Elgato Video Capture 1.0 User Manual

Welcome to Elgato Video Capture 1.0!

System Requirements

Elgato Video Capture 1.0 requires a Macintosh computer with an Intel Core Duo

processor, QuickTime 7.6 or later, iTunes 8.1 or later, and Mac OS X 10.5.6 or

later. We recommend installing all software and security updates.

Elgato Video Capture 1.0 supports the Elgato Video Capture hardware and can

record H.264 and MPEG-4 video at a resolution of 640x480 with AAC audio.

This format is suitable for video capable iPods, iPhones and Apple TV as well as

importing to iMovie ‘09 without re-encoding.

By default, H.264 video is used on Intel Core 2 Duo Macintosh with a 2.0 GHz or

higher CPU. For Macintosh with slower CPUs, Elgato Video Capture will default

to MPEG-4 video.

The format can be changed manually in the Elgato Video Capture Preferences.

Installation

Initial Installation

Drag the Elgato Video Capture application from the CD to your Applications

folder, then double-click the application.

Usage

Connect the Elgato Video Capture hardware to your Macintosh and launch the

Elgato Video Capture application. A video capture assistant will walk you

through the entire process of capturing video and transferring it to your

selected destination.

In the first screen that appears, you'll be asked to name your movie, and specify

its approximate duration.

Next, start playing back your video source and connect its output to the Elgato

Video Capture. Choose the appropriate input (either the S-Video or Composite

“RCA”) using the radio buttons until you see your video playing.

You can also select the desired aspect ratio, either 16:9 or 4:3. The aspect ratio

should match the output of the source video.