User guide

Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide 27
Matrox VidCap driver
Video capture programs (other than Matrox PC-VCR) use the Matrox VidCap driver interface. For
example, when you use Ulead
Photo Express or VDOnet VDOPhone, you see the Matrox VidCap
driver interface when you adjust video settings. This section describes VidCap source and format
setting controls.
Video source settings
Video channel – Click a button in this group box to select a
source:
S-video – to capture video from a video camera or video
player connected to your Matrox
S-VIDEO IN connector.
Composite video – to capture video from a video camera
or video player connected to your Matrox
VIDEO IN
connector.
TV tuner – to capture video from your Matrox TV tuner.
Depending on what’s connected to the
ANT/CABLE connector on your Rainbow Runner
G-Series card, click one of these buttons:
 Air band – for a TV antenna.
 Cable band – for cable TV.
With the
Channel box, select the channel you want to use. Click Set to apply your selection.
For more information, see “Connection setup”, page 11.
Standard – Click a button in this group box to identify the TV standard used by your video source:
NTSC – for most North American video devices.
PAL – for most European video devices.
SECAM – for video devices using the TV video standard from France.
The VidCap driver automatically assigns the correct standard used by your current video source.
VidCap won’t let you select a TV standard it doesn’t detect.