Adaptec VideOh! DVDAVC-2210 User manual

VideOh! DVD
AVC-2210
Getting Started
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Overview
Congratulations on the purchase of your Adaptec VideOh!™DVD
Video Converter Kit. With this kit, you can convert your analog
videos into digital format and create your own DVDs and VCDs
(Video CDs). Using the AVC-2210 and the Sonic®MyDVD®
software, you can capture your favorite video footage, organize
and customize them to suit your imagination, and then burn them
onto your DVD or CD. Then they’re ready to share.
VideOh! DVD lets you be creative. You can add backgrounds to
your videos, and menus for easy navigation. And if you want to
perform even more sophisticated editing, like adding music,
transitions, and titles, you can use MyDVD’s companion software,
ArcSoft® ShowBiz™.
What’s in the Kit
Your Adaptec VideOh! DVD Video Converter Kit includes:
VideOh! AVC-2310
AVC-2210
This Guide
AVC-2210 stand
Standard 6-foot A/V Cable
Installation CD, including
drivers and software
External power
adapter with cord
6-foot USB cable
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Three Simple Steps
Getting up and running with VideOh! involves three simple steps:
❏Connect - install your hardware and software
❏Create - capture your video, customize it a bit, then burn it
❏Share! Your video can be played on any compatible DVD
player. Recordable media playback compatibility varies
between DVD playermodels. Consult your DVD player manual
for more information.
These steps are described in the rest of this document. For more
details, see the User’s Guide included on the CD or go to the online
help system when you’re using the software.
Connect
Follow these steps to install your VideOh! hardware and software:
1Insert the VideOh! Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
If the VideOh! Installation screen appears, click Exit.
2Connect the power adapter.
Note: You can set your AVC-2210 in its stand, as shown in
the Figure above, or you can lay it flat on your desk.
Built-in rubber pads help keep the AVC-2210 in place
when it’s not in its stand.
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3Connect your video device to your AVC-2210 using the
included A/V cable. Your device may need a proprietary cable.
4Connect the AVC-2210 to your computer using the provided
USB cable.
5Turn on the AVC-2210 by pressing the Power button. The LED
on the front of the AVC-2210 will light up orange when first
powered on.
Windows detects the AVC-2210 and starts the Found New
Hardware wizard. This wizard steps you through the process of
installing the necessary driver.
6Follow the on-screen instructions.
■If you are using Windows 98SE, you may need your
Windows 98SE CD to complete the installation.
■If you are using Windows 98SE and the driver file being
installed from the VideOh installation CD is older than the
existing driver file, you may get a version conflict message.
Select to keep the newer driver file.
Connect redaudioplugto red
audio port and white audio
plug to white audio port
Connect yellow video plug to
yellow video input port
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■If you are using Windows XP or Windows 2000 and you
have plugged your device into a USB 1.1 port, you will see a
message indicating that a high-speed USB device is plugged
into a non-high-speed USB port. This means your AVC-2210
will run at the slower USB 1.1 speed. To increase your speed
you may want to upgrade to USB 2.0. Go to www.adaptec.com
for more information on USB 2.0 adapters.
■If you are using Windows XP, you may see a warning
message about Microsoft Windows logo certification. Click
Continue Anyway.
7When the driver installation is complete and you’ve clicked
Finish, you may see a message asking you to restart your
computer. Click Yes. The LED on the front of the AVC-2210
becomes green after you finish the driver installation.
You are now ready to install the Sonic MyDVD Software.
Note: Windows 98SE only—Before it begins the MyDVD and
Showbiz installation, your system may automatically
install an updated version of Windows Installer, then
prompt you to restart your computer. Follow the onscreen
instructions to continue the installation.
8From the main VideOh! Installation screen, click Install
Software, then click MyDVD.
If the VideOh! Installation screen doesn’t appear, use Windows
Explorer to display the CD contents, then click autorun.exe.
9Follow the on-screen instructions.
Sonic MyDVD and ArcSoft ShowBiz software will install on
your system. Now you’re ready to CREATE.
Note: If an older version of MyDVD is installed on your
system, uninstall it before installing the newer version.
Create
These instructions give you the basic steps for capturing your
video, trimming it, and then burning it to DVD or CD.
