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On the bottom right-hand corner of your PC on the task bar you will see an icon of a green arrow. This is the Remove Hardware utility Windows provides with its OS to dismount removable storage devices. Click on the program icon to access the pop-up menu. Highlight the QuickCapture A2D device and click on the STOP button. QuickCapture A2D can then be safely dismounted.
M (Square button, top left) Scroll through the five QuickCapture A2D primary Menu options by first pressing the MENU button. This will sequentially display the different MENU Setup Mode options on the LCD. Use the two Soft Keys below LCD to select one the five MENU options sequentially listed. To select a desired MENU option, press ENTER. To leave the MENU selection function, select the CANCEL option at any time. During Play /Pause Mode, pressing the MENU button will change the Soft Key definitions between the Frame-Stepping and Search Mark functions. Frame-Stepping Mode is denoted by the icon: <|| ||> and Search Mark Mode is denoted by the icon |< >|, both located on the bottom line of the LCD.
Menu /Mode Select Button Play /Pause Button
(Top oval button in verticle row) In Idle Mode (when no active operations are being carried out), pressing the PLAY button plays the video content (Clips) in the current BIN either from the beginning or from its last PLAY position. Repeatedly pressing the PLAY button will toggle between PLAY and PAUSE. During Idle Mode, pressing both the REC and PLAY button will begin a manual recording session (Middle oval button in verticle row) In PLAY Mode, pressing the STOP button will stop playing. In RECORD Mode, pressing the STOP button will stop recording
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Stop Button
(Bottom oval button in verticle row) Begin a manual recording session by pressing both the RECORD and PLAY buttons at the same time. When the Sync-to-Tape option is enabled in the MENU functions, QuickCapture A2D will automatically begin recording by pressing the camcorder RECORD button. Actual recording on QuickCapture A2D will begin exactly when the video tape is moving and the camcorder starts recording. (Two oval buttons in horizontal row) The functions of the two Soft Keys found below the LCD are dependent upon the current operation mode. These functions change with each different operation mode. The Soft Keys current functions are displayed on the bottom line of the LCD panel, directly above each respective left and right Soft Key.
Record Button
For example, when in Idle mode, the LEFT and RIGHT Soft Keys function are displayed as PREVIOUS and NEXT. To scroll through the BINs, press right Soft Key to execute the NEXT function to advance forward one BIN, or press the left Soft Key to execute the PREVIOUS function to scroll back one BIN. To increase the speed of either Fast Forward or Fast.Reverse, hold down the appropriate Soft Key until the speed multiplier increment appears on the LCD (up to 32X) indicating advance speed. While Recording, press the right Soft Key button named MARK to Drop Mark and bookmark important video scenes for later quick reference and review.
LCD Display
The LCD Display contains permanent icons for current operating modes and the general status of QuickCapture A2D. They are as follows: Top Line 1: Battery Level (Gradient Icon) Sync to Tape (on = ST1, off = ST0) Analog / Digital Recording (ANA / DIG) Loop Play (symbol is on only when loop play is enabled) Time Remaining (displayed next to tape symbol in hours and minutes) Recording File Type (.MOV / .AVI) BIN Number (BIN 00-99) Time Code (00:00:00:00) The definitions of the two Soft Key buttons.
Notes::
During the file conversion process while in HDD mode, the boundaries of the video Clips set by Marks are not as accurate as Marks set in VTR mode. QuickCapture A2D s design limits the conversion boundary location to an accuracy of one-second resolution. While no data is lost, it does mean that a few frames of video within the resolution of the conversion process may possibly end up in the previous video Clip. As a rule, it is better to start recording video Clips with at least one-seconds worth of non-critical footage.
