V.TOP AVC05 User manual
USBVideoGrabberAVC05EN
USBVideoGrabber
ForWindowsOS
forMacOS
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USBVideoGrabberAVC05EN
Introduction
TheAVC05S‐Video&CompositetoUSBVideoCaptureCableenablesyoutocaptureanalogvideo,aswell
astheaccompanying2‐channelRCAaudio,toyourMac®orWindows®computer,fromanS‐Videoor
Compositevideodevice.
ThisUSBvideocaptureDeviceconnectsfromanS‐VideoorComposite/RCAvideooutputdevice,suchasa
Beta/VHSVCR,camcorderorPVRtoaUSB2.0portonyourMac®orPC,toprovidereal‐timeMPEG‐1,
MPEG‐2encoding.
Theanalogvideocapturecablesupportsabroadrangeofoperatingsystems,deliveringseamlessUSBvideo
captureforMac®computers(OS10.6+),Windows®7computers,aswellasolderWindowsoperating
systems(XP(32bits)/Vista(32/64bits)).
PackagingContents
•1xUSBVideoCaptureCable
•1xsoftwareCD
•1xinstructionmanual
SystemRequirements
•USB2.0enabledcomputersystemwithavailableUSBport
•Microsoft®Windows®X P/ V i s t a ( 3 2/6 4 b i t ) /7 ( 3 2/6 4 b i t ) andApple®MacOSX®(10.6+)
•AnalogvideoSourcewithS‐VideoorCompositecabling(DVD,DVR,VCR,etc.)
HardwareInstallation
1.ConnecttheUSBtypeAconnector(host)intoanavailableUSB2.0portonyourcomputersystem.
2.Connectyouranalogvideosource(DVD,DVR,VCR,Etc.)tothecompositeorS‐VideoinputontheAVC05
AVCable.
*RCAcableorSCARTAdapternotincluded
NOTE:
Afteryouconnectthephysicalhardwaretothecomputer,itislikelythatyoumayreceivepromptsfor
installation.Pleaseclosethesespecificpromptsasthesestepswillbeperformedduringsoftware
installation.
USBVideoGrabberAVC05EN
DriverInstallation‐Windows®
AfterHardwareInstallation,the“FoundNew
HardwareWizard”willopen.Click“Cancel”toclose
thewindow.
1.InserttheincludedDriverandSoftwareDiskinto
yourDVD‐ROMdrive.Runthesetup.exetostart
driverinstallation.
[CD:\ArcSoft_ShowBiz\Driver\setup.exe]
3.IfaWindowsSecuritydialogwindowappears,
clickthe“Run”or“Installthisdriversoftware
anyway”optiontoproceed.
4.Click“Next”tocontinuedriverinstallation.
5.Thesoftwarewillinstallallrequireddriversand
settings.
6. Click“Yes,Iwanttorestartmycomputernow.”
tocompletethedriverinstallation.
VerifyingtheDriverInstallation
ConnecttheAVC05USBporttoComputerUSB2.0
Portafterthedriverinstallation.TheOpenDevice
Managertofindthe“USBVIDBOXFWAudio”
and”USB2.0VIDEBOXFW”.Otherwiseyouneed
reinstallthedriveragain.
USBVideoGrabberAVC05EN
ArcSoftShowBizInstallation‐Windows®
1.InserttheincludedCDDriverintoyour
DVD‐ROMdrive.ExecutetheArcSoftShowBiz
setup.exefile.[Note:Runasanadministrator.]
[CD:\ArcSoft_ShowBiz\ArcSoft_ShowBiz\setup.exe
]
2.ChoosetherightLanguage.Click“OK”tobegin
theinstallation.
3.Click“Next”tocontinueArcSoftinstallation.
4.Click“Yes”tocontinueArcSoftinstallation.
5. InputthecorrectLicenseKeyoftheArcSoft
Showbiz.[Note:Thelicensekeyisatthebackofthe
CD.Keepyourlicensekeyinasafeplacebecause
weareunabletoprovideareplacementincaseof
loss.]
6.Afterselectthe“DestinationFolder”and
“ProgramFolder”,click“Finish”toendthe
installation.
7.TheArcsoftShowBiziconwillbeonyourdesktop
(Desktop).
USBVideoGrabberAVC05EN
ArcSoftwareShowBiz–WindowsOS®
TheArcSoftShowBiziscomposedof“Capture”,“Edit”,“Product”Panels.
1.ExecuteArcSoftwareandgoto“Capture”Panel,
settheSouceto“USB2.0VIDBOXFW”.
2.IfyoursourcedeviceisconnectedbyRCAcable
(Red,Yellow,White).PleasesetVideoInputas
“CompositeVideo”,otherwisepleasechoose
“S‐Video.”
3.SettheAudioinputon"USBVIDBOXFWAudio".
4.Setthepicturesize(aspectratio)on"4:3"or
"16:9".
5.Pleaseuse"DeviceSettings"tochangetheVideo
Standardtotherightoneifyouhavenovideoor
audio.
6.Clickthe“Capture”tostartrecording,orclick
“Stop”toendtherecording.
USBVideoGrabberAVC05EN
EzcapVideoCaptureInstallation–MacOSX®
1.InserttheincludedDriverCD.Locateand
extractthe“ezcapVideoGrabberOXS
1.6.0.pkg”.
