Operating instructions

Vidscope-HD User Manual

Manual vidscope-hd v2.doc

3.7 Sources [Video Inputs]

The content of the Video Sources menu depend on your particular PC’s

configuration. This menu populates with the names of whatever video

source you currently have available plus Files Sources. If you have no

live sources, you get an information message when the program is first

booted up.

Some of the PC’s video sources or files may not be a suitable television

format to work with Vidscope. In which case, you will get a warning

message when you try to use such a source.

Clip File Source

The clip file as a source is always available even if you have no capture

card or device or DV active.

Clicking this option allows a pre-recorded video or A/V file to be

streamed into the Vidscope system as if were a live source. There are

VCR style transport control buttons that become enabled once the file is

selected an loaded. Alternatively, an AV file can be dragged and dropped

into the main menu/preview monitor from Windows (file) Explorer or

another application for play/analysis.

The Vidscope should cope with most common file formats provided they

decode to a standard TV format. The Vidscope decode capabilities

depend on what CODECs you have loaded and installed that support

DirectX and DirectShow Microsoft technologies.

Pause /Re-start

Jump to Timecode

position hh:mm:ss:ff

Full Stop

Start from

beginning

Move to Start Move to End

Single frame step +/-

Codecs

Microsoft Windows provides several codecs as operating

system components. The available codecs always include

those that ship with whichever version of the DirectX and

Windows Media Player was included in the Windows

release. Additional codecs may be installed when newer

versions of DirectX or Windows Media Player or the

Windows Media runtimes are installed. Third parties may

install additional codecs on a host system; these codecs

may be designed to work only with a particular application,

or they may support general use by any DirectShow

application.

Multi-frame step - Multi-frame step +