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miroVIDEO DC30 Series
User Manual
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Pinnacle Systems miroVIDEO DC30 Series User Manual

miroVIDEO DC30 Series
SER’S GUIDE
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User’s Guide
Version 1.0 /GB August 1999 Part No. 51006044 Rev. B
© Pinnacle Systems Inc. 1999 All rights reserved.
No part of this manual may be reproduced or transferred to other media without explicit written permission from Pinnacle Systems GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany.
Adobe™ is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc. IBM AT® is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp. miroVIDEO™ is a trademark of Pinnacle Systems Inc. Pentium™ is a trademark of Intel Corp. DirectX™ is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. Vision986™, Trio64V+™, ViRGE™ and ViRGE VX™ are trademarks of S3 Incorporated. VGA™ is a trademark of International Business Machines Corp. Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
This manual is printed on chlorine-free paper using environmentally safe ink. Pinnacle Systems Inc. has written this manual to the best of its knowledge, but
does not guarantee that the programs/systems will fulfill the desires of the user. No warranty is made as to the specifications of features. Pinnacle Systems Inc. retains the right to make alterations to the content of the
manual without the obligation to inform third parties. All tenders, sales, supply and manufacturing contracts from Pinnacle Systems
Inc., including consultancy, installation and other contractual performance are subject exclusively to the General Sales and Delivery Terms of Pinnacle Systems, Inc.
Contents
OVERVIEW 1
HAT IS THE
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HAT DOES THE
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN 5
YSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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ACKAGE CONTENTS
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XISTING VIDEO CAPTURE BOARD
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QUICK START 10
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IDEO RECORDING—QUICK START
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INGLE FRAMES—QUICK START (WINDOWS
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INSTALLING ADOBE PREMIERE 13
INSTALLING THE HARDWARE 15
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CONNECTING THE VIDEO AND AUDIO DEVICES 17
ONNECTING VIDEO DEVICES
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ONNECTING AUDIO DEVICES
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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 95/98 20
NSTALLING THE DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS
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INDOWS
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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0 33
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QUICK START GUIDE FOR DC30 PRO 37
UDIO LOOPTHROUGH TEST
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IDEO LOOPTHROUGH TEST
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IDEO CAPTURE TEST
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IDEO EDIT TEST
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IDEO OUTPUT TEST
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USING THE DC30 BOARD UNDER WINDOWS 95 / WINDOWS 98 48
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ECORDING VIDEO
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USING THE DC30 BOARD UNDER WINDOWS NT 65
DC30 series Control....................................................................................................... 65
MIRO
VIDEO CAPTURE 68
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MIROINSTANT VIDEO 5 AND ADOBE PREMIERE 5.1 90
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TITLEDEKO 100
ELCOME TO TITLEDEKO
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NSTALLING TITLEDEKO
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AUNCHING TITLEDEKO
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ELECTING TEXT AND OBJECTS
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TIPS & TRICKS 126
ENERAL INFORMATION
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ISSUES
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AND ADOBE PREMIERE AND COMPUTER ANIMATION
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TROUBLESHOOTING 136
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NSTALLATION
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ERFORMANCE PROBLEMS DURING DIGITIZING
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INDOWS
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TECHNICAL DATA 151
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APPENDIX A: HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONS 154
IGITIZING WITH THE
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IGITIZING AND RECORDING WITH THE
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IGITIZING WITH THE
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IGITIZING AND RECORDING WITH THE
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AND A SOUND BOARD
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miroVIDEO DC30 series
AND A SOUND BOARD
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APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY 161
APPENDIX C: SUPPORT QUESTIONNAIRE 168
APPENDIX D: FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT 172
INDEX 174
Contents
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For your own safety
In the interest of your own safety and the flawless functioning of your new product and computer system please note the following:
• Computer components are sensitive to static charge. Divert any electrostatic
charge from your person before touching the components with your hands or any tools.
• Before opening the computer make sure that the power plug is disconnected
from the main socket.
