Honestech DVD Player 3.0 User Manual

honestech

DVD Player 3.0

User Guide

BOM part # : BDP3M001

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End User License Agreement

IMPORTANT : READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE CONTINUING

THIS INSTALLATION.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROMPTLY REMOVE THE
SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND RETURN THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING THE
DOCUMENTATION, TO YOUR SUPPLIER AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED. IF YOU
DOWNLOADED THIS SOFTWARE, PLEASE REMOVE THE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND
CONTACT YOUR SUPPLIER TO REQUEST A REFUND.

In this license agreement (the “License Agreement”), you (either individual or an entity), the purchaser of
the license rights granted by this License Agreement, are referred to as “licensee” or “You”. Honest
Technology is referred to as the “Licensor”. The current version of the accompanying software
(“Software”) and documentation (“Documentation”) are collectively referred to as the “Licensed Product”.
Licensor may furnish hardware with the Licensed Product (“Hardware”)

1. License

In accordance with the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, the Software is the property of
the Licensor and is protected by Copyright Law. While the Licensor continues to own the Software,
the Licensor grants the Licensee, after Licensee’s acceptance of this License Agreement, the Limited,
non-exclusive license to use on copy of the current version of Licensed Product as described below.

The Software is “used” on a computer when it is loaded into the temporary memory (i.e., RAM) or

installed into the permanent memory (e.g., hard disk, CD-ROM, or other storage device) of that
computer, except that a copy installed on a network server for the sole purpose of distribution to

another computer is not considered “in use”. Except as may be modified by a license addendum which
accompanies this License Agreement, the Licensee’s rights and obligations with respect to the use of

this Software are as follows:

You May,

1. Use the Software for commercial or business purposes in the manner described in the
Documentation.

2. Use the Software to share Internet connection, transfer data, files and images among the
computer in the manner described in the Documentation.

You May Not,

I. Copy the documentation that accompanies Software.
II. Sublicense or lease any portion of the Software.
III. Make illegal duplication of the software.

2. Copyright and Trade Secrets. All rights in and to the Licensed Product including, but not limited to,
copyrights and trade secrets rights, belong to Licensor, and Licensor holds title to each copy of the
Software. The licensed Product is protected by United States Copyright Laws and international treaty
Provisions.

3. Term. This License Agreement is effective until terminated. Licensee may terminate this License
Agreement if Licensee breaches any of the terms and conditions herein. Upon termination of this
License Agreement for any reason, Licensee shall return to Licensor or otherwise destroy the Licensed
Product and all copies of the Licensed Product. Upon request of Licensor, Licensee agrees to certify in
writing that all copies of the Software have been destroyed or returned to Licensor. All provisions of
this Agreement relating to disclaimers of warranties, limitation of liability, remedies, or damages, and
Licensor’s proprietary rights shall survive termination.

4. Executable Code. The Software is delivered in executable code only. Licensee shall not reverse
engineer, compile or otherwise disassemble the Software.

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5. Limited Warranty

a. Licensor does not warrant that the functions contained in the Licensed Product and Hardware

will meet Licensee’s requirements or that the operation of the Software and Hardware will be

uninterrupted or error-free. Licensor does warrant that the media on which the Software is
furnished and the hardware will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal

use for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of delivery (“Warranty Period”). This Limited

Warranty is void of failure of the media on which the Software is furnished has resulted from
accident, abuse, or misapplications.

b. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE, THE LICENSED PRODUCT IS PROVIDED “AS IS”

WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND
PERFORMANCE OF THE LICNESED PRODUCT AND HARDWARE IS WITH LICENSE.

6. Limitation of Liability

a. Licensor’s sole obligation or liability and licensee’s exclusive remedy under this agreement shall

be the replacement of the defective media on which the software is furnished and/or the
hardware according to the limited warranty above.

b. In no event will licensor be liable for any consequential, incidental or indirect damages including,

without limitation, any loss of data or information, loss of profits, loss savings, business
interruption or other pecuniary loss, arising out of use of or liability to use the software or
documentation or any hardware, even if licensor has been advised of the possibility of such
damages, or for any claim by any third party.

7. General

a. Any Software and Hardware provided to Licensee by Licensor shall not be exported or re-

exported in violation of any export provisions of the United States or any other applicable
jurisdiction. Any attempt to sublicense, assign or transfer any of the rights, duties or obligations
hereunder is void. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the
State of New Jersey, United States of America, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
Licensor and Licensee agree that the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of
Goods shall not apply to this License Agreement.

b. This License Agreement may only be modified or amended by a written license addendum that

accompanies this License Agreement or by written document that has been signed by both you
and Licensor. Site licenses and other types of enterprise licenses are available upon request.
Pleas contact Licensor or your supplier for further information.

c. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach of this

Agreement, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in
accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules and Judgment upon the award rendered by the
arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitration shall be held in
New Jersey, United States of America.

