ADS Technologies INSTANTDVD+MP3 User Manual
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Ways to Capture and Edit Video
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Connect the Audio/Video cables from your video source to Instant DVD+MP3 device.
Load the Instant DVD+MP3 CD.
Plug in the Power adapter and then connect Instant DVD+MP3 to your PC via the USB Port.
Drivers for WinXP and Win2000 are on the root of the CD. Drivers for Win98SE and
WinME are in the Win98SE&WinME folder on the CD. Direct Windows to the drivers and
they will install automatically.
Install CapWiz – CapWiz application must be installed as it installs the key elements for
Instant DVD+MP3 to function.
Install VideoStudio 9 SE DVD application.
Double Click the CapWiz icon on your Desktop.
Answer the questions on the
Wizard screens.
Press Play on your video source so you have video playing.
Click Preview on the CapWiz interface and video will appear.
Start capturing your video when ready.
with Instant DVD+MP3.
Instant DVD+MP3 Overview
A powerful tool for converting all your audio and video analog tape media into today’s
your old cassette tapes or vinyl LP* into MP3 or WAV audio files. Recover your old music
We want to be sure you receive the greatest benefits from your Instant DVD+MP3
you may just want to archive video to disk in the fastest way possible. Other times you
for the big project you want to have a full featured video editor that gives you the freedom
to be creative. The good news is that Instant DVD+MP3 lets you do all that. We don’t just
we provide many ways to get video in, out and
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Ways to Capture and Edit Video
You can also capture audio only into MP3 or WAV format. Convert your old tapes or LPs
sure that you have connected audio video cables from the Instant DVD+MP3 to your TV’s
VideoStudio 9 takes you through the movie making process. Main steps are: CAPTURE,
VideoStudio 9 includes a Movie Wizard that lets you easily author and burns your movie
to disc. You can export any single file to the Movie Wizard, or save your edited movies to
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We strongly recommend using
Windows XP or Windows 2000 with
for proper operation of your Instant DVD+MP3 at USB 2.0 connection speeds.
Service Pack 1
the latest versions of USB 2.0 drivers for Win98SE and WinME.
We recommend using the USB 1.1 port on your motherboard or from a USB 1.1 add-
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Wire It Up
then send audio and video back to a TV or VCR for viewing or recording.
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Connect your video source (VHS, DVD, Laser Disc Player, TV. etc.) to your USB Instant
DVD+MP3. Connect the 6 ft. A/V In cable to the 3 RCA jacks to your analog audio/video
source RCA Line Out.
The other end connects to the “RCA Video In” jack and “3.5 mm Audio In” jacks on the
rear of your Instant DVD+MP3.
Insert USB Instant DVD+MP3 CD
Once you see the Instant DVD+MP3 installation screen, plug the power cable into your
USB Instant DVD+MP3, then plug it into a power source.
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the device and ask you for the device drivers.
Windows XP or Windows 2000
your “D” drive. Windows will install the drivers.
Windows 98SE or Windows ME
folder. Windows will then automatically install the drivers.
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Now that you have installed the device, click the
button
to install the
key software components that make Instant DVD+MP3 work and install the Capture
Wizard capture and playback application.
• If you do not have Microsoft’s DirectX 9.0c installed, it will install automatically. DirectX
9.0c is required for proper operation of your Instant DVD+MP3. Installation of DirectX
9.0c may require a re-start of your computer.
• If your computer restarted, click “My Computer” on your desktop. Double click the CD
Drive icon to bring back the Instant DVD+MP3 Installation screen.
• Continue installing the key bundled software on to your system: Nero Audio Suite and
VideoStudio 9 SE DVD.
Install VideoStudio 9 SE DVD from Disc 2.
Verify Hardware Installation
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Windows 98SE or Windows ME:
Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
In Control Panel, click System.
Click Device Manager tab.
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Double click the Sound, Video and Game Controllers.
ADS Instant DVD+MP3 should be listed.
Windows XP or Windows 2000:
Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
In Control Panel, click System.
Click on the Hardware Tab.
Click Device Manager Button.
Double click the Sound, Video and Game Controllers Device.
ADS Instant DVD+MP3 should be listed.
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Right click on your desktop
Click Properties
Click on Settings Tab
Adjust screen area to 1024 X 768 & 16 Bit Color (or higher if your VGA card and monitor
support higher resolutions and color depth).
writing new files into your Hard Disk. Please keep in mind that this process requires some
your Hard Disk, you can Analyze a volume to see if this step is required.