For changes that have occurred after the manual has been printed, refer to the ReadMe file/s on the CD-ROM supplied with your system!
About the User’s Guide
Subheadings
This manual explains how to install and use the hardware and software of your miroVIDEO DC30 series product. It also contains many tips and tricks to make optimal use of it.
In the margins are subheadings to help you quickly find your way through this manual.
Important text passages are marked with the “notepad” and this format.
Numbers mark step by step instructions:
1. Start Windows. Bullets mark instructions for optional steps the order of which is not important.
• Connect the board to the camcorder.
All keyboard commands appear in this font:
install <↵>
<↵> represents the enter key.
Menus, commands, options, or buttons which the user can select are written in
italics.
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Overview
The following chapter gives you an overview of the fields of application and the features of the miroVIDEO DC30 series hardware and software.
W
HAT IS THE
Differences
miroVIDEO DC30 series?
The miroVIDEO DC30 series contains the following Pinnacle boards:
miroVIDEO DC30miroVIDEO DC30 with miroVIDEO Productivity PackmiroVIDEO DC30 SPEED (Germany only)miroVIDEO DC30 plusmiroVIDEO DC30 pro (USA only).
This manual covers all of these products, and “miroVIDEO DC30 series” stands for “miroVIDEO DC30 or miroVIDEO DC30 plus or...” and so on. The main differences between these products are different bundled additional software packages.
Differences to note: miroVIDEO DC30 has a data rate limit of 6 MB/sec, the others can do up to 7 MB/sec. All miroVIDEO DC30 series products except miroVIDEO DC30 support miroINSTANT Video. Only the Productivity Pack allows for device control and batch capture with the Pinnacle capture application and Windows 95/98.
*
The miroVIDEO DC30 series is a system of hardware and software, for IBM compatible PCs with a PCI bus, used to digitize, compress, process, and play back video sequences in Motion-JPEG format. The sound is digitized, as well. You can also add the sound to your video clips after they have been recorded. The miroVIDEO DC30 series also lets you digitize, compress, process, and reproduce individual images as TrueColor bitmaps.
*
Windows 95 / 98 only.
Overview
1
Where to use it?
Boards of the miroVIDEO DC30 series convert video into a computer­understandable format by digitizing video sequences to uncompressed or Motion-JPEG compressed data files. The video sequences can then be edited on the computer and output in good to very good S-VHS quality to a VCR, television, or computer monitor. The higher the quality of the video input and the higher the computer’s data transfer rate, the better the output quality of the video image.
The miroVIDEO DC30 series’ video post-production recording capabilities combined with video editing software, Adobe Premiere, provide a complete video studio plus cutting table on your desktop.
The miroVIDEO DC30 series’ capabilities result from optimally integrated hardware and software.
System components
Hardware
The miroVIDEO DC30 series hardware is a state-of-the-art PCI video digitizer. The miroVIDEO DC30 series includes a JPEG processor to compress video as well as a video encoder and an audio codec to digitize and decode audio signals. For capturing and playing back the PCI bus mastering mode is used.
Software
The miroVIDEO DC30 series software includes the miroVIDEO DC30 series drivers to control the video capture, compression, decompression, and playback. miroINSTANT Video, miroVIDEO Capture, and miroVIDEO EXPERT, a hard disk test utility are also part of the miroVIDEO DC30 series’ software. Adobe Premiere and the presets for Adobe Premiere offer you a wide range of options for video and audio editing.
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HAT DOES THE
miroVIDEO DC30 series
OFFER
?
The miroVIDEO DC30 series system stands out for its quality (Hi8), compression capabilities, performance, and digital video editing capabilities. Combined with a suitable graphics board, the miroVIDEO DC30 series offers digital real-time overlay. Please also see our website (http://www.pinnaclesys.com) for hardware compatibility.
The following diagram illustrates the possible connections:
Combined audio input/output
VCR
VCR
TV
VCR
Inputs:
Audio output of the video source, microphone, tape recorder, CD player, ...
VCR
Camcorder, VCR, TV tuner, ...
