Hardware+SoftwareManual EGF German English French DVDXpress Xpress XpressDX2 2ndEdition Table of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 G F Quick Setup Steps 1 Ways to Capture and Edit Video 3 Installation Guide 4 Capture Wizard Creating Video for your Video iPodTM, Sony PSPTM or Creative Zen Vision 10 20 Direct to Disc 22 German Manual 30 French Manual 59 Service & Warranty © 2006 ADS Technologies. All Rights Reserved Second Edition: October 2006 88 Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of the International Business Machines, Inc. ShowBiz® DVD 2 is a registered trademark of ArcSoft. ADS is a registered trademark of ADS Technologies Inc. ADS Technologies (ADS) makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The information furnished within this written document is for information purposes only and is subject to change without notice. ADS Technologies assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear herein. ADS makes no commitment to update or to keep current information contained within this document. (rtt) Quick Setup Steps This is a One Page Quick Setup Guide to help you get up and running fast 1 Connect the Audio/Video cables from your video source to DVD Xpress DX2 device. 2 Load the DVD Xpress DX2 CD. 3 Connect DVD Xpress DX2 to your PC via the USB Port. 4 Drivers for WinXP and Win2000 are on the root of the CD. Direct Windows to the drivers on the CD and they will install automatically. 5 Install CapWiz ­ CapWiz application must be installed as it installs the key elements for DVD Xpress DX2 to function. 6 Install ArcSoft ShowBiz® DVD 2 application. 7 Double Click the CapWiz icon on your Desktop. 8 Answer the questions on the 5 Wizard screens. 9 Press Play on your video source so you have video playing. 10 Click Preview on the CapWiz interface and video will appear. 11 Start capturing your video when ready. Play with CapWiz for a while and then try ArcSoft ShowBiz® DVD 2 included with DVD Xpress DX2. 1 1 DVD Xpress DX2 Overview DVD Xpress DX2 supports today's most popular video formats including MPEG4 and DivX video. All of the video formats are supported by an advanced video encoding chipset inside the DVD Xpress DX2 which means that DVD Xpress DX2 does all the work instead of your PC. Not only does this take the work load off your PC, but hardware compression of the video results in better quality with smaller file sizes. This means that you get more video on a disc, and with better quality. Want more control? ArcSoft ShowBiz® DVD 2 is easy-to-use software that turns home videos into fun-to-watch movies! Preserve your precious movies on DVD or CD. Create video for the Web or mobile devices to share with family and friends. Enhance your movies with customizable effects, filters and transitions. DVD Xpress DX2 is your best solution for creating video for your Sony® PSPTM (PlayStation® Portable) or Video iPod. CapWiz application makes it easy to capture video in the right format for your Sony® PSP or Video iPod. Just select the type of video you want to capture in the Audio/video Format screen and you can start capturing in the specific video format. Then transfer the video file to your Memory Stick DuoTM for your Sony® PSPTM or use iTunes to Sync to your Video iPod. It couldn't be easier than that. The videos that you capture are also compatible with the Creative Zen Vision Portable Media Player. Just follow the video resolution standards for the Creative Zen Vision. DVD Xpress DX2 is a DivX Certified Encoder device; this means that you can capture video in DivX video format and playback the video in DivX Certified DVD Players. Just burn the captured video into a CD or DVD and insert the disc in a DVD Players that is DivX Certified. Powerful Software Bundle We want to be sure you receive the greatest benefits from your DVD Xpress DX2 purchase so we have included software to meet your various project goals. Some times you may just want to archive video to disc in the fastest way possible. Other times you may want to get a bit creative, but you'll save most of the video editing for a later time. And for the big project you want to have a full featured video editor that gives you the freedom to be