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1. version 1 0 5 Page 1 of 55 IEye Captain User s Manual Current as of version 1 0 5 Last Updated Tuesday May 30 2006 K Mac Universal THERE ARE A TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF MENUS INDEX OF SCREENSHOTS CONTACT INFO AND OTHER HANDY REFERENCES AT THE END OF THIS MANUAL iEye Captain character courtesy of Jonny Gorden at Zero Gravity Entertainment If you re in Australia or anywhere else and need 3D services check out his work at http www zerogravity com au or phone at 61 408 733 375 Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 2 of 55 1 INTRODUCTION Welcome to iEye Captain the Swiss army knife for your EyeTV If you own an EyeTV product you are already in an elite league someone who has invested in the power of a Macintosh and who has high standards and expectations for your video media You won t be disappointed in iEye Captain well on the contrary you will find it opens doors for you that you won t be able to live without If you re eager to get started you may want to jump ahead to section 2 If you want the Big Picture please read on FOREWORD The Story of iEye Captain I m a self confessed taping junkie I work professionally as a prime time television writer editor and love recording content for later study or entertainment I got an EyeTV
2. N Export Alias Export Media Export iCal Export Infrared Export Text 2 8 gt gt QuickAlias QuickMedia Quick iCal QuickIR QuickText Sched Add Remove Delete Info Re launch Reload EyeTV Edit in EyeTV Channel Down Channel Up Stop Record lt lt 1 gt gt Skip Reverse Fast Reverse Play Fast Forward Skip Forward Volume Down Volume Mute Volume Up Pause Snapshot Large view of most of the toolbar icons version 1 0 5 Page 51 of 55 To customize the toolbar simply click the Customize button on the right of the toolbar or select Customize Toolbar from the Window menu The following sheet will appear Drag your favorite item into the toolbar 2 Separator Space Flexible Space Customize Add Delete Info Media Settings g g o E EE B fi Text Alias Infrared QuickExport Quick iCal QuickText Sched QuickText a a lt s sz e gt QuickAlias QuickIR Edit Relaunch Reload Go to EyeTV Snapshot Play 3 Pause Record Stop Channel Channel Skip Backward Fast Backward Fast Forward my Skip Forward Volume Volume Mute drag the default set QOO nu 2 b Add Delete Info Stop Play Edit Media Settings QuickExport iCal Quick iCal Text QuickText Sched QuickText Rec Customize Show _ Icon amp Text E _ Use Sm
3. New Archive Mover drawer When you are ready hit Submit of the items you selected will be submitted to the Batch for processing You can continue to do other things in iEye Captain or EyeTV and the batch will continue moving items in the background You can toggle between the Add Item view and the Batch view by clicking the blue tab indicators In the Batch view you CINE may select items to remove and then click the Remove button or click Abort to abort the current batch Please note that the currently moving item must finish moving before the batch can be fully aborted Once the move is complete iEye Captain may need to reload its data or re launch EyeTV If it does it will wait for a safe time to do so In the meantime the Status column will indicate which eme items are currently locked and awaiting a relaunch While Main Archive OK 1570 8 Um Um J k s 52 2 Ocked you can not edit or delete a schedule recording s information Batch moving in progress IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 21 of 55 4 EXPORTING iEye Main Window 3 P 7 Ea TET jj LS M lt Media Settings QuickExport iCal Quick iCal Text QuickText Sched QuickText Rec Infrared QuickIR Alias QuickAlias Snapshot Customize The toolbar stacked with export functions iEye Captain has very ver
4. STANDARD EXPORT Standard Export as for Email QuickMedia Settings for Web File Edit Recordings QuickMedia Favorite Tor iMovie for iMovie About iEye Captain Purchase Enter Serial Number QuickMedia Export as QuickToast as Export Data Settings QuickData Exports for iDVD for iTunes for PSP gt for DVD Studio Pro for Toast Go to Guide in EyeTV LRG Check Guide Now in EyeTV MPEG Program Stream EyeTV Preferences 3 s Am MPEG Elementary Stream Print XP Quicktime Formats 7 DV Services DV 16 9 HDV 720p HDV 10801 Hide iEye Captain Quicktime Movie i MPEG 4 Hide Others H 264 needs Quicktime 7 Show All 36 DivX AVI if DivX installed EyeTV 2 Quit EyeTV DivX Disc if Divx installed Quit iEye Captain Q Appie Lossless 6 A 2 FILE MENU Application Edit Recordings Tools EyeView EyeAudio for iPod default for iPod recommended these take you to standard EyeTV Export dialog 6 4 4 FILE gt QUICK MEDIA EXPORT QuickMedia Favorite New Schedule 8N QuickMedia Export as for Email New Search for Web New Playlist QuickToast as for iMovie Export Data Settings for iMovie HD Open Live TV Window in EyeTV 80 QuickData Exports gt for iDVD Open Quicktime Movie EyeTV _ for iTunes Go to Guide in EyeTV FRG for PSP Close EyeTV Window LEW Check Guide Now in EyeTV for DVD Studio Pro Page Setup tP fos ue I
5. button in the Advanced Search Temporary Search 3 window a window like this will appear allowing you to copy Cancel 50K criteria from another search When you are finished setting up your search press the Perform button to close the window and initiate the search If you named your search it will appear in the Saved Searches popup button ready to initiate at any time If you would like to change the name or any of the settings click the Edit button to call up the Advanced Search window again Filter using Advanced Search Filter using Advanced Search Saved Searches controls and Y All Records Recs Edited Hj popup menu Recs Unedited Edit Delete Progs 5 Recs Edited AFV Search N If you did not select to name your search it will appear in the Saved Search eT Search If 4 aved Searches popup menu as Temporary Search you Sree decide you would like to keep this search simply click the Edit button click the Save Search As button and enter the name you wish to assign to the search Otherwise the temporary search will be deleted when you initiate a new search or choose Records IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 17 of 55 3 G SIMPLE SEARCH All Records B RECORDINGS 4 Episode Date Recorded Length Description Location Size Status BSG 214 Black 04 15 06 07 58 01 03 01 Main Archive a JI
