User Manual

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formats. Use the rates that work best for you and always keep in
mind the ultimate destination of your productions. For example,
movies you plan to send over the Internet should be kept as small
as possible to speed their transmission.
Disable Preview While Recording
When this option is not selected, you will be able to see the video
input in the Video Window during recording. Normally, leave this
option unchecked. However, if you experience performance trouble
when recording, selecting this option might improve your results.
Audio Format
MovieStar can make audio-only recordings in two audio file
formats: Wave (*.wav), and MPEG (*.mpg). Select the radio button
next to the format you want (you can only choose one).
Audio Post Process
Real Time will compress the audio track as it is being recorded.
Post-Processing will compress the audio after it is captured. Since
audio compression uses some of your computer processor's power
during recording, Real Time compression requires a more powerful
computer.
Audio Channel
Choose either Stereo or Mono (monaural) sound. Stereo records in
two channels (left and right), Mono in one. Which you choose
depends on the type of sound you'd like to use in your movie or
audio clip. Be sure to consider what type of sound is coming from
your video source. If your source only has monaural sound out,
there is no real point to record in stereo. If your source has stereo
sound, choosing Mono will mix the sound from both stereo
channels into one monaural channel. Also, remember that to hear
stereo sound, you must have stereo speakers or headphones.
Generally, stereo sounds better.( Mono is not an available option in
DVC II.)
Sampling Rate
The default Sampling Rate is CD-quality 44,100 samples/second.
Two other sampling rate values can be selected, 48,000 or 32,000
samples/second. Higher sampling rate values produce better quality
sound.
Audio Bitrate
Several preset Audio Bitrates are available ranging from 64,000 to
384,000 bits/second. A higher bitrate will result in better quality
sound, but also larger files.