Copyright: ATI Video In Help Copyright © 1999 ATI Technologies Inc.
Citation: ATI Video In Help Copyright © 1999 ATI Technologies Inc.


99Jun:	- Update for for tuner-less system)
  “TV Player” / ”TV” replaced by “Video-In”


Introduction

WELCOME to Video In on-line Help

Watch video in full-screen or in a window, capture and save TV and video images, display and record closed-captioned text.  You can do it all with Video In.  Click a feature for more information ...

Using Video In

Setting up Video In

Capturing video and still images

Displaying closed-captioned text

HOW TO ...

Display shortcut keys and/or tool tips

Have your computer watch TV for you

Transcribe closed-captioned broadcasts, including pictures

Play live video, with a 2-to-10 second delay, while you watch TV


Video In

The Video In control panel provides controls for selecting composite and S-Video inputs and for capturing video from external video sources.

Each control displays its function and any keyboard shortcuts when you point at it with your mouse.  Most controls also display a menu of options when you right-click them.

Display cable or broadcast television and smooth, full-motion video on the whole screen or in a window.  You can use Video In to:

Watch television on your computer as you work in another software application.

Watch a videotape or laserdisc movie on your computer.

Capture, save, and print TV and video images.

Display and record closed-captioned text.

Video In accepts a wide range of video inputs from just about any device that has a VIDEO OUT connector:  TV antenna or cable, VCR, Video camera, laserdisc, and video games.  Video is displayed in the Display panel.

When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel, the “About …” notice appears.  If you have more than one feature installed [image] Video Editing, Audio CD Player, DVD Player, Video CD Player [image] a TaskList menu displays available and active features.

Notes

Stereo TV is not available in European versions of Video In.

Secondary Audio Program (SAP) is not available in European or Japanese versions of Video In.


TV Magazine

Digital VCR

HotWords

Video Desktop

Schedule

On-screen Picture Adjustment

Instant Replay

Secondary Audio Program (SAP)

TV Out

Resource conflict


Record streaming video or stop-motion video

Adjust and mute the audio volume

Set up Video In

Turn Closed Captioning on and off

Un-zoom

Capture still images

Use LaunchPad to start Multimedia Center features


Adjusting and muting audio volume

Move the volume control slider to increase or decrease the audio volume.

Click the Mute button to mute/turn on the audio.

Right-click the Mute button to change Secondary Audio Program settings (if available), specify stereo or mono audio, and to control Closed Captioning when muted.


Setting up Video In

Click the Setup button in the Video In control panel to open the user settings pages, where you can specify settings for display, video, closed-captioning, HotWords, TV Magazine, Digital VCR, Stills Gallery, and Schedule.

When you first start Video In, click the Setup button, then click the Display tab, then click the Initialization button to start the First Run Wizard, which will help you set up your display, audio, video capture, and Instant Replay.


Display panel

The display panel  Each control displays its function and any keyboard shortcuts when you point at it with your mouse.

Your media play in the Display panel.  It's a familiar, TV-style display that you can resize and, place on top of other windows.

The controls in the upper right corner are standard Windows controls: Help, Minimize, Maximize, and Exit.

When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel, the “About …” notice appears.  If you have more than one feature installed [image] Video Editing, Audio CD Player, DVD Player, Video CD Player [image] a TaskList menu displays available and active features.


Display settings

Sizing the Display panel

Capturing still frames

Zooming and Unzooming

On-screen Picture Adjustment

Instant Replay


Sizing the Display panel

You can resize the Display panel using:

Your mouse,

the Maximize button in the Video In Control panel, or

You can use the CTRL key to display these preset sizes:

160 x 120 pixels	CTRL + 1
240 x 180 pixels	CTRL + 2
320 x 240 pixels	CTRL + 3
640 x 480 pixels	CTRL + 4
Toggle between full-screen and current size.	CTRL + F ALT + F


Zooming and Unzooming

You can zoom in on the Display panel  to enlarge a selected portion of the screen, and return your display to normal.  You can continue to zoom in on the enlarged image as many times as you wish.

To Zoom in

Use the mouse to click and drag a rectangle on the Display panel.

The portion of the screen you selected is enlarged.

To Zoom out

Click the Unzoom button in the Video In Control panel.


Displaying closed-captioned text

Click the Closed Caption button in the Video In control panel.

Video In displays closed-captioned text in the Display panel, or in its own window; you can select this in the Closed Caption Settings page.

