Gateway Solo 9100 Quick start guide

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Using the VidCap Demonstration
Program
Gateway has included Microsoft® VidCap on your Gateway Solo
Multimedia Notebook. VidCap is a video capture utility program that
lets you display and capture video (single frame or video stream) from
the Composite Video In port.
You cannot edit video using VidCap. You can purchase a video editing
package from a software retailer.
To use VidCap:
1. Connect the Video Out port of your external source, such as a
video camera, to the Composite Video In port on your notebook.
2. Connect the Audio Out port, if available, of your external source
to the Line In port on your notebook.
3. Press FN+F7 until TV IN appears in the VIDEOSRC in the upper
left corner of your screen.
4. Click the Start button, then click Programs, Video Capture, and
Microsoft VidCap to start the program.
5. Play your external video source. Adjust the display if necesary.
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6. Click Capture to view menu options:
•Single Frame captures one frame of video.
•Frames lets you manually click on specific video frames.
•Video automatically captures continuous video frames.
•Palette automatically captures the color palette from
continuous and single video frames.
7. To capture continuous frames, click Video. The Capture Video
Sequence dialog box opens.
8. When you’ve made all selections, click OK.
9. The first time you use VidCap, the Set Capture File dialog box
opens. Set the path you want the file to be saved to, name the
file, then click Open.
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The default file name is always the last name specified. Select
Set Capture File from the File menu and change the file name
before you capture the video to avoid overwriting a previous
video capture.
10. The first time you use VidCap, the Set File Size dialog box
opens.
Set the amount of hard disk drive space you want the capture
file to use, then click OK. A window opens asking if you want
to begin capturing.
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You can set the your file size equal to the amount of free disk
space. However, we do not recommend that you use the total
amount of free space. If you do, you will have to either delete
your capture or other existing data to regain free space on the
hard drive for other applications.
11. Click OK to begin capturing frames.
12. Right click anywhere in the VidCap window to stop capturing
frames.
To learn more about the program’s capabilities and how to adjust
settings, select Contents from VidCap’s Help menu or press F1 on
your keyboard while running VidCap.
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