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For Windows
PC CONNECTION KIT
ENGLISH
JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE/
JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER
For Customer Use:
Enter below the Model No. and Serial
No. Retain this information for future
reference.
INSTRUCTIONS
Model No.
Serial No.
LYT0500-002A EN
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CONTENTS 2 EN JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE SOFTWARE SECTION .................................................................... 5 – 32 STARTING JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE 6 INITIALIZATION 7 Selecting the connected device ............................................................... 7 JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE WINDOWS 8 – 10 Index window .................................................................................... 8 DV Controller window..........................................................................
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EN 3 COPYING AN IMAGE 28 Copying an image into the clipboard ...................................................... 28 Pasting an image from the clipboard...................................................... 28 EDITING AN IMAGE 29 CREATING AN HTML ALBUM 30 Saving images in HTML format............................................................. 30 Viewing the HTML album .................................................................... 30 TROUBLESHOOTING 31 – 32 JLIP VIDEO PRODUCER SOFTWARE S
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MEMO 4 EN
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EN 5 JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE SOFTWARE SECTION You can find the latest information (in English) on the provided software program at our World Wide Web Server. http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/index-e.html
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STARTING JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE 6 EN Starting JLIP Video Capture ® Turn on your PC and start up Windows . 1 Click Start on the task bar. 2 • The Program menu appears on the screen. Move the mouse pointer over JLIP Video Capture and click to start the program. 3 • JLIP Video Capture starts up. NOTE • Close any other programs running on the PC. • Disable any programs that run in the background, such as screen savers, e-mail applica- tions, virus checkers, schedulers, etc. • Turn off file and printer s
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INITIALIZATION EN 7 SELECTING THE CONNECTED DEVICE You can use the JLIP Devices window to select a video source unit connected to one of the COM ports (RS-232C) after starting up JLIP Video Capture, or when you connect a different video source unit. Select Window — DV Controller in the 1 Index window. • The JLIP Devices window opens. • You can also select Preferences — Devices in the DV Controller window to open the JLIP Devices window. Select the Serial Port (COM 1 to COM 4). 2 • Select the COM
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JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE WINDOWS 8 EN INDEX WINDOW Index images are displayed as an album in the Index window. 1 2 3 1 Toolbar 2 Index display section Open button The captured images are displayed in this Opens an album file or image file. section. 3 Index image Save Album button Each index image consists of a thumbnail Saves images in the Index window image and its time code. as an album file. NOTE DV Controller button • Each toolbar button function can also be Opens the DV Controller window performe
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EN 9 DV CONTROLLER WINDOW Select Window — DV Controller in the Index window to open the DV Controller window. This window is used to capture still images from a video source unit. 1 3 2 1 Counter Indicator (Time Code) 3 Operation Buttons The video source unit’s time code is Power button displayed here. Displays the power status of the connected video source unit. Note 2 Operation Buttons for Video Source that, depending on the video deck connected, it may not be possible Unit to turn its power o
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JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE WINDOWS (cont.) 10 EN IMAGE VIEWER WINDOW Select Window — Image Viewer in the Index window to open the Image Viewer window. This window is used to display images at full size, and to present images in an album as a slide show. Toolbar Close button Stop button Previous Image button Next Image button Slide Show button First Image button Last Image button Control window NOTE • Each toolbar button function can also be performed from the menu bar. • Clicking the right mouse button