6. oc SGl 1 AFV AFV eAFV 501 AFV Idol iCal showing full month view 2005 Sun26 27 Tue28 Wed29 Thu30 Fril Sat 2 SG1 Location all day from 06 28 05 at 1 00PM to 06 28 05 at 2 00PM repeat Custom every week on Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday end ondate 07 01 05 fo Hear Jag ofa Jag Jag 79 SG1 ig SG1 attendees None n calendar W EyeTV Programs alarm Message with sound 4 Ping 5 minutes before None PM I Can Idol 9 T ji iCal showing week view Quite a handy way to know what s on And notice on the right that the reminders have been activated IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 36 of 55 4H DATA EXPORTING INFRARED EXPORT EyeTV works perfectly when used with its internal tuner changing the channel for you at the appropriate time But what if you have a digital cable or satellite TV set top box and you wish a greater range of channels and a higher quality image Analog EyeTV units allow you to hook up these devices via the S Video or Composite inputs However there is no way to automate changing the channel to schedule the shows you wish to record that is unless you have iEye Captain and either the ZephIR or IRTrans U
7. playlist you just created to add these items to your playlist 8 Click the Smart checkbox beside your Sci Fi playlist and voila schedules and recordings that match these names are shown When you click this playlist to activate it future recordings that have the same name will also appear IMPORTANT To remove items from a Smart Playlist you must first deselect the Smart checkbox select the items you wish to remove and click the Remove button Holding down the option key will prevent the confirmation dialog 3 E 4 IMPORTING EYETV 2 PLAYLISTS AND AUTO PLAYLIST If you have EyeTV 2 the ideal way to work is not to use iEye Captain for playlist changes but rather to use the very handy Add to Playlist popup menu in EyeTV s Info window for the schedules you set up This automatically adds recordings to a certain playlist after they have recorded and saves adding them later Knowing this I have set up iEye Captain s playlists to be a slave to EyeTV s playlists You can choose at any time to import EyeTV s playlists Tools menu and they will completely over write any changes you have made in iEye Captain The best way to work with EyeTV 2 is with the Auto Playlist feature Tools menu When this is enabled iEye Captain will automatically sense if any changes have been made to EyeTV s playlists even re ordering them and will seamlessly import them I suggest you enable both this and Auto Smart a
8. 00 00 S Video i Test Archive 4400 05 30 06 11 00 AM 12 00 PM Weekly 01 00 00 S Video 5 Episode 4400 v 4400 Test 06 26 06 12 39 PM 12 40 PM Daily 00 01 00 S Video 214 Black Market AFV BSG 06 03 06 07 59 PM 08 59PM Weekly 01 00 00 S Video E Yum American Idol BSG Test 220 06 27 06 09 00 AM 09 30 AM Never 00 30 00 S Video 5 Main p BSG Canadian Idol 06 05 06 11 00 PM 12 00 AM Weekly 01 00 00 S Video 11 1254 2 nuin NLN S Viden EL Move to 059 M Main Archive 75 94GB aaa RECORDINGS 4 Episode Date Recorded Length Descriptio Location Size Statu Paynes 24 519 04 26 06 07 00 PM 00 43 30 Main 1 077 5 OK eee ee eo eem 24 313 04 30 06 07 59 00 59 59 Main 1511 9 0K O Add selected to playlist w 24 322 05 28 06 09 00 00 59 36 Main 1 491 5 OK New 24 321 05 28 06 07 59 PM 00 59 38 Main 1 491 9 OK 65 24 523 524 05 22 06 10 59 PM 02 00 00 Main 3 014 7 OK Filter using Advanced Search 24 316 05 07 06 09 00 PM 00 59 58 Main 1 510 4 OK All Records EJ 24 314 04 30 06 09 00 PM 00 59 58 Main 1 509 0 OK Size 1 60 CB 24 518 04 17 06 08 59 PM 00 43 37 Main 1 082 4 OK Est time 01 54 74 315 05 07 06 07 59 PM 01 00 00 Main 1 505 5 OK Tm Simple Search by keyword 24 517 04 10 06 08 59 PM 00 43 37 Main 1 075 2 OK r Locations 20000 a 9 recordings 8 hrs 3 mins Mover Info 2
9. AII button which will save all of your export preferences without performing an export When you are ready to export simply choose Quick iCal from the toolbar or from the File menu gt QuickData submenu gt Quick iCal 3 Or if you would like to perform an export immediately choose the Export iCal button This will save all your export preferences and then perform an iCal export Check out the following page for an idea of how handy the iCal calendar views can be version 1 0 5 Page 35 of 55 4 G 1 Sample iCal Calendar Views June 2005 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Jag Jag AFV Jag 1 1 eAFV 501 eTest 501 AFV 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 AFV escl 1 eSG1 1 e5SG1 AFV AFV 501 Idol 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 e AFV e5G1 e5G1 e5G1 e5G1 e5G1 AFV AFV e5G1 Idol 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Jag Jag Jag Jag Jag 5 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 501 Idol 26 27 28 29 30 AFV eja Jag Jag Jag 5 1