Commands
Note: QuickCapture A2D displays a single command option for any given function. For example, if you are currently recording from a digital source, QuickCapture A2D will display one option to change to recording from a analog source. [When QuickCapture A2D is powered off, all settings return to the default settings.] Pressing the MENU button will sequentially display five (5) Menu Setup Mode functions on the LCD:
OS Compatibility List
QuickCapture A2D supports these Personal Computers with these Operating Systems: Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP QuickCapture A2D also works with Macintosh computers with these Operating Systems: OS-9 OS-X
Making Media Files Select Video Source Sync-to-Tape Control Empty BIN? System Setup Under System Setup option, there are eight (8) additional Sub-Menu Setup Mode functions: Setup Loop Play Set Record File Type Set Default Audio Set .AVI Type Total Space Init File System NTSC Setup Level Firmware Revision
There are two control options for each of the above commands. The right Soft-Key will read, ENTER and provide the option to select any given menu option. The left Soft-Key will read, CANCEL and will exit from the Menu Setup Mode and return QuickCapture A2D to Idle Mode. The exceptions are the Empty BIN? command which will promp for CANCEL and ERASE? accordingly, and the MARK option.
Your PC must have an IEEE 1394 interface card, generally refereed to as a FireWire adapter. Connect QuickCapture A2D to your Windows based personal computer (PC) with a 6-pin-to6-pin IEEE 1394 cable. When QuickCapture A2D is plugged into your PC, the Windows Operating System (OS) will automatically mount QuickCapture A2D as an IEEE 1394 HDD and provide instant Drag & Drop access to the digital video content on QuickCapture A2D as a local, removable storage device.
Sync-to-Tape Control
SYNC-TO-TAPE Control is where recording in QuickCapture A2D is automatically controlled by the RECORD button on the camcorder. For auto-recording to occur, the camcorders tape must be moving. QuickCapture A2D is in the RECORD/PAUSE state as long as the tape in the camcorder is not moving. When the SYNC-TO-TAPE function is OFF, QuickCapture A2D will start recording as soon as both the RECORD and PLAY buttons on QuickCapture A2D are simultaneously pressed without regard to tape motion, and a new video clip is created. Each time the RECORD button on the camcorder is pressed a new video clip is created in a given BIN. Some camcorders do not issue 1394 AVC commands (ie. RECORD). In this case the User must manually begin the recording process, simultaneously pressing both the RECORD and PLAY buttons. Thereafter, QuickCapture A2D will synchronize to tape motion and control auto-operation. [Default setting is ON.]
Empty BIN ?
Warning! Selecting the ENTER Soft Key menu function erases the entire content of the selected BIN!
System Setup
Setup Loop Play With LOOP PLAY enabled, the contents of the selected BIN are played repeatedly when the PLAY button is pressed. [Default setting is DISABLE.] Set Record File Type QuickCapture A2D supports both the .AVI (Type 2) and .MOV video file formats. Using an empty BIN, select the desired recording format prior to recording with this command option. In a BIN that is not empty, the Record File Type setting will always default to the recording format of pre-existing content, regardless of the Record File Type selected. [Default setting is .AVI] Set Default Audio QuickCapture A2D provides the option to the user to select audio recording at either 32KHz or 48KHz. [Default setting is 48KHz.] Select .AVI Type QuickCaptuer A2D sopports both the .AVI Type 2 Microsoft and Canopus standard. The user can select the desired .AVI file type with this command option anytime prior to executing the MAKING MEDIA FILES option. Further, after executing the Making Media Filefunction for one .AVI file type (ie. Microsoft), you can then select the other .AVI file type (Canopus) and repeat the process without re-recording! (This only applies to .AVI file types.) [Default setting is Microsoft .AVI]
Total Space Displays the total recording capacity of QuickCapture A2D in total recording time: HH:MM:SS:FF. Init File System In its in the rare occasion that QuickCapture A2D performs sporadically or displays performance abnormalities, this command function will retuern QuickCapture A2D to its factory default settings quickly and easily. This function is also a convenient way to erase all BINs at once. Warning! Selecting this menu function will re-initialize the file system and irreversably erase the entir econtents of QuickCapture A2D! NTSC Setup Level This function enables the User to select the appropriate NTSC IRE Level. The NTSC standard for Japan is 0.0, while the US NTSC standard is 7.5. [Default setting is 7.5.] Firmware Revision Selecting this command option will display the current firmware revision of your QuickCapture A2D.