Double-click My Computer
Right Click and Select Properties on the Hard Disk you want to Save your captured Videos
Click on Tools tab
Click Defragment Now button
Click Analyze button to see if you need to Defragment the Hard Disk
Right click on My Computer
Click Properties
Click on Device Manager
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Double click Disk Drives
Double click Hard Disk (labeled Generic IDE type XXX)
Click the settings tab
Enable DMA by checking the DMA box
Click OK
Click OK
Your computer will need to reboot after DMA is enabled.
Made all of the Audio and Video connections between Instant DVD+MP3 and your
Audio/Video source.
Connected Instant DVD+MP3 to the Power Supply and USB Port on your PC.
Installed the drivers and verified that the device is properly installed
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Installed all necessary software applications required for proper operation.
Optimized your System for best performance.
Now you are ready to Start Making DVD Movies.
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video capture and playback of video before moving on to VideoStudio 9 SE DVD.
We have created a simple getting started Wizard that allows you to verify your connections
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will select NTSC. For Users in Europe and many other countries you will select PAL.
We will automatically select ‘My Documents\My Videos” as the location to store your
video files. You can select a different location if you desire.
Wizard interface.
first time
You have just completed the Wizard screens to ensure that you have connected your
video cables, selected your video format and now you are ready to capture video.
Be sure your video device is playing a video
Click “Preview” and you will see video playing in the preview window. You will notice the
status indicator displaying “Preview”.
Click the “Stop” ( ■ ) button or press the “Esc” key on your keyboard to stop video preview.
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If you Click the Red “Record” (
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) button while previewing video, the video will stop
momentarily, then start again. When the video preview starts again, you are recording.
You will notice the status indicator displaying “Recording” and the Time count start.
To Stop recording, press the “Stop” ( ■ ) button or press the “Esc” key on your keyboard.
You will notice that the file name has been added to the playback list box.
While recording video from a source, you can Pause the recording and continue the
recording in a different portion. This is useful if you plan to change tapes and mix
video contents.
While Recording, press the “Pause” (
) button, your Recording will stop while the
source video still plays. You can resume recording when you press “Record” (
) button
or the “Pause” (
This makes it possible to capture different video sources into a single file instead of
multiple files.
Ways to Begin Recording
You can start recording from the Stop or idle status in CapWiz or while you are
previewing video.
Click the red Record (
To Stop recording, Click the “Stop” ( ■ ) button or the “Esc” key on your keyboard.
The video will be displayed in the resolution you selected for the video capture:
• VCD 352 x 240 NTSC / 352 x 288 PAL
• SVCD 480 x 480 NTSC / 480 x 576 PAL
• DVD 720 x 480 NTSC /720 x 576 PAL
Click on the file name in the Playback List Box, then click on the “Play” ( ► ) button. You
may also double click on the file name for Instant Playback. You will notice that the
status indicator turns Green and the display changes to Play.
To Stop Playback, Click the Stop ( ■ ) button or press the “Esc” key on your keyboard.
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video file and continue playback from that point.
Double-click on the file you want to Playback in your computer.
As the video is playing in the screen, use your mouse to drag the playback position
slider to the point you desire.
Once you release the mouse, the file will resume playback.
Volume
want to do a short video capture to see if you need to adjust the volume control up or
Advance 1 second (in Pause mode) = right arrow key
You can use CapWiz to export MPEG video files you have captured with Instant
White RCA jacks to your TV or VCR.
Select TV/VCR in the Playback Video on box.
Select the file you would like to play from the list.
Click the PLAY ( ► ) button to begin playback or double click the file name for
Instant playback.
To Stop Playback, Click the Stop ( ■ ) button
Keep this file name if you wish or run the Wizard to use a new file name.
Check the “Auto Naming” box and CapWiz will automatically name each captured file in
sequential order; i.e. if your video file is “My Video”, the first file captured will be named
“Movie-0000”, the second “Movie-0001” and so on.
Every time you stop a capture, the new file name will be displayed in Playback List box.
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You can also uncheck “auto-naming” and click the “Unique” button and CapWiz will use
the file name you enter in the filename box. You need to provide a new file name for
each video clip captured. If you do multiple captures without changing the unique file
name, the file will be written over each time you capture.