10. BSG 217 The 05 06 06 07 58 01 04 59 Main Archive 1 642 1 OK Simple Search by keyword BSG 213 04 08 06 07 58PM 01 03 01 Main Archive 1 605 0 OK Q BSG 1 selected 1589 7 MB total Mover J info 7 Lower part of Main Window showing Simple Search field on left At the bottom left of the main window you will notice a Simple Search field This field applies an additional filter to whatever playlist and saved search you have active For most cases you will probably find this the most convenient way to quickly access your data The Simple Search does a Contains search of the title amp episode information of both the schedules and recordings For instance typing BSG calls up both the BSG and BSG Orig shows in the above example this happens whether these are show titles or episode titles To initiate a Simple Search simply type your search term in the search field and hit Return on your keyboard IMPORTANT To clear a search you must not only delete the search term but also hit Return on your keyboard to clear the filter UNDERSTANDING SEARCH ORDER iEye Captain conducts searches in the following order which is also how they appear in the main window PLAYLISTS gt SAVED SEARCHES SIMPLE SEARCH It makes sense if you think of it this way Playlists are your starting point For instance you may want to have one playlist for yourself and one for your spouse Your s
11. OK 1 505 5 24 517 11 00PM 12 00AM 04 10 06 08 59 PM 00 43 37 Main Archive OK 1 075 2 All Records E 24 521 3 00AM 4 00AM 05 08 06 08 59 PM 01 00 01 Main Archive OK 1 504 6 dit Delete 24 520 2 00AM 3 00AM 05 01 06 08 59 PM 00 43 28 Main Archive OK 1 069 8 4400 102 05 01 06 10 00 PM 00 59 59 Main Archive OK 1 526 8 Simple Search by keyword 4400 105 Trial Rv Fire 05 23 06 10 59 01 00 01 Main Archive 15144 7 163 recordings 138 hrs 42 mins Mover Info 2 Recordings pane of main window Very similar to the schedules pane on the bottom right of the main window are your EyeTV recordings You may again change the size of the columns by dragging the edges re order the columns by clicking the header and dragging or sort by clicking the column headings If you don t have enough space to see everything you want to see you can drag the scroll bars to pan across the information or drag the dividers between the panes to allot more space to the recordings pane 3 C 1 QUICK ADDING OF SIZES Episode Date Description Location Status a QM YS s user 07590 005939 ManAnhe iilis OK 24 1322 77 05 28 06 09 00 PM 00 59361 MainArchive 1491510 M 24 321 07 59 00 59 38 Main Archive 1 491 3 OK 1 3 selected 4080 9 MB total Mover J E info Recordings Pane showing quick adding of sizes i
12. To Channel c0 Last Channel Record ABR Tuner AEE Composite Video Input cV S Video Input ALS IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 49 of 55 6 B INDEX OF WINDOW SCREENSHOTS Here is a list of the screenshots appearing in this manual 1Ey Mam Window E buvleen itu Rod arenes 5 Schedules Info Drawer ecco dla rv exa ebbe tor eiue eU RE 6 Top of Schedules Info Drawer looks this way when Tuner is not 7 Entering an external channel in EyeTV s Info window eere 7 Extemabehannel M ch eet nie au ox tiae dtum eda s 8 Recordi gs pane OE main SWIBGO WA osten C ub Oud du dE LO E 10 Recordings Pane showing quick adding of sizes in summary at bottom 10 Recordmes Info qui misce un D euet Puts UA eee ny l NS REIR XU N ARIS ROSE UR Uu PUDE areas 12 Playlist pane controls and Add Items to Playlist popup 13 PRA VANCE SE ARCH WIT Wi scs 15 gt Load searel WIBHdOW ec dte eee 16 Saved Searches controls and popup menu keen n deesse odeur auia 16 Lower part of Main Window showing Simple Search field on 17 Colors sub menu under Windows Menu 2 4 44 04 eo ee ae a 18 Alt
13. _ Schedules Text Fields 99 riggers 9 Schedules Text Options Change channel 10 sec before Sign i Fiel 1 1 Ext REIS Between firings 7 10 sec 123 _ Recordings Text Options Component Name Explorer 3200 EZ Test Fire Other Exports Enter Button enter He _ Aliases amp SoftLinks All non tuner schedules Schedule recurrences up to e Infrared Triggers _ Selected schedules only 30 days Cancel SaveAll Export Triggers Infrared Trigger settings in the Data Export Settings window IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 37 of 55 OPEN SETTINGS IEye Captain should automatically detect your infrared software and the ZephIR IRTrans selector at the top should automatically be set to the appropriate device If you only have one such device this option will be grayed out If you have both an IRTrans and a ZephIR this selector allows you to choose between them TRIGGER CALENDAR Firstly ensure that you are happy with the name of the Trigger Calendar This is a calendar in iCal separate from any reminder calendar you may have already set up that keeps track of the scripts that trigger the channel changes It is very important that you do not make changes to this calendar within iCal if you need to make any changes please do this within iEye Captain The scripts that control the channel changes are located in the Preferences folder within the Library folder in the root dire
14. export settings and continue to set your preferences for various data export types 2 Click the Save button which will save all of your export preferences without performing an export When you are ready to export simply choose QuickAlias from the toolbar or from the File menu gt QuickData submenu QuickAlias 3 Or if you would like to perform an export immediately choose the Export Alias button This will save all your export preferences and then perform an Alias export IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 33 of 55 4G DATA EXPORTING iCAL EXPORT Export Settings Data Export Settings Export to iCal Text Exports Name of Calendar Schedules Text Fields EyeTV Schedules Replacing Schedules Text Options Recordings Text Fields Reminders None E E Recordings Text Options n Other Exports gt Aliases amp SoftLinks 9 Schedules to iCal e desc gt Infrared Triggers _ Selected schedules only 2 Cancel Save All Export iCal iCal Export settings in the Data Export Settings window For those of us with busy lives which probably means most of us it can be hard to keep tabs on every thing that is supposed to happen in our day iCal reminders can become a very essential part of your EyeTV experience whether it s just letting you know when your show is on so you don t miss it letting you know when it s time to change the channel on the digital cable or sate
