Adaptec VideOh! Install Manual

Brand: Adaptec

Model: VideOh!

Type: Install Manual

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Thank you for choosing Adaptec VideOh!

With Adaptec VideOh!, you can easily convert your home videos to DVD or CD that can play on

any compatible DVD player.

Adaptec VideOh! with MyDVD lets you bring video into your computer, edit and organize your

video clips, create custom menu screens and buttons, and turn your scanned or file photo images

into a DVD or Video CD photo slideshow.

The following information will help you get the most out of VideOh! and will enhance your DVD

creation experience. Please refer to the Adaptec VideOh! hardware installation guide found in

your package and installation CD for instructions on how to install your Adaptec VideOh! DVD

device.

GENERAL

> Be sure to install the VideOh! hardware drivers before using the MyDVD software. Please

refer to the VideOh! hardware installation guide for instructions.

> The audio/sound for your video is actually captured by the Adaptec VideOh!. There is no

need to connect the audio/sound cables to your computer systems sound card.

> VideOh! may not be able to recognize footage from video tape that is damaged or degraded.

You can try to capture, however, worn footage may be beyond usability.

> A DVD-Recordable drive and appropriate media is required to burn DVD discs. DVD-ROM,

CD-R and CD-RW drives do not have the capability to burn DVD discs. However, a CD-

Recordable drive can burn a Video CD which can playback on a DVD player.

 The following DVD-Recordable drives can be used to create DVDs with VideOh!

DVD: DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW

 The following recordable drives can be used to create VCDs: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-

R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW

> Be sure your monitor screen resolution is set at 1024 x 768 or better.

CAPTURING VIDEO

> Use the included Sonic MyDVD to capture your videos onto your hard drive and burn VCDs

and DVDs.

> It is recommended to capture your video directly into the MyDVD software. The capture

function in the included ArcSoft ShowBiz video editing software is not supported with the

Adaptec VideOh! hardware.

> Before capturing video clips longer than 20 minutes to create a DVD, it is recommended that

you select the "Better" or “Good” capture setting in the MyDVD capture window. We

recommend using the "Best" setting when using a higher-quality source (such as digital

camcorders) or when capturing video clips less than 20 minutes.

> Some video sources, such as a VCR or a VHS camcorder, require that you should start

playing your video tape first before you click the "Capture" button in the MyDVD software.

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Note: A message may appear when you click "Capture”, which states the following.

"MyDVD cannot detect a signal on the selected video source. Please make sure that you

have a device connected and that is a NTSC (or PAL) device."

If this message appears:

a) Click “OK” to close the error message.

b) Click “Done” to close the capture window.

c) Press the play button on your VCR, camcorder, or other video source.

d) Click the “Capture” button.

MyDVD will then recognize the video stream and allow you to capture.

> MyDVD software will stop capturing when there are gaps in the video source. When this

occurs, you will need to start capturing a new clip after the gap to continue. Gaps in the

video footage can be caused by a number of things, such as:

a) Stops, pauses, or unrecorded space in the original video tape recording. Starting

and stopping the camcorder usually causes gaps in the video.

b) Old, damaged, and deteriorated original recording, such as old VHS tapes.

c) Static or snow in the original recording.

d) Stops, pauses, or unrecorded space on previously edited tape sources.

PREVIEWING YOUR DVD PROJECT

> When previewing a project in MyDVD before burning, playback may appear fuzzy and

unclear, such as video containing "feathering" or "tearing" along the edges of objects,

especially objects in motion. This effect is caused due to the difference between how

televisions and computer monitors display video. This effect will not be as noticeable when

the video is played back from the finished (burned) DVD or Video CD disc.

> With computer systems with processor speeds slower than 800 MHz or with slower video

cards, you may experience problems properly previewing audio and video footage in the

MyDVD capture window. While the preview may appear choppy, the finished recorded file,

DVD, or VCD played back on your TV will not. Updating the video and/or audio drivers for

your video card and/or sound card may reduce this problem, so check your video or sound

card manufacturer's website for driver updates.

BURNING YOUR DVD PROJECT

> If you are using a USB 2.0 DVD burner and are having trouble burning a complete DVD,

reconnect the DVD burner to another USB port on your computer system. Also ensure you

have downloaded the latest USB drivers from the manufacturer of the USB device.

> In rare instances, while burning your video to DVD, an error message may appear, such as

“bit rate too high.” In this case, please use the following procedure.

a) Double click on the first chapter point of the video clips you created. In the main

MyDVD window, select the trim dialog box and trim back (remove) about 5 to 10

seconds of video from the end. Close the trim dialog window, save the project and

try to burn.

b) If the message persists, re-check the video for static footage in the trim dialog

window. If you had captured static in your video clip, use the thumbnail to trim back

to a point on the video where the static does not appear.

Adaptec VideOh! Install Manual

Adaptec VideOh! Install Manual

Adaptec VideOh! Install Manual

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