Video bit rate
Audio sampling rate
Audio bit rate
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Frame rate
Application Links
VideoStudio, Nero Audio Suite. When you click on an application icon, that application will
for the type of project you want in your DVD burner.
you can choose between RCA, S-Video or DV Inputs and RCA or S-Video Outputs. These
Audio/Video Format
The Audio/Video Format dialog screen allows you to select your video
Video and Audio
For capture from a video source, audio is set to Mpeg 1 Layer-2 format.
Audio Only
For capture from an audio source. You can select the following options:
• Mpeg1 Layer-2 audio format
• WAV (LPCM) audio format
• MP3 audio format
Video Quality
• DVD at Good, Better or Best Quality
• Super Video CD (SVCD)
• Video CD (VCD)
• DivX (MPEG-4)
VCD
flexibility in creating capture settings to meet your individual needs. To access the Custom
Video Encoding Format
• MPEG-1 (VCD only)
• MPEG-2
• DivX (MPEG-4)
• None (Audio Only) – select this to capture audio only in WAV or MP3 audio format
Audio Encoding Format
• MPEG1 Layer-2
• WAV (LPCM) available when Audio Only is selected
• MPEG1 Layer-3 (MP3) available when Audio Only is select
• AC-3
Video Bit Rates
the Video Resolutions choices automatically change to PAL resolutions.
When MPEG-1 is selected the only Video Resolution allowed is 352 x 240
You can select any Video Capture Resolution and any Video Bit Rate from
You will notice that you have the ability to select a video capture rate of up to 15 Mb/sec.
You will also notice that any bit rate over 9 Mb/sec. is
the highest rate possible and don’t have DVD burning as a project goal. Just keep in mind
that if you want to burn your video onto a CD or DVD disc, don’t use a setting higher than
Video Resolution
You can select from the following video capture resolutions:
VCD
480 x 480
480 x 576
We have provided lots of flexibility in the manner in which you can capture video at various
that are “Legal” for burning and playing back in players. If not, you may find that you have
VCD, SVCD and DVD Legal Settings (check our web site for FAQ’s and other updates to this list):
VCD
Video Bit Rates
Audio Bit Rates
Audio Bit Rates
48 kHz for DVD video. We give you the choice to select the audio bit rate for your custom
video captures in the range from 192 kbps to 384 kbps.
Video Shape
frames of video being captured and will automatically increase the bit rate in areas of fast
will result in improved overall quality and an overall smaller file size. The default capture
Video Preprocessing Filters
filter is a low-pass filter. This filter removes part of the high frequency noise components.
two frames of video, usually the current video frame and the previous frame. Because of
What is the best filter to use for your video? There is no magic formula, you will need to
video takes a bit more CPU processing power. Some slower PC’s may experience jerky
video. In the custom settings, you have the ability to enable or disable de-interlacing.
Click Custom Settings button.
When the custom settings dialog box opens, make your selections.
Click OK to save.
Click “Use Custom Format” to capture with the settings selected.
Move the slider for each setting choice and you will see the adjustment over the next
second or two.
If you mess up, Click Reset to restore factory default settings.
Click OK to close the box.
Make the adjustment during Preview to get the best Video Quality recording.
to capture from Digital Video directly to MPEG-2. These controls allow you to control the
the camcorder via these controls.
Connect your Digital Camcorder with the provided 4 pin to 4 pin DV cable from your
camcorder to the 4 pin DV port on the front of the Instant DVD+MP3 device.
Turn your DV camcorder ON to the VCR/VTR mode. Note: we recommend using the
external power supply for your camcorder for best results rather than running on
battery power.
Click “PLAY” on the Optional Controls to start the camcorder tape.
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Click “Preview” on the CapWiz interface and you will see video from your digital camcorder.
Click “Stop” on the CapWiz interface to stop previewing video before you click “Stop” on
the Optional Controls to stop the camcorder.
Applications
Click the Applications menu button
Click on VideoStudio or Nero to jump to the selected application. Capture Wizard will
automatically close when you do this.
Click the Edit button. This will show the default or standard directory path the
applications are normally installed.
To change the directory path click the box with the “…” and you can browse to the
directory path you installed the application.
Wizard application: Click the Options button at the top of the interface to view the
your screen when you start Capture Wizard. To disable, click on “Show Splash” and the
when you start Capture Wizard. To disable, click on “Show Wizard” and the check mark
will disappear.
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