Specifications

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To use Live Video in your presentation, do as follows:
• Add a Live Video media item to the Media list using the command on the
Media menu, configuring it as described below.
• Drag the Live Video object from the Media list onto the Stage or a timeline,
just like any other media object.
Live Video supports the same capabilities as video played from disk, allowing
you to program its position, scale, rotation and opacity.
To show live video across multiple displays, you must connect the video signal
to each of those display computers. Furthermore, this video signal must be
associated with the same input number on each display computer that is to
display it. See “Live Video Input” on page 18 for more details.
Live Video Settings
In the Live Video Media dialog box, set “Input Device” to the device number
selected on the “Video In” menu shown in the illustration on page 145. Set the
“Signal Input” and “Video Standard” as appropriate for your video connection
and source. If your video input interface has multiple inputs for the same kind
of signal, enter the desired input number in the field to the right if the “Signal
Input” pop-up menu.
◆ NOTE: Although WATCHOUT does support FireWire inputs, this kind of
signal is generally not recommended. A FireWire video feed introduces a
significant delay in the video processing, as well as reducing performance
and image quality due to the DV data compression.
Deinterlacing. Video originating from most video cameras uses an inter-
laced signal, just like a PAL or NTSC TV set. Presenting such a video signal on
a non-interlaced display device, such as a video projector or other display