The Closed Caption window

If you position the scroller so that the "live" text, appears, the display scrolls to keep the most recent text visible.

If you scroll back into the text so that the "live" text is not visible, scrolling stops to let you easily read the text.

The display has a maximum capacity of 500 lines of text; if the display is full and you scroll to the end, the text will disappear off the top of the window.

Right-clicking the Closed Caption button opens a menu where you can control the type of captioning: over video, in a window, display alternate text, TV Magazine, HotWords, captions when muted.

To close the closed caption window

Click the Exit button in the upper-right corner.


Transcribing closed-captioned text

Closed-captioning Look Back

HotWords


Capture

Still images.  You can capture full-color, 24-bit-per-pixel still images from television, save them on your computer's hard disk, and print them.  The images are placed on the clipboard, or you can display them in their own window as "thumbnails" (miniature images).

You can specify the size of captured images:

As Is

240x180

320x240

640x480 true capture.

Video In saves still images as Windows-standard bitmaps (.bmp).  It also supports most industry-standard graphics file formats, so you can insert the images into reports, presentations, letters, and other documents, to add impact to training applications and presentations.

To capture still images from TV

To capture still images from the Instant Replay panel

Full-motion video.  You can use the Digital VCR to capture a stream of full-motion video plus audio from your video source and save it as an .AVI file on your computer's hard disk.  You also have the option of capturing only audio.  Full-motion video files play in the Windows Media Player, or you can open them in the Video Editor.

To record a stream of video and audio  or stop-motion video from TV.

Video editing.  The Video Editing feature lets you trim your captured video and save the selected portion.

You can use the Digital VCR Custom Settings option to compress your captured video and save it in several industry-standard formats (see Format in the Digital VCR custom settings page).


Digital VCR settings

Digital VCR advanced settings

Digital VCR custom settings

Capturing a stream of audio and video

Capturing still frames

Preallocating file space

Saving and compressing captured files

Video editing


Digital VCR

The Digital VCR
The Digital VCR provides simple controls and powerful options for capturing video and audio.

Full-motion video  You can use the Digital VCR to capture a stream of full-motion video plus audio from your video source and save it as an .AVI file on your computer's hard disk.  You also have the option of capturing only audio.  Full-motion video files play in the Display panel.

Still images  You can capture full-color, 24-bit-per-pixel still images from television, save them on your computer's hard disk, and print them.  The images are placed in the Stills Gallery.

To set up the Digital VCR

Click the Setup button in the Video In control panel.

Click the Digital VCR tab to open the Digital VCR settings page.

To start the Digital VCR

Click the Record button in the Video In control panel.  The Digital VCR opens.

If you have selected Stream Capture, recording starts immediately.

If you have selected Sequence Capture, one frame is captured each time you click the camera button.

When you record, a recording status display shows the number of frames captured and the time remaining on your hard disk.


Digital VCR Custom Settings

Digital VCR Settings

Digital VCR Advanced Settings

Video editing


Digital VCR settings

Use the Digital VCR Settings page to set up recording quality and duration for the Digital VCR.  The status box displays the amount of time available for recording, at the quality option you specify.

Recording Quality	Best Quality Good Quality Medium Quality Longest Time Custom For extremely fine control, click this selection, then click Set to open the Custom Settings page.

The following table provides estimates of the disk space required to capture 15 minutes of video, at each quality setting.

Mode	Frame	Frame	Audio	File Size
Size	Rate	Format	(15 min.)

Best	320x240	30fps	22KHZ,	1.4 GB
16-bit
stereo

Good	240x180	30fps	22KHz	470 MB
16-bit
mono

Medium	240x180	15fps	11KHz	370 MB
16-bit
mono

Longest	160x120	15fps	11KHz	175 MB
16-bit
mono

Duration Check to record.	Record for  Type the number of minutes you wish to record.
Current Video Settings	Displays the video format, size, and frame rate for captured video.
Current Audio Settings	Displays the audio format for captured audio.
Advanced Settings	Click the Advanced Settings button to open the Advanced Settings page, where you can set up capture options, specify a target drive, and pre-allocate file space.


Digital VCR Custom Settings

Digital VCR Advanced Settings


Digital VCR advanced settings

Click the Advanced Settings button in the Digital VCR Settings page to open the Advanced Settings page, where you can set up capture options, specify a target drive, and pre-allocate file space.