15. inside the default export folder that you have indicated in the QuickExport settings Each recording will be exported into this subfolder and a little script is also placed into the subfolder to manage the burning process When the export is complete this script will wait until Toast is free if it has been occupied burning something and then open Toast import the items and set up the menu for you When you are IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 25 of 55 ready to burn the disc simply click on the red burn button and follow the instructions in Toast to burn your disc Once the burn has finished and you have tested your disc you may safely delete the entire subfolder of the export including the script file If for any reason Toast was not able to burn the disc you may double click this script and it will set up the disc for you just as if the process was initiated from iEye Captain It is important to note that you can continue working in iEye Captain and or EyeTV after QuickToast has been initiated Even though you may see a spinning black amp white indicator ball just click anywhere in the main window to continue working 4 C 3 WHY YOU SHOULD UPGRADE TO TOAST 7 Aside from the myriad of advertised improvements and new features such as DIVX exporting and a choice of greatly improved DVD menus Toast 7 offers a HUGE enhancement over Toast 6 when it comes to EyeTV you don t have to do a time consuming media export before burni
16. one With iEye Captain the location for every schedule or recording is displayed clearly in the main window IMPROVED ARCHIVE MOVER AND BATCH QUEUE Please see section 3 J for more details about the easy new Archive Mover drawer and Batch Queue IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 44 of 55 5 G SETTING STORAGE LOCATIONS To access and or add to your chosen archive locations you can have an unlimited number including networked volumes but it is suggested you keep to volumes that can always be mounted click the Storage Locations menu item in the Tools menu or click Set locations in the Archive Mover window The following window will appear oe Storage Locations Storage Locations Location Path Label Space Status Boot120 Archive Boot120 m 0 GB OK Boot 120 Users gjones Desktop Desktop 23 0 GB ____ IBM250 Current SciFi EyeTV Archive IBM250 7 7 GB locked in use Max300 EyeTV Archive Main Archive 75 9 GB locked in use Reset Update Label Desktop Space Free 22 96 GB Status OK Location Path Boot120 Users gjones Desktop Set 2 zd picturis inca ache ipeo inal Cancel Save Storage Locations window You may notice some locations have been automatically entered for you If you have used the Link Items to EyeTV Archive feature to join multiple archives you should see all of those secondary locations already added for you You m
17. page 36 for more information about this Title Man Episode 118 Perchance to Dream Source S Video External Channel 20 Top of Schedules Info Drawer looks this way when Tuner is not selected IMPORTANT iEye Captain uses a workaround to let this external channel information pass between itself and EyeTV If you wish to set an external channel while in EyeTV s interface type the channel number between two asterisks at the beginning of the Description field eg 323 with no spaces or any other characters before or within the asterisks Or if you prefer you may type the station name must be typed exactly between two symbols in other words you would type ZBBC One for the station One you must first set up the External Channel Map see next page Then when you open iEye Captain you will see the external channel appropriately displayed It is very important that you do not delete or alter this in any way or iEye Captain will not be able to keep track of the channels You can still place a description after this number and it will display properly in iEye Captain and any text exports you make from it Of course if you enter the channels from within iEye Captain you will not need to use this method However once you go back to EyeTV you should not delete the xx numbers that iEye Captain places in the Description field or iEye Captain will not know what channel to set the external device to
18. schedules out of order because it sorts based on when the schedule was initially made not when it will be recording next iEye Captain changes the dates of the schedules so that they sort properly based on when they will record NEXT which is much more helpful information You can disable or enable this by toggling the Enable Repeat Date Fixing item in the Tools menu 3 C 4 ALLOW MULTIPLE EYETVs MENU ITEM As brave users have discovered EyeTV has an undocumented and unsupported feature you can actually connect more than one EyeTV hardware device to your Mac and the EyeTV software will let you record to more than one at once DISCLAIMER It is outside the scope of this manual to explain how this is done and what the limitations are Also VidCan Media Solutions does not condone this practise and can not accept responsibility for anyone who attempts to do this and causes damage to their hardware or software That said users with multiple EyeTVs have reported that they connect them safely and reliably and they have requested that I include an option to disable checking for schedule conflicts As you can understand if you try to schedule two shows to tape at the same time that would ordinarily cause a warning to appear To disable iEye Captain s checking for schedule conflicts enable the Allow Multiple EyeTV s menu item in the Tools menu IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 12 of 55 3 D RECORDING