creative. DVD Xpress DX2 includes these software tools for your video projects: · Capture Wizard application (with Direct To Disc feature) · ArcSoft ShowBiz® DVD 2 2 Ways to Capture and Edit Video Capture Wizard (CapWiz): Easy Video Capture & Playback This is the fastest and easiest way to capture MPEG-1 (VCD), MPEG-2 (SVCD, DVD), MPEG-4 and DivX video on your PC. Create video for playback in your Video iPod® or your Sony PSP device. Use the Capture Wizard screens to verify your video connections, video compression format and where you want your video files stored on your computer hard drive. CapWiz also allows you to set up timed recordings and delayed recordings and easily select video capture bit rates for Good, Better or Best DVD video quality. You can set custom settings for video resolution, video and audio bit rate. 2 ArcSoft ShowBiz® DVD 2 ArcSoft ShowBiz® DVD 2 is a simple yet powerful software application that has everything you need to edit home video and create professional looking DVDs. The software features a simple storyboard view for basic video sequencing and a more advanced timeline view giving you greater control over your movie clips, audio tracks and transitional effects. What's more, the program includes a powerful photo slideshow wizard and a full set of DVD authoring tools for turning your video productions into great-looking DVDs ready for enjoying on TV. 3 Installation Guide Minimum System Requirements · Intel® Pentium® III 1GHz or higher or AMD Athlon/Duron CPU · Microsoft ® Windows® 2000 or XP (Home or Professional) · 256MB of RAM · 1.2GB of available hard drive space for program installation · 4 GB hard drive space for video capture and editing · Windows® compatible display with at least 1024 x 768 resolution · Windows® compatible mouse or pointing device · Windows® compatible sound card · Available USB 2.0 Port · CD-ROM drive for software install · CD-RW or DVD-Recordable drive required for saving movies onto CD or DVD 3 Recommended System Requirements · · · · Intel® Pentium® 4 1.5GHz CPU 512MB of RAM 20 GB free hard drive space 7200 rpm IDE Hard Drive USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 Connections and Drivers Note: We strongly recommend that you use the USB Ports on the back of your PC, some front USB ports will not perform correctly because they act as a Hub. Do not use a USB Hub for the best video capture experience. USB 2.0 We strongly recommend using only Windows XP or Windows 2000 with Microsoft USB 2.0 drivers for proper operation of your DVD Xpress DX2 at USB 2.0 connection speeds. Microsoft Windows USB 2.0 drivers can be obtained from Microsoft directly: · Windows XP ­ Included on your new PC, Windows Update, Download Windows XP Service Pack 1 · Windows 2000 ­ Download Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Many USB 2.0 upgrade cards ship with non-Microsoft, third party drivers. These drivers have many revisions and may have compatibility issues with some USB 2.0 devices. In many cases the USB 2.0 driver you have may work fine, but we cannot guarantee proper operation with third party USB 2.0 drivers. 4 USB 1.1 We recommend using the USB 1.1 port on your motherboard or from a USB 1.1 add-in card. All USB 1.1 cards use the Microsoft USB drivers. Do not use a USB Hub to connect the DVD Xpress DX2 to your PC. Getting Started 1 Check DVD Xpress DX2 Contents Hardware: · · · · · · DVD Xpress DX2 device 6 ft. USB Cable 6 ft. A/V Cable (RCA Video and (L+ R) Audio) Installation CD User's Manual Registration Card CD Contains: · Capture Wizard Application · DVD Xpress DX2 device drivers · ArcSoft ShowBiz® DVD 2 customized for DVD Xpress DX2 · User's Manual Front Back 5 2 Wire It Up In this section you will connect audio and video cables to capture audio and video. Connect your video source (VHS, DVD Player, Laser Disc Player, Camcorders, TV, etc.) to the DVD Xpress DX2. Connect the 6 ft. A/V In cable to the 3 RCA jacks to your analog audio/video source RCA Line Out. 3 Plug It In In this section you will Connect DVD Xpress DX2 to your PC and Install Software Drivers. Please read through this section first, then go back and follow these step by step instructions to connect your DVD Xpress DX2 and install device drivers and software applications: Insert DVD Xpress DX2 CD. 6 4 Install Device Drivers Now, plug your USB cable into DVD Xpress DX2 and your PC. Windows will recognize the device and ask you for the device drivers. Windows XP or Windows 2000 Let Windows conduct an automatic search for the drivers. The drivers are located in the root directory of your DVD Xpress DX2 CD, usually your "D" drive. Windows will install the drivers. 