Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product API-400 ADS Technologies
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© 2000 ADS Technologies. All Rights Reserved First Edition: Revision 1.0 March, 2000 Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows 95 and Windows 98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registe red trademark of International Business Machines, Inc.
4 Table of Contents Recommendations for Media Studio Pro 6.0 5 System Requirements 6 Package Contents 6 CD Contents 7 Chapter 1 Installation Guide 9 PYRO PCI Card Hardware Installation 11 PYRO PCI Car.
5 Processor Speed Intel Pentium III processor 400 MHz or better AMD Athalon 400 MHz processor or better Medi a Stud io Pro r uns n e with s lowe r pro cess ors , but yo u will no tic e snap pier performance with a faster processor. Media Studio Pro 6.
6 (1) PYRO ProDV 1394 PCI Card (1) 6 ft. - 6 pin to 4-pin DV cable (1) Media Studio Pro user manual (1) Animation Master user manual (1) PYRO ProDV User Guide (1) Pixelan Quick Reference Guide (1) 4 C.
7 CD Contents CONTENTS of CD #1: - Media Studio Pro 6.0 - Media Studio Pro 6.0 User’s Guide (PDF) - Boris FX - Digital Juice Motion Backgrounds and Juice Drops - DV Suite - Pixelan Spice Master - Sonic Foundry Sound Forge - Sonic Foundry Acid Style - PYRO Utilities o DVConnect.
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11 Step 1 Power down your computer and disconnect t h e p o w e r c o r d . B e s u r e t o r e m o v e t h e power cord completely from your computer as shown in the picture to the left.
12 Step 5 L o c a t e a n a v a i l a b l e P C I e x p a n s i o n s l o t . This will be in the area of your computer where other cards that look similar to the PYRO PCI card are installed. Step 6 Vis ual ly con rm that the PYRO PCI Card w i l l fi t i n t o t h e a v a i l a b l e s l o t y o u h a v e chosen.
13 Step 9 Once the PYRO PCI C ard is fully seated , the gold edge connect ors are completely in the slot. Step 10 Mo u nt th e PY R O P C I Ca rd in pl a ce w it h a s c r e w . M a k e s u r e t h e s c r e w i s f i r m l y tightened so the PYRO PCI Card does not slide out of its seated position.
14 PYRO PCI Card Software Installation Step 1 To the left is a picture of the dialog box that will notify you that Windows has detected your new hardware. Step 2 Wi n d o w s wi l l no w au t o m at i c a l l y ru n th e “Add New Hardware Wizard.” Select the rst option “Search for the best driver.
15 Step 5 Windows will now inform you it is ready to install your new driver. Verify that the path is the same as t he picture to the left. It should read “C:WINDOWSINF1394.INF” -Now click the “Next” button. Step 6 S o m e t i m e s W i n d o w s c a n n o t i n i t i a l ly s e e your CD-ROM drive.
16 Hardware Installation: 1. To install the PYRO ProDV 1394 PCI card, follow the hardware installation steps 1 – 12 on pages 11 - 13. 2. Th er e a re n o d riv er s t o in st all . O nce you have inst all ed the hardware, boot your WinNT system and install DV Suite.
17 Capture Video 1. The default mode is the “CAPTURE” mode. Click the play button on the DVMovie interface and your camcorder will go into play mode and video can be previewed on your computer monitor. 2. Click the “Record” button and type in a le name for your video clip.
18 recommend using this le type setting. Choose the video type that is best for your project. Capturing Video for Video Editing Software: For capturing video that you intend to edit in Media Studio Pro or Premiere, we recommend using .AVI. Direct Show video will import and play in Media Studio, but not in Premiere.
19 d. Go to the Compression Tab and choose “Sequoia DV Camcorder NTSC or PAL” for the DV encoder. Only the DV les saved with the Sequoia DV camcorder encoder can be “Broadcast” from DV Suite. Broadcast Video 1. To send video back to your DV camcorder, click “Mode” to enter Broadcast mode.
