User manual ULEAD BD DISCRECORDER 2.7

[. . . ] Macromedia, Flash and Macromedia Flash are trademarks or registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. in the United States and internationally. Avery is a trademark of Avery Dennison Corporation. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. [. . . ] Program list Select a program (video clip) to display in the Program video clip list. Remove and Info Use these buttons to remove programs or view program properties. Settings and Options Click to open a menu where you can customize preferences, or view information about BD DiscRecorder. Project settings Click to view information about the project and customize its output settings. BD DiscRecorder USER GUIDE 9 7. Show BD capacity Displays the total file size and video length to be used in the disc. BD DiscRecorder 8. Program video clip list Shows the selected or all program thumbnails. Navigation controls Use these buttons to preview your video clips. Capturing videos BD DiscRecorder lets you capture videos from DV and HDV camcorders. To capture video from a DV camcorder: 1. 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. 10 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. DV mode HDV mode 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. Click OK. BD DiscRecorder USER GUIDE 11 7. After defining your capture options, click Advanced Settings and select Change Capture Plug-in. [. . . ] Then click Straight Capture 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. [. . . ]