General Options	Prompt before Recording  Do all the capture setup, and then display a dialog that starts capture. Add to Recent Documents  Add captured AVIs to the recent documents list under the Windows Start menu. Show in minutes Display remaining recording time in minutes.
Temporary Recording files	Record to Drive  Choose the drive to store captured video. Amount of free space to  leave on the hard drive:   Move the slider to increase or decrease the amount of space to leave on your hard drive.  Use this to prevent the recording from completely filling your drive.
Enable Pre-allocate file	Reserves disk space for captured video.  Move the slider to increase or decrease the amount of disk space.


Digital VCR Settings

Digital VCR Custom Settings


Digital VCR custom settings

When you select Custom in the Recording Quality section of the Digital VCR Settings page and click the Set button, the Digital VCR Custom Settings page opens.

The Digital VCR Custom Settings provides very fine control over video and audio capture.  You can set properties for format, size, and frame rate.  You can capture only video or only audio, and specify capture time in seconds.

Capture Video Check to  capture video	Format: YUV9 Planar (Indeo Raw) YUV12 Planar (MPEG Raw) ATI VCR 1.0  Dramatically reduces required disk space.  Requires a Pentium 166 or faster. ATI VCR 2.0  Uses on-the-fly compression to achieve up to 9:1 compression over YUV16.  Requires an MMX or Pentium II class machine. Capture in MPEG-1 Format Requires a Pentium III or Pentium with MMX technology. Capture in MPEG-2 format  Requires a Pentium III or Pentium with MMX technology. Dimension  Select a size at which to capture video.  The larger the size, the more space the file will use. Frame Rate  Select the frame rate.  The higher the frame rate, the more space the file will use.
Capture Audio Check to  capture audio	Format: Choose the audio format.  The higher the sampling rate (KHz) and sample size (bit), the more space the file will use.  Stereo requires more disk space than mono.
Limit Recording to	Enter a maximum recording time, in seconds.
MPEG Settings	If your computer uses a Pentium III or Pentium with MMX technology, and if you select Capture in MPEG-1 Format or Capture in MPEG-2 Format, this button is enabled.


Digital VCR Settings

Digital VCR Advanced Settings

Real-time MPEG encoding


Stills Gallery

When you capture still images from TV, the Stills Gallery opens to let you save images in a variety of graphics formats and sizes.  The Stills Gallery controls let you save images, delete them, hide them, save them as wallpaper, and print them.

Double-click the capture window to resize it to the actual size of the captured image.

For help on Stills Gallery, click here [image].


Saving and compressing captured files

You can use the Digital VCR tab's Custom Settings page to compress your captured video and save it in several industry-standard formats.  When you compress a file, a progress indicator displays the amount of file processed.

Notes

When you compress a file, your original file is deleted.  If you want to keep the original file, save it under a different name.

YUV9 and YUV12 compression preserve image quality very well, but result in a high data rate, which may not play back acceptably on all machines.  YUV12 requires more space than YUV9.

If your computer uses a Pentium® III processor or a Pentium® processor with MMX technology, you can capture video and save it in MPEG format, in real time.


Capturing still frames from TV

Click the camera button in the Video In control panel to capture the current frame and place it in the Stills Gallery.


Stills Gallery


Capturing a stream of video and audio.

Capturing video and audio from TV

You can record a continuous stream of video and audio or a sequence of still frames.

To record a stream of video and audio

Right-click the Record button in the Video In control panel, and choose Stream Capture.

The Digital VCR opens, and starts recording video and audio to an .AVI file on your computer's hard disk.

To stop recording, click the Stop button in the Digital VCR.  A Save As dialog opens, so you can name and save the captured video.

You can use the Digital VCR Custom Settings... page to compress your captured video and save it in several industry-standard formats.

The Schedule feature lets you record TV programs on the date and time you specify.

To record a sequence of still frames

Right-click the Record button in the Video In control panel, and choose Sequence Capture.

The Digital VCR opens, and prompts you to click the camera button.  Each time you click the camera button, you record a frame.

To start video editing mode

•	In the Windows taskbar, click Start, then point at Programs.

•	Point at ATI Multimedia, then click Video Editing.  Or,

When you save captured video from Video In, check the Launch Video Editing Feature checkbox in the Save As dialog—the Video Editor will open automatically when you stop capturing.


Playing captured video

Double-click the .AVI file to open it in the Windows Media Player.  If you have the ATI Video CD Player, you can use it to play.AVI and MPEG-1 files.  If you have the ATI DVD Player, you can use it to play MPEG-2 files.