The last Mark in a BIN is the last frame recorded. Pressing the STOP button at any time will exit either Frame-Stepping or Search Mark Modes. Note: Since today's computer based NLEs do not recognize Marks as a standard 1394 AVC commands and can not be utilized by software, Marks only provide the convience of immediate, non-linear access to important video Clips to assist the User to preview and log the individual Mark numbers of desired Clips.
Batch Capturing
Select the appropriate BIN on QuickCapture A2D to initiate the NLEs batch capture functions. Within the NLE interface BINs are treated exactly as tapes. As a result, the user cannot batch capture across more than one BIN, just as one cannot batch capture across more than one tape. While Clips can be logged across BINs, those clips selected for batch capture must be within the same BIN. Since the user must always batch capture Clips within a single BIN, one way to ensure the correct Clips are captured without error is to log Clips to be captured in a batch, one BIN at a time. In this manner, you will be assured that all your logged Clips may be captured at once.] Presently, NLEs require a minimum of one-second pre-roll media to batch capture any video content. While this function is generally compatible with most VTRs, it is a problem for the first second of media from a QuickCapture A2D BIN. This is because video content from QuickCapture A2D BINs is instantaneously captured without tape lag-time inherent to tape-based recording systems. QuickCapture A2D is not designed to need pre-roll and does not include negative TimeCode adjustments for this function. Currently, most NLEs do not permit pre-roll to be disabled, so you may need to customize pre-roll conditions within the NLE to the minimum possible settings (generally, this is one sec.). This means that video content from the first second of footage from a QuickCapture A2D BIN cannot be batch captured; though it can be manually captured. QuickCapture A2D will operate exactly as the NLE manual requires for operation with a VTR.
Notes:
If TimeCode starts when the RECORD button is pressed on an analog camcorder, QuickCapture A2D can be slaved for automatic recording when Sync-to-Tape is enabled (ST1). If recording using the camcorder controls is temporarily halted, QuickCapture A2D will enter into PAUSE Mode and pause recording. Each time QuickCapture A2D enters PAUSE Mode, a Clip boundary is created, resulting in a new, sequential Clip. When all recordings have ended, the STOP button on QuickCapture A2D must be pressed to end a recording session. A discrete video clip can only be created within an individual BIN. To record a Clip in another BIN the recording must first be stopped; the BIN number changed; and the video recording process restarted.
Playback
Playback Methods in VTR Emulation
To Playback video content on QuickCapture A2D from a selected BIN, first select the BIN while in the Idle or Stop mode. Next, press the PLAY button and QuickCapture A2D will start playing the first Clip in the selected BIN at real-time rate. The TimeCode displayed during Playback is always what was originally recorded with the video source. Pressing the STOP button on QuickCapture A2D stops Playback and displays the current TimeCode. Pressing the PLAY button again will continue Playback from that point forward. During Playback, the Soft Keys control the Fast Forward and Fast Reverse functions. Selecting either the FFWD or FREV Soft Key option will accelerate the digital video stream in 2x real-time speed increments (1x with an analog video source) with each press of the Soft Key, up to 32x real-time speed in the direction chosen. Holding down a Soft Key beyond two seconds will rapidly increase Playback speed automatically. During Playback, pressing the MENU button will toggle the definitions of the Soft Keys between FFWD/FREV and SLOW/FAST. The SLOW/FAST option provides the ability to Playback video content on QuickCapture A2D in Slow Motion or at other custom frame rates.
