Operating instructions

Vidscope-HD User Manual
Manual vidscope-hd v2.doc
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3.5 Main Menu Description
Main Menu Headings:
File
Capture file, format, snap-shot options
Source
Video, Video/Media file input selection
Audio
Audio source selection if available
Options
Preview monitor setups
PVW
Preview monitor framing tools, overlay and
display modes
Help
Manual, system information and about
vidscope
You can skip this section if you don’t intend capturing…..
3.6 File
Capture file setup
This sets a new file name for capturing or picks an existing one. If
available, use a different disk drive from that used for programs. You
cannot select a CD-R or DVD type drive and expect it to work. For un-
compressed SD video a Raid drive is desirable. For HD formats, a Raid
drive is essential to be able to successfully capture in real-time without
dropping frames.
Allocate File Space This brings up a sub-menu.
This allocates a block of disk space rather like pre-stripping a tape. This
allows the writing process during capturing more smoothly than if a raw
new file were to be used. The amount of space that is allocated should
be larger than the clip / shot / sequence you intend recording. The
default size is 1Gb (= 1000Mb) unless your free space is less than 5Gb.
The same initial file can be used again and again because at the end of
the capture, there is a utility to copy off the captured file of to the final
destination and other file name.
Save Copy of Captured File
After stopping the capture process, this utility copies off the captured file
of to the a different, final destination and alternative file name so that you
can use the “pre-striped” capture file again without have to allocate a
new fresh block of space on the disk.