Display settings

Use the Display Settings page to set up your display's general appearance and functions.

To open the Display Settings page

•	Click the Setup button [image] in the Video In control panel.

•	Click the Display tab.

Screen Size	Indicates the sizes available for the current panel.  If the current panel does not support resizing, the values are greyed-out.
Tool Tips	Show Tool Tips.  Show Shortcut.
Display Feature	Video Desktop  Fixed Aspect Ratio  Click to preserve the aspect ratio when you resize or zoom the display.  Always On Top Display Video In on top of other applications.
Hide Player Hotkey	Enter a keyboard key that hides/displays the Video In control panel.
Initialization	Re-runs the First Run Wizard.


Video settings

Use the video settings page to specify the general properties of your captured video, adjust your display, and set still capture size.

To open the Video settings page

•	Click the Setup button [image] in the Video In control panel.

•	Click the Video tab.

Standard	Selects the TV broadcast standard (NTSC, PAL, or SECAM).
About  Driver	Displays a current configuration dialog box.
Video Capture	Interlaced Captures both fields of an interlaced image.  Some blurring may be visible in objects that are rapidly moving sideways, and scrolling text. Both Fields (double-rate video) Captures both fields of an interlaced image and displays them one after the other, to produce video at double the normal refresh rate.  The edges of stationary images (especially long, horizontal lines) may appear slightly blocky. One Field Captures one field of an interlaced image.  Some blurring may be visible in sideways-scrolling text.
Color Temperature	Warm Accentuates warm tones (the red end of the spectrum).  This can be useful for correcting or enhancing skin tones. Cool Accentuates cool tones (the blue end of the spectrum).  Use this to correct an image that is too "hot".
Color	Adjusts the amount of color in the image.
Brightness	Adjusts the amount of white in the image.
Contrast	Adjusts the gradation of tone between the image's highlights, midtones, and shadows.
Tint	Adjusts the balance of red-to-blue in the image.  Note that Tint is not adjustable for PAL or SECAM.
Capture Still 640x480	Capture still images at 640x480 pixels.


Sound Details

Use the Sound Details page to control muting and SAP for all channels or a selected channel.

To open the Sound Details page

•	Click the Setup button [image] in the Video In control panel.

•	Click the TV Tuner tab.

•	Click Details…

•	Click Audio.

•	Click Details…

Mute Settings	Global Applies mute settings to all channels. Mute On Mutes audio. Mute Off Cancels mute.
SAP Settings	Global Applies SAP settings to all channels. Stereo Enables stereo TV audio. Mono Enables monaural TV audio. SAP Enables Secondary Audio Program. Both Enables both regular TV audio and SAP.


Closed Captioning Channel Settings

Use the Closed Captioning Channel Settings page to set up closed captioning for specific channels.  For example, you can enable a set of hot words for a specific channel.

To open the Closed Captioning Channel Setting page

•	Click the Setup button [image] in the Video In control panel.

•	Click the Tuner tab.

•	Click Details…

•	Click Closed Captioning.

•	Click Details…

Note

Closed captioning is a North American feature.

Placement	External Window Displays closed-captioned text in its own window.  Click Font… to select the display font. Video Window Displays closed-captioned text superimposed on the video.  Click Font… to select the display font. Solid Background Displays closed-captioned text over a solid background. Shaded Background Displays closed-captioned text over a shaded background.
Hot Words	Enable Click this box to activate HotWords when Closed Captioning is turned on. HotWords Setup Opens the HotWords Setup Wizard.
TV Magazine	Enable  Activates the TV Magazine feature. TV Magazine Setup  Opens the TV Magazine Setup Wizard.
Closed Caption On Mute	Display closed-captioned text when the audio is muted.
Show  Alternate Text If  Present	If T1 mode closed-captioned data is present in the caption stream, checking this box displays a full page of T1-mode, scrollable, closed-captioned text.  If you turn off Closed Captioning or change channels, the page is hidden.


Closed Caption settings

The Closed Caption settings page is only available for NTSC video.  Use it to specify how closed-captioned text is displayed, and to set up the HotWords feature.

Note

Closed captioning is a North American feature.

To open the Closed Caption Settings page

•	Click the Setup button [image] in the Video In control panel.

•	Click the Closed Caption tab.