QuickCapture A2D can accomodate a number of analog connections. They are as follows: Composite Video IN / OUT (BNC) Supporting: - Genlock IN (Output video signal is genlocked to input S-Video or Composite video signal.) - BlackBurst IN (Accepts either video or BlackBurst signal.) - Composite Sync IN (Positive values only.) S-VIDEO IN / OUT Unbalanced Audio IN / OUT (RCA} SMPTE TimeCode IN (BNC)
Recording
Operation in VTR Emulation Mode
QuickCapture A2D is designed to operate in the same familiar manner in which you operate your VTR. To record with QuickCapture A2D, the unit must be placed in VTR Mode by switching the threeposition Mode Switch on the Rear Panel of QuickCapture A2Dto the off-center VTR position. Prior to recording, the user must select which video recording file type to use for recording. From the System Setup Menu, select the Set Record File Type option to present the options of recording with either .MOV or .AVI Type-2 file types. All video captured during a recording session will be in the format chosen. QuickCapture A2D can be configured for either automatic or manual recording. When QuickCapture A2D is set for automatic recording with a digital camcorder that supports the 1394 AVC command set, it will begin recording automatically as soon as you press the RECORD button on your camcorder. Some camcorders do not issue 1394 AVC commands (ie. RECORD). In this case, the user must manually begin the recording process, simultaneously pressing both the RECORD and PLAY buttons. Thereafter, QuickCapture A2D will synchronize to tape motion and recording can then be controlled automatically.
Recording Methods
Recording with QuickCapture A2D is both simple and intuitive. QuickCapture A2D emulates both VTR and camcorder recording methods from either anaolg or digital video sources by providing two recording options for the user, Manual or Automaric Recording.
Manual Recording: Step 1: Set the Sync-to-Tape option in the Menu to OFF (ST0). Step 2: Hold the RECORD button down and press the PLAY button at the same time. This is a standard two-button record method utilizing front panel control
Manual Record with SYNC-to-TAPE Disabled (ST0)
In Manual Record, QuickCapture A2D emulates the VTR recording method and SYNC-TO-TAPE mode OFF is enabled. This means that QuickCapture A2D will start recording as soon as the two front panel buttons, PLAY and RECORD, on QuickCapture A2D are simultaneously depressed.
Notes:
Some camcorders will issue a RECORD command via the IEEE 1394 cable when the RECORD button is depressed. In this case, even if QuickCapture A2D is left in the SYNC-TO-TAPE mode OFF, it will automatically begin recording when the RECORD button is pressed on the camcorder regardless of the SYNC-TO-TAPE mode condition. Some NLE software will issue a RECORD command via the IEEE 1394 cable when the RECORD command is issued from the NLE software interface. In this case, even if QuickCapture A2D is left in the SYNC-TO-TAPE mode OFF, it will automatically begin recording upon issuance of RECORD command from the NLE software regardless of the SYNC-TO-TAPE mode condition. There is no PAUSE Mode condition with SYNC-TO-TAPE mode OFF selected, so all video is recorded. To pause while recording, press the PLAY button on QuickCapture A2D during recording. A discrete video clip can only be created within an individual BIN. To record a clip in another BIN the recording must first be stopped; the BIN number changed; and the video recording process restarted. If SYNC-TO-TAPE mode ON is selected, QuickCapture A2D cannot record until the tape in the camcorder is in motion.
Automatic Recording: Step 1: Set the Sync-to-Tape option in the Menu to ON (ST1). Step 2: Hold the RECORD button and press the PLAY button at the same time. This puts the QuickCapture A2D into a RECORD-PAUSE Mode. In the RECORD-PAUSE Mode, QuickCapture A2D waits for the camcorder Time Code movement (vis--vis the movement of the tape) to initiate the RECORD function. Step 3: Press the RECORD button on the camcorder. QuickCapture A2D will begin to record simultaneously with the camcorder upon movement of video tape. Step 4: Press the STOP button on QuickCapture A2D when recording is finished.
Automatic Record with SYNC-TO-TAPE Enabled (ST1)
In automatic record QuickCapture A2D mirrors the camcorder recording process and the SYNC-TOTAPE mode ON is enabled. Simultaneous recording to QuickCapture A2D is slaved or controlled by the RECORD button on the camcorder. In SYNC-TO-TAPE mode ON, recording only occurs when camcorder tape is moving.