Composite video input
S-Video input
Composite video output
S-Video output
Outputs:
Audio input of the VCR, TV, loudspeakers, ...
VCR
VCR
TV
TV for image preview (optional)
• Video inputs
The miroVIDEO DC30 series connects to any video source (VCR, video camera, TV tuner, laserdisk, still-video camera) that generates a composite video signal or an S-Video signal (such as VHS, S-VHS, Hi8, Video 8).
• Video outputs
To record video sequences back to tape, connect a composite or S-Video VCR to the miroVIDEO DC30 series. Video sequences can also be displayed on a TV or computer monitor.
• Audio codec
The audio codec integrated on the miroVIDEO DC30 series board digitizes the sound during video digitization, providing synchronous playback of video and audio.
Overview
3
• Video formats
The NTSC and PAL and SECAM (video input only) TV standards are supported.
• Video compression
The integrated JPEG processor on the miroVIDEO DC30 series compresses video sequences in real-time in Motion-JPEG format.
• Optimized bus interface
The miroVIDEO DC30 series supports the PCI bus mastering mode and is therefore capable of transferring the uncompressed video data for the video overlay to suitable PCI graphics boards simultaneously to the compressed audio and video data.
• Digital video editing
The miroVIDEO DC30 series offers all the possibilities of a digital video studio: cuts, filters, transparency effects, integration of computer graphics and computer animation, and much more.
• Best color quality
The video image is scanned at a high color bandwidth at a 4:2:2 ratio (brightness by color information in accordance with the YUV model).
• Full Screen—Full Motion Video
The performance of a video digitizer is defined on the frame size, frame rate, and color depth. miroVIDEO DC30 series can digitize full size, full motion video with 16.7 million colors (24 bits color depth) in real-time.
• Adobe Premiere
The miroVIDEO DC30 series package includes Adobe Premiere. Adobe Premiere is a software for capturing, editing, and playing back digital video under Windows.
• Hardware-independent playback
Software, such Adobe Premiere, can generate AVI files using suitable compressors such as Cinepak. These files can be played back without specialized hardware.
miroINSTANT Video
miroINSTANT Video is a playback plug-in for Adobe Premiere. miroINSTANT Video 5 integrates itself into the Adobe Premiere interface. The plug-in handles the video clips and effects in the timeline and controls playback and scrubbing directly from the timeline.
Important: miroINSTANT Video does not run on a single miroVIDEO DC30. Please refer to the chapters describing miroINSTANT Video on Page 90.
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This chapter tells you which computer system components are required for the operation of the miroVIDEO DC30 series, which devices you can connect to the board, and what is included in the miroVIDEO DC30 series package contents.
S
YSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Please make sure your system meets the following requirements before installing the miroVIDEO DC30 series:
Hardware
Computer:
Pentium computer (recommended: Pentium 200 MHz or higher) with an empty master bus PCI slot.
Memory
Windows 95/98
At least 32 MB, recommended 64 MB.
Windows NT / Windows 2000
64 MB or more.
Before you begin
Hard disk
Hard disk with a sufficiently high data transfer rate and enough capacity. For more details, read the following:
• Data transfer rate
The higher the desired video quality, the higher the required data transfer rate of the hard disk. For S-Video quality 2 MB/sec of data has to be transferred, for high S-Video quality approximately 3-4 MB/sec. The miroVIDEO DC30 is capable of digitizing a maximum data rate of 6 MB/sec, the miroVIDEO DC30 SPEED / plus is capable of digitizing a maximum data rate of 7 MB/sec. The data transfer rate of your hard disk has to be approximately 50% higher than the data rate for video capturing.
• Hard disk capacity:
For capturing video, you need a hard disk with sufficient capacity. When capturing, for example, S-Video approximately 120-200 MB per minute have to be saved.
Before You Begin
5
To accelerate capturing and playing back a large amount of data, we recommend that you defragment your hard disk before capturing/playing back video. Under Windows 95 / 98 you will find a defragmentation utility under Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter. If you use miroVIDEO DC30 series under Windows NT, use a tool you can obtain from your computer store to defragment your hard disk.
