User Guide

distinguish them.
Input menu or sub-list:
This lets you select which input to digitize from: s-video or composite. The VideoGlide software is smart enough to auto-select the input if there is only one active video source.
However, if you have active video sources attached to both the s-video connector and the composite connector, it will be necessary to use this menu or sub-list to choose between them.
Format menu:
This menu lets you choose between the PAL, SECAM or NTSC standards. The VideoGlide software chooses the standard automatically and you should never need to use this
menu. However, QuickTime will occasionally become confused when using a non-NTSC standard for the first time, or when switching from one standard to another. It will be necessary to open
this panel at least once, click OK, and relaunch the application so that QuickTime can be made fully aware of the standard in use. This should only be necessary the first time a new standard is
used. It will not be necessary at all if only NTSC is ever used. To see and manipulate the Format menu, uncheck the "Auto-Detect Input And Format" box in the digitizer panel.
Digitizer Panel
USB Bandwidth:
Use this slider to reduce the USB bandwidth consumed by the digitizer. Reducing the bandwidth too far may disable the video stream. If this happens, increase the bandwidth
until video is restored. When using multiple digitizers it may be necessary to use this slider to get all the devices working. See the section "Using Multiple Devices" for more information.
Horizontal Offset, Vertical Offset:
Use these sliders (or the arrow keys for better precision) to make adjustments to the horizontal and vertical placement of the video frame. Watch the preview on the left to see
how far the image has moved. If the video is nudged too far, it may stop playing altogether. Nudge it back until it starts playing again.
Auto-Detect Input and Format:
The VideoGlide software has the ability to detect when video is present, what format it is (s-video or composite), and what standard it is (NTSC or PAL/SECAM). It should never
be necessary for the user to have to directly manipulate these settings. However, if auto-detection is not desired, then clear this checkbox. Once it is cleared, it will be necessary to return to the
Source Panel to select the desired settings.
Sound Settings...
The Sound Settings dialog has 3 panels. Generally speaking, the only adjustment that will have to be made is to the source device and the gain level (described below). All other
settings will usually remain the same.
Source Panel
Device menu or list:
Choose the device from which sound is to be captured. If you have a digitizer with sound inputs, it will be displayed as either the digitizer name, or as "Unknown USB Audio
Device". To use the digitizer for sound input, connect the audio output of your video source to the sound inputs of the digitizer and select the digitizer here. If your digitizer does not have audio
inputs, you can select the "Line In" source to use the Mac's built-in microphone port present on the vast majority of Macs. You may need an additional adapter cable to connect audio to your Mac.
If your Mac does not have a microphone port either, and you need audio support, consider acquiring a Griffin USB iMic. This device is inexpensive and is fully compatible with the VideoGlide
software.
Input menu or sub-list:
Choose the input associated with a specific device from which sound is to be captured. Note that most devices have only one input. It will be sufficient to just select the device in
that case.
Compression Panel
Compressor menu:
Choose the QuickTime format for the captured sound here. Choosing "None" will result in the best sound quality and will put the least strain on the processor. If data size is
critical you may wish to experiment with some of the other compressors.
Sample Panel