Placement	External Window Displays closed-captioned text in its own window.  Click Font… to select the display font. Video Window Displays closed-captioned text superimposed on the video.  Click Font… to select the display font. Solid Background Displays closed-captioned text over a solid background. Shaded Background Displays closed-captioned text over a shaded background.
Hot Words	Enable Click this box to activate HotWords when Closed Captioning is turned on. HotWords Setup Opens the HotWords dialog.
TV Magazine	Enable  Activates the TV Magazine feature. TV Magazine Setup  Opens the TV Magazine Setup Wizard.
Closed Caption On Mute	Display closed-captioned text when the audio is muted.
Show  Alternate Text If  Present	If T1 mode closed-captioned data is present in the caption stream, checking this box displays a full page of T1-mode, scrollable closed-captioned text.  If you turn off Closed Captioning or change channels, the page is hidden.


HotWords

Closed captioning Look Back


HotWords

Use the HotWords Setup Wizard to specify words and phrases that Video In will detect in closed-captioned text.  When they appear, you can:

Display the matched text

Restore the Video In control panel

Play a sound

Enable TV Magazine

You can enable HotWords, and then minimize the Video In control panel; when the specified words occur, the control panel opens.  You can also have Video In automatically transcribe the text when the specified words occur.

Note

HotWords is a North American feature.

To set up HotWords

•	Click the Setup button [image] in the Video In control panel.

•	Click the Closed Caption tab.

•	Click the HotWords Setup button.

To enable HotWords, check the Enable box.

The two-step HotWords Setup Wizard will guide you through HotWords setup.

First Word	Type the word that will open Video In.
Match Type	Choose the type of match you want: By itself   Open Video In when the Hot Word occurs. Followed By   Open Video In when the Hot Word occurs, and is immediately followed by the Optional Word you specify. Not Followed By   Open Video In when the Hot Word occurs, if it is not immediately followed by the Optional Word you specify. In Sentence With   Open Video In when the Hot Word occurs, if it is in a sentence with the Optional Word you specify.
Optional  Word	Type the word you want to match with the Hot Word.  (When you specify an Optional Word, the system only looks for the Hot Word+Optional Word combination.)
Partial	Check this box to start Video In when a part of the Hot Word occurs.
Use the Add and Remove buttons to add and remove words from the list.

Actions to take when your HotWords occur	Show Matched Text Displays the text that matches your Hot Word(s). Restore Player Opens Video In in its current state. Beep Beep when the HotWord(s) occur.
Recording	Enable TV Magazine Activates TV Magazine . Enable Digital VCR Activates the Digital VCR .


Displaying closed-captioned text

Closed-caption Settings

Closed-Captioning Look Back


End of ”Hot Words”


START TROUBLESHOOTING


Video is unstable

Check that you’re using the correct broadcast standard format (NTSC, PAL, or SECAM).

Check the quality of your incoming TV signal on another receiver; bad reception may be the cause.

For more information, see the Video Settings page.


No video or audio

Check that the audio and video connectors are securely plugged into the correct jacks.

Check that your video card is securely seated in its slot.  Please refer to the user guide for the card location.

Check the VFC and audio cables to make sure all connectors are securely plugged into the correct jacks.


No audio

Ensure that another Windows audio program is not muting the sound.


Captured images have jagged edges

If you are capturing One Field (non-interlaced), images may appear jagged. Click Both Fields in the Video Settings page.

For more information, see the Video Settings page.


END TROUBLESHOOTING


START GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS


AMC
ATI Multimedia Channel.  The AMC is a 40-pin connector, located on the graphics board and AMC peripheral devices, which provides for multimedia expansion and VESA feature connector (VFC) backwards compatibility for the graphics board.  AMC connects ATI-TV to the graphics board via the AMC ribbon cable.


Aspect ratio
Relationship of width (x-axis) to height (y-axis).


.AVI
Audio-Video Interleaved.  Microsoft's specification for the integration of digital motion video under Windows.


Bitmap
Representation of characters or graphics by individual pixels arranged in row and column order.


Composite video
Video signal format that includes the complete visual waveform, including chromatic (color) and luminance (brightness) picture information, as well as control signals.


Compression
The process of reducing the size of data files to decrease storage and computer processing requirements.


Frame
A single, complete picture in television and video.


Frame rate
Number of video frames displayed per second.


INI files
Initialization files that provide Windows with information about your system configuration.


Interlaced video
Interlaced displays paint the screen in two passes - first, the odd-numbered screen lines then the even-numbered screen lines.