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To get more information, refer to the online tutorial included with
Sonic MyDVD. Or, at any time while you’re using this software,
click ? or Help, to display detailed information about any step you
want to perform.
Before you begin creating:
■Make sure your analog video device (such as a camcorder or
VCR) is connected to the AVC-2210 and switched on.
■If you have an external DVD/CD recorder, make sure it is
connected to your computer and switched on. You need a
DVD-Recordable drive and appropriate media to burn DVDs.
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 that you can play back on most DVD
players.
Capture Your Video
To successfully capture your video, make sure you complete each
step in the order given.
1Start MyDVD by clicking the Sonic MyDVD icon on your
desktop. The Welcome window appears.
Click here for more information
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2Move the mouse pointer over either DVD-Video or Video CD,
then click Create or Modify a ... Project. The Main project
window appears.
3On the Main project window (shown in Step 2), click Capture.
The Capture window appears.
4Press the Play button on your analog video device. The video
image appears in the Capture window (as shown in Step 3).
These buttons won’t operate your analog video device. Use the Play,
Stop, and other control buttons on your device to control your analog
video tape.
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5To begin transferring your video to your computer, click Start
Capturing.
MyDVD captures your video, including the audio.
Note: If you get any error messages at this point in your
video capturing, stop your analog video device and refer
to Need Help Capturing Your Video? on page 11.
6When you want to stop transferring your video to your
computer, click Stop Capturing, then stop or pause your analog
video device.
7On the Save As screen, enter the filename of your video clip and
click Save. The filename you choose, becomes the title of your
video clip and is displayed on the Main project window.
8Click Done when finished.
Your video clip is saved and you will see a thumbnail picture on
your Main project window.
Note: If you plan to do multiple video captures in the same
session, save your project, then close and relaunch
MyDVD every six captures (or sooner, if prompted by a
system resource message).
Thelayoutshowninthe
MyDVD Main project
window is what your
DVDmenuwilllooklike
on your TV
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Trim Your Video
Now that you’ve captured some video footage, you can trim it. For
example, you can change your Start and End points. You can also
choose the specific video frame that you want to use as the
thumbnail picture that is displayed in your Main project window.
1From the Main project window, double-click the thumbnail for
the video clip you want to trim.
2Use the controls in the Trimming window to trim your video.
3Click OK when finished.
Preview Your Project
It’s a good idea to see how your DVD/VCD project will look before
you burn it to disc. To preview your project, press Preview at the
bottom of your Main project window, then double-click the
thumbnail clip you want to look at.
When you have previewed your project, press Stop.
■If playback appears fuzzy and unclear (for example, the edges
of objects, especially objects in motion, are feathered) it is
because of a difference between how televisions and computer
monitors display video. This effect is not noticeable when you
play back the finished DVD or VCD disc on your TV.
Drag the green bracket to choose a Start Frame
Drag the thumb to choose a Thumbnail image
Drag the red
bracket to
choose an
End Frame
You can trim
out unwanted
video footage
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■If your computer’s processing speed is less than 800 MHz or if
you are using a slower video card, your preview video in the
MyDVD capture window may appear choppy. However, the
finished DVD or VCD, played back on your TV, will be fine.
Updating the drivers for your computer’s video and/or audio
card may minimize this problem. Check your video or sound
card manufacturer’s Web site for driver updates.
Burn Your DVD or VCD
When you are satisfied with how your DVD or VCD project looks,
you are ready to burn it onto a recordable DVD or CD.
1Insert a recordable DVD or CD into your computer’s DVD or
CD recorder.
2On the Main project window, click Burn.
3Follow the on-screen instructions.
You will be notified when your DVD or VCD is successfully
completed. On average, a 30 minute DVD or VCD can take from
1 to 2 hours to burn (depending on the speed of your computer
and burner).
SHARE!
Now that you’ve captured your video and burned it to a DVD or
CD, you’re ready to share it. You can play your newly created DVD
on most compatible DVD players and your VCD on most
compatible DVD players or CD-ROM drives.
You can play your DVDs the way you play any standard DVD,
using the controls on your DVD player or remote control.
To play a VCD, you need to select the video clip you want to view
by using the number pad on the video player remote control. If you
have more than 6 video clips, you can navigate between menu
screens by using the skip forward and back controls.
