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© 2002 ADS T echnologies. All Rights Reserved First Edition: Revision 1.1 May , 2002 Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 95 and Windows 98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of the International Business Machines, Inc.
A letter from the President of ADS . . . . . . . . . 5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Help Resources .
5 A Letter from the President of ADS T echnologies “Connect, Create, and Store” At ADS T echnologies, Inc. we bring the best and latest multimedia technology to your PC. Our products allow you to “Connect, Create and Store”. CONNECT with our line of USB and 1394 Host and Hub devices.
6 Introduction Requirements: • Intel Celeron 400MHz or AMD K6-400MHz or above • Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 or Windows ME • 64 MB of RAM and Sound Card • AGP or PCI video card with .
7 INST ALLA TION GUIDE.
8 Note to beginning Videographers: If you are new to video editing, we recommend that you learn the basic concepts of video capture and editing with Video Studio, then when you are ready , move on to Media Studio Pro 6.0VE. Media Studio Pro 6.0VE is located on CD #2 and you can install this when you are ready .
9 1.) HARDW ARE INST ALLA TION Follow the steps below to Install the PYRO hardware. Move on to connecting your camcorder and installing the Video Studio software only if the PYRO hardware is properly installed.
10 Step 3 Carefully remove the shell from your computer . Step 4 With the power cable disconnected from your computer , touch the metal part of the case to ground yourself. This will discharge any static electricity from your body which can damage your computer .
11 Step 7 If necessary , remove the knockout on the back of your computer which cor- responds to the PCI slot you have confirmed as your selection. If there is a screw , place it in a safe place as you will be using it to attach the PYRO 1394 PCI Card.
12 Step 11 Replace the computer ’s shell and screw it back in place with the screws you removed in step 2. Step 12 Now that your PYRO 1394 PCI Card is installed and the shell is in place, you can safely connect the power cable. Now restart your computer and install the drivers from the CD.
13 Step 1 T o the left is a picture of the dialog box that will notify you that Windows has detected your new hardware. Step 2 Windows will now automatically run the “Add New Hardware Wizard.” Select the first option “Search for the best driver .
14 Step 5 Windows will now inform you it is ready to install your new driver . V erify that the path is the same as the picture to the left. It should read “C:WINDOWSINF 1394.INF” Now click the “Next” button. Step 6 Congratulations! Y ou are now done with the driver installation.
15 4. Y our Camcorder will be recognized, as a new device by Windows and the camcorder driver will be loaded. In some cases Windows may ask for the Windows 98, WinME or Win2000 CD to load other needed files. 5. Open Device Manager (Start, Settings,Control Panel, System, Device Manager T ab).
16 Win98SE, WinME or Win2000 Microsoft DV camcorder driver Listed in Device Manager: “Imaging Device” Shown as: DV camera or VCR File name: MSDV .sys Device Control Selection: MS 1394 Device Control Output to camcorder Selection: MS DV Record 4.) INST ALL Video Studio 1.
17 3. a. Select Change Capture Plug-in and choose Ulead Direct Show Capture Plug-in., Click OK. b . Select Device Control and set the current device to TI 1394 Device Control or MS1394 depending upon which driver you are using (See Connecting Digital Camcorder section above).
18 INST ALLA TION SUMMAR Y : 1.) Install PYRO Card and install 1394 bus controller drivers from the Windows CD. 2.) Install camcorder drivers from PYRO CD #1 3.) Apply external power to your camcorder 4.) T urn Camcorder on to VCR/VTR mode 5.) Plug camcorder into PYRO card.
19 Using Ulead V ideoStudio.
20 Y our First Movies USING VIDEO WIZARD BEFORE YOU ST ART : W atch the T utorials V iew the V ideo Studio T utorials on PYRO CD #1 – Click Install Video Studio and then click T utorials. NOTE: We strongly recommend that your read the Video Studio Manual which is located on PYRO CD #1 and can be viewed by clicking the HELP Button.
21 your movies and project information to be stored. 5. Once you click OK you will be taken to Capture Mode(if your camcorder is connected and turned on in VCR/VTR mode).
22 while the camcorder is in play mode.. 14. Still images are captured at 720 x 480 24 bit, bitmap images 15. Still images can be viewed in any photo software such as the “P AINT” program on every Windows computer . Y ou can also save as .jpg images from the Paint program and you can print the image from this application as well.
23 3. Give your movie a name 4. Choose the “Save As T ype”. Here you can choose from many video file types. Choose the file type you desire for your video output. ONL Y .A VI that is DV Encoded can be transmitted back to the camcorder . 5. Click “Options” 6.
24 video production. Y ou have just created a video that is truly broadcast quality . The movies you can create with the PYRO 1394DV are the same quality as movies created with systems costing hundreds, even thousands of dollars more.
25 T ips for Smooth V ideo Capture If your system is not optimized, the result may be dropped video frames. V ideo with dropped frames will look jittery and will have audio dropouts. T o ensure that you capture the highest quality video you may want to fol- low these steps: 1.
26 F . Click and drag the “Read Ahead” optimization slider all the way to full. G. Click OK H. Y ou must restart your machine for these changes to take effect. 4. Be sure that DMA is enabled for IDE hard disks. DMA access has lower CPU overhead and transfers of data faster .
27 Set you camcorder audio to match the Video Studio audio: W e have found that selecting 16-bit stereo audio is the best match to V ideo Studio. If you record your videotapes in 16-bit stereo you should have excellent results. In turn, be sure to set the V ideo Studio audio record settings to PCM 16-bit stereo or CD quality for the best results.
28 HELP RESOURCES V ideo Studio Help – T ouch “F1” on your keyboard at any time. V ideo Studio User Manual – on PYRO CD #1 V ideo Studio Guide – T urn this on by clicking on “G” (global properties) and selecting preferences. ADS Web Site www .
29 For Specific Video Studio software questions: Check the Ulead web site: www .ulead.com E-mail Ulead for help: http://www .ulead.com.tw/ulead/suppform.cfm Call Ulead for help: 1-310-896-6391 For PYRO Hardware questions: Check the ADS web site: www .
30 Ser vice and W arr anty : Ser vice : If yo u requ ire ass ista nce with the in sta llat ion, ope rati on, or app licat ion of you r ADS T echn olog ies , Inc . pr odu ct ther e are seve ral opt ion s ava ilab le to you as des crib ed in the tec hnic al suppo rt sect ion of thi s man ual.
31 tra nsfe rable . Thi s war ranty does not co ver any in com pati bil itie s due to the use r ’s co mpu ter , har dwar e, softw are or oth er rela ted sys tem conf igur ation in whi ch th e prod uct int erfa ces . Pro of of pur chas e wil l be req uire d bef ore any war rant y con sider atio n by ADS occ urs.
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