19. set up a schedule for the first one duplicate it and then just change the time so select the schedule you wish to duplicate in the Schedules pane and choose Duplicate Schedule s from the Edit menu An identical copy of the schedule will be made except that it will be disabled if it were enabled it would cause a schedule conflict Now simply open the disabled copy in the Info drawer change the start time enable it and then hit Submit version 1 0 5 Page 10 of 55 3 C Bottom Right RECORDINGS PANE Lost RECORDINGS Episode Date Recorded Length Location Status Description Size MB par 24 519 1 00 2 00 04 26 06 07 00 PM 00 43 30 Main Archive OK 1 077 5 Star Trek 24 313 1 00 2 00 04 30 06 07 59 PM 00 59 59 Main Archive OK 1 511 9 SIM 24 322 10 11 05 28 06 09 00 PM 00 59 36 Main Archive OK 1 491 5 Til Debt do us Pat M 321 9AM 10AM 05 28 06 07 59 00 59 38 Main Archive 1 491 9 PE E 24 523 524 05 22 06 10 59PM 02 00 00 Main Archive 3 014 7 24 316 4 00AM 5 00AM 05 07 06 09 00 PM 00 59 58 Main Archive OK 1 510 4 Add selected to playlist iw 24 314 2 00AM 3 00AM 04 30 06 09 00 PM 00 59 58 Main Archive OK 1 509 0 New Remove Delete 24 518 12 00AM 1 00AM 04 17 06 08 59PM 00 43 37 Main Archive OK 1 082 4 Filter Advanced Search 24 315 3 00AM 4 00AM 05 07 06 07 59 PM 01 00 00 Main Archive
20. t allow you to group schedules in playlists IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 14 of 55 3 E 3 SMART PLAYLIST TUTORIAL EyeTV 1 8 x only Say you record daily syndicated reruns of Stargate on one schedule and you have another schedule set up for a weekly time slot that features new episodes You also tape Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek every week You want to create a Sci Fi playlist 1 First click the New button to add a new playlist 2 Double click to highlight the playlist s name and change the name to Sci Fi 3 Select Records both in the Playlists pane and the Saved Searches popup menu to display all data or select Records in the Playlists pane but use the Advanced Search or Simple Search to help you find what you want to add to the playlist 4 Ifthe Info drawer is open save your changes or cancel to close the window This allows you to make multiple selections 5 In the Schedules pane if the two Stargate schedules have the exact same name select just one of them If one has a different name like Stargate Season 8 then command click to select both of them Now command click to select the Galactica and Star Trek schedules 6 If you don t rename your recording titles after they have recorded go on to step 7 If you do rename recording titles select each unique title by command clicking in the Recordings pane 7 Click the Add Items to Playlist popup button and choose the Sci Fi
21. test 123 456 789 and 890 to ensure all the buttons are working properly BETWEEN FIRINGS may need to be adjusted if you find your device is missing one of the digits in the sequence For instance 123 is set but when you hit test fire your set top box turns the channel to 13 This is similar to the ticks setting on some infrared software It instructs the trigger script to delay between individual codes sent to the remote the number indicated will be the number of tenths of a second delayed in between firings It is recommended that you use a value of 7 or higher experiment to make sure the test fire is successful every time and then add at least 2 to the value to compensate for times that your computer may be busy or something is preventing a clear transmitted signal The last three settings relate to the calendar and trigger scripts that are created CHANGE CHANNEL X SECONDS BEFORE lets you indicate how many seconds before a schedule that the script will trigger the channel change Because it may take a 5 or 6 seconds for the script to change the channel you may want to indicate a value of 6 10 seconds You IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 38 of 55 probably want to experiment with a test schedule to ensure the settings will not cause the previous show to be cut off and yet will change the channel in time CHOOSE WHICH SCHEDULES You can select either non tuner schedules or Selecte
22. the export type you have an option to replace files of the same name By default this is NOT selected 1 Captain will not prompt you if there is a duplicate but will rather use 1 2 3 etc after the file name to guarantee that a file will not be replaced If you do select this checkbox files that have the same name will be automatically replaced Lastly on the bottom left you can choose to let iEye Captain automatically name the individual export files to prompt you for each file name Auto naming is based on Title Episode if there is an episode name or Title Abbreviated Date if there is no episode name To perform a QuickMedia Favorite Export do one of the following click the QuickMedia toolbar button click the QuickMedia button in the Recording Info Drawer click the Export button from within the QuickMedia Settings window or choose QuickMedia Favorite from the File menu IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 24 of 55 4C MEDIA EXPORTING QuickToast EyeTV automates the process of burning to VCD or DVD but there are several limitations to the method that is used 4 C 1 LIMITATIONS OF EYETV TOAST BURNING EyeTV 1 8 Only for a single recording First frame of recording is set as thumbnail rarely the one you want Toast s rudimentary scrubber for thumbnail images makes it very difficult to fine tune exactly which frame you want Only works for DVD not VCD or SVCD can be
