Pinnacle Systems miroVIDEO DV200 Manual de usuario
miroVIDEO DV200
USER´S GUIDE
miroVIDEO DV200
User´s Guide
Version 1.0/GB March 1999
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Contents
OVERVIEW 1
BEFORE YOU START 2
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2
DEFRAGMENTING THE HARD DISK 4
PACKAGE CONTENTS 4
QUICK START 5
QUICK INSTALLATION 5
SCANNING DV (QUICK START)6
VIEWING CLIPS AND ADDING TRIMS (QUICK START)6
CAPTURING DV (QUICK START)7
EDITING AVI FILES USING ADOBE PREMIERE (QUICK START)7
PRINTING TO DV (QUICK START)7
CAPTURING SINGLE FRAMES (QUICK START)8
INSTALLING ADOBE PREMIERE 9
INSTALLATION 10
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 12
INSTALLING DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS 95 13
INSTALLING THE DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS 98 15
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 95 / WINDOWS 98 16
INSTALLING SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0 19
INSTALLING THE DV200 SOFTWARE LATER 23
UNINSTALLING THE DV200 SOFTWARE AND DRIVERS 23
CONNECTING THE DEVICES 24
ATTACHING A DV CAMCORDER OR A DV VCR 24
CONNECTING THE TV SET/VIDEO MONITOR 25
WORKING WITH DV MATERIAL 27
MAKING MOVIES 27
CAPTURING SINGLE FRAMES (SNAPSHOTS)37
miroVIDEO DVTOOLS 40
CAPTURE GALLERY 40
TAPE GALLERY 45
DV DEVICE CONTROLLER 45
miroINSTANT VIDEO PLAYBACK 51
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miroVIDEO DV 200
miroVIDEO DV200 & ADOBE PREMIERE 4.2LE 53
ADOBE PREMIERE PROJECT PRESETS 53
THUMBNAIL ACCELERATION 54
miroINSTANT VIDEO 2.0 55
WORKING WITH miroVIDEO DV200 AND A BOARD OF THE miroVIDEO DC30 SERIES
59
miroVIDEO DV200 & ADOBE PREMIERE 5.1 61
INSTALLATION 62
PRESETS 62
CAPTURE VIDEO WITH ADOBE PREMIERE 5.1 64
DEVICE CONTROL WITH ADOBE PREMIERE 5.1 66
miroINSTANT VIDEO 5.0 72
TIPS & TRICKS 81
HARDWARE 81
SOFTWARE 82
DV TAPE 82
TROUBLESHOOTING 83
TECHNICAL DATA 87
APPENDIX I
CONFIGURING THE DV200 I
IDENTIFYING THE WINDOWS 95 VERSION VI
UNINSTALLING miroVIDEO DV200DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE VII
CHANGING THE NUMBER OF COLORS AND SCREEN RESOLUTION VII
COMPATIBLE DV DEVICES VII
TV STANDARDS VIII
GLOSSARY X
INDEX
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About the manual
This manual explains how to install and use the miroVIDEO DV200
hardware and software. Instead of using the complete product designation
(miroVIDEO DV200), the abbreviation DV200 is used to ensure a better
readability.
The following conventions are used in this manual:
In the margins are subheadings to help you quickly find your way through
this manual.
Important text passages are marked with the ”notepad” and this format.
Numbers mark step-by-step instructions:
1. Switch on the computer.
Bullets mark instructions for optional steps, if the order is not important.
• Connect the 1394 cable to the DV200 board.
All keyboard commands appear in this font:
install
Menus, commands, options or buttons are written in italics.
1. From the Start menu, select the Run ... command.
Subheadings
iv miroVIDEO DV 200
For your own safety
In the interest of your own safety and the proper functioning of your new
product and computer system please note the following:
s Computer components are sensitive to static charge. Divert any
electrostatic charge before touching the components with your hands or
any tools. To do so, touch the casing of your computer.
s Before opening the computer make sure that the power plug is
disconnected from the wall outlet.
For changes or supplements that could not be included in the printed or in
the online documentation, refer to the ReadMe file/s on the CD-ROM
supplied with your system!
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Overview
With the introduction of the digital video camcorders, it is now possible to
shoot, store and produce video productions entirely in digital format. In a
video production sense, first-generation quality is maintained through-out all
productions. The traditional loss in analog video production does not apply
and every digital copy is the same quality as the original.
The miroVIDEO DV200 is a complete hardware and software solution
which allows you to connect your DV digital camcorder or DV VCR
(equipped with a IEEE-1394 interface) to your computer. The DV200
transfers data stored on the DV camcorder tape into the computer. Once in
the computer miroVIDEO DVTools software allows you to index, arrange,
store and edit your DV video footage. The miroVIDEO DVTools also
allows you to save the edited video clips back to the DV tape. The product is
intended for those users who have PCI bus-based systems running
Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT.
The miroVIDEO DV200 is a state-of-the-art PCI bus mastering expansion
board . The board connects to the DV camcorder through the
miroVIDEO DV200 1394 DV cable.
The board includes the following connectors:
s two external 6-pin 1394 connectors
s one internal 6-pin 1394 connector.