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Finding More Information
To learn more about how to use Sonic MyDVD and ArcSoft
ShowBiz:
■In the MyDVD Welcome window, click the Help button or
Tutorial button.
In the Main project window, click the Help menu and select
MyDVD Help or Tutorial.
■In Showbiz, click on the question mark icon on the ShowBiz
Main screen to open the online Help and Learn the Basics
tutorial. Right-click on any screen item to open context-sensitive
Help.
Registering Your VideOh!DVD Video Converter
Kit
To make sure that you’re eligible for support and upgrades, and to
qualify for future promotions, please register your VideOh! DVD
Video Converter Kit by going to the Adaptec Web site at
register.adaptec.com.
Need Help with Your AVC-2210?
Note: See the Readme file on the VideOh! Installation CD for
the latest information.
■Ensure that your analog video device (like a VCR or camcorder)
is connected and powered on.
■Double-check all cable connections.
■Try connecting to a different USB port on your computer. In
doing so, you may need to reinstall the drivers.
■If your AVC-2210 is connected to a USB hub, try connecting it
directly to your computer’s USB port. You may also need to
reinstall the drivers.
■Ensure that the AVC-2210 is properly connected and that the
drivers are correctly installed. This will be indicated when the
green power LED on the AVC-2210 is solid on.
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■If the LED is blinking orange, save your work, close MyDVD,
then power your AVC-2210 off, then on again.
Need Help Capturing Your Video?
■If your analog video device, such as a VCR or camcorder, is not
powered on, after about 1 minute, you will get an error
message.
To allow MyDVD to recognize and capture the video:
aClick OK to close the error message.
bClick Done to close the Capture window.
cPress the Power on button on your video device.
dClick Capture.
■For optimum quality when creating DVDs, use the Best setting
(in the MyDVD Capture window) when capturing video clips.
However, if you have limited disk space, Adaptec recommends
that you choose the Better or Good capture setting. (See the
VideOh! DVD AVC-2210 User’s Guide for more information on
determining disk space.)
Note: Due to Microsoft Windows FAT file system
limitations, the maximum file size you can use is 4
Gigabytes (GB). If possible, use NTSF formatted hard disk.
■If you are capturing video using the Best quality setting and see
choppy images on the preview window, make sure you’re
connected to a USB 2.0 port, because Best quality capturing may
exceed the bandwidth of USB 1.1.
■MyDVD may not be able to recognize footage from a damaged
or degraded video tape.
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■If there are large gaps in your analog video tape of about 5
minutes, MyDVD stops capturing. To continue, forward to a
new clip and start capturing. Gaps in video footage are often
caused by stops, pauses, static, or unrecorded space in the
original recording. They can also be caused by old, damaged, or
deteriorated video tapes.
■Set your computer monitor’s screen resolution to 1024 x 768 or
higher for optimum viewing.
■If you are playing your video and it is not appearing on the
MyDVD Main project window, make sure MyDVD is capturing
from the correct device. To check your device, go to the Capture
Window (as shown in Step 3 of Capture Your Video) and under
Record Settings, click Change. Make sure Adaptec USB
Capture Device is selected.
■To avoid choppy video in a captured file, especially a long video
clip, users should disable any background programs such as
virus software or any CPU-loaded software.
Need Help Burning Your Video?
■In rare instances, while burning your video to DVD, an error
message may appear, such as bit rate too high. If this happens,
double-click the thumbnail in MyDVD’s Main project window.
Select the End Frame on the Trimming window and remove
about 5 to 10 seconds of video from the end. Close the
Trimming window, save the project and try again. If the
message persists, open the Trimming window again and check
the video for static. If the static exists on the video, trim back to
a point on the video where static does not exist.
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Getting Help from Adaptec
If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec
product, check this document first—you will find answers to most
of your questions here. If you need further assistance:
■Search the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase (ASK) at
ask.adaptec.com for articles, troubleshooting tips, and
frequently asked questions for your product.
■For support via Email, submit your question to Adaptec's
Technical Support Specialists at ask.adaptec.com.
■To order Adaptec products, including accessories and cables,
call [phone].
Before contacting Technical Support, you need your unique
12-digit TSID number. The TSID number is included in your
package on two white, bar-coded labels, like the example below.
Affix a TSID label to your AVC-2210 for safe-keeping.
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