23. you always mount volumes that contain EyeTV storage locations before using either program If you link schedules and or recordings from external drives or network volumes and then try to use EyeTV or iEye Captain when they are not mounted it may cause errors This only applies to the master archive and to schedules and recordings you wish to remain visible in EyeTV For instance you could have an iMac in your home office that does all the recording and archiving If you choose to record to or keep recordings on a firewire drive that drive should remain connected to the iMac and turned on You may export compacted recordings to a third drive this you could disconnect when needed Then you could have a Mac Mini in your living room with no EyeTV connected to the iMac over the network and set the EyeTV preferences on the Mini to pretend that the iMac s main archive is also the Mini s archive The Mini could access all the recordings in the archives and yet you could disconnect it and turn it off without affecting anything on the master iMac Particularly with EyeTV 1 x if you must maintain archives on external drives that you disconnect you may wish to develop a naming scheme that will make it apparent in the EyeTV Programs window which schedules and recordings belong to dismounted volumes It is possible that you may be able to operate by making sure you never try to play or access these schedules or recordings while the volume is di
24. 00 Weekly 02 00 00 S Video 54 PrimeTV Main OK Firefly v EyeTV 185 06 26 06 12 36 12 37 PM Daily 00 01 00 S Video 0 notset Main OK 1 FveTV 185 06 23 06 01 30 _02 30 PM Weekly 01 00 0n S Video N not set 1 Lost M RECORDINGS Episode Date Recorded Length Location Status Description Size MB M 24 519 1 00AM 2 00AM 04 26 06 07 00 PM 00 43 30 Main Archive OK 1 077 5 Star Trek 24 313 1 00 2 00 04 30 06 07 59 PM 00 59 59 Main Archive OK 1 511 9 SIM 24 322 10 11 05 28 06 09 00 PM 00 59 36 Main Archive OK 1 491 5 Til Debt dous Part 321 9AM 10AM 05 28 06 07 59 PM 00 59 38 Main Archive 1 491 9 Playlist controls 24 523 524 05 22 06 10 59 PM 02 00 00 Main Archive OK 3 014 7 Add selected to playlist _ iw 24 316 4 00AM 5 00AM 05 07 06 09 00 PM 00 59 58 Main Archive OK 1 510 4 24 314 2 00AM 3 00AM 04 30 06 09 00 PM 00 59 58 Main Archive OK 1 509 0 New 24 518 12 00AM 1 00AM 04 17 06 08 59 PM 00 43 37 Main Archive OK 1 082 4 24 315 3 00AM 4 00AM 05 07 06 07 59 PM 01 00 00 Main Archive OK 1 505 5 Fitur using Advanced Seir 24 517 11 00PM 12 00AM 04 10 06 08 59 PM 00 43 37 Main Archive 1 075 2 All Records 24 521 3 00AM 4 00AM 05 08 06 08 59 PM 01 00 01 Main Archive OK 1 504 6 24 520 2 00AM 3 00AM 05 01 06 08 59 PM 00 43 28 Main Archive 1 069 8 JU JLo 4400 102 05 01 06 10 00 PM 00 59 59 Main Archive OK 1 526 8 Simple Search by keyword
25. 4400 105 Trial Rv Fire 05 23 06 100759 01 00 01 Main Archive 15144 7 163 recordings 138 hrs 42 mins Mover J i Info 2 iEye Captain s Window Top Right SCHEDULES PANE On the top right are your EyeTV schedules programs You may change the size of the columns by dragging the edges re order the columns by clicking the header and dragging or sort by clicking the column headings If you don t have enough space to see everything you want to see you can drag the scroll bars to pan across the information or you can drag the divider between the upper and lower panes to allot more space to the Schedules pane You can select more than one schedule at once by shift clicking or command clicking this is very handy if you want to set up a text or iCal export of only a few items or you can delete a range of schedules by selecting them and hitting the Delete button Option click to bypass the warning dialog IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 6 of 55 3B SCHEDULE INFO DRAWER To create a new schedule ensure you are in the Records playlist and that the Saved Search popup button is set to Records Then you can click button on the bottom right of the main window the button in the toolbar or choose New Schedule in the File menu To view a schedule in more detail or make changes click the schedule to select it and click the Info button on the
26. AM 05 08 06 08 59 PM 01 00 01 Main Archive OK 1 504 6 Color Picker and custom colors example TO RESET EYETV COLORS In order to reset to the standard EyeTV colors simply choose Toggle Custom Colors from the Colors sub menu of the Windows menu version 1 0 5 Page 20 of 55 3J NEW ARCHIVE MOVER BATCH QUEUE iEye Captain was the first to introduce using multiple hard drives actively within EyeTV Now it is easier than ever To open the newly redesigned Archive Mover simply click on the Mover button on the bottom right of the interface The Archive Mover drawer will open From here you still have access to all of your playlists and saved searches Once you find the items you wish to move select either one or multiple using shift clicking for a range of items or command clicking items that are not together Then select the desired location from the Move to popup menu If you want to set up other locations simply choose the Locations button iEye Main Window oeoo0 u wx 7 AU I uo Delete Info Stop Play Edit Media Settings QuickExport iCal Quick iCal Text QuickText Sched QuickText Rec Customize Move Recording Smart SCHEDULES Episode Start Time ____ Repeat Duration Source Chann All Records mn 24 53 Sun 06 04 06 08 00 PM 09 00PM Weekly 01 00 00 S Video lit Thie 24 v 24 53 9pm Sun 06 04 06 09 00 PM 10 00PM Weekly 01
27. Al amp SoftLink e qme DE Alias of mpeg file only All records _ Schedules to iCal D Alias of folder package _ Selected records only _ Infrared Triggers 2 Cancel SaveAll Export Aliases Aliases amp Unix Soft Links in the Data Export Settings window Aliases and Unix soft links or symbolic links are mainly for advanced users who wish an easier way to access the actual mpeg recording files made by EyeTV With the very cryptic numeric naming scheme used by EyeTV 1 8 in the EyeTV Archive folder and inside EyeTV 2 s packages having aliases named after the recording titles can be a lifesaver when you wish to play or manipulate the files with any of a number of third party utilities or media players There are various options to set for EyeTV 2 the default settings pictured above will be the most useful NAMING SCHEME iEye Captain uses a standard pre set naming scheme to help prevent multiple files having the same name If a recording has an episode title the alias will be named according to title episode mpg and if there is no episode title the file will be named according to the date it was recorded according to the format title Mar 27 You may wish to use the episode field for custom notes if you wish this information to appear in the file names Location Click the Browse button if you wish to change where you would like the aliases saved to Erase Contents of Folder will delete the entire
