ION VCR 2 PC Quick Start Guide

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Welcome to ION EZ VHS Converter, an all-in-one multimedia application that allows you to access and work with home videos right from your VCR or home computer.

VCR 2 PC Videos To Go Setup

Click here to learn about the controls on the floating toolbar.

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Index - Floating Toolbar

The floating toolbar appears for a few seconds whenever you move the mouse:

The "Home" button (it looks like a house) takes you to the program's startup screen. The arrow takes you to the previous screen.

The toolbar at the bottom of the screen features standard audio/video playback controls (Play/Pause, Stop, Record,) plus Volume and Channel controls. Special controls for TV playback and only appear when necessary.

When watching movie discs and video files:

Use these buttons to adjust the playback speed at variable rates.

When watching MPEG- 2 videos and video files:

Use these buttons to skip forward by roughly 27 seconds, or backwards by roughly 27 seconds. These buttons are useful for bypassing commercials or skipping back slightly if you accidentally skip ahead too far.

When watching movie discs:

Use these buttons to skip to the next or previous chapter.

When watching TV shows:

Click this button to select channel from the Favorite Channel list.

When watching TV shows and video files:

Click this button to adjust aspect ratio.

* Features may be limited depending on the version you have installed.

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Capture video from your camcorder, VCR, or other supported device.

Follow the onscreen prompts to get your video ready for recording. When you're ready, click "Next."

Before you begin to capture video, you may wish to verify your capture settings. Click the Settings button to do so.

Enter a file name for the video you are about to capture (click the ÒA_Ó button to access a virtual keyboard).

Set the capture duration.

To automatically burn your video to disc after it has been captured, check the "Automatically create a disc..." box.

When you're ready to begin capturing video, click "Record."

Note: If youÕre capturing video from a DV camcorder, you will be prompted to choose a recording format (DV- AVI or MPEG- 2). Depending on your choice, various options will be available.

You can also capture a single frame as a still image by clicking "Capture Frame."

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Index - VCR 2 PC - VCR 2 PC Settings

Modify settings for VCR 2 PC:

For video capturing, you can set the Video Device, Input Source, Video Standard, and Closed Caption support according to your device.

Click "Auto Detect Video Signal" to let the program detect your video input (S- video, composite, etc.) automatically.

Check the "Don't show capturing instructions" box to bypass the help screen when capturing video.

When you're ready, click "Save", or click "Cancel" to exit without saving.

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Index - Videos

This area enables you play video files stored on your computer, capture video and burn your video files to disc.

The video files shown here belong to the folder listed at the top of the page. Click the "Up One Level" button to go up one folder level in the directory.

Click to check the video file you want.

Select any video file to play it and use the buttons on floating toolbar to control playback. There is a preview window at the bottom left corner of the screen. You can click the button next to it to switch to full screen mode. Press "Esc" to exit full screen.

To trim the video, click the scissors icon to the right of your selection.

To rename the video file, click the "A_" icon to access a virtual keyboard.

Click the Delete (trash can) icon to delete the file.

From "View" you can choose either "Detail" or "Thumbnail". "Detail" view includes file names, dates and other information. "Thumbnail" view shows the file thumbnail. You can set a different frame in the video as the thumbnail in the Edit Video section.

Use the "Sort" feature to present your video files in order by file name, file size or date.

Additional options include:

Burn To Disc - Allows you to create a VCD or DVD from your video files.

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Index - Videos - Trimming Video

This area enables you to remove unwanted portions of your video and select a video frame to be used as your chapter thumbnail within the menu.

Trimming video

Standard playback controls are available to trim your video :

Use the preview controls (ie. play/pause/forward/backward) to advance to the exact start of the section you'd like to trim. Note: For video files longer than 10 minutes, a "seek" bar appears beneath the time bar to indicate your current position relative to the entire video file.

Click the "Mark In" button (next to the scissor icon).

Use the preview controls (ie. play/pause/forward/backward) to advance to the exact end of the section you'd like to trim.

Click the "Mark Out" button to define the area to be trimmed out of your video.

Note: You can remove multiple sections of a video by repeating steps 1-4 over other areas of the video track.

Use the Undo button if you've made a mistake while editing.

Press the "Reset" button to remove all trimmed areas and restore the video to its full length.

The buttons beneath the "Mark In" and "Mark Out" buttons can be used to jump to the previous/next edits on the timer.

For video files longer than 10 minutes, a "seek" bar appears beneath the time bar to indicate your current position relative to the entire video file.

Setting the chapter button thumbnail

Using the Play/Pause controls, click "Pause" when you come to the exact scene you want to use as your chapter button on your DVD menu, then click "Set Thumbnail."

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Index - Videos - Burn To Disc

Burn one or more video clips to disc. Browse to the folder that contains the videos, and select the specific files you want.

Check the video files you want to burn to a disc. Click again to deselect (uncheck) a video file.

trim

a video clip, or to choose the frame be used as the chapter button thumbnail, click the scissors

icon to the right of the file name.

Click the disc settings button, to select the proper disc drive, change video format and modify other disc options.

Click the Menu Design button to personalize your disc with a custom title and graphics.

When youÕre ready to make a disc, click "Burn."

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To Go

This area enables you to synchronize photo, music and video files with supported mobile devices (iPod or Sony PSP. Set iPod as an example).

If you launch this module for the first time or when you connect a new device, the program will prompt you to select one from the list. After you have selected a device, then the next thing to do is to configure it. It's important to do this. Click here to learn more.

Once all devices are configured, select a device to enter the screen above. Options include:

Automatically Sync - Synchronize your device folder and PC folder automatically. Manually Sync - Manually select files to synchronize between your PC and device. Schedule Sync - Set a schedule to synchronize between your PC and device. Export Settings - Set your file conversion format, synchronization folder, etc. Select Device - Select another device.

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This section help you synchronizes your files automatically.

The first time this screen is opened the application will lead you through configuring the settings . After that is completed, you can start automatically synchronizing files.

There are two progress bars on the bottom right of the screen. One is for the current file conversion, and the other is for the overall progress. When the sync has completed, the program will prompt you to view the sync log.

To cancel the sync, click the "Stop" button at any time.

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