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How A/V Tools assigns clip names

When using the New tab, Clip ID displays the base name for your new clips. For

example, if the

Clip ID is “MyClip,” A/V Tools will assign the name

MyClip000.avi to the first new clip you capture, and continue naming clips

sequentially (for example, MyClip001.avi, MyClip002.avi, etc.). Before

capturing new clips, you can change the

Clip ID to any base name you like.

When editing clips using the

Edit tab, Clip ID displays the name of the selected

clip in the clip list. You can change the name by typing a new name in the

Clip ID

box on the

Edit tab, then clicking Update. You can also change a clip ID directly

in the clip list by typing a new name in the clip’s

Clip ID box, then pressing

ENTER.

¦NoteChanging the clip ID for a captured clip will not change the clip’s file

name.

Capturing clips

With A/V Tools you can capture live video from your camera, or video on tape.

Capturing saves the clips as .avi files on your computer’s hard drive.

¦NoteA/V Tools does not support capture from tape with device control.

Capturing live video

1 In the A/V Tools dialog box, click the CAM button. To capture live video,

your device must be set to Camera mode.

2 In the Clip ID box, type the base clip name you’d like to be assigned to your

clip. For more information, see “How A/V Tools assigns clip names” on

page 191.

3 Click Capture.

4 A/V Tools will start capturing the clip. To stop the capture, click the Stop

button.

5 Your captured clip is added to the clip list with its duration and an icon

representing the first and last frames of the clip.