20 DVPhoto is similar to DVMovie but takes still images instead of motion video. 1. Follow steps 1-3 in “Using DVMovie” above to properly connect your camcorder. 2. Click the Play button on DVPhoto to begin previewing your video. 3. Clip the “Capture” button to take a snap shot.
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23 Installing the PYRO ProDV hardware: Be sure to read the PYRO ProDV Hardware install guide. The install g u i d e s h o w s y o u s t e p - b y - s t e p i n s t r u c t i o ns f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n o f t h e PYRO ProDV PCI card. Move on to installing the Media Studio Pro 6.
24 Connecting the Digital Video Camcorder Once you have installed the PYRO ProDV card and the Media Studio Pro Software you are ready to begin capturing video to your computers hard drive. Follow these steps to ensure that both the operatin g system and Media Studio Pro recognize your camcorder.
25 below: Texas Instruments DV camcorder driver Listed in Device Under: “ S o u n d , V i d e o a n d G a m e Controllers” Shown as: 1394DV camcorder File name: Dvcam.
26 Your Camcorder is a Plug & Play device: If you are not able to Select Ulead Direct Show Capture Plug-in or MS 1 394 Devi ce Contr ol, then plea se check dev ice manag er again to be sure that your computer has detected your camcorder. If your camcorder goes into “Sleep Mode” or is turned off, it will disappear fr om De v ic e Man ag e r.
27 Y o u c a n a c c e s s t h e t u t o r i a l s o n P Y R O P r o D V C D # 2 , j u s t c l i c k the I nsta ll M edia Studio Pro 6 .0 b utto n, th en s elec t Tu tori als. And j u s t i n c a s e y o u f e e l l i k e r e a d i n g , w e ’ v e i n c l u d e d t h e f u l l M e d ia Studio Pro manual.
28 c o n t r ol s et t in g t ha t m at ch e s t he c am c or d er d r iv er y o u a re using (See above). 8. N o w th e VC R t yp e co nt ro ls a t t he b ot to m o f th e in te rf ac e wil l b e hi gh lig hte d a nd you c an pres s p la y t o vi ew vide o i n the preview window.
29 Can I use Video Capture with other capture cards, or is this program exclusively designed for the PYRO ProDV card? -Ulead created Media Studio Pro 6.
30 setting you made. Later, when you do your Batch capture, the camcorder will automatically rewind to the rst capture point and capture each mark-in, mark-out sequence as a separate video le. Each separate video le can be approximately 18 minutes, or 4 Gigabytes in size.
31 accurately transmits video back to camcorder. To use the Microsoft camcorder drivers you must rst remove the Texas Instruments driver. To remove Texas Instruments driver follow the instructions below: 1.
32 HELP RESOURCES: - Media Studio Help – Touch “F1” on your keyboard at any time or click HELP on the interface. - Media Studio User Manual. ADS Web Site : www.adstech.com ON-LINE HELP We are constantly adding more information to the On-Line Help section of our web site.
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35 T h e A D S t e a m h a s t r i e d t h ei r h a rd e s t t o m ak e t h e P Y R O P r o D V as tr o u bl e fr e e a s po s s ib l e. Ho w e ve r we kn o w pr ob l em s ma y st i ll a r i s e o r y o u m a y s i m p l y h a v e q u e s t i o n s . T h e r e a r e a c o u p l e o f ways to contact ADS.
36 Service and Warranty Service: If you require assistance with the installation, operation, or application of your ADS Technologies, Inc. product there are several options available to you as described in the technical support section of this manual.
37 Warranty: This ADS Technologies, Inc. product comes with a One (1) year hardware war- ranty. ADS Technologies, Inc. (ADS) warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship for a period of One (1) year from the date of original purchase from ADS or an authorized ADS dealer.
38 FCC Information F e d e r a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n s C o m m i s s i o n R a d i o F r e q u e n c y I n t e r f e r e n c e Statement Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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