28. At any point you can register right from within the program which will disable the registration reminders entitle you to support on the program and help fuel future updates To do so select Purchase under the iEye Captain menu and follow the instructions to use the integrated eSeller powered by eSellerate You must have an internet connection to make this initial purchase If you are installing on only one computer you don t even have to enter a serial number iEye Captain will automatically register the trial version once you make your purchase iEye Captain comes as family household license to register Captain on any other Macs in your home you will need to wait for a confirmation email from eSellerate which will contain your serial number Please keep this for your records as you may need it to re install later on You may want to print a copy for safekeeping Once you receive the email you simply launch the software and choose Enter Serial Number under the iEye Captain menu Copying and pasting may not work but you may drag and drop the serial number from your confirmation email IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 4 of 55 2C RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EYETV AND iEYE CAPTAIN When you launch iEye Captain EyeTV opens automatically if it wasn t already open also it launches a little faster if EyeTV is already open As a helper application iEye Captain talks regularly with
29. Data Export Settings window Export Settings Data Export Settings Recordings Fields to Export To Options Lexy Exports v Recording 1 0 v Input Source File Size Sehen ES Title v Channel Number Playback Position nes Schede Text v Episode v Channel Name Full Eyetvr Path e URS v Description Scheduled Start Relative Path v Display Title Scheduled Length Path to Mpeg Other Exports v Date Recorded Prepad Stream Format v Duration Postpad gt Aliases amp SoftLinks Schedules to iCal Reset Defaults Select None f Select All Infrared Triggers 3 Cancel Save All Export Text Choose Recordings Fields in the Data Export Settings window In both of the above two screens you can click the Reset Defaults button to return to the default selection of fields as pictured above choose Select None to set all the checkboxes to de selected or Select to select all checkboxes version 1 0 5 Page 29 of 55 Once you have selected the fields you wish to export you can click Save to save your settings and return to iEye Captain s main menu or you can click either of the Text Options radio buttons in the Export Options on the left to set up the rest of the text export settings Export Settings Data Export Settings Sche
30. ERN NEN 6 3 B 1 RECORDS TO MAKES SHARING DISKS EASY 6 3 B 2 EXTERNAL CHANNELS METHOD eerie entente 7 3 B 3 EXTERNAL CHANNEL FOR STATION 8 3 B 4 DUPLICATE SCHEDULE S MENU ITEM 4 encre ener 9 3 C Bottom Right RECORDINGS PANES cedet ette ie depre e itd ua alt 10 3 C 1 QUICK ADDING OF SIZES 10 3 C 2 CREATE SCHEDULE FROM RECORDING MENU 11 3 0 3 ENABLE REPEAT DATE FIXING MENU ITEM 11 3 C 4 ALLOW MULTIPLE EYETVs MENU ITEM eene 11 3 D RECORDINGS INFO DRAWLR 12 AE PLAYLISTS PANE order Rp ESO REY MRR 13 3 E 1 SMART 13 3 E 2 SAUTO SMART OPTION coser eU Ier ans 13 3 E 3 SMART PLAYLIST TUTORIAL EyeTV 1 8 x only esee 14 3 E 4 IMPORTING EYETV 2 PLAYLISTS AND AUTO PLAYLIST 14 SIMPLE SHAR CH M 17 3H UNDERSTANDING SEARCH ORDER eren 17 3 1 CUSTOMIZING COLORS Y FR UR EE ERE E e 18 3J NEW ARCHIVE MOVER BATCH QUEUE e eeeeee eene eene rennen nnne 20 4A MEDIA EXPORTING STANDARD OMA EUR 2 4B MEDIA E
31. EyeTV For the most part you can use them interchangeably most of EyeTV s menus and functions are also inside of iEye Captain so you don t have to jump back and forth You may use iEye Captain as a tool box you go to when you need a special tool or you can use it full time as an alternate interface for EyeTV Even if you leave it in the background it can be helpful to leave running especially if you use it to control your cable box or satellite via infrared The things you can ONLY do from inside EyeTV are Changing EyeTV s device settings and preferences Viewing recordings see below Using the Editor to edit amp compact recordings and Accessing program guides such as TitanTV of these may be initiated from iEye Captain and iEye will automatically switch over to EyeTV for you If you have a dual monitor setup or a large monitor you may find it handy to have the EyeTV viewer play in the background and use the play controls in iEye Captain or on your remote control to control playback You can customize the toolbar to add a full set of play controls if you wish simply click on the Customize toolbar button and drag desired items onto the toolbar or free up space by dragging unneeded items off of the toolbar If you make changes to the schedules or recordings from within EyeTV including new recordings that have been made since you launched iEye Captain iEye Captain must re load the data This is done autom
