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Setting up the Equipment

1. With your DV camcorder turned off, connect your camcorder to the Firewire port on the Dazzle device using a Firewire cable. Windows XP should recognize the camcorder automatically. Wait until it has been installed before proceeeding.
2. Switch your camcorder to VCR mode and turn it on.
3. Capture video using Adobe Premiere or Windows MovieMaker.
    

Using Adobe Premiere to capture video
(The following information comes from the Help Menu in Adobe Premiere 6.5.)

A. Previous Frame B. Next Frame C. Stop D. Play E. Play Slowly in Reverse F. Play Slowly G. preview area H. jog control I. shuttle control J. Take Video K. Take Audio L. Rewind M. Fast Forward N. Pause O. Record P. Set In Q. Set Out R. Timecode S. Capture In to Out

1. Choose File > Capture > Movie Capture.
3. Test the device control buttons to verify that they work and that you see video in the preview window.
4. Type the reel name from the tape in the Reel Name box. (You may be asked to specify the Reel Name each time you insert a new tape, depending on the device control software and the video deck or camera.)
5. Use the controls in the Movie Capture window to move to the place in the videotape where you want to start capturing the clip, and click the Set In button ().
6. Use the controls in the Movie Capture window to move to the place in the videotape where you want to stop capturing, and click the Set Out button ().
7. To move or play in relation to the In and Out points you have set, do either of the following:
   • To move the tape to the In point, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the Set In button ().
   • To move the tape to the Out point, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the Set Out button ().
8. Use the controls in the Capture window to do any of the following:
   • Drag the jog control () one pixel to the left or right to rewind or advance the tape one frame.
   • Drag the shuttle control () to change the speed of the tape based on the distance of the control from the center point. Depending on your device, you can move the tape from four to 15 speeds in each direction.
   • Press the Previous Frame button () to reverse the tape one frame. If the device is not playing, Premiere starts it and rewinds one frame.
   • Press the Next Frame button () to move forward one frame. If the device is not playing, Premiere starts it and moves the tape forward one frame.
   • Press the Stop button () to stop playing the tape.
   • Press the Play (), Play Slowly (), or Play Slowly in Reverse () buttons to play the tape accordingly.
   • Press the Rewind button () to rewind the tape. If you rewind when the tape is stopped, the device rewinds at full speed. If you rewind when the tape is playing or paused, the device rewinds as fast as it can while still displaying video in the Capture window. You can also press the J key on your keyboard to move the tape in reverse at double speed.
   • Press the Fast Forward button () to fast-forward the tape. If you fast-forward when the tape is stopped, the device moves the tape forward at full speed. If you fast-forward when the tape is playing or paused, the device moves the tape forward as fast as it can while still displaying video in the Capture window. You can also press the L key on your keyboard to move the tape forward at double speed.
9. To record the tape, do any of the following:
   • Press the Record button () to record a clip from the current input video stream.
   • Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the Record button (), or click Capture In/Out. Premiere automatically moves the tape to the Preroll specified before the In point, plays the tape, begins capturing at the In point, and stops capturing at the Out point. If you've typed a name in the Logging panel, the new clip will be given that name.
10. After Premiere completes the capture, the Save File dialog box appears. Specify a location and filename, and click Save. If you have a project open, the captured clip appears in the Project window.

Using Windows MovieMaker to capture video
(The following information comes from the Help Menu in Windows MovieMaker.)

1. Make sure your DV device is properly connected and then set the mode to play your recorded video.

   Note   When recording from a tape in a DV camera, make sure your camera is not in Standby mode; if it is, you will not be able to record. Some cameras will automatically go into Standby mode if there is a tape in the camera. If this occurs, switch the DV camera off and then back on to the playback mode.

2. On the File menu, click Record.
3. Depending on the speed of your computer’s processor, a warning dialog may be displayed. Do one of the following:
   • In the Windows Movie Maker dialog box indicating that your system may not provide acceptable performance, click Yes. This dialog box is displayed if your computer has a processor speed that is less than 600 MHz. In this case, your processor may not provide acceptable performance when recording from a DV camera or VCR connected to an IEEE 1394 card.
   • If your computer has a processor speed that is 600 MHz or greater, the warning will not be displayed. Continue to the next step.
4. Position the tape at the point you want to begin recording.
5. In the Setting list, choose the quality setting you want to use for recording.
6. In the Digital video camera controls area, click Play.
7. Click Record to begin capturing your content, and then click Stop to finish recording. The word Recording blinks when you are recording. You will not hear the audio when you are capturing your content.

   Note   After you stop recording, the Record Video dialog appears. This dialog box shows the progress of the temporary buffer file being written to a temporary copy of your recorded Windows Media file. This buffer file is created and used to improve the quality of your recorded video because it prevents frames from being dropped from your video when recording from a DV camera.

8. In the File name box, enter the path and file name you want, and then click Save.

   Note   If you have selected the Auto generate file option and selected the Record time limit check box, a new movie file is automatically created and saved in the specified location with a generic file name (that is, Tape 1.wmv, Tape 2.wmv, and so forth) when the time limit expires.