USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USBAV700Cover.p65 44 USB Instant DVD User's Guide Rev. 3 Technical Support: 562.926.4338 Technical Support Hours: M-F 8am-5pm, PST www.adstech.com 6/4/2002, 12:20 PM ADS Technologies North America Office 12627 Hidden Creek Way Cerritos, CA, 90703 Phone: 562.926.1928 Technical Support: 562.926.4338 Technical Support Hours: M-F 8am-5pm PST Fax: 562.926.0518 European Office Shannon Industrial Estate Shannon Co. Clare, Ireland Phone: +353.61.702042 www.adstech.com USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB 6/4/2002, 12:20 PM USBAV700Cover.p65 45 USB Instant DVD User's Guide Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Copyright Notice ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Instant DVD Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Three Ways to Capture Video ......................................................................................................................... 5 Burn a VCD or DVD movie to disk.................................................................................................................... 6 Create Video and Send Back to Tape .............................................................................................................. 7 Single Step Capture & Burn a CD or DVD disk..................................................................................................................................... 8 Create VCD or DVD Slideshow ....................................................................................................................... 8 USB Instant DVD Installation Guide ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 System Requirements ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Getting Started ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 1. Check USB Instant DVD Contents ................................................................................................................ 9 2. Wire It Up! ................................................................................................................................................... 10 3. Plug It In & Install Device Drivers and Software ......................................................................................... 13 4. Optimize System For Best Performance .................................................................................................... 14 5. Verify Hardware Installation ...................................................................................................................... 15 6. Windows Audio Mixer Settings .................................................................................................................. 16 7. Installation Summary .................................................................................................................................. 17 8. Start Making DVD Movies ........................................................................................................................... 17 USB Instant DVD Capture Wizard ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Using Capture Wizard Video Capture/Playback tool for the first time:............................................................................................................. 22 Menu Options ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Menu Options: Options ................................................................................................................................... 26 Menu Options: Advanced ............................................................................................................................... 27 Menu Options: Advanced ....................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Menu Options: Help ........................................................................................................................................ 29 USB Instant DVD Wizard Features ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Service and Warranty: .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Ulead VideoStudio 6 Quick Start .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 34 Copyright Notice The USB Instant DVD is an innovative, hassle-free device that is designed to let you edit and archive your home movies easily. 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OverView.p65 1 6/4/2002, 12:21 PM USB INSTANT DVD USER GUIDE Ulead VIdeoSudio 6: The big picture ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 An introduction to digital video .................................................................................................................................................... 38 An introduction to MPEG ................................................................................................................................ 39 MPEG-1 .............................................................................................................................................. 39 MPEG-2 .............................................................................................................................................. 39 How VideoStudio works ................................................................................................................................ 40 Installing and running VideoStudio ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Configuring VideoStudio .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 42 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Instant DVD Setup .......................................................................................................................................... 42 Getting around VideoStudio ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 The Library ..................................................................................................................................................... 47 Steps to create your movie ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Start ................................................................................................................................................................ 50 Creating a new project ...................................................................................................................... 50 Selecting a template ........................................................................................................................... 52 Capture .......................................................................................................................................................... 53 Checklist for successful video capture ............................................................................................. 53 Direct capturing MPEG video ............................................................................................................. 54 Capturing still images ......................................................................................................................... 55 Storyboard ..................................................................................................................................................... 56 Storyboard Mode ............................................................................................................................... 56 Timeline Mode .................................................................................................................................... 57 The Options Panel .............................................................................................................................. 58 SmartRender and Play Project button ................................................................................................ 59 Preview Files Manager ...................................................................................................................... 60 Inserting a clip into the Timeline ......................................................................................................... 60 Trimming a clip ................................................................................................................................... 61 Working with clips ............................................................................................................................. 62 Capturing still images in the Storyboard Step ..................................................................................... 63 Using color clips ................................................................................................................................ 63 Effect ............................................................................................................................................................. 64 Creating effects ................................................................................................................................. 64 Customizing effects ....................... ...