The miroVIDEO DV200 software includes:
s the miroVIDEO DV200 drivers,
s miroVIDEO DVTools, a software for capturing DV clips and record the
clips back to the DV tape*,
s Adobe Premiere LE (Light Edition),
s Presets for Adobe Premiere,
s miroINSTANT Video 2.0, a plug-in for Adobe Premiere which
accelerates the making of movies considerably,
s intro files for miroINSTANT Video which help you switch on your VCR
very precisely when you start recording,
s one ten second and one 30 second silent audio clip for use in blank spaces
of premiere ten seconds or longer,
s miroINSTANT Video 5.0, a plug-in for Adobe Premiere
s miroVIDEO DV Capture, a capture plug-in for Adobe Premiere 5.1
s miroVIDEO DV Device control, a device control plug-in for Premiere 5.1
for DV devices.
s DVExpert, a system performance and 1394 test utility.
s miroVIDEO DV200 Configuration, a configuration tool.
*Not all devices support the recording of video clips via the DV connector.
Hardware
Software
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miroVIDEO DV 200
Before you start
Before installing the tools, please completely uninstall of the former software
versions, including possible update versions.
During the installation, make sure no 1394 DV devices are connected to the
board, as they could interfere with the initialization of the driver.
This chapter tells you which requirements your system has to meet for
operating the DV200 board, which devices you can connect to the board and
what is included in the package contents.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Please make sure your system meets the following requirements before
installing the miroVIDEO DV200:
Computer
PCI-based Pentium II 233 MHz computer with a free PCI-2.1 compliant slot.
New computers only have PCI-2.1 compliant slots. For more information,
please read the documentation that was supplied with your computer system.
Memory
At least 64 MB memory. Recommended: 128 MB.
Hard disk
Hard disk with a sufficient data transfer rate and storage capacity. For further
details, refer to the following:
s Data transfer rate:
The DV format is fixed at a 5:1 compression ratio. The data transfer rate
needed to transfer real-time from the DV camcorder is approximately
3.6 MB/s. The transfer rate of your hard disk has to be at least 5 MB/s.
Hard disk capacity:
The DV200 drivers and miroVIDEO DVTools need approximately 20 MB of
hard drive space. Adobe Premiere 4.2LE needs about 16 MB hard drive
space. Adobe Premiere 5.1LE needs about 30 MB of hard disk space..
Raw DV formatted video occupies 3.6 MB for each second of content. For
example, four minutes of DV video would occupy approx. 900 MB (with
splitted audio) of disk space. While DVTools takes care to minimize the
space used on your hard disk, it is recommended that you use a hard disk
with sufficient capacity.
To accelerate capturing and playing back a large amount of data, we
recommend that you defragment your hard disk/s before capturing/playing
back video. Under Windows 95/Windows 98 you will find a de-
fragmentation utility under Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk
De-fragmenter. Under Windows NT no defragmentation utility is available.
If you are using Windows NT, please use a de-fragmentation utility you can
obtain or from your computer store.
Hardware
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Graphics board and monitor
A graphics system with at least 16 bits color depth (65,000 colors) and a 800
x 600 resolution is required. We recommend a graphics system that supports
Direct Media 6.x.
Windows 95 (recommended: OSR 2.1), Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0.
NTSC devices (Capture and print to tape):
Devices that connect to the board include any DV format video equipment
that has an IEEE-1394/DV connector, such as devices from Sony, Panasonic,
Canon, JVC or Sharp.
PAL devices:
s Capture (transfer of DV data from the video device to the computer):
Devices that connect to the board include any DV format video
camcorder or recorder that has an IEEE-1394/DV connector.
s Print to tape (Transfer of DV data from the computer back to the tape):
Note that not all PAL DV devices available on the market support a
playback back to the camcorder. Please refer the documentation that
comes with your camcorder/VCR. If you want to playback to analog
VCR’s, you can also playback your video back to (analog) tape using the
miroVIDEO DC30 or miroVIDEO DC30 plus boards.
For more information on video standards (PAL, NTSC) refer to the
Appendix on page VII. You will find a list of compatible devices in the
Appendix on page VII and in the readme file.
To be able to check the quality of your video footage during editing, a TV
set or a video monitor is required. (Some camcorders have an integrated
display. If you own such a device, you do not necessarily have to connect a
monitor.) In case you do not want to connect a TV set or video monitor to
your DV device, you can always use the preview window provided in the
miroVIDEO DVTools, though the quality and size is limited.
To connect a television/video monitor to your camcorder/VCR, you need a
S-Video or a composite cable or a cinch cable for the audio inputs/outputs.
Software
DV Devices
TV/
video monitor
Cable
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miroVIDEO DV 200
DEFRAGMENTING THE HARD DISK
Before installing and configuring the DV200 you should de-fragment your
hard disk/s. You find the Windows 95/Windows 98 defragmentation utility
under Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk De-fragmenter.
Under Windows NT no de-fragmentation utility is available. If you are using
Windows NT, please use a de-fragmentation utility you can obtain from your
computer store.
PACKAGE CONTENTS
Make sure your miroVIDEO DV200 kit is complete before you begin the
installation. The system includes*:
miroVIDEO DV200 board** IEEE-1394 DV cable
Adobe Premiere and documentation*** CD-ROM with driver software,
miroVIDEO DVTools, Presets and drivers
for Adobe Premiere
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If any parts are missing, please contact your retailer.
Computer components are sensitive to electrostatic charge. Do not take the
miroVIDEO DV200 board out of its antistatic package until you install it.
*The package contents may vary from the contents listed in this manual.
** For an exact model name and serial number of your board, refer to the label on the board.
*** As soon as Adobe Premiere 5.1LE will be available, this version of Adobe will be included in the delivery scope
of miroVIDEO DV200.
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