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the Video input to be digitized. The options in the
dialog box will change to “Source Options”.
4. Your Digitizer is “USB Vision”. This may be the only option.
5. Select your “Input”: either “S-Video” or “C-Video”
depending on the type of your connection.
6. Select your “Format”: NTSC, PAL, or SECAM. NTSC is
the standard in the United States and Japan; PAL is used
in Europe, and SECAM is used in France. Click “OK”.
7. Again, from the “Digitize” menu, select “Sound On” to
enable the Audio digitizing function.
A check mark next to the command indicates it’s already active.
8. From the “Digitizing” menu, select “Sound Settings”.
The “Sound” dialogue box appears.
9. From the “Sound Settings” pop-up menu select
“Source”. This option is used to select the source for the
audio input to be digitized. The options in the left half of
the “Sound” dialogue change to “Source” options.
10. From the “Device” pop-up menu, select “Built-in”. This
may be the only option.
11. From the “Input” pop-up menu, select “Sound In”.
12. From the “Speaker” pop-up menu, select “On”. This will
allow you to hear the audio through your computer’s
speaker while you are recording. Click “OK”.
To Test Your Connections:
1. Turn on your VCR. Insert a tape, and press play. If you
are using a camcorder, turn the power on.
2. Observe the video appears in the preview area of the
“Digitizing Window”.
3. Observe the audio is playing through the
computer’s speaker.
Digitizing Clips using Strata
™
VideoShop 4.5
on the USB VideoBus
™
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Note: You do not have to have a project open to digitize.
You can open the digitizing window at anytime with
the “Show Digitizing Window” command. The
digitized clips will be stored in the VideoShop cache
folder (or designated digitizing folder). To use the clips,
import them into the bin when you start a project.
3. The “Project Settings” dialog appears. Click on the
“Internet” setting. Both the “Recording” and “Project
Settings” change to “Width: 160”, “Height: 120”, and
“FPS: 15”. This means that the clip you digitize will be 160
pixels wide x 120 pixels high. Your VideoShop project will
also have the same settings and have a frame rate of 15
frames per second.
4. Click “OK” to start a new project with these settings. A
new project starts and VideoShop’s main windows appear.
5. Select “Show Digitizing Window” from the “Windows” menu.
OR Click the “Digitize” button on the button bar (icon that
looks like a video camcorder located on the upper
right-hand corner of your screen). The “Digitizing” window
is displayed. The size of the digitizing area is displayed at
the top left: 160x120.
To Configure the Digitizing Software:
1. From the “Digitize” menu, select “Video On” to enable
the video digitizing function.
Note: This command is only enabled if VideoShop detects a
digitizing card in your computer (in our case it is the
USB VideoBus).
A check mark next to the command indicates it’s already active.
2. From the Digitizing menu, select “Video Settings”. The
“Video” dialog box appears.
3. From the “Video Settings” pop-up menu (top left) select
“Source”. This option is used to select the source for
Digitizing Clips using Strata
™
VideoShop 4.5
on the USB VideoBus
™
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