MPEG
Moving Pictures Experts Group.  Group under ISO auspices that defines standards for compression/decompression of digital video and audio.  MPEG-1 was optimized for CD-ROM or applications at about 1.5Mbit/sec.  The MPEG-2 concept is similar to MPEG-1, but includes extensions to cover a wider range of applications.  The most significant enhancement over MPEG-1 is the addition of syntax for efficient coding of interlaced video.


NTSC
National Television Systems Committee.  North American and Japanese television technical standards organization.  Frame rate is 30 per second.


Overscan
The area between the displayed image and the edge of the display screen.  Normally, this area is black.


PAL
Phase Alternate Line.  European (excluding France) television standard.


Pixel
Picture element.  The smallest addressable area of the computer screen.


RGB24
True color: Also known as RGB color or 24-bit color. True color graphics systems are usually equipped with at least 24 bits per pixel.  In the 24-bit system, for instance, three primary colors in the color graphics system - red, green, and blue - are allotted eight bits each, providing a palette of 16.7 million colors.


SECAM
Sequential Couleur A Memoire.  French color TV system (also adopted in Russia).


S-Video
Type of video signal used in Hi8 and S-VHS videotape formats.  It transmits luminance (brightness) and chrominance (color) portions separately, using multiple wires, avoiding the NTSC encoding process and the resultant loss of picture quality.  Also known as Y-C video.


StartUp file
A Windows StartUp file contains applications that start whenever you start Windows.  See Windows online help for more information.


Shortcut key
A key or combination of keys that provides one-stroke access directly to a command or dialog box.  Also called “Accelerator key” or “hot” key”.


Tool Tips
Helpful aids for using programs that appear when you point at a control with your mouse.


D1
A digital recording and playback format that uses component video (S-Video).


END GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS


Video Desktop

When you select Video Desktop in the Display settings page, minimizing the Video In control panel replaces your desktop pattern with a video display.  Closed-captioned information is not displayed.

A TV icon appears in your desktop.  Click the icon to display a small control panel that you can use to change channels and control the volume.

To restore your desktop pattern and the Video In control panel

Click the TV button in the Windows taskbar.


Display settings

TV Tray


Double-Rate Video

The Both Fields option in the Video Settings page captures both fields of an interlaced image and displays them one after the other, to produce video at double the normal refresh rate.  The edges of stationary images (especially long, horizontal lines) may appear slightly blocky.


On-screen picture adjustment

Use on-screen picture adjustment to fine-tune the picture quality on-screen.

•	To start adjustment, press the TAB key.

Each time you press TAB, one of eight values is available for adjustment.

•	Use the ·  keys to adjust the value.

Color Tint Brightness Contrast	Press ·  to decrease/increase from 0% to 100%  (decrease/increase 45 degrees for Tint). Note  Tint is not available for PAL or SECAM.
Color  Temp	Select Warm or Cool.
Video Mode	Select One Field, Both Fields, or Interlaced.
Reset	Press ·  key to reset video to default values.
None	Clears the display.


Video settings


Schedule

The Scheduler lets you set up Video In to play particular files and/or watch selected TV channels, start TV Magazine, and capture video at times you specify.  If you have the features installed, you can also schedule events for the Audio CD Player, and Video CD Player.  For help on Schedule, click here [image].


Closed captioning Look Back

Closed captioning Look Back is used with the HotWords feature, to allow you to see the item in the closed-captioned text that triggered HotWords.

You can track up to five minutes of closed-captioned data, and delay the display of closed-captioned data.  Simply use the up/down arrow buttons to specify time values.

When closed-captioned text is displayed in its own window, a scroller appears, which you can use to set the delay.  Dragging the scroller all the way to the right sets the delay to zero.

When closed-captioned text is displayed over video, the delay is controlled by the setting in the Closed Caption Settings page.


Transcribing closed-captioned text

HotWords


TV Tray

When you minimize the Video In control panel in a video desktop, a TV icon appears in the "tray" [image] located in the lower-right corner of your screen [image] that holds the volume control, ATI icon and system clock. Click the TV icon to display the control panel.

If you do not have a TV tuner, this control panel [image] containing volume and mute controls [image] is available.


TV Magazine

Use TV Magazine to transcribe closed-captioned broadcasting [image] including pictures and text.  You can save files as RTF (Rich Text Format), which preserves formatting and can be used in many word processors, plain text (TXT), or HTML.

To open TV Magazine

•	Click the Setup button [image] in the Video In control panel.

•	Click the Closed Caption tab.

•	Click the TV Magazine Setup button.