5 Install Software Applications Now that you have installed the device, click the Capture Wizard button to install the Capture Wizard capture and playback application. · If you do not have Microsoft's DirectX 9.0c installed, it will install automatically. DirectX 9.0c is required for proper operation of your DVD Xpress DX2. Installation of DirectX 9.0c may require a re-start of your computer. · If your computer restarted, click "My Computer" on your desktop. Double click the CD Drive icon to bring back the DVD Xpress DX2 Installation screen. · Continue installing the key bundled software on to your system: ArcSoft ShowBiz® DVD 2. 6 Verify Hardware Installation Check Device Manager to verify that the ADS DVD Xpress DX2 hardware is recognized by Windows and is properly installed. 7 Windows XP or Windows 2000: 1 Click Start, Settings, Control Panel. 2 In Control Panel, click System. 3 Click on the Hardware Tab. 4 Click Device Manager Button. 5 Double click the Sound, Video and Game Controllers Device. 6 ADS DVD Xpress DX2 should be listed. If ADS DVD Xpress DX2 is listed under the Sound, Video and Game Controllers heading, then the device was properly installed. 7 Optimize your System for Best Performance Set your VGA Resolution 1024 X 768 is the optimal resolution for viewing video at full resolution. DVD video is captured at 720 x 480 (720 x 576) PAL. If your resolution is not high enough you will not be able to view the video at full resolution. 1 Right click on your desktop 2 Click Properties 3 Click on Settings Tab 4 Adjust screen area to 1024 X 768 & 16 Bit Color (or higher if your VGA card and monitor support higher resolutions and color depth). 8 Defragment your Hard Drive for best performance Disk Defragmentation consolidates files and folders on your Hard Disk and allows for better system access of files and folders. It will also help when you are capturing and writing new files into your Hard Disk. Please keep in mind that this process requires some amount of time which depends on several factors, including the size of the Hard Disk, number and size of files and how fragmented your local disk is. Before you Defragment your Hard Disk, you can Analyze a volume to see if this step is required. 1 2 3 4 5 Double-click My Computer Right Click and Select Properties on the Hard Disk you want to Save your captured Videos Click on Tools tab Click Defragment Now button Click Analyze button to see if you need to Defragment the Hard Disk 8 Installation Summary By now you should have completed the following: 1 Made all of the Audio and Video connections between DVD Xpress DX2 and your Audio/Video source. 2 Connected DVD Xpress DX2 to the USB Port on your PC. 3 Installed the drivers and verified that the device is properly installed 4 Installed all necessary software applications required for proper operation. 5 Optimized your System for best performance. 6 Now you are ready to Start Capturing Videos to your PC. 9 Start Capturing Videos Don't forget to Turn On and press "PLAY" on your video source (VCR, Camcorder, etc.) so you can capture the video contents. Now you are ready to start capturing video. We have created the Capture Wizard (CapWiz) application to allow you to quickly capture video on your PC without learning how to edit video or author a DVD. Use the Capture Wizard application to test video capture and playback of video before moving on to ArcSoft ShowBiz® DVD 2. We have created a simple getting started Wizard that allows you to verify your connections and make the proper setup choices before capturing video. 9 Capture Wizard DVD Xpress DX2 Capture Wizard Click "Next" to advance to the next step. 1 Open CapWiz Click the CapWiz icon on your Desktop or Click "Start" > "All Programs" > "ADSTech DVD Xpress DX2" ...