VIDEO CAPTURE USING FIREWIREVIDEO CAPTURE USING A VIDEO CARDCAPTURING VIDEO

CONNECTING EQUIPMENT AND CAPTURING DIGITAL VIDEO

VIDEO CAPTURE USING FIREWIRE

Need a computer with either built-in FireWire or a FireWire PCI card and a digital video camera.

Will also needFour-to-six-pin FireWire cableFour –pin = Connector attaches to the digital video cameraSix – pin = Used to attach devices like FireWire hard drives to the

computer.

Attaching a Digital Video CameraGet video into a computer is to attach a digital video camera directly to

the FireWire port.

( Refer text book page 58)

VIDEO CAPTURE USING FIREWIRETips to attach a digital video camera to the FireWire port of computer:-

Identify the FireWire port on the back of computer.

Identify the FireWire port on digital video camera.

Connect the four-to-six-pin FireWire cable from the digital video camera ( Four-pin) to the FireWire port of the computer (six-pin)

Turn your devices on

Launch your video editing software program and any third-party device control software.

Make sure the computer recognizes the video camera and the tape’s timecode before continuing.

VIDEO CAPTURE USING FIREWIREAttaching a Video DeckConnect the FireWire cable from digital video deck ( four-pin ) to the

FireWire port on computer ( six-pin )Attaching a Video MonitorThe video monitor has more accurate color representation that the computer monitor.

Select on computer screen when edit are not going to be the same as the color you see on the television.

Usually have an overscan and underscan feature, which allows to view the action and title safe areas.

Adjustments for precision color correction.

Switchable aspect rations, allowing the user to select either standard 4:3 or

16:9 widescreen mode

VIDEO CAPTURE USING A VIDEO CARD

Video capture cards like Matrox RTMac was capture card was to convert an analog video signal into a digital one.

Couldn’t capture full- screen (640 x 480 pixels) or full-motion (30 fps) video.

Capture card have support for a second computer monitor, in addition to a video monitor.

Low-end cards support composite video, prosumer card support S-video and high-end card support component video and SDI.

Pinnacle’s CineWave card even support HDTV.

(Refer text book: Page 162)

VIDEO CAPTURE USING A VIDEO CARDUsing the Breakout BoxBreakout box is a separate unit that uses a cable to plug into the video

card.Can connect video camera, decks, and monitors directly to the inputs and

outputs provided on the box.The use the breakout box do the following* The computer power turned off, attach the cable from the breakout box to the video card in the back of computer.

* Using a video source like a video camera or deck, connect the source’s analog video out to the breakout box analog video in.

* Connect the breakout box analog video out to a video recording device analog video in.

* Connect your recording device analog video out to a video monitor analog video in

VIDEO CAPTURE USING A VIDEO CARD

Attaching a Second Computer MonitorThe main computer should be plugged into the computer built in monitor

support.

A second monitor plug into the video card’s monitor support.( Refer text book : Page 163 )

CAPTURING VIDEO

Project SettingLaunch Adobe Premiere to begin a new project.Choices for audio are either 12 bit / 16 bits and 32 KHz / 48 KHz

Selecting A Scratch DiskShould design hard drive to become a scratch disk.Created scratch disk because hard drive speed and size are both

significant factor in digital video.Faster drive will minimize the risk of dropping frames when capture digital

video.Can capture your video file directly to whichever hard disk.

CAPTURING VIDEO

Using Device ContolIs software that allows the video source, such as camera or deck to

communicate with your computer.Computer can fast forward, rewind, play, pause, stop and record your

frame accurately with click of the mouse.

Video CaptureAfter you have selected your project setting, designed your scratch disk,

and selected your device control, you finally ready to being capturing video.Video Capture SettingAudio Capture SettingAdjusting colorSetting In and Out PointsAdjust Audio Levels.