To enable TV Magazine, check the Enable box.

The first time you use TV Magazine, the two-step TV Magazine Setup Wizard will guide you the setup process.

File Name	Type a name for the file.
File Format	Select a file format.
Options	Overwrite files  Check to overwrite existing files.  Uncheck to keep existing files. Remove Advertising Skip commercial advertising when displaying or transcribing closed-captioned text. This works best with programs that use scrolling transcripts rather than "text bubbles" to record closed-captioned text.  For example: Talk shows News broadcasts Sports Soap operas (Depending upon the closed-captioning format, commercials may occasionally be recorded [image] a little experimentation will show you how to get the best results.) Case Conversion Convert all characters to upper- or lower-case.
Stop Transcribing After	Specify the number of minutes to transcribe.
Select Layout	No Image No images are saved. Images on Left Images are placed on the left, text on the right. Images on Right Images are placed on the right, text on the left. Alternate Images Images and text alternate left and right. Use black & white pictures Save images as black & white, to save disk space. Image Density Specify the number of images per page.


Instant Replay

Instant Replay replays live video, with a delay you specify, while you watch TV.  You can:

Pause and restart capture

Search, pause, and play the captured video

Copy the current frame to the Windows clipboard in RGB24 format.

To start Instant Replay  Click the Instant Replay button in the Video In control panel.

The Instant Replay panel opens beside the display panel.

To display or hide the Instant Replay panel  Right-click the Instant Replay button in the Video In control panel, and click Show Window in the drop-down menu.

To close the Instant Replay panel  Click the Exit button in the upper-right corner of the panel.


Disable Instant Replay recording

Replay video

Capture still images from the Instant Replay window

Set the playback position and delay time


To disable Instant Replay

Click this button in the Instant Replay panel to disable Instant Replay recording.


Replaying video

Click the Play button in the Instant Replay panel to play the video in the Instant Replay recording buffer.  Captured video plays in a continuous loop until you exit the Instant Replay window or click the Disable button.

Note

You can only replay when you are not capturing.


Capturing still images from Instant Replay

Click the Camera button in the Instant Replay panel to capture still images from the Instant Replay window and place them in the Stills Gallery.

Note

You can only capture stills when you are not capturing video.


Setting playback position and delay time

Click the position slider to navigate through the replay video.  Click the time display to change the delay time.


Secondary Audio Program (SAP)

The Secondary Audio Program (SAP) can be used to broadcast, for example, language translations, reading services for the visually impaired, weather forecasts, or information about a show.

To hear the Secondary Audio Program, switch from stereo to mono, and show closed captioning when muted

Right-click the Mute button in the Video In control panel to display a menu where you can change audio settings.

Notes

Not all television stations broadcast stereo or SAP.

SAP is not available in European or Japanese versions of Video In.


TV Out

TV Out lets you display your PC output on a television.

To enable TV out

•	Right-click on your desktop, then click Properties.

•	In the Display Properties page, click Settings, then click Advanced.

•	Click Displays.

•	Click the Television checkbox.

•	Click OK.

To cancel TV Out, click the Television checkbox to clear it.

Note

You must attach a TV before enabling TV Out.


LaunchPad

The LaunchPad provides a convenient way to start all your Multimedia Center applications [image] just click the feature you want.  For Help on LaunchPad, click here [image].


Resource conflict

Video In, Video Editor, DVD Player, and Video-CD Player use some of the same resources.  If you try to start one of these features while another is running, a message appears informing you of resource conflict.  You have four choices:

Run both features with reduced performance.

Suspend the first feature while the other feature is active.

Close the first feature.

Press Cancel to continue without starting the second feature.


Real-time MPEG encoding

If your computer uses a Pentium® III processor or a Pentium® processor with MMX technology, you can capture video and save it in MPEG format, in real time.

When you run the First Run Wizard (see Initialization in TV Player display settings), the TV Video Capture Initialization Wizard provides MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 formats.  Three, pre-set MPEG recording configurations are available, and you can customize video and audio settings for your particular purposes.

To customize MPEG recording settings

Note

You should have a good understanding of MPEG before changing these settings.  Of course, experimentation is a great teacher, and if the results are not to your liking, you can simply click the Default button to return to the pre-set values.

•	In the Digital VCR Custom Settings page, click Custom, then click the Set button.

The Custom Settings page opens.

•	In the Format list, click Capture in MPEG-1 format or Capture in MPEG-2 format.

•	Click the …MPEG Settings button.