Graphics board and monitor
A graphics system with at least 8 bits color depth (256 colors) is required. If you want to display an overlay using the miroVIDEO DC30 series board, your graphics board has to support DirectDraw at the selected Windows resolution.
The following graphics cards have been tested by Pinnacle for Microsoft Direct X Surface Overlay:
Windows 98 Windows NT
3DFX Voodoo 3 /3000 ATI Expert @ Play ATI Expert @ Play (AGP & PCI ) ATI Expert @ Work ATI Expert @ Work (AGP & PCI) ATI Expert XLATI XL ATI Expert 98, 99 ATI Rage (chip set) ATI Rage (chip set) ATI Rage 128 Fury ATI Rage 128 Fury ATI Rage Pro (chip set) ATI Rage Pro (chip set) ATI Rage II, III (chip sets) ATI Rage II, III (chip sets) Diamond Viper V-550 (AGP & PCI) Diamond V550 (TNT) Diamond Viper V-770 (AGP & PCI) Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 & 4000 Diamond Stealth GII460 Elsa Victory 2 (Banshee) Elsa Victory 2 (Banshee) Elsa Victory Erazor 4 MB Elsa Erazor III (TNT 2) Intel 1740 (chip set) Matrox Millenium Matrox Millenium G200 Matrox Millenium G200 miroMagic Premium (Riva 128) miroMagic Premium (Riva 128) Riva TnT (chip set) Riva 128 (chip set) S3 Savage 3D S3 Savage 3D S3 Virge (chip set)
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Sound board
If you use the miroVIDEO DC30 series board under Windows NT, an additional sound board has to be installed in your system.
Software
Windows 95 (OSR2), Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0 (SP3 or higher). Support for Windows 2000 is planned.
Video/audio devices
Video input
The miroVIDEO DC30 series connects to any video source (VCR, video camera, TV tuner, laserdisk) generating a composite video or S-Video signal in PAL, NTSC, or SECAM quality.
Video output
The miroVIDEO DC30 series video output connects to any video device (television set, VCR, camcorder) that supports a composite video or an S-Video signal in NTSC, or PAL.
Audio input/output
The miroVIDEO DC30 series package contents includes a Y adapter you can use to connect the audio inputs/outputs of your audio devices (such as a microphone, CD player or powered speakers.
Cables
To connect video/audio devices to the miroVIDEO DC30 series board, you need suitable cables (Cinch or S-Video cables).
Before You Begin
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P
ACKAGE CONTENTS
Please make sure your miroVIDEO DC30 series system is complete before you begin the installation. The system includes*:
miroVIDEO DC30 board**Y audio cable
Breakout Box CD with drivers, extended Comes with DC30pro Adobe Premiere Presets and Available for other DC30s documentation
miroINSTANT Video (on CD) Adobe Premiere miroVIDEO Capture (on CD)
Documentation If any parts are missing, please contact your retailer. Additional peripherals,
such as the Breakout Box, are available from your retailer.
Computer components are sensitive to electrostatic charge. Do not take the miroVIDEO DC30 series board out of its antistatic package until you install it.
*
Depending on the delivery scope, the package contents may vary from the contents listed in this manual.
**
For model and serial number of your board, refer to thelabel on the board.
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XISTING VIDEO CAPTURE BOARD
If you have already installed a video capture board in your computer, you must de-install and remove this board before installing the miroVIDEO DC30 series board. To do so, you must also remove the corresponding software, while the board is still installed. To do so, select Settings in the Start menu, select
Control Panel and System, Device Manager and Sound, video and game controller. Click on your video board and on Remove.
D
EFRAGMENTING THE HARD DISK
Before installing and configuring the miroVIDEO DC30 series, defragment your hard disk/s. You find the Windows 95 / Windows 98 defragmentation utility under Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter. If you use miroVIDEO DC30 series under Windows NT, use a utility, which you can obtain from your computer store, to defragment your hard disk. Or go to Start > Run and type in “defrag.”
