User manual ULEAD BD DISCRECORDER

[. . . ] · Check Ulead Web site every XX days Specifies how frequently the program checks the Ulead Web site for news and updates. · TV system Select the type of your TV system (NTSC or PAL/ SECAM). · Working folder Enter or locate a folder for temporary files. · Audio playback mode Determines how the audio streams of the video are played. [. . . ] Select the device to capture from Source. Select a capture mode and video format. Note: You can only choose a video format with Dolby Digital 5. 1 channel surround sound encoding if your DV camcorder uses 4-channel audio. 4. Use the navigation controls to locate the starting point of the video to capture. Repeat steps 2 to 7 as needed to capture more videos. Click OK. 8 BD DiscRecorder USER GUIDE Capturing High-Definition video (HDV) Before capturing your HDV or HD video into BD DiscRecorder, make sure that your camcorder (or deck) is properly detected by your computer. Also check the following: On Sony HDV camcorder: If you have connected your Sony HDV camcorder before to your computer, check the Device Manager to see if your camcorder is detected as a DV device or AV/ C tape device. If the camcorder is detected as a DV device, you can capture DV footage. If your camcorder is detected as an AV/C tape device, you can capture HDV footage. BD DiscRecorder USER GUIDE 9 DV mode HDV mode BD DiscRecorder Note: The Sony HDV camcorder can be detected only under Windows XP Service Pack 2. To capture video from an HDV camcorder: 1. Connect your HDV camcorder to your computer's IEEE-1394 port using the IEEE-1394 cable. Turn on your camcorder and switch it to Play mode. If you have a Sony HDV camcorder, make sure it is switched to HDV mode. Select the device to capture from Source. Click Advanced Settings and select Capture Options. In the Device Control dialog box, select HDV 1394 Device Control in Current Device drop-down list. After defining your capture options, click Advanced Settings and select Change Capture Plug-in. Choose Ulead HDV Capture Plug-in from the Current Capture Plug-in list, and then click OK. Use the navigation controls to preview your project or move around your programs. Press [Esc] to stop 10 BD DiscRecorder USER GUIDE 10. Repeat steps 8 and 9 to add more clips. Click OK after capturing to go back to the Add/Edit Media page. Adding video files You can add video files of different formats such as AVI, MPEG, WMV, and others to your movie. To add a video file to your project: 1. Click Add Video to open the Select Files dialog box. 2. Browse for videos on your computer and select video files(s). Use [Ctrl] or [Shift] to select multiple files or click Select All to add all video files to your project. Note: When adding MPEG-2 Transport Stream (*. m2t) videos, BD DiscRecorder converts it into MPEG-2 Program Stream (PS) for editing, then back to *. m2t when burning project onto disc. 3. [. . . ] Then click Straight to Disc and click Next. Select the device to capture from Source. Select a capture mode (for example, select fixed duration, marked duration, or full DV tape if capturing from DV camcorder). Click Show/Hide Options Panel to view additional settings as needed. [. . . ]