The MPEG Properties Settings Wizard opens.  Follow the steps in the MPEG Properties Settings Wizard to customize Frames in Group, Frames in Subgroup, Frame Rate, Video Bit Rate, Motion Estimation Performance, Aspect Ratio, Video Format, HD1 Mode, Audio Mode, Audio Bit Rate, and Audio Frequency.

A comprehensive technical discussion of MPEG is beyond the scope of this Help file, but for a brief overview, see MPEG technical notes.

There are many sources of information you can explore; a good starting point is the Moving Picture Expert Group’s website.


MPEG technical notes

MPEG Properties Setting Page 1 lets you set up the Frame Sequence—the mix of I (intra) frames, P (predicted) frames, and B (bi-directional) frames in a GOP (group of pictures).  B frames take the longest to encode, followed by P frames, then I frames.

I frames consume the most space, producing the highest bit rate.  During playback, I frames take the most time to decode; this is not a concern if the same machine is used for capture and playback because encoding is far more computationally intensive than decoding.  It is a matter of balancing capture speed and disk space.  Most cases also allow settings that use only I frames.

MPEG Properties Setting Page 2 is used to set the video bit rate and motion estimation performance.  When capturing large images, increase the video bit rate.  The value is approximately 1.6Mbit for SIF (Source Input Format) images.  Usually, you must sacrifice some quality to achieve the speed required for real-time encoding.  For MPEG-2 capture, this can be up to 8Mbit/second.  The default is 0.8Mbit/second.

MPEG video’s temporal prediction technique is based upon motion estimation—in most cases, consecutive video frames will be similar except for changes introduced by objects moving within the frames.  The range for this setting is 1 (fastest) to 20 (slowest); depending upon your computer’s speed, you can increase this value to improve quality.

MPEG Properties Setting Page 3 is used to set the picture properties—aspect ratio, video system, and HD1 (Half D1) option.  HD1 format (for MPEG-2 only) is 352x480 pixels, and improves picture quality for MPEG-2.  HD1 has a lower bit rate, and does not require a Pentium III for compression.  When you select HD1 Mode, capture takes input such as 352x240 and compresses it as 352x480.  When you select HD1, the picture size displayed in the Current Video Settings group in the Digital VCR Settings page will have the vertical value doubled.  For example, if you set the size to 352x240, the Current Video Settings will be 352x480, indicating that HD1 Mode is on.  If you change the MPEG-1 settings, this option is disabled.

MPEG Properties Setting Page 4 is used to set the audio format.

Mono combines left and right channels, and uses a lower bit rate and CPU speed.

Stereo compresses left and right channels separately, and requires a high bit rate and medium CPU speed.

Dual Channel stores a monaural signal in two channels.

Joint Stereo finds redundancies between left and right channels, and achieves a higher compression ratio.  It works with a medium bit rate and a higher CPU speed (for example, Pentium III).


First Run Wizard

When you first start Video In, the First Run Wizard guides you through setting up the TV feature.  If you want to change these settings later, you can re-run the First Run Wizard at any time.

Note

The first time you start Video In, you must complete the First Run Wizard.  After that, the Wizard will not run unless you want to re-run it.

To run the First Run Wizard

•	 Click the setup button in the Video In control panel, then click the Display tab.

•	Click the Initialization button, and follow the Wizard’s instructions.

The TV Display Initialization Wizard helps you set up your TV Display.  Click the button for more information.


First Run Wizard - TV Display

The TV Display Initialization Wizard lets you set up the following features for your TV display:

Video Desktop

Fixed Aspect Ratio

Always On Top

Show Tool Tips

Show Shortcut

Hide Player Hotkey

The TV Sound Initialization Wizard helps you to set up your TV sound.  Click the button for more information.


First Run Wizard - TV Sound

The TV Sound Initialization Wizard helps you to set up the audio connection between Video In and your sound card.

The TV Video Capture Initialization Wizard helps you to set up TV video capture.  Click the button for more information.


First Run Wizard - TV Video Capture

The TV Video Capture Wizard helps you to specify the quality of captured video and the temporary drive to store it.  The Wizard asks you for:

The default capture format

Whether to launch the Video Editor automatically when you stop capturing

The temporary drive to store captured video

This is the last page of the First Run Wizard.  You can re-run the Wizard any time:

To run the First Run Wizard

•	 Click the setup button in the Video In control panel, then click the Display tab.

•	Click the Initialization button, and follow the Wizard’s instructions.