foc.us InVideo USB User manual

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Chapter 1
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the InVideo/PCIª video
frame grabber system. The system consists of a card
that you install in your PCI slot and some very
exciting software. On a very basic level, weÕve
designed InVideo/PCIª to accomplish two simple
tasks:
•Grab full color still images from a camcorder, VCR, or
laser disk player.
•Grab full color digital clips from a camcorder, VCR, or
laser disk player.
When used as part of FOCUS Enhancement's
InVideoª Conference package, InVideo/PCI is a great
tool for videoconferencing.
Minimum System Requirements
The following is the minimum system configuration
required for the operation of the InVideo/PCIª system.
1. 486 processor or better with an available PCI
expansion slot.
2. A hard disk drive and CD ROM drive for
installation.

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3. At least 8 Megabytes of RAM.
4. Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later.
5. A Video Graphics Array (VGA) Adapter, capable
of displaying at least 640 by 480 at 256 colors.
6. A video camera, camcorder, video tape player, or
any video source that puts out a composite or S-
Video signal.
Suggested System Requirements
Although not absolutely required, it is suggested that
you consider the following hardware/software to
increase the usability of InVideo/PCIª:
1. A PCI-based VGA adapter that supports ÒDirect DrawÓ for high
performance preview and at least 16 bit color.
2. Windows 95.
3. 16 Megabytes of memory or more for increased performance.
4. A fast Intel Pentium CPU.
5. A fast hard disk drive, preferably a SCSI hard disk that supports
higher speed disk access.
6. At least 512K of L2 cache for better performance.
Software Updates
You may purchase software updates directly from
FOCUS Enhancements for a nominal fee. You may

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also receive software updates for InVideo on the
Internet.
FOCUS Enhancements: www.focusinfo.com

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Chapter 2
Installation
Hardware Installation
Follow these steps for hardware installation:
1. Remove diskettes from all drives. Turn off all components
connected to the computer and the computer itself. Remove the
cover of your computer.
2. Inside your computer are the expansion slots. Choose one of the
empty PCI slots. Position the InVideo/PCIªboard over the selected
empty slot and slide the card in, pressing straight downward until
the card is seated firmly.
3. Replace the screw in the slot, securing the InVideo/PCIª adapter
card to your PC. Then, replace the cover on your computer.

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NOTE - PLEASE READ THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU TURN ON YOUR
COMPUTER.
Software Installation
Contents of InVideo/PCI CD-ROM:
The enclosed CD-ROM includes the drivers needed to
run this hardware on Windows 3.x and Windows 95
platforms. See FOCUS Enhancements's Web site for
Windows NT drivers, if needed. Also included are
two software programs as follows:
CineMaker
A Video For Windows application primarily designed
to captures motion video and audio and store them on
disk as AVI files.
InVideo/PCI
An application primarily designed to capture and store
still images in file formats such as GIF, JPG, BMP,
and TIF.
Please note that if you do not have a CD-ROM Drive,
you may download the latest drivers and applications
from our web site http://www.focusinfo.com.

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1. After installing the hardware as specified above, power on your
computer into Windows 95.
Windows has found a new PCI Multimedia Device and is installing
software for it.
Òinstall drivers from the disk provided by the hardware
manufacturerÓ and press OK.
5. Enter the location of your CD-ROM drive and press OK (ex. D:\).
6. Select OK again to install the selected device, InVideo/PCI Video
7. Restart Windows.
Installing
10. After performing the above steps, select Start and Run.
11. In the command line type D:\SETUP.EXE where D:\ is the location of
12. Follow the screen prompts to install InVideo/PCI and Cinemaker

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programs.
Windows 3.X Installation Procedures
1. After installing the hardware as specified above, boot your computer
into Windows 3.x.
2. From the Program Manager, select File and Run.
3. In the command line type D:\WIN31\SETUP.EXE where D:\ is the
location of your CD-ROM drive.
4. Follow the screen prompts to install all of the associated software.
Connecting Video
Once your software is installed, all that's left to do is
to connect your camera. The InVideo/PCIª hardware
has three connectors on it. The connectors are
described as follows (from top to bottom):
1. S-Video In - This connector is used to connect Hi8 camcorders and
SuperVHS VCR's.
2. Video In - All other video devices connect here with a standard video
cable.

3. DC Output - Provides the power necessary to run the DCVC-2 video
camera (optional) from FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. If you're using a
To capture audio along with the video, connect the audio output from
your camera to your sound card.
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Chapter 3
Using the CineMaker Software
Once you've installed both the hardware and the
software, you're ready to capture your first image.
The setup program installs an application called
CineMaker, a quick and easy application for capturing
single images and movies. Begin by launching the
CineMaker program.
Setup
If you're running CineMaker for the first time, select
the Video Source menu from the Options menu.
Here, you are able to choose the type of video
connected to your InVideo/PCIª. You can choose the

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video standard:
•NTSC: Used in North America and the Orient.
•PAL: Used in most other parts of the world, including
most of Europe.
•SECAM: Used in select areas of the world such as
France and some Eastern European countries.
If you don't know which video standard you're using,
click the Detect button to automatically determine it.
You can choose the type of connection for the video:
•COMPOSITE: Also known as the RCA connector, this is
the most common video connector. Use this for the
View All PC system and most camcorders and VCRs.
•S-VIDEO: Provides a cleaner video signal than
composite. YouÕll find this connector on Hi8
camcorders and SuperVHS VCRs. Sometimes called
the Y/C connector.
The other controls in the Video Source window
include:
CENTERING & WIDTH: Use the centering control to
remove black bars from the sides of your image.
Slight differences between video sources may cause
the preview and capture image to be offset and black
bars may appear around the edges. Centering
addresses this issue. If you adjust the centering and
black bars still appear around the border of the image,
increment the width control.