2.Click“Continue”tocontinueinstallArcsoft.
3.NexttheInstallationtypescreenwillidentify
youroperatingsystemandalertyouofthe
requireddiskspace.
4.InputthecomputerUserNameand
Password,click“InstallSoftware”.
5.Click“Close”.
6.TheapplicationislocatedinApplications\ezcap
VideoCapture.app
7.RunezcapVideoCapture.appandSerialNumber
Codewillberequestedforthefirsttimeofrunningthe
Software.
8.VerifyingtheDriverInstallation
ConnecttheUSBPortoftheUSBGrabberwith
MacBook,andclick“MyMac”“SystemReport”
“USB”toseeifyoucanfind“USBVIDBOXFWAudio”.
Otherwise,youhavetoreinstallthesoftware.
USBVideoGrabberAVC05EN
EzcapVideoCaptureOperation–MacOSX®
1.ConnecttheUSBtypeAconnector(host)intoan
availableUSB2.0portonyourcomputersystem.
2.Connectyouranalogvideosource(DVD,DVR,VCR,
Etc.)tothecompositeorS‐VideoinputontheAVC05
AVCable.
3.Choose“ezcapVideoGrabber”toenterintothe
moviepreviewmodel.
Note:Ifyoucannotfindthe“ezcapVideoGrabber”,
thenpleasecheckalloftheconnection.
4.EzcapVideoCapture
5.Snapshot
SettingupOne‐ButtonSnapparameters.
6.Record
Setting“Video”,“Sound”,“Record”parameters.
6–1:VideoSettings:
SettingupVideoinputsource:Compositeor
S‐Video.
6–2:AudioSettings:
SettingupAudioon/offduringrecording.
USBVideoGrabberAVC05EN
FrequentlyAskedQuestions
Q:CanIcopyoriginalmoviesontomycomputer
usingtheUSB2.0VideoCapture?
A:No,thisisillegal.Itispiracytocopyafilmand
thensellorlendittoanotherpersonwithout
permissiontodoso.
Q:IwanttransfermyprivateVHStoDVD,butit
says“Copy‐RightProtected”?
A:Pleasewriteemailtousby:
support@vtopu.com
Q:CannotinstallArcsoftShowBizonWindows10
andgetthewarningof“IKernel.execouldnotbe
copiedto‘C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\Common
Files\InstallShield\Engine\6\Intel32.”
A:Pleaserunasaadministratorasfollowing.
Q:TheRegistrationCodeisreportedaswrongone.
A:Herearesomepointstheusersmightneglect.
1.AlllettersareCapital
2.AlllettersMustbeinputbyEnglishTyping
Method
3.Somecapitallettersaresimilar,like“V”&“U”
4.“‐”Mustbeincluded.Thisisnotlikeother
LicenseKey,which“‐”isaddedautomatically.
Q:Thenoiseisabitlarge.
A:Therearethepossibilityofgettingnoisefrom
oldDVDmachines.Pleasechangetheaudiojackto
otheraudioportifthereare.
Ifnoisestillexisting,PleasechangeanotherRCA
cablewithbetterquality.
Q:UnabletoconnecttheAVC05tomyVCR/
camcorder/DVDplayer.WhatcanIdo?
A:WhenyoubuyaVCR,camcorderorDVDplayer
youareusuallysuppliedwithanRGBlead.This
leadhasthreeyellow,redandwhiteconnectorsat
eachend,oralternativelyitmayhavethese
connectorsatoneendandaScartjackattheother
end.
Q:Thedriverandsoftwareareinstalledcorrectly,
butcannotgetvideosignal.
A:SwitchtoCapturePanelandgoDeviceSettings
VideoDecoderVideoStandardtochoosethe
rightVideoStandard.
Q:Ifyouhavea'mono'camcorder,whenyou
connectitupyoumaygetnoaudiowhatsoever.
MustIhaveastereocamcorder?
A:TheUSB2.0VideoCapturecanworkwitha
'mono'camcorder.
Q:Canyouseewhatyouarerecording?
A:Asmallwindowisfoundatthetopofthescreen
toshowwhatyouarerecording.
Q:CantheUSB2.0VideoCapturebeusedto
recordvideosfromotherdevicessuchasaSky
boxorstraightfromatelevision,oranythingalong
thoselines?
A:Yesitcan.Aslongasthedeviceyouwishto
recordfromhastherelevantoutputsrequired
(Red,WhiteandYellowphonovideolead).These
mustbeoutputsandnotinputsotherwiseitwill
notwork.Pleasecheckthedevice’smanualfirstto
seewhetheryourdevicehastheoutputsneeded.
Q:IstheUSB2.0VideoCapturecompatiblewith
theoldstylevideo8mmcamcorders?
A:Yesitis.Youwillhavetobyaconnectionlead.
YoumayrequireanRGBlead.
USBVideoGrabberAVC05EN
TechnicalSupport
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WarrantyInformation
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fortheperiodsnoted,followingtheinitialdateofpurchase.Duringthisperiod,the
productsmaybereturnedforrepair,orreplacementwithequivalentproductsatour
discretion.Thewarrantycoverspartsandlaborcostsonly.vtopu.comdoesnotwarrantits
productsfromdefectsordamagesarisingfrommisuse,abuse,alteration,ornormalwear
andtear.
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agents)foranydamages(whetherdirectorindirect,special,punitive,incidental,
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