If you have any other questions concerning this License Agreement, or if you desire to contact Licensor for
any reason, please contact Honest Technology.

Copyright 2007
Honest Technology Inc.
All Rights reserved.

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Table of Contents

End User License Agreement .................................................................................................. 2

Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................... 4

1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 6

1.1. Features ............................................................................................................ 6

1.2. How to use ........................................................................................................ 7

1.3. Minimum System Requirements ................................................................... 10

2. honestech DVD Player Installation ........................................................................... 11

3. Product Registration .................................................................................................. 14

4. Using honestech DVD Player Basic Functions ....................................................... 16

4.1. Open DVD or file ............................................................................................. 17

4.2. Playback .......................................................................................................... 18

4.3. Menu ................................................................................................................ 19

4.4. Volume ............................................................................................................. 19

4.5. Screen Capture ............................................................................................... 20

4.6. Movie Jump..................................................................................................... 20

5. Using honestech DVD Player Advanced Functions ................................................ 21

5.1. Subtitle ............................................................................................................ 22

5.2. Language ........................................................................................................ 22

5.3. Angle ............................................................................................................... 23

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5.4. Closed Caption ............................................................................................... 23

5.5. Menu Language .............................................................................................. 24

5.6. SPDIF ............................................................................................................... 24

5.7. Audio Setting .................................................................................................. 25

5.8. Snap Viewer .................................................................................................... 27

5.9. Parental Control Password ........................................................................... 28

5.10. Skins .............................................................................................................. 30

6. Uninstall honestech DVD Player ............................................................................... 31

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

honestech DVD Player automatically determines the type of disc in your DVD drive and uses
the correct playback method for the DVD. honestech DVD Player also provides the following
features.

 Easy-to-use user interface that displays the movie title, chapter, and playback time.
 Movie Slide function to jump to a different scene, or capture screen shots.
 Supports SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface).
 View Angle feature allows you to change the viewing angle of the movie.
 Easily change the skins of honestech DVD Player.
 Supports Dolby Digital Audio (AC-3 and Dolby Pro Logic Ⅱ)

o AC-3 Digital Audio - Dolby Digital

Based upon the transform coding techniques and psychoacoustic
principles of the AC-2 system, Dolby Digital (AC-3) provides flexible
coding of up to 5.1 audio channels (five full-range channels plus a low­frequency effects channel) at a variety of data rates.

o Dolby Pro Logic II

Dolby Surround Pro Logic II is the next generation in Dolby Surround
decoding. Through the use of an elegant new approach to matrix surround
decoding, Pro Logic II not only bridges the gap between Pro Logic and
Dolby Digital, but also decodes all existing Dolby Surround programs with
improved spatiality and directionality.

o Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic",

and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Confidential unpublished works. Copyright 1992.1997 Dolby Laboratories.
All rights reserved.

o Windows, DirectShow 8.1 and Windows Media Player 6.4 are registered

trademarks of Microsoft.

Function

Description

Hot Key

1

Open

Select source media to be played.

[ALT + O]

2

Close

Close honestech DVD Player.

[ALT + X]

3

Help File

Opens the “Help File" for the honestech DVD
Player.

[F1]

4

Minimize

Minimize honestech DVD Player window.

5

Control Display

Use the Control Display window to check the
information on the DVD and its viewing
options.

6

Menu

Menu buttons allow you to easily access
movie menus

7

Control

Control buttons to play, fast-forward, or fast­rewind the movie.

8

Logo

Click to visit the product webpage.

1.2. How to use

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Function

Description

Hot Key

1

Title

Display the title of the DVD movie.

2 Chapter

Display the current chapter of the DVD movie.

3

Playback Time

Display the current "Playback Time" of the
DVD movie.

4

Capture

Captures a snapshot of the video being
played. The captured snapshots will be
saved in the "Snaps" folder within the
installation folder.

[S]

5

Volume

Controls volume with mouse click.

[+ / -] 6 Mute

Mutes the sound.

[M]

7

Position Slide

Bar

Displays the current movie position/progress.
Jump to a different point in a movie by
clicking within the Position bar.

Control Display

Menu Buttons

Function

Description

Hot Key

1

Root Menu

Go to the main menu of the DVD disc.

[ALT + R]

2

Title Menu

Go to the Title menu to select from available
Title Features on DVD. (Typically available on
Multi-Title DVDs)

[ALT + T]

Function

Description

Hot Key

1

Play

Play DVD.

[Enter]

2

Pause

Pause the movie.

[Space bar]

3

Stop

Stop the movie.

4 Rewind

Rewind the movie in view screen

[R]

5

Fast Forward

Fast forward the movie in view screen

[F]

6

Previous

Chapter

Jump to previous chapter.

[P]

7

Next Chapter

Jump to next chapter.

[N]

Control Buttons

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1.3. Minimum System Requirements

 Supports Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME

 Intel Pentium III 500M Hz or higher (Pentium 4 1.6 GHz equivalent or higher

recommended).

 256 MB RAM or higher.
 Optical drives (including DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R/RW, DVD-Dual,

DVD-Multi, and DVD-ROM/CD-RW) with IEEE 1394, USB2.0, ATAPI, SCSI, or
CardBus interfaces.

 Audio device including PCI sound card, USB Audio Device, or built-in sound card.
 60 MB of available hard drive space.
 AGP or PCI Express graphic accelerator that supports DirectDraw overlay.

1024 x 768 screen resolution or higher.

 Supports 4:3 or 16:9 screen size.

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2. honestech DVD Player Installation

2.1. Insert the installation CD into your CD/DVD drive.
The following welcome screen will appear. Click [Next >] to continue.

2.2. End-User License Agreement screen will appear as shown below. Read the agreement
and if you accept the agreement, select “I accept the items of the license agreement” and
click [Next >] to continue.

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2.3. When “Choose Destination Location” screen appears,, select the default folder setting or

change the installation folder by clicking [Browse…]. Click [Next >] to continue.

2.4. The “Select Program Folder” screen will be displayed. Accept the default Program Folder

or choose/create your own Program Folder. Click [Next >] to continue.

2.5. The Setup Status screen will be displayed to show the installation progress.

2.6. Click [Finish] to complete the installation process.

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3. Product Registration

Go to Help menu and select Product registration.

Click [Register Online] to register your product. If you prefer to mail or fax us the product
registration form, please select [PDF Format] or [Word Format] to download the product
registration forms

After entering the product key, a registration key will be displayed on the screen and sent to
you via email.
Go back to the Help menu and select “Enter registration key”. Enter the registration key that

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you received.

* When you register your product, you will receive various product updates, patches and
discount coupons. The information that you submit will NOT be shared or sold to any other
company or entity.

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4. Using honestech DVD Player Basic Functions

The following sections will explain the basic features and how to use the honestech DVD
Player. Please use the Context Menu screen (displayed when you right-click on honestech
DVD Player contol panel) for reference.

 Open
 Playback
 Menu
 Volume
 Screen Capture

 Movie Jump

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4.1. Open DVD or file

You can open a DVD movie or video file by clicking on the “Open” button [ ] from the

honestech DVD Player, or by selecting Disc from the Context Menu*.

When you click the “Open” button, the “Open menu” [ ] will appear.

Select “Disc” to watch a DVD or select “File Open” to watch a video file.

* Access the Context Menu by right-clicking anywhere on the control panel of the honestech

DVD Player. The Context menu [ ] will appear. Select Disc to play a

DVD or select “File Open” to play a video file.

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Main Menu

Context Menu

4.2. Playback

Buttons:

1) Play DVD

2) Pause the movie.

3) Stop the movie.

4) Step Forward: Click on the SPACE bar to move frame by frame. Click the Play

button [ ] to return to playback to normal speed.

5) Fast Forward: click the [ ] button multiple times to change the speed; 1x, 2x,

4x, 8x).

6) Rewind: click the [ ] button multiple times to change the speed; 1x, 2x, 4x,

8x).

7) Jump to previous chapter.

8) Jump to next chapter.

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Main Menu

Context Menu

Main Menu

Context Menu

4.3. Menu

1) Root Menu: Go to the main menu of the DVD disc.

2) Title Menu: Go to the Title menu to select from available Title Features on DVD.

(Typically available on Multi-Title DVDs)

3) Title: Go to the title feature of the DVD.

4) Chapter: select the chapter you wish to view.

4.4. Volume

1) Mute [ ] : mute/turn off the sound.

2) Volume Up : increases playback sound level (Context Menu only).

[ ] slider : click on the volume control bar to adjust volume (Main Menu
only).

3) Volume Down: decreases playback sound level (Context Menu only).

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Main Menu

Context Menu

4.5. Screen Capture

1) Use the Capture button [ ] or Snap Screen [S] from the Context Menu to

capture a snapshot of the video playing on the view screen and save it as an image
file. Captured screen images will be saved to the "Snaps" folder located within the
program folder where the DVD player was installed.

2) Select "Snap Viewer" from the context menu to view and manage captured screen

images.

4.6. Movie Jump

The bar displays the current movie position/progress. Jump to a
different point in a movie by clicking within the Position bar.

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5. Using honestech DVD Player Advanced Functions

This section will explain the advanced features of the honestech DVD Player. Most of these
features can be accessed from the Context Menu screen (displayed when you right-click on
honestech DVD Player control panel). Certain features may not be supported depending on
the DVD Title that you are using.

 Subtitle
 Language
 View Angle
 Closed Caption
 Menu Language
 SPDIF
 Audio Settings
 Snap Viewer
 Parental Control Password
 Skins

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5.1. Subtitle

Use the Subtitle option from the Context Menu, to select a subtitle language from the list
available on the DVD.

5.2. Language

Use the Language option from the Context Menu to select a soundtrack language from the list
available on the DVD.

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5.3. Angle

Select Angle from the Context Menu to access and view additional scene angles available
from the DVD.

Note: Changing angles may or may not be possible depending on the DVD.

Note: The number of angles may vary from disc to disc

5.4. Closed Caption

Select Closed Caption from the Context Menu or press [ALT + C] to enable the closed
caption features.

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5.5. Menu Language

Use the Menu Language option from the Context Menu to select a different language for the
DVD menus. *Limited to the Menu Language options available on the DVD.

5.6. SPDIF

Select the SPDIF option from the Context Menu to enable the SPDIF audio interface.
SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface), is a digital audio interface which supports 6-speaker
audio system. To use this feature, you must have a SPDIF compatible sound card and Dolby
Digital/DTS decoder.

Note: When using SPDIF, the volume CANNOT be controlled by the honestech DVD Player,
instead you must use the volume control on the Digital/DTS decoder.

5.7. Audio Setting

Select Audio Settings from the Context Menu to access additional audio settings.

When you click on “Audio Settings”, the following window will be displayed.

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1. Karaoke: select the vocal setting - left vocals, right vocal, or both vocals.

2. Output Mode: 8 options available - 1+1(Ch1, Ch2), 1/0(C), 2/0(L, R), 3/0(L, C, R),

2/1(L, R, S), 3/1(L, C, R, S), 2/2(L, R, SL, SR), and 3/2(L, C, R, SL, SR). Select the
appropriate option depending on your speaker system and setup.

3. Low Frequency: Dolby Digital feature which supports 0.1 channel’s sub-woofer

including LFE (Low Frequency Effect) of 20~120 Hz bandwidth.

4. Compression Mode: compression mode with Dolby Digital decoder; two options to

choose from (line out, and RF REMOD).

5. Stereo Mode: two options to choose from; Dolby Surround compatible mode and

Stereo mode.

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6. Dual Mono mode: Choose from - Stereo, Left mono, Right mono, or Mixed mono.

7. Dynamic Range Compression: available for DVDs that support Dolby Digital

technology. Provides additional sound control with the use of up to 11 audio
frequency band adjustments.

8. Apply - [ ] : Click to apply audio changes.

9. Default - [ ] : Restore default audio settings.

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5.8. Snap Viewer

Select Snap Viewer from the Context Menu to view and manage screen captures.

1) Select Report to view your screen captures as a detailed list.

2) Select Icon to view your screen captures as thumbnail images.

3) Select the Left and Right Arrows to Adjust thumbnail image size.

4) Select Delete to delete selected image files (multi-selectable).

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5.9. Parental Control Password

Set a unique password to prevent non-authorized users from using the honestech DVD Player.

 Create Password

Create a unique password for parental control.

 Enter Password

Enter your parental control password to use the honestech DVD Player.

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 Change Password

Enter your current password and then enter and confirm the new password you wish to use.

 Delete Password

Delete your current password.

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5.10. Skins

Select the Skins option from the Context Menu to change the skin of the honestech DVD
Player.

Five skin types are available: Default, Mickey, Ogre, Pumpkin, or Rarity.

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6. Uninstall honestech DVD Player

Uninstall using program group:

START  PROGRAMS  honestech DVD Player  Uninstall honestech DVD Player.

Select “Uninstall honestech DVD Player”. Then click [Yes] to begin uninstalling.

The following confirmation message will be displayed.

Please click [OK] to complete the process.

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honestech

VHS to DVD 3.0

honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 is a revolutionary
software that allows the easy and simple
production of DVD/CD movies. Now you can save
and keep your priceless home videos forever in
sharp and crystal clear DVD/CD.

Videotapes can deteriorate over time. Deteriorated
videos will have color bleed, white specks, and

other distortions. Don’t risk this happening to

YOUR home video collection!

Archive your home video collection with its
irreplaceable memories onto lasting DVD/CD with
honestech VHS to DVD 3.0.

Features

1. Adjustable Recording Time

Recording will be made for the duration of time
you set. With one click, you can capture and
burn it onto a media of your choice.

2. Various Effects and Menu Creation

Offers many different transition effects and
filters, and lets you create your own menus.

3. Convenient File Management

Movie clips are managed in a File Pool for ease
of viewing, editing, and deleting.

4. Supports Most Burning Devices

Supports CD-R/RW, DVD+/-R/RW, DVD+/-RW,

DVD+/-RW DL.

5. PSP and iPod Formats Supported

Capture and convert video into MPEG-4 format,

and watch it on your PSP, and iPod.

6. Audio Recording

Record audio from cassettes, LP records, and

video tapes; and create MP3 files or audio CDs.

System Requirements

• Capture Device:
TV/Video Capture Card or
USB Video Capture Box

• Operating system:
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)

• Processor:
Pentium IV 2.0 GHz
or equivalent

• Memory:
256MB of RAM

• Video Output:
DVD,VCD, SVCD,AVI,WMV,
MPEG-4

• Other:
DirectX 9.0 or higher
Windows Media Player 6.4
(or higher)
CD Writer for VCD, SVCD
DVD Writer for DVD

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honestech

VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe

honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe is a
revolutionary software that allows the easy and
simple production of DVD/CD movies. Now you
can save and keep your priceless home videos
forever in sharp and crystal clear DVD/CD.

Videotapes can deteriorate over time. Deteriorated
videos will have color bleed, white specks, and

other distortions. Don’t risk this happening to

YOUR home video collection!

Archive your home video collection with its
irreplaceable memories onto lasting DVD/CD with
honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe

Features

1. Adjustable Recording Time

Recording will be made for the duration of time
you set. With one click, you can capture and
burn it onto a media of your choice.

2. Various Effects and Menu Creation

Offers many different transition effects and
filters, and lets you create your own menus.

3. Convenient File Management

Movie clips are managed in a File Pool for ease
of viewing, editing, and deleting.

4. Supports Most Burning Devices

Supports CD-R/RW, DVD+/-R/RW, DVD+/-RW,

DVD+/-RW DL.

5. PSP and iPod Formats Supported

Capture and convert video into MPEG-4 format,

and watch it on your PSP, and iPod.

6. Audio Recording

Record audio from cassettes, LP records, and
video tapes; and create MP3 files or audio CDs.

System Requirements

• Operating System:
Windows XP Service Pack 2
Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)

• USB 2.0 Host Controller/Port

• Processor:

Intel® Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz,
Pentium® D, Pentium® M 1.3 GHz,
Pentium Core™ Duo or equivalent,
or AMD® Athlon® 64 processor is
recommended

• Memory:
256MB of RAM

• Video Output:
DVD,VCD, SVCD,AVI,WMV,MPEG-4

• Other:
Composite (RCA) cable

1. Audio cable (3.5mm to composite)

2. Audio cable (3.5mm to 3.5mm)
DirectX 9.0 or higher
Windows Media Player 6.4 (or higher)
CD Writer for VCD, SVCD
DVD Writer for DVD

* USB 2.0 Video Capture Device Included.

honestech

Fireman CD/DVD Burner 3.0

honestech Fireman CD/DVD Burner 3.0 allows
you to create data, audio, or video discs. You can
also import audio from music CDs and create
system backup/recovery discs and
bootableCD/DVD.

With DVD Authoring Studio, you can create your
own stylish video DVD with ease. Create photo
slideshow DVD of using your digital photos that
you can also play on your home DVD player.

Using LightScribe discs, you can create custom
laser-etched CD/DVD labels with your own photos,
artwork, and text.

You can make and burn ISO images which provide
a way to store all files on a disc as a single file.
Erase CD/DVD RW discs and create CD/DVD
labels and covers.

Features

1. Data Burnning

- Data CD

- Data DVD

- Audio and data CD

- Bootable CD

- Bootable DVD

2. Audio Burning

- Audio CD

- MP3 CD/DVD

- WMA CD/DVD

- Audio and data CD

- Import audio from music CD

3. Video Burning

- DVD

- Video CD

- Super Video CD

- DVD-video files

4. Backup

- Create backup files

- Restore from backup files

5. Utilities

- Erase CD/DVD

- View disc information

- Create disc Label/Cover

- Supports LightScribe

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- Can view/slideshow photo

- Create/burn ISO image

BONUS SOFTWARE

- honestech DVD Authoring Studio 2.0

System Requirements

• Operating System:
Windows XP
Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)

• Processor:
Pentium III 800 MHz or equivalent

• Memory: 256MB of RAM

• HDD:

Minimum 10GB of free space

• Writer:
DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM,
DVD+R/RW, DVD-Dual, DVD-Multi,
or DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive with 1394,
USB2.0, ATAPI, or SCSI interface

• LightScribe:
requires optical drive with
LighScribe feature

• Audio device:
PCI sound card, USB audio box,
or integrated sound card

• AGP or PCI graphics card that
supports DirectDraw overlay.

• Resolution:
minimum of 1024 x 768 or
1280 x 1024 recommended.

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honestech

DVD Authoring Studio 2.0

With honestech DVD Authoring Studio 2.0, you
can archive up to 27 hours movie in one dual-layer
DVD. Create your own high-quality DVD movies
with thie powerful software. Simply capture video
from your web cam, digital camera or TV using
your TV tuner/capture device and convert the
video into DVD.

Features

1. Ultra-Long DVD format

Archive 16 hours of video on a DVD or 27 hours
of video on dual-layer DVD.

2. Capture

Capture videos in various formats from TV
capture card and USB camera or DV
Camcorder.

3. Import from DVD

Import videos from existing DVD movies.

4. Edit

Edit videos or photo shows, transitions, effects,
texts, audios and trims.

5. Menu

Provides various DVD menu themes, and
supports motion menu.

6. Various outputs

Support Ultra-Long DVD, DVD, VCD, SVCD,
MPEG files, VIDEO_TS folder and disc image
file.

7. Dual-Layer Support

Support dual-layer DVD burning.

8. Copy Disc

Make back up copies of your CD/DVD.

Operation System

Windows XP SP2
Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)

System Requirements

DirectX 9.0 or higher
Pentium IV 1 GHz or higher
256MB RAM or more

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Burn DVD 3.2

honestech Burn DVD 3.2 lets your convert your
video of various formats into DVD, VCD and
SVCD. The simple 3 step interface guides user
through the entire process. honestech Burn DVD

3.2 is easy enough for novice yet powerful enough
for experienced users.

Features

1. Automatic MPEG Conversion Feature

Atomatically detects and convert the original
video file into DVD, Video CD or SVCD format.

2. Audio Format Selection

Audio formats can be converted to LPCM in

order to be played at PS2.

3. Menu Creation

Create customized DVD or Video CD menus

with ease using the templates.

4. Test Recording Feature

Test your DVD/CD writer before actually
burning DVD/CD.

5. Data CD

Supports data burning on CD media.

6. UDF (Universal Disk Format, DVD Image
File) Creation

You can make and burn UDF image file which
provides a way to store all files on a disc as a
single file.

7. XVCD and XSVCD Format Support

Create high-quality video CDs using XVCD and
XSVCD formats.

Operation System

Windows XP SP2
Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)

System Requirements

DirectX 9.0 or higher
Pentium IV 1 GHz or higher
256MB RAM or more

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honestech

Video Editor 7.0

honestech Video Editor 7.0 provides user-friendly
interface which allows even beginners to create
and edit amazing videos.

Compress and save your edited videos in high
quality MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, DV-AVI and WMV
video format.

Various rendering options: Full Rendering, Smart
Rendering or Fast GOP (Group of Pictures)
encoding methods.

Title, Transition, Special Effects, and Overlay
features allow you to personalize your videos with
ease.

Features

1. Cut/Merge video clips.

2. Add special effects to your video clips (82
special effects provided).

3. Add Transiton effects to your video clips (84
transition effects provided).

4. Add Title effects to your video clips (79 title
effects provided).

5. Import video from various video sources (VCRs,

camcorders, TV, etc.) using your video capture
device.

6. Create DVD, VCD, SVCD, and mini-DVD.

System Requirements

• Video Input:
AVI, DV-AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2,
VCD, SVCD, DVD, WMV,
DVR-MS(only Windows XP)

• Image input:
JPEG, BMP, PNG

• Audio input:
MP3, WAV

• Video Output:
AVI, DV-AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2,
WMV, VCD, SVCD, DVD

• Audio Output:
WAV

• Operating system:
Windows XP, Vista

• Processor:
Pentium IV 1GHz or equivalent

• Memory:
256MB of RAM

• Other:
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or higher
Windows Media Format SDK 9
(or higher)
Windows Media Player 7
(or higher)
CD Writer for VCD, SVCD
DVD Writer for DVD

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honestech

Easy Video Editor 2.0

honestech Easy Video Editor 2.0 is an easy-to-use
program that allows even a novice to split and
merge video files of various formats.

Features

1. Supports various video formats: AVI, DV-AVI,

MPEG and WMV and are supported for input
and output. WMV output format is supported for
video streaming on the internet.

2. Multiple video files can be rendered
simultaneously.

3. Large files can easily be split to several smaller
video files: split by play time, number of files, or
by file size.

4. Merge multiple small files, regardless of video
formats.

Operation System

Windows XP SP2
Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)

System Requirements

Intel Pentium MMX or IV
64MB RAM or more
DirectX 8.1 (or above)
Windows Media Player 7 (or above)
Windows Media Format 9 (or above)

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honestech

Photo DVD 3.0

honestech Photo DVD 3.0 is a simple program
that allows you to create personalized photo slide
shows on CD/DVD to watch on your television or
computer. You can even add background music
or a narrated audio file to your slide show.

Features

1. Create photo slide shows to various video
formats including DVD, VCD, SVCD, mini-DVD,
MPEG, AVI, DV-AVI, and WMV.

2. Edit Pictures

honestech Photo DVD 3.0 allows you to edit
your pictures and add text or special effects.

3. Add Background Music

You can add audio files to your photo slide show.

4. Add Transition Effects

You can add transition effects between your
pictures.

5. Preview

Preview your photo slide show before burning it
to CD/DVD.

Operation System

Windows XP SP2
Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)

System Requirements

DirectX 9.0 or higher
Pentium IV 1GHz or higher
256MB RAM or more
15GB HDD or more
CD or DVD writer

honestech

Video Patrol 5.0

honestech Video Patrol 5.0 provides a
comprehensive personal video monitoring
surveillance solution. You can monitor your
home or office from anywhere with broadband
internet access. You can control up to three
cameras at a time, send e-mail notices to specified
email accounts, and schedule monitoring time
slots. You can record surveillance videos in
MPEG format when a motion is detected.

Features

1. Basic Surveillance

Record video (in mpeg format) continuously or
only when a motion is detected. You can also
specify motion from certain area within viewing
area of PC camera to trigger the surveillance
system.

2. Email Notification

Send email notices to specified e-mail
adresses

3. Scheduled Monitoring

Specify desired monitoring time slots for

surveillance system to be active. (e.g…: one,

daily, or weekly)

4. Multiple PC Cameras

Supports up to three PC cameras, and you
select individual detection mode and response
action for each PC camera. In order to avoid
conflict in device recognition by your PC, we
recommend that you use different brand or
model for multiple PC camera opration.

5. Data Backup/Burning

You can create backup video files on CD or
DVD

6. File List Management

Easily manage the recorded video files with
browsing and selection feature for watching or
burning.

7. FTP Server Option

Back up your videos by uploading them to your
FTP server or burn DVD (if available)

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8. Free Online membership (www.my-iptv.com)

View surveillance video from PDA, Sony PSP
and PDA mobile phone

System Requirements

• Capture Device:
USB Camera

• Operating System:
Windows XP
Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)

• Processor:
Pentium IV 2.0 GHz or
equivalent

• Memory:
256MB of RAM

• Other:
DirectX 8.1 or higher
Windows Media Player 6.4
(or higher)
CD Writer for Data-CD
DVD Writer for Data-DVD

• Video Output:
MPEG-1, MPEG-1 VBR

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honestech

MY-IPTV Anywhere
Deluxe

MY-IPTV Anywhere provides a sensible solution to
set up your own broadcasting company from home.
The software allows you to deliver your home or
local TV programs to anywhere in the world as
long as you have broadband internet access.
Experience your local, hometown TV programs
while traveling to another city, state or even
overseas.

Your local, hometown TV programs can be
delivered to you using MY-IPTV Anywhere's built
in MPEG-4, H.264 software compression
technology.

Once you have registered with honestech's free
online membership, connection to your home PC
and local TV programs is completely hassle free.
No need to worry about IP addresses or servers.
The connection is peer to peer so you can be
assured of a secured connection.

Features

1. Channel Changing & Surfing

Switch and search TV channels from outside
your home or anywhere else in the world.

2. PVR and Scheduled Recording

Schedule and record TV programs with an
intuitive Internet based TV programming tool.

3. DVD Burning

Burn recorded TV programs onto a DVD with
ease (DVD burner required).

4. High Quality Picture

MY-IPTV Anywhere utilizes the latest MPEG-4
H.264 giving a television quality broadcast.

Operation System

Windows XP SP2
Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)

System Requirements

USB 2.0 Connection
Pentium IV 1.4 GHz or higher
128MB RAM or more
2GB HDD or more
DirectX 9.0 or later
Windows Media Player 6.4 or higher
Broadband Internet Connection Required

* MY- IPBOX (USB 2.0 TV/Video Capture Box) included.

43. DVD Player 3.0

honestech

MY-IPTV&CAM Anywhere
Deluxe

MY-IPTV & CAM Anywhere combines the power to
access your home TV programs and personal
video monitoring surveillance system from
anywhere in the world where broadband internet is
available!

MY-IPTV Anywhere

The software allows you to deliver your home or
local TV programs to anywhere in the world as
long as you have broadband internet access.
Experience your local, hometown TV programs
while traveling to another city, state or wherever
your travels take you. Your local, hometown TV
programs can be delivered to you using MY-IPTV
Anywhere's built-in H.264 video compression
technology.

MY-IPCAM Anywhere

Provides a comprehensive personal video
monitoring surveillance solution. With MY-IPCAM
Anywhere, your PC becomes a powerful
surveillance system. MY-IPCAM Anywhere
records video when motion is detected, and
provides remote real-time monitoring function.
Controls up to three cameras at a time, send
e-mail notices to specified email accounts, and
schedule monitoring time slots. You can record
and burn surveillance videos in MPEG format.

You can manage watching TV and monitoring
personal surveillance from Honestech’s FREE
online membership, which also takes care of
hassle-free per-to-peer connection to your PC
from anywhere.

Features

1. MY-IPTV Anywhere

• Channel Changing & Surfing

• PVR and Scheduled Recording

• DVD Burning

• High Quality H.264 video compression

2. MY-IPCAM Anywhere

• Basic Surveillance

• Email Notification

• Scheduled Monitoring

• Multiple PC Cameras

• Data Backup/Burning

• File List Management

Operation System

Windows XP SP2
Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)

System Requirements

Designed for analog signals/channels only.
USB 2.0 host controller
Processor : Pentium IV 1.8 GHz or higher
Memory : RAM 256MB or higher
HDD : 2GB or more
DirectX 9.0 or later
Windows Media Player 6.4 or higher
Broadband Internet Connection Required

* MY-IPBOX - TV&CAM (USB 2.0 TV/Video Capture
Device & PC Camera) included.

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honestech

DVD Player 3.0

honestech DVD Player 3.0 is a small but powerful
DVD player. Supports all standard formats, and
provides complete navigation controls. You can
also customize the DVD player with various skins
provided.

Features

• Parental controls

• Various skins available

• Auto-resume playback

• Bookmark feature

Supported Video Formats:

• DVD, VCD, SVCD

• MPEG1, MPEG2, AVI, WMV, DAT

Supported Audio Formats:

• Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, LPCM

• MP3, MP2, WMA

Operation System

Windows XP
Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)

System Requirements

DirectX 8.1 or higher
Windows Media Player 6.4 or higher
Pentium III 700 MHz or higher
256MB RAM or more
DVD Optical Drive
VGA Card with H/W acceleration
Sound Card

45. DVD Player 3.0

honestech

Rapid Video Blogger™

Easily create User-Generated Content from any
media type with the honestech Rapid Video
Blogger™.
Compile a video blog content with your music,
photos, video and more.

Features

• Various Templates

• Photo Editing

• Supports TV/video capture cards &

USB PC cameras

• Video Editing

• Preview

• Various Output Formats

System Requirements

• Operating System:

Windows XP Service Pack 2
Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)

• Processor:

Pentium III 1.0 GHz or equivalent

• Memory:

512MB of RAM

• Other:

16 MB or more of video memory
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or higher

Optional Devices

• DVD Burner

• TV/video capture card or

USB PC cam

Input/Output Formats

• Video Input:
MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMV,
ASF, AVI

• Photo Input:
BMP, JPEG

• Audio Input:
MP3, WAV

• File Output:
MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMV

• Disc Output:
VCD, SVCD, DVD

• Photo Editing:
BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF

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honestech

Claymation Studio

Capture images using a digital camera, webcam
or DV camcorder,
create characters, apply small changes, and add
background images
and music to create your own claymation movies.

Features

• Onionskin

• Rotoscope

• Chroma key

• Supports WMV & AVI format

• Audio Recording

• Simple Frame Editing

• Supports Project Format

System Requirements

• Operating System:
Windows XP

Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)

• Processor:

Pentium IV 1.8GHz or equivalent

• Memory:

128MB of RAM

(256MB or higher recommended)

• Other:

Microsoft DirectX 9.0(or higher)

Windows Media Format
SDK 9 (or higher)
Windows Media Player 7
(or higher)

Optional Devices

• Video Capture Device:
Web Camera , DV-Camcorder

• Audio Capture Device:
microphone

Input/Output Formats

• Image input:
JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF

• Audio input:
MP3, WAV

• Video Output:
AVI, WMV

honestech

Backpack Journalist

Powerful digital video editing software that allows
users to capture and edit audio/video and then
transmit over the internet, all in real-time.

Features

1. Capture

• DV Connection Display

• Device Control

• Auto Capture

• Manual Capture

• Batch Capture

• Scene Change Detection (SCD)

• Continuous recording and Pre-Roll playback

option

• Timer

• Audio Information Display

2. Editong

• 3 timeline tracks

• Clip source management based on Bin type

• Automatic clip insertion from Clip monitor to

timeline

• Adding still images to the beginning or the end
of a clip

• .Customizing the timeline for production of news
clips with time length restriction

3. Rendering & Transmission

• Easy Transmission

• Transmission Configuration

• Auto Error Correction

System Requirements

• Operating System:

Windows XP Service Pack 2
Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)

• Processor:

Pentium IV 2.4 GHz or equivalent

• Memory:

512MB of RAM
(1024 MB or more recommended)

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Coming soon..

• HDD:
20 GB+ hard drive space for video capture

and editing

• Screen Resolution:
1024 x 768, 32-bit color or above

• Microphone:
Required for recording voice-overs

• Video Capturing Device:
DV camcorder connected via OHCI-compliant

IEEE1394

• File Transfer:
Internet connection request for file transfer

• Other:
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (or higher)
Windows Media Player 7 (or higher)

• Video Input:
DV-AVI

• Image Input:
JPEG, BMP, TGA

• Audio Input:
MP3, WAV

• Video Output:
WMV, DV

• Output Resolution:
720x480, 360x240

48. honestech

Honestech, Inc.

North and Latin America

P.O. Box 26365 Austin, TX 78755

Phone: [phone] or 512-514-6222
Fax: [phone]

[e-mail]
http://www.honestech.com

Honest Technology Taiwan

Address : Room 6E08, No. 5, Sec. 5, Hsin-Yi Road., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
< Taipei World Trade Center >

Tel : [phone]
Fax : [phone]
eMail : [e-mail]

Honest Technology Japan

Address : MS Bldg 6F, 2-25-4, Taitou, Taitou-Ku, Tokyo, 110-0016 JAPAN
eMail : [e-mail]

Honest Technology Korea

Address : Kyung-Dong Bldg, 5F, 906-5 Jijok-Dong, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon, Korea 305-330
Tel : [phone]~8
Fax : [phone]
eMail : [e-mail]