Before You Begin
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The following chapter is designed so that you can start using your miroVIDEO DC30 series board immediately.
For more detailed installation instructions, please refer to the subsequent chapters in the manual. Detailed configuration options are listed in the appendix, beginning on page I.
Q
UICK INSTALLATION
Proceed as follows to install the miroVIDEO DC30 series hardware and software:
Install Adobe Premiere.
; Place the Adobe Premiere-CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. ; If the installation program is not started automatically, select Run…
; Depending on your drive, enter, for example:
; Follow the installation instructions on the screen.
Quick start
from the Start menu.
e:\premiere\setup,
then click OK.
Install the miroVIDEO DC30 series board.
; Turn your computer and all peripherals off. ; Remove the necessary cables. ; Open the computer’s housing. ; Remove the slot cover. ; Insert the board into bus master PCI slot. ; Reassemble your computer. ; Reconnect all cables.
Connect video source(s) to the video input(s)*.
; Connect video sources with composite outputs to the composite input and/or connect video sources with S-VHS outputs to the
S-VHS input.
Connect a VCR/television to the video output
; Connect the VCR/television to the appropriate video output (composite or S-VHS).
*
For help with this, refer to the board layout on page 17.
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Establish the audio link
Connect a Y adapter to the audio input/output.
;
Connect the audio source to the Line In connection on the adapter.
;
Connect a VCR or active boxes to the Line Out connection on the
;
*
.
adapter. Switch your computer on.
;
Install the miroVIDEO DC30 series software.
Turn on the PC and start Windows.
;
Place the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
;
Follow the installation program instructions on the screen.
;
Run the hardware test (Windows 95/98 only).
Test your hardware to make sure it is operating correctly.
;
miroVIDEO EXPERT starts up automatically to check your system’s
;
performance level.
Quit hardware test by clicking OK.
;
V
IDEO RECORDING
—Q
UICK START
Start miroVIDEO Capture.
Start miroVIDEO Capture from the miroVIDEO DC30 series program group, or directly from the Desktop if you have selected this option during the installation.
Specify the user type.
Select the
Standard
user type.
Make the necessary adjustments for your video.
Select the
Projects
tab. Specify the
Video standard
and the
Quality
.
Check audio settings.
Check if you want to capture the clip with or without
audio
.
Select the video and audio inputs and outputs.
In the
Settings
Note that the CD-ROM or sound card to the DC30 card.
tap adjust the necessary options.
internal
audio refers to a connection inside the computer from
External
audio refers to a connection outside the computer, from a tape deck or camcorder to the Breakout Box.
*
For help with this, refer to the board layout on page 17.
Specify the capture drive.
In the
Settings
tab specify the capture drive and directory.
Quick Start
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Record the clip.
Click the Record button to start recording. Click the Stop button to stop recording.
P
LAYBACK WITH MEDIAPLAYER
Proceed as follows to play the edited video sequence on a television or to record it on videotape:
Start media playback. Start MediaPlayer from the miroVIDEO DC30 series program group.
Select the video output.
Use the DC30 series Control to select the video output (Window, S-VHS, Composite video) and define the output standard if required.
Play the file back.
Select Device and miroAVI Cache and then select the AVI file to play back.
S
INGLE FRAMES
—Q
Proceed as follows to capture single frames rather than a video sequence:
Start miroVIDEO Capture. Start the miroVIDEO Capture application from the miroVIDEO DC30 series program group, or directly from the Desktop.
UICK START
—Q
(W
UICK START
INDOWS
95/98
ONLY
)
Select Record tab.
Select the Record tab and click on the Start Record button. The video sequence is display in the overlay window.
Click left
Click the left mouse button into the overlay window to capture a single frame. The frame is copied into the Windows Clipboard and can be pasted into any picture editing application.
What’s next?
For more detailed instructions concerning any of the above functions, please refer to the appropriate section below.
You can also find information concerning the installation of a PCI expansion board in the documentation supplied with your computer.