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BASIC IMAGE CAPTURE EN 11 This section describes basic image capture operations. For more detailed instructions, see pages 13-15. Set up your equipment. 1 • If using a video camera, insert a videocassette into it. •␣ Connect the video source unit to your PC, and turn both on. •␣ Start up JLIP Video Capture. (see page 6) Start playback. 2 • Click Window — DV Controller to open the DV Controller window. • Click the Play button in the DV Controller window. Capture the desired image. 3 • Click the
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BASIC IMAGE CAPTURE (cont.) 12 EN View the image in the Image Viewer 4 window. • Double-click the thumbnail image in the Index window. • The image is displayed in the Image Viewer window at its captured size. • Click the Image Viewer window’s Close button to return to the Index window. Save the image on your PC’s hard drive. 5 • Click on the thumbnail image in the Index window to select it, then click File — Save Image As. For more ® details, refer to the Windows 95/98 manual or your computer’s
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ADVANCED CAPTURE FUNCTIONS EN 13 IMPORTED IMAGE Squeeze/Cinema You can select Squeeze or Cinema when adding wide-screen images (with an aspect ratio of 16:9) to an album. Squeeze Squeezes the image’s aspect ratio from 16:9 to 4:3. Cinema 2 Inserts a black or white mask at the top and bottom of the image to convert its aspect ratio to 4:3. Image Size Preferences Click Preferences — Imported Image in the Index 1 window. Select Squeeze or Cinema in Wide Image Format. 2 Click OK. 3 3 Mask Color (Bla
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ADVANCED CAPTURE FUNCTIONS (cont.) 14 EN AUTOMATIC CAPTURE You can capture images automatically according to your preferences. Automatic Capture cannot be performed in the time code range of 00:00:00:00 and 00:00:30:00. Automatic Capture Preferences Click the Play button in the DV 1 Controller window. Click the Automatic Capture button. 2 CAUTION • Depending your PC’s specifications and operating environment, the points where images are captured may not match what was set in the preferences. • D
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EN 15 Interval You can capture images at specified intervals. This function is useful for summarizing the contents of a tape, or for watching time-lapse movies using the slide show. Select Interval in the Automatic Capture 1 window. Select the number of images to be 2 captured. 1 Select the length of the interval (in 3 minutes and seconds). 2 3 Click Execute. 4 4 CAUTION • Automatic capture stops when the number of images in the Index window reaches 99 or the videotape ends. • This function doe
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VIEWING IMAGES 16 EN SLIDE SHOW Slide Show Preferences You can select the display interval during a slide show. Select Preferences — Image Viewer 1 from the Image Viewer window. Make sure the Set Minimum box is 2 unchecked, and select the interval (in seconds) between images. • Check the Set Minimum box when you want to display images one after another quickly. •␣ You can select from 0 to 30 seconds. The actual interval is equal to the sum of the selected time plus the time it takes your PC to l
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EN 17 IMAGE CORRECTION Select Preferences — Image Viewer in 1 the Image Viewer window. When displaying images captured from 2 a fast action sequence, select Movement in Image Correction. • Images in the displayed album will be corrected for camera shake. • To use less memory, select Field. • To use no image correction, select None. DISPLAY SIZE You can select between normal and full-screen display. For full-screen display, select View — 1 Size — Full Screen in the Image Viewer window. • For norm
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VIEWING IMAGES (cont.) 18 EN IMAGE VIEWER APPEARANCE You can toggle the display of the border (window frame and menu bar) and toolbar in the Image Viewer window. Hiding the Border Select View — Border in the Image 1 Viewer window to uncheck it. The window frame and menu bar disappear. •␣ You can toggle the border display by clicking the right mouse button in the Image Viewer window to bring up the View menu. Hiding the Toolbar Select View — Toolbar in the Image 1 Viewer window to uncheck it. The
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SELECTING A BACKGROUND COLOR EN 19 You can select the background color in the Index window. Select Preferences — Background Color 1 in the Index window or Image Viewer window. Select the desired background color. 2 Click OK. 3
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CHANGING THE IMAGE FORMAT 20 EN You can select JPEG, Bitmap (BMP) or DVF format for saving images, and adjust their settings. JPEG Preferences JPEG images are saved with a high compression rate, making them ideal for Internet web pages. Select Preferences — Save Image in the 1 Index window or Image Viewer window. Select JPEG in Image Format. 2 Select an image size in Image Size. 3 • If the video footage was shot in the wide-screen mode, the image width is greater than in the standard mode. Image
