Vhs 2 DVD Manual
Vhs 2 DVD Manual
Vhs 2 DVD Manual
Table of Contents
1. Installation Instructions
a. Installation Package Contents
b. Installation Instructions
c. Setting Up the Computer for Video Capturing
i. Adjust the Screen Saver
ii. Adjust the Power/Sleep settings
2. Capturing a Video
a. Changing Video Profiles
3. Editing Captured Videos
4. Creating a DVD
a. Creating a DVD with
Record Direct2DVD
5. F.A.Q.s
www.VHS2DVDWizard.com
www.ClearClickSoftware.com
Installation Instructions:
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Prepare the area, makes sure that you can safely and easily connect
the VCR to its power source and the video capture USB device to the
computer.
Connect the RCA-3 color coded-cable to the Video OUT panel on the
rear of the VCR.
3.
Connect the other end of the RCA-3 color-coded cable to the video
capture device.
4.
Click Next to begin the installation, then click Finish when prompted.
Click the Save As6 button and give the new power scheme a name of
Video Capture. (Note: if you run into difficulties while capturing,
change the Turn off monitor option to Never also.)
Click the Apply button.
Click the Hibernate tab and uncheck Enable Hibernation.
Click Apply then OK. (Rebooting the computer is recommended.)
Windows Vista/Windows 7
Change the Power Options Control Panel settings to match the following:
Click the Save Changes button and close any remaining windows.
These changes will ensure that you computer is providing its full attention and
resources to the Video Capturing process and VHS2DVD Wizard.
Capturing a Video:
Double click the VHS2DVD Wizard icon on the desktop
This is the main window for the Wizard. It is on this screen that you will be able to
capture the video that is played from the VCR (or other connected device) to the
computer.
The Capture Settings screen (shown below) appears after clicking the
Configuration button.
If your settings differ from the screen shot above, feel free to change them to
match the screen above for settings such as Frame Size or Preview Audio.
After you have adjusted the settings, click OK to apply them and return to the
main capture screen.
Before clicking the Record button to begin capturing your first video, it is best to
give your video a more meaningful name. Click on the
name of the capture file.
The video capture will begin. The Record button will become a Stop button and
the status will change from Previewing to Capturing.
Click Stop to end the video capture. Queue the tape to the next position to be
captured using the Fast Forward or Rewind buttons on your VCR then repeat the
steps above. If you wish the Wizard to automatically stop the capture after a
specified amount of time, check the Stop Capture After box and set the time,
before you click Record.
Note: When you press Stop, the output file names gets a number added to the
end (_01). This enables you to start capturing the next segment of your movie
right away.
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Creating a DVD:
Insert a blank DVD-R into your computer and close the Windows Auto Run
windows for blank discs.
Open the VHS2DVD Wizard and click on the Create DVD tab at the top.
to locate the video clips for the DVD.
Click Add Video
(Note: you may add more than one video clip to the DVD project, providing the
Disk Size of the movie clips added does not exceed the capacity of the discs
being used. Standard DVD-Rs hold 4.7Gb or 120 minutes of video, Dual Layer
DVD-Rs hold 8.5Gb. or 240 minutes (4 hours) of video.)
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Press Stop Recording to stop the recording. (Note: you may press Record again to
begin recording more content to the same disc. This can be repeated until the
capacity of the disc has been reached.)
Click Finalize DVD when you are done, to make the disc playable.
WARNING: Closing the program without Finalizing the DVD will make the disc
unreadable.
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What kind of DVDs should I use, DVD-R vs. DVD+Rs - name brand
vs. generic?
a. We recommend name brand DVD-R discs (thats DVD dash R
discs) for maximum compatibility with most computer and set-top
players.
Q.
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to open a
Q.
The video in the output file is not in sync / Theres a delay in the
audio / OR The edit function does not work, why?
a. 1) This is normal, burn a DVD from the captured file to see if the
issue is a display anomaly or actually part of the file.
2) Restart your computer and close out of any unnecessary running
programs.
3) Update your graphics card driver from your computer's
manufacturer's website.
4) The computer may not meet the minimum system requirements
or the movie may be larger than the available resources of the
computer.
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