User Guide

Appendix B: Tips and tricks 279
• After ScanDisk is done, click on Start ¾ Programs
¾ Accessories ¾ System Tools ¾ Disk Defragmenter
(this may take a while).
• Turn off energy-saving features. Point your mouse
on your Desktop, right-click, and select Properties ¾
Screensaver (under Energy… Settings). Make sure
everything under Settings for… power schemes is set
to Never.
Note: Video-editing programs do not multitask very
well. Do not use any other program while making
movie (videotape or CD) or capturing. You can
multitask while editing.
RAM
The more RAM you have, the easier it is to work with
Studio. You will need at least 256 MB of RAM to work
with the Studio application, and we highly recommend
512 MB (or more).
Motherboard
Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 800 MHz or higher.
Software
Color depth adjustment
1. 16-bit color depth is recommended.
2. Position your mouse over your Desktop, right click,
and select Properties ¾ Settings.
3. Under Colors, choose High Color (16-bit).
The overlay settings affect only the display on the
computer monitor, while recorded sequences will