Pinnacle Dazzle User manual

Dazzle DVD Recorder
The Dazzle DVD Recorder makes taking your video memories and
burning them to DVD both fun and easy. It’s as simple as connecting your
analog video source, launching the InstantDVD Recorder application and
following a few additional steps and presto you have a professional
looking DVD complete with background and menus. This Reviewers
Guide is intended to assist you with creating your first DVD. A more
in-depth guide is provided on the Dazzle DVD Recorder installation CD.
Dazzle DVD Recorder
Capture your home videos or TV recordings directly to DVDs with menus
Quick to Connect - Just connect your camcorder and plug into your PC's Hi-Speed USB 2.0
port...you're ready to go!
Simple to Use - Capture from virtually any video source with full-resolution DVD quality.
Easy to Archive - Record your videos directly to DVDs without copying to your hard drive,
saving both time and space with Pinnacle InstantDVD Recorder software.
Fun to Share - Let your friends and family enjoy your home movies on DVDs with menus
and chapters.
If you have any questions with Dazzle DVD Recorder and/or
this Reviewers Guide, please feel free to contact:
Mirka Janus
408.369.4641
[email protected]
Reviewers
Guide
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Dazzle Hardware Setup
Before you connect your new Dazzle hardware to your computer’s USB 2.0 port,
first install the provided Pinnacle InstantDVD Recorder software.
Plug-in the Dazzle DVD Recorder hardware to your source*
(Please make sure your video source is turned on.)
VCR
DVD
S-Video
cables not included*
Video
(Composite)
Right
Audio
Left
Audio
or
or*
and
and
TV CAMCORDER
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You are now ready to start using the
Pinnacle InstantDVD application.
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* Refer to your TV, VCR, DVD or Camcorder instruction manual for required connection. Connection showed in this diagram is a
standard connection other cables may be required to work with your source device.
Install all
software
first before
connecting
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Pinnacle InstantDVD Recorder Getting Started
Open InstantDVD Application
by double-clicking the desktop icon . .
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Select ”Let the Wizard guide me”
and click next . .
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Select the ”Dazzle DVC100” video source.
Make sure your source (e.g. TV, DVD, VCR
or camcorder) is connected and powered on.
(Please see the Dazzle Hardware Setup diagram
on page two of this Guide.) If your device is
properly connected and playing, your source
video will appear in the video preview window.
You can use the volume slider to adjust the
recording volume.
Click next.
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Select your ”Detected DVD Recorder”.
Choose your burner and click next. Please
note that if the DVD burner is not on or
attached to your computer, it will not be
visible in the pull down menu.
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Pinnacle InstantDVD Recorder Getting Started
Select a ”Menu style”
If you wish to have a menu with your DVD,
choose the number of minutes between
chapters and then select the menu style
of your choice. Click next.
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“Start Recording”
Set the desired number of minutes of
recording time and then choose the
desired video quality. The quality
and the number of minutes are
inter-dependent.
Click “Start Recording”.
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Pleases Note
If you want to create your own custom menu
background, click ”Edit”
and go to the ”Custom Background”
area of this guide on the following page.
Now your DVD will be completed in real time, meaning it will be done in exactly the same
number of minutes that you are recording. Dazzle DVD Recorder works fast, because it records
direct-to-DVD and bypasses the inefficient, time-consuming step of first copying your files over
to the computer’s hard drive. When the finished DVD automatically ejects from the DVD drive,
your DVD is done and ready to enjoy!
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Custom Background
Background image
You can either select from numerous backgrounds
available or import your own image from your computer.
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Frame
Allows you to select a frame style for your
scene (chapter) thumbnails.
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Layout
Allows you to select a layout design from an array
of provided options.
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Text style
Allows you to select the desired style of the font for
the title and scene markers of your movie.
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Song
Allows you to add background music to your menu from
a list of options. You can also import your own songs from
your computer.
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Font for headings and Style name
Now choose your font of choice from the pull-down menu.
Once you have selected all of your unique style
characteristics, you can name and save them for future use.
To do this, enter a name under the “Style Name.”
Now your settings are available whenever you
want them.
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If you choose to create your own menu, the InstantDVD Recorder offers numerous options from
which to choose.
You can customize your DVD with the following options:
Click OK
and proceed to step 6 of the Dazzle DVD Recorder
Getting Started section on the previous page.
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