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Installing Adobe Premiere
The following chapter describes the procedure to install Adobe Premiere
You must install Adobe Premiere before installing the miroVIDEO DC30 series board in your computer, because the miroVIDEO DC30 series presets must be copied to the appropriate Adobe Premiere folder during the installation of the miroVIDEO DC30 series software, and software installation starts immediately after the hardware installation.
Proceed as follows to install Adobe Premiere:
1. Place the Adobe Premiere CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
2. If the installation program is not started automatically, select Run… from the
Start menu.
.
3. Depending on your drive, enter, for example: e:\Autoplay.
If your CD-ROM drive has a different drive designation, change the path accordingly.
— or —
Installing Adobe Premiere
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Click on Browse..., switch to your CD-ROM drive and to the directory mentioned above and double-click the Autoplay.exe file.
4. Click OK.
5. Follow the program installation instructions on the screen.
After you have installed Adobe Premiere on your computer, you can install the miroVIDEO DC30 series board.
If you ever need to reinstall Adobe Premiere, please remember to run the DC30 series installation again, selecting at a minimum the Presets and Plug-ins. DC30 series will not work correctly if these components are missing.
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Installing the Hardware
The following chapter explains how to install the miroVIDEO DC30 series into your computer.
If you have already installed a video capture board in your computer, you must un-install and remove this board before installing the miroVIDEO DC30 series board. And you must also remove the corresponding software, while the board is still installed. To do so, select Control Panel in the Start menu, select System, Device Manager and Sound, video and game controller. Click on your video board and click on Remove.
To insert the miroVIDEO DC30 series into your computer, proceed as follows:
1. Discharge yourself.
Discharge yourself charge by touching the metal case of your computer.
2. Switch off the computer, disconnect the cables.
Switch off the computer and all peripheral devices. Pull out the power cord and disconnect all necessary cables.
3. Remove the cover.
Loosen the screws of the computer’s cover and remove the cover.
4. Select a PCI slot.
Select a free, bus mastering PCI slot.
Slot shields
Slots
Power supply unit
PCI slots
Installing the Hardware
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1. Remove the slot shield.
Remove the slot shield at the back of the computer. If necessary, remove the screw at the cover.
2. Insert the board.
Insert the board carefully in the selected slot. Hold the board at the top edge and push both ends simultaneously into the slot. Press the board’s top edge to make sure that the board is firmly seated in the slot.
If the board cannot be inserted without problems, do not force the board into place. The contacts at the connector could bend. Instead, pull the board out carefully and try again.
7. Reconnect the cables.
Tighten the screws and reassemble the computer’s casing. Reconnect the cables.
The miroVIDEO DC30 series hardware installation is completed. Connect the video/audio devices as described in the next chapter, and install and configure the software as described in the “Installing the software” chapter (see page 20).
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Connecting the
Video and Audio Devices
The following section shows you how to connect your video and audio devices (which have to be powered off) to the miroVIDEO DC30 series board. To do so, you need suitable cables.
For detailed sample configurations, refer to the Appendix A beginning on page 154.
The following diagram shows the miroVIDEO DC30 series board and its connectors. Your board may look different, but the connectors are the same.
Side view
ST8 ST9 ST10 ST12
Combined audio
input/output
Composite
video input
S-Video input
Composite
video output
S-Video output
Internal connectors:
ST8 = Composite video input ST9 = Composite video output ST10 = Audio in ST12 = Audio out
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Back view
Combined audio input/output
Composite video input
S-Video input
Composite video output
S-Video output
Inputs
The miroVIDEO DC30 series has one composite input and one S-Video input, enabling parallel connections of two video sources. The software switches between the video inputs. The composite input is an RCA female connector, the S-Video input is a 4-pin Mini DIN female connector.
Outputs
The miroVIDEO DC30 series also has a composite (RCA female connector) and an S-Video output (4-pin Mini DIN female connector) to connect a VCR and/or TV or monitor.
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ONNECTING VIDEO DEVICES
Video input/s
• If you have a video source with S-Video output, connect it to the
miroVIDEO DC30 series’ S-Video input with a suitable cable.
