VIDEO CAPTURE: CHAPTER ONE 77Previewing video from your video sourcePreview your video in your videos device before capturing them into yourPC. To preview the video in your camcorder, switch to Capture mode. Youcan do this by clicking the Capture icon on the Standard toolbar or selectingView: Capture.For DV devices connected to the PC via an IEEE-1394 FireWire card, makesure that you set the proper Device Control and Capture Plug-in for youto be able to control your DV device using the Control bar and for you toalso display the video in your DV camcorder on your monitor.To view existing or captured video, simply switch to Playback mode byclicking the Playback icon on the Standard toolbar or selecting View:Playback.Note:If you are only viewing video (not necessarily capturing), you may want to hidecertain features, such as the toolbars, for a cleaner look and feel. To hide these, orshow them once hidden, select the appropriate option in the Toolbars & Panelsdialog box, opened by clicking View: Toolbars & Panels or by right-clicking onany displayed toolbar or panel.Setting preview optionsWhen previewing video in Capturemode, Video Capture allows you tocontrol the frame rate and frame sizewith the Preview Options dialog box(opened by clicking View: PreviewOptions). When changing the framesize, keep in mind the aspect ratio (16:9or 4:3) of the video source. The aspectratio is important so that the video canbe displayed without any distortion.Preview Options dialog box
