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Video Compression

will adjust the video codec and quality settings for the video you will 

record to your hard drive.

EvolutionTV features a built-in hardware encoding chip with support for several formats:

DVD-Compliant MPEG-2:

This format enables you to record in full size MPEG-2 thus delivering
a video file readable by all DVD players. Full size PAL is 720x576, full
size NTSC is 720x480

DVD-Compliant MPEG-2
Half-size:

This format enables you to record in half-size MPEG-2 thus 
delivering a video file readable by all DVD players. The video quality 
will obviously be lower than with full size MPEG-2

DivX Certified Home:

EvolutionTV is the only Mac video capture device to feature fully 
DivX compliant hardware encoding. DivX is similar to MPEG-4 and 
delivers great picture quality combined with small file sizes. Many 
DVD players have DivX decoding capability, letting you read your 
DivX files without any additional conversion.
The video size is 720x576 (PAL) or 720x480 (NTSC)

DivX Certified Portable:

EvolutionTV lets you create video files compatible with the DivX 
Portable profile. The main difference with DivX Home is the screen 
size set to 352x288. This option is useful if you wish to capture 
content for playback on portable devices (Palm, PocketPC, etc...) or 
want to reduce the file size of your videos to the minimum allowed.

MPEG-4:

EvolutionTV can generate MPEG-4 ISO Compliant files. This means 
you can capture video in full quality, while maintaining a very low file
size.
As the MPEG-4 file created by EvolutionTV is ISO compliant, it is 
readable by most if not all video players, without any software 
extension.
MPEG-4 is the preferred video codec for internet broadcasting.

MPEG-4 (iMovie HD):

This option will generate a MPEG-4 file directly readable by
iMovie HD. No lengthy conversion will be required when opening 
the file in iMovie HD.
The size for the iMovie HD option is 640x480

EvolutionTV™ User Guide

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Содержание EvolutionTV

Страница 1: ...Revision 2 3 c 2005 Miglia Technology Ltd EvolutionTV User Guide...

Страница 2: ...14 EvolutionTV Onscreen controller 16 Using the EvolutionTV Preferences 20 EvolutionTV preferences overview 21 The Storage menu 22 The Video input menu 23 The image sub menu 23 The Video compression s...

Страница 3: ...Introduction and Overview of EvolutionTV EvolutionTV User Guide Page 1...

Страница 4: ...EvolutionTV CD ROM with software and installation guide Power Supply USB 2 0 Cable A B Warranty card User Guide Overview This User Guide will guide you through the hardware and software installation a...

Страница 5: ...the quality of this connection is not as good as S Video This type of connector is often found on camcorders and VCRs S Video input This connection gives a better image quality than composite and is g...

Страница 6: ...Hardware and Software Installation EvolutionTV User Guide Page 4...

Страница 7: ...nnection If you receive TV channels via a roof mounted antenna an analogue cable service or a portable antenna you will most likely want to use the TV input on EvolutionTV Connect your coaxial cable a...

Страница 8: ...o is recommended The diagram below shows a connection via Composite 3 S Video Connection For digital TV subscribers and users wishing to capture video from an analogue source an S Video connection is...

Страница 9: ...launch the installer Select the startup drive of your choice and click on Install Note that you will be asked for your administrator password when performing the installation 4 Once the installation p...

Страница 10: ...lder of the volume containing your system software 7 If you have installed the Application Enhancer for the iChat patch the APE manager will appear in the System Preferences 8 The installation log is...

Страница 11: ...Setting up EvolutionTV for viewing and recording EvolutionTV User Guide Page 9...

Страница 12: ...er your serial number located on the CD sleeve or the CD itself Enter the 32 digits serial number with the dashes as shown below XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX II Setting up EvolutionTV for T...

Страница 13: ...ity possible Channels will have to be switched via the remote control of your cable or satellite receiver If you are using EvolutionTV for video capture from a VCR camcorder or DVD player choose eithe...

Страница 14: ...ing and deleting stations can be performed at a later stage in the preference menu Ignore Channel When the software finds a channel it will be displayed in the preview window leaving you the decision...

Страница 15: ...Using the EvolutionTV Menus and Onscreen Remote EvolutionTV User Guide Page 13...

Страница 16: ...nd quit options 2 The File menu enables you to close the foremost window 3 The Edit menu contain the standard OS provided options and the controller shortcuts Channel Up Down Only applicable if you ar...

Страница 17: ...ontains a report for each finished or aborted scheduled recording TV Window Displays the live TV window TV Window Size Contains 3 pre defined sizes quarter half and full size The Full Screen option wi...

Страница 18: ...6 The Help menu contains a link to the Miglia support web page and allows to open this manual II EvolutionTV Onscreen controller EvolutionTV User Guide Page 16 The View Menu Video Input List Volume up...

Страница 19: ...t Displays the four possible video inputs Enables easy switching between video inputs TV and composite for example Note that Composite over S Video is used for SCART To S Video cables only Volume up d...

Страница 20: ...standard US Canada and Japan residents should use NTSC while most European users should select PAL French and Eastern European users should select SECAM Use Channel Name as index This option is import...

Страница 21: ...ency for the TV window Clip edges The option to clip the edges enables you to reduced the viewable area of the picture This is helpful if you are watching a widescreen movie or the TV picture displays...

Страница 22: ...Using the EvolutionTV Preferences EvolutionTV User Guide Page 20...

Страница 23: ...eo Input This menu allows you to set all video and audio preferences Channel Templates This menu contains the pre defined and user defined channel lists This menu allows you to create custom channel l...

Страница 24: ...when adding a recording Filename templates are useful when scheduling repeated recordings If you could schedule a recording every day of the week the template will make sure that you do not erase the...

Страница 25: ...llows you to control the brightness lighting saturation and hue of the recorded video Adjustments can be made by moving the sliders or entering a value on the right hand side If you wish to perform an...

Страница 26: ...ility letting you read your DivX files without any additional conversion The video size is 720x576 PAL or 720x480 NTSC DivX Certified Portable EvolutionTV lets you create video files compatible with t...

Страница 27: ...EvolutionTV the built in audio or any other compatible USB or FireWire device If you are capturing via the TV tuner EvolutionTV and TV Tuner are the correct settings If you are capturing via S Video o...

Страница 28: ...elected pre defined channel list can then be scanned and fine tuned Note This will not be required if you already have setup EvolutionTV with the Setup Assistant The Finetune button at the bottom of t...

Страница 29: ...Channel List once all the tuning naming operations have been completed Should you ever have to delete the preference file or reinstall the software it will be handy to import the channel list and avo...

Страница 30: ...nt iCal plugin can however be adjusted to import or export recordings via the Show Settings button The Export function is activated by default You may want to check this menu with every update of the...

Страница 31: ...Scheduling a recording with EvolutionTV EvolutionTV User Guide Page 29...

Страница 32: ...1 Click on View Show scheduled recordings 2 In the Scheduled Recordings window click New Recording to create a new recording EvolutionTV User Guide Page 30 The Scheduled Recordings window displays the...

Страница 33: ...r give a unique name to the recorded file Time date and repetition can be entered on the right side of the window You can also select the level of picture clipping for the recoding Click Add record wh...

Страница 34: ...needs to be running if you wish to have the recording start automatically 5 Scheduled recordings window list items Status Displays the status of the recording via icons The recording is scheduled Per...

Страница 35: ...r as a separate calendar item in iCal 2 Import An iCal calendar item can be imported into EvolutionTV provided it follows the naming convention Channel Program For the Channel Value enter either the e...

Страница 36: ...Scheduling a recording with TitanTV EvolutionTV User Guide Page 34...

Страница 37: ...ton and follow the onscreen instructions to create an account II TitanTV Plug in Settings TitanTV integration in EvolutionTV is achieved via a plug in whose options are accessible via the plug ins men...

Страница 38: ...ly navigate to the detail window and click on the red record button A file containing the scheduling information will be downloaded and opened in EvolutionTV Note that EvolutionTV needs to be running...

Страница 39: ...EvolutionTV Plug ins EvolutionTV User Guide Page 37...

Страница 40: ...ce it has been downloaded More information on the SDK is available on Miglia s website http www miglia com Support alchemytv_sdk html II Installing Third party plug ins Before installing a plug in mak...

Страница 41: ...ettings of a specific plug in are usually included in the Read me file included with a third party plug in 3 2 Using the plug ins To access a plug in highlight a finished recording and select Post Pro...

Страница 42: ...lutionTV Tuner Provides the software link with the EvolutionTV Tuner Communication Plug ins iCal Plug in Enables you to import export scheduled recordings to an iCal calendar Recordings can be created...

Страница 43: ...ny secrets To safeguard these secrets you are not allowed to decompile redevelop or disassemble the software or otherwise bring it into a form that is recognisable by a person You may not modify the s...

Страница 44: ...ia being liable according to the former para graph b for slight negligence the following applies Miglia s liability for indirect damages and damages following a defect and missed profits is excluded T...

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