Pages:
  
1.Welcome - Video Caster
2.Understanding Streaming Media Formats
3.Using Capture
 
Capturing Media from Devices
Capturing from a Web Camera
Capturing from a Digital Video Camera
Changing Capture Device
Importing from a Digital Video Camera
Controlling a Digital Video Camera
Capturing Snaps
Changing Snaps Output Format
Changing Capture To Folder
Capturing in WMV Streaming Format
Capturing without Audio
Changing Video/Audio Settings and Formats
Working with Captured Files
4.Using Auto Slideshow
5.Converting Media Files
6.Publishing Media Files
7.Resources
 

Video Caster 3.44


Video Caster: importing from a Digital Video Camera

Importing from a Digital Video Camera

To transfer video/audio footage from a Digital Video (DV) camera to your computer (importing):

  1. Make sure that you have connected the DV camera to the FireWire port of your computer and have configured the DV camera correctly.  Also make sure that other applications are not using the capture device.
  2. Switch on the DV camera.
  3. Make sure that you select the DV Camera as the device you want to capture from.  If the selected device is different, then change the capture device.
  4. Switch the DV camera to VCR mode and bring it to the position from where you want to start capturing.  Pause the DV camera at the required position.  You can control the DV camera from within the capture tool.
  5. Select the folder where you want to save the captured file.  The capture tool sequences file names by appending a number, if the file with the same name already exists in the selected Capture To folder.
  6. If you do not want to preview footage while capturing, you can turn off preview by pointing to the Capture menu and un-checking the Preview option.
  7. On the Capture menu, click Start or click the Start Capture button.
  8. Confirm the capture file name and folder.  If required, you can choose to change them now by clicking the Browse button.
  9. If you want to stop capturing automatically after some time, select the Stop capture after and specify the capture duration in seconds.  Otherwise select Manually Stop Capture.
  10. Start playing the DV camera's video footage.
  11. Click Start to start capturing.  While capturing, the capture tool displays the number of frame captured and duration captured under Output Options.
  12. To stop capturing, point to the Capture menu and click Stop or click the Stop Capture button.

If you want to capture live video from a DV camera directly to your computer then refer to the section Capturing from a Digital Video Camera.

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