MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE76Preparing video for displayThe first step on your way to displaying video is getting your video sourceto communicate with your PC. This involves connecting the source to thePC via analog capture board, digital video interface card, or USB port, andadjusting Video Capture so that it is ‘tuned in’ using the correct settings.The following sections describe how to do this, along with ways toimprove video display and audio characteristics.Capture Plug and PlayVideo Capture automatically detects any Plug and Play video devices (suchas a DV camcorder via IEEE-1394 FireWire capture card or a USB PCcamera) connected to the computer. The moment the device is switched on,Video Capture prompts a message asking if you want to use the new device.Connecting to an analog video sourceIf your video capture board is correctly installed, running pictures shouldimmediately appear in the video window of Video Capture. If this does nothappen, then you need to tune Video Capture to your video source. To dothis, click Setup: Video Source. The Video Source dialog box opens withvarious options that allow you to connect to a video channel and specifythe type of video source you have, as well as the television standard itoperates on (these options may differ depending on your video captureboard). In general, you should at least be able to select your video source,such as Composite or S-video and a broadcast signal, such as NTSC, PALor SECAM.Note:If you are unsure about any of these options, or how they work, refer to yourvideo capture board's instruction manual.
