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Capturing Using Video Caster |
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You can use Video Caster to
capture from a USB or a DV camera. Follow the steps given
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Click on Tools in the menu and click Capture
or click on the Capture icon on the tool bar. |
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The Capture dialog opens. |
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The Capture menu in Capture dialog
lets you select whether you want to capture Video or Audio stream
or both. |
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On the Capture menu, click on Options. The Options
dialog has three tabs: General, WMV Settings and AVI
Settings. |
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Under the General tab, in Device Settings you
can select the Video Devices and Audio Devices you want to capture from. |
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Save Options allows you to save Capture
Video and Snaps to Folder of your choice. |
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You may select WMV or AVI option
under the Video Capture Format. |
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To configure WMV capturing, click on WMV Settings
tab in the Options dialog. |
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Now select Video Profiles and Audio
Profiles for the captured footage. Choose from the Available Streams
under the selected profile. |
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Now that you have customized the settings, click on Start
Capture button in Capture dialog. Click Stop Capture to
stop capturing.
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Preview window shows what is being captured.
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Encoding Your Files Using Video Caster
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Click on the Convert button in the tool bar or
select Convert from the File menu. |
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This opens the Conversion Wizard. |
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Click on the Add button. |
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In the Open dialog, browse through and select the
file you want to convert. |
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Click the Open button. The file is displayed in Files
to Convert box. |
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Now click on Browse button and chose where you
want to save the converted file. The Destination Folder displays this
location. |
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Under Convert to Format select the WMV option
since it is better for streaming. |
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Click Next and select Video Profiles and Audio
Profiles. |
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Choose from the Available Streams under the
selected profile depending on the internet connection speed you want to target.
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Click Next to start the conversion process. The
status of conversion is constantly shown while the process is going on. |
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After the conversion process is completed, a conversion
summary shows the Conversion Statistics and the Destination Folder. |