Re: How to select video source

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From: Tiny Tim (_tim_dodd_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/23/04 

Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 14:23:19 -0000

Dogman wrote:
<snip>
> other things i learned:
>
> -windows movie maker does not recognize analog inputs
> -Sony first level support is absolutely useless. i spent hours in
> on-line chats
> and on the phone with these retards. they cannot even understand your
> problem so how the hell can they fix it? not until i reached a level
> 2 or 3 support person did i get my answer. what could have taken 2
> minutes took me 2 days.
>
> over and out.

Dogman, if WMM does not capture from analogue sources can you please explain
why MS have bothered to include this text in the help file for WMM? As I
said, I have captured into WMM via an analogue card.....

To capture video from tape in an analog camera or VCR
  1.. Make sure your analog camera or VCR is connected properly to your
computer, and then set the camera mode to play recorded video (often labeled
VTR or VCR on an analog camera).
  2.. On the File menu, click Capture Video.
  -or-

  In the Movie Tasks pane, under Capture Video, click Capture from video
device.

  3.. On the Video Capture Device page, do the following:
    a.. In Available devices, click the analog device you want to use to
capture video, and then, in the Video input source list, click the input
line you want to use.
    b.. If you want to adjust and configure the video capture device
settings, click Configure.
    c.. In the Audio device list, click the audio capture device you want to
use, and then, in Audio input source, click the input line you want to use.
    d.. To adjust the volume of your captured audio, move the Input level
slider to the level you want to use.
  4.. In the Enter a file name for your captured video box, enter a file
name for your captured video file. Then, in the Choose a place to save your
captured video box, select the location where you want your video to be
saved or click Browse to select a location.
  5.. On the Video Setting page, select the video setting you want to use
for capturing video and audio.
  6.. To separate the video into smaller clips, select the Create clips when
wizard finishes check box.
  7.. To prevent audio from playing over your speakers while capturing
video, select the Mute speakers check box.
  8.. To automatically stop capturing after a time period has elapsed,
select the Capture time limit check box, and then type or select the length
of time you want to capture. Time is displayed in the form of
hours:minutes(h:mm).
  9.. Using the controls on your analog camera or VCR, locate the video and
audio you want to capture from your tape.
  10.. To begin capturing, click Start Capture, and then press the Play
button on your analog camera or VCR.
  11.. Do one of the following:
    a.. When the tape reaches the point at which you want to stop capturing,
click Stop Capture, and then press the Stop button on your analog camera or
VCR.
    b.. If you have selected the Capture time limit check box, wait for the
specified amount of time for video to be captured, and then press the Stop
button on your analog camera or VCR.
  12.. Repeat steps 9 through 11 for each part of the video tape you want to
capture.
  13.. When you have finished capturing, click Finish to close the Video
Capture Wizard.
  The captured content is imported into a new collection with the same name
as the specified video file.

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