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68 Video recording
Capturing DV recorders or cameras
To start recording, cli
• Select "DV camera" from requires
approx. 220 MB per min the more
space-saving MPEG form s MPEG"
option.
ck the "Record" button under the source monitor.
the recording dialog. Uncompressed DV capture
ute of video. If you would instead like to record using
at, then you should first activate the "Record DV a
• This opens the actual recording dialog. Check to see if a DV camera driver has been
selected.
• Name your recording. It's worth choosing a logical name which will allow you to find it
er third of the screen.
easily again on the hard drive.
• You can access the appropriate place on the camcorder tape by using the remote
control buttons: shuttle forwards, backwards, and start/stop playback. To start
recording, click on the "Record" button. Keep an eye on the remaining hard-drive space.
• Cease capturing with the "Stop" button and exit the record dialog. You can see the
recording in the film-strip in the low
Tip: In the DV recording dialog, you can set clips from the DV video which will then be
recorded one after the other (batch capturing). Read more on this in the chapter "Batch
processing" (view page 73)