32 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE
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
Add/Edit Media
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
Add/Edit Media
page, click
Capture Video
.
4. Select your analog device from the
Source
list.
5. Select the appropriate
Capture mode.
6. Select the channel name and number in
TV channel
.
7. Select the appropriate video format from the
Format
list.
8. Click
Capture Video
to start capturing.
9. Click
Stop Capture
or press
[Esc]
to stop capturing.
Note:
You can click
TV Manager
to edit the list of channels in the
TV
Channel
Manager
dialog box.