• If you have a video source with Composite video output, connect it to the
miroVIDEO DC30 series’ Composite video input with a suitable cable.
Video output/s
• Connect a video recorder and/or television set to the S-Video output with a
suitable cable.
• Connect a video recorder and/or television set to the Composite video output
with a suitable cable.
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ONNECTING AUDIO DEVICES
• Connect the supplied Y adapter to the combined audio input/output.
• Connect the audio output of your video source, a microphone, or any other
audio source (CD player, tape recorder etc.) to the In connectors of the adapter.
• Connect the audio input of your VCR, TV set or powered speakers to the
Out connectors of your adapter.
• Connect the Breakout Box cable ends to the corresponding sockets on the
miroVIDEO DC30 series board.
• Place the Breakout Box in a convenient location. Connect your external
video and audio source devices to the panel.
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Composite video input (red)
Composite video output (yellow)
Combined audio input/output
S-video input (black, 4-pin)
(black, 8-pin)
S-video output (gray)
S-video
Composite
video
Left
audio
Right audio
Outputs
For more details on the different connections, refer to the Appendix. In addition, you will find a specification of the Y adapter in the “Technical Data” on page 151.
Inputs
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Installing the
Software for Windows 95/98
Once you have installed the miroVIDEO DC30 series into your computer, you can install the miroVIDEO DC30 series drivers and software. The installation steps for the Windows 95 (OSR2), Windows 98 and Windows NT are slightly different.
Windows 95
If you have Windows 95 installed on your computer, please proceed with the section “Installing the drivers for Windows 95 on page 21.
The complete installation consists of the following steps:
 Installing drivers for Windows 95 on page 21.  Installing the software for Windows 95 / Windows 98 on page 26.
Windows 98
If you use Windows 98, please proceed with the “Installing the drivers for Windows 98” section on page 25.
The complete installation consists of the following steps:
 Installing drivers for Windows 98 on page 25.  Installing the software for Windows 95 / Windows 98 on page 26.
Windows NT
If you use Windows NT, please read the “Installing the software for Windows NT 4.0” chapter on page 33.
Among other things, installing the miroVIDEO DC30 series software copies the miroVIDEO DC30 series drivers to your hard disk. The miroVIDEO DC30 series program group is created, and the expanded Adobe Premiere project defaults (Presets) are copied to your hard disk.
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NSTALLING THE DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS
At this point, the miroVIDEO DC30plus board should already be installed in your computer. To install the drivers for Windows 95, proceed as follows:
1. Switch on computer.
Switch on your computer. Windows 95 is started automatically. If your computer is configured in such a way, that Windows 95 is not started
automatically, please start Windows 95 now. After Windows 95 starts, the New hardware component found dialog box
appears followed by the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box.
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2. Click Next.
Click on the Next button.
3. Insert the CD-ROM.
Insert the miroVIDEO DC30plus CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
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4. Click Other Locations... .
Click on the Other Locations... button.
5. Click Browse... .
Click on the Browse... button.
6. Switch into the :\SETUP directory, click OK.
Switch to your CD-ROM drive and go into the \SETUP directory. Click OK.
7. Click Next.
Click on the Next button.
8. Click OK and Browse... again.
When your system requests you to insert the CD-ROM again, click on OK
and once again on Browse... .
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9. Switch into the \SETUP directory, click OK.
Switch to your CD-ROM drive and go into the :\SETUP directory. Click OK.
10. Clic k OK.
Click the OK button again. After the drivers have been copied, the installation program starts
automatically. Proceed with the “Installing the software for Windows 95 / Windows 98” section on page 26.
Be sure you have the latest driver!
1. Go to the Pinnacle Systems Website at www.pinnaclesys.com and click
on Support. Click on the download site.
DC30plus
or
DC30pro
links to navigate to the
2. Click on the download icon to download the new driver to your computer.
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3. Double-click on the driver updater icon on your desktop to launch the installation program.
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