE QuickStream DV includes MCE StreamManager clip organizing
software designed for use with Mac OS X (v10.2 or later). MCE StreamManager
instantly displays available recording time as well as displays all clips recorded
with the QuickStream DV and allows the user to preview, rename, sort, delete,
copy, and move them.
Package Contents
The following items are included with your MCE Technologies QuickStream DV:
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QuickStream DV Portable Hard Disk DV Recorder
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MCE StreamManager software (for MacOS 10.2 or later)
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4 pin to 6 pin Retractable FireWire Cable
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6 pin to 6 pin FireWire Cable
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Camera Accessory Shoe (Hot Shoe) Mount
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Belt Clip Attachment
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Universal 100-240V AC Adapter
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User's Guide
QuickStream DV - Portable FireWire Hard Disk DV Recorder -
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Minimum System Requirements
Hardware requirements:
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Digital Video (DV) Camcorder with FireWIre/IEEE1394/i.LINK Port
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Mac or PC equipped with built-in FireWire/IEEE 1394/i.LINK, or a
FireWire/IEEE 1394/i.LINK interface card.
System requirements:
• Mac OS 9.2.2 and 10.2 or later, G3 or G4 Processor, 333MHz or greater
• Windows 98 SE (Second Edition), Windows Me (Millennium Edition),
Windows 2000, or Windows XP
What is DV?
“DV” stands for Digital Video.
Digital Video is also referred to as computerized video. Traditionally, video was
stored on tapes. It was a sequence of stills, or frames, that when played looked
like moving video. Digital Video has many of the similarities in that it is still a
sequence of frames. What's different is how it is stored, how it is played back,
what can be done with it when you put it on a computer, and how it never loses
quality no matter how many times you copy a Digital Video clip.
Popular Digital Video formats include .MOV and .AVI. When a DV camcorder
records video to a DV tape or to the QuickStream DV, it is recording the video
and audio arriving through the lens and microphone in digital format i.e. in bits
and bytes, in the form of millions of "1’s” and “0’s" that an appropriate program
can read and playback to you in the form of a recognizable video.
When on a computer you can perform a variety of tasks on digital video and
audio using a non-linear editing (NLE) application… from cleaning up the hiss on
the audio to brightening scenes, adding transitions and special effects, adding
titles, cutting and pasting clips, removing the audio and replacing it with a
different audio track, etc.
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There are three different DV formats on the market today: “MiniDV,” the
predominant format used by most current DV camcorders. The others are
“DVCAM” and “DVCPRO,” and these are used primarily by professional DV
camcorders. The QuickStream DV works with all three of these DV formats.
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There are two television signal video standards that are used in different
parts of the world. One is “NTSC” (720 x 480 pixels, 29.97 frames/second); the