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33. ITERS Text exporting is a perfect compliment to a burgeoning media library You can export all types of information as delimited text files which can then be easily imported into Filemaker Pro Microsoft Excel or virtually any other database word processor or spreadsheet program First you will need to set up your preferences and choose which fields or information you wish to export To do this open the Data Export Settings from the File menu Export Text from the Tools menu If you choose Export Text you will need to click on the Schedules Text Fields or Recordings Text Fields radio buttons on the left to access the fields you wish to export The following screens will appear letting you check whichever fields you wish to export Export Settings Data Export Settings Schedules Fields to Export To Options Text Exports Schedules Text Fields Sede Program I D Start Date Input Source ules Tex i F Text id v Title v Stop Time Channel Number ecordings Text Fields 5 di 9 v Episode v Duration Channel Name ecordings Tex ions z 8 Display Title Repeats String Summary Other Exports v Description v Repeats Binary Enabled gt Aliases amp SoftLinks Schedules to iCal Reset Defaults SelectNone Select All _ Infrared Triggers Cancel_ _Save All__ ExportText Choose Schedules Fields in the
34. S INFO DRAWER When you click on a recording to select it and hit the Info button same shortcuts as for the Schedules drawer you ll see something really exciting a huge preview window If you click from recording to recording in the Recordings Pane you will see the preview update for each one Hitting the Play button below the preview begins playing the recording in EyeTV when you return the preview automatically updates to the last frame you were at If you want you can also hit the Snapshot button to take a full sized 640x480 snapshot of the current frame and iEye Captain will open it in Preview or save it to the location you have indicated in the Snapshot Settings in the Recordings menu more info on page 26 Also hitting the Export button below the preview immediately exports the recording using the export settings you have selected in QuickMedia Settings File menu a very quick way of initiating an export 163 recordings 138 hrs 42 mins Mover w 2 Description Title Lost m Episode a202 Reckoning Source S Video Input Channel When Wednesday Apr 26 2006 08 58 PM Duration 01 06 01 Size MB 1653 5 Archive Main Archive Path Max300 EyeTV Archive Lost a202 Reckoning eyetv 000000000a004ed3 eyetvr QuickExport Play Snapshot Delete Cancel Recordings Info Drawer As in the Schedules drawer any changes you make to the tit
35. SB infrared transceivers With the ZephIR or IRTrans you can control your digital cable or satellite set top box just as if it were the internal tuner You can time automated channel changes to the second with perfect reliability The amazing thing is how easy it is 4 H 1 SETTING UP YOUR INFRARED DEVICE First you must make sure you have the latest software and drivers for your infrared device ZephIR Station 2b12 IRed 1 4 or higher are recommended Secondly you must ensure that the numbers 0 9 and the Enter or Select button from your set top box s remote control are programmed into the infrared software Please make sure that the numbers 0 9 are named with just a single numeric digit and test them all to make sure they fire properly from the infrared software If there is no Enter button it is advisable to create an Enter button with no code attached After any infrared software updates it is important that you launch the infrared software at least once to initialize your settings before launching iEye Captain 4 H 2 INFRARED SETTINGS IN iEYE CAPTAIN Once you have set up your infrared software and tested the hardware launch iEye Captain and go to the Tools menu to select Infrared Settings The following window should appear Export Settings Data Export Settings Infrared Triggers None ZephiR 9 IRTrans Text Exports m iCal Trigger Calendar IR Trigge Replacin
36. Schedule Info Title 24 Episode 523 524 Description 28 The rest of the description When Mon May22 2006 8 59PM gt to 11 01PM Duration eee 0 1 2 3 Repeats None we Where S Video Input Enabled Add to Playlist 24 Hd Export to iPod Entering an external channel in EyeTV s Info window IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 8 of 55 For station names that are also duplicates of tuner channels for instance if your digital cable offers the same stations that your analog cable offers in the sub 100 range or for channels that you have indicated station names for in EyeTV 1 Captain will automatically display the correct station name for you If you use a digital cable or satellite set top box in conjunction with EyeTV s analog inputs there may be many channels that you wish to indicate station names for and EyeTV does not give you a means to do this Luckily iEye Captain has an External Channel Map feature that not only keeps track of station names but may fix certain situations where program guides record incorrect settings 3 B 3 EXTERNAL CHANNEL MAP FOR STATION NAMES You access the External Channel Map from the Tools menu The window looks like the one on the left First indicate which input you record from at the top External Channel Map To add a new channel station name pair enter them in D S NE the fields at the bottom and then click
37. XPORTING QUICK EXPORT eeeeeeeeee eei 22 4C MEDIA EXPORTING nennen nennen 24 4 C 1 LIMITATIONS OF EYETV TOAST BURNING eere 24 4 C 2 ADVANTAGES OF iEYE CAPTAIN QuickToast BURNING 24 4 C 3 WHY YOU SHOULD UPGRADE TO TOAST 7 25 4D MEDIA EXPORTING SNAPSHOTS 26 4E DATA EXPORTING TEXT WITH DELIMITERS eere 28 EXPORTING ALIASES amp UNIX SOFT LINKS eese 31 4G DATA EXPORTING I1CAL EXPOR T uestes Red 33 4 G 1 Sample iCal Calendar Views s eot ian eu reir eee d o a UNE DN 35 4H DATA EXPORTING INFRARED EXPORT eene 36 4 H 1 SETTING UP YOUR INFRARED DEVICE eene 36 4 H 2 INFRARED SETTINGS IN iEYE CAPTAIN eese 36 3 __ AUTO INFRARED ENSE EUH EN cates 39 SIMPLE METHOD FOR MULTIPLE ARCHIVES eee 40 IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 55 of 55 5 B LINKING IN OF PREVIOUSLY MOVED ITEMS eee 41 5 E BIG IMPROVEMENTS IN HOW EYETV 2 SAVES ITS FILES 42 5 F HOW DOES iEYE CAPTAIN HELP MULTIPLE ARCHIVES IN EYETV 27 43 SC SETTING STORAGE LOCATIONS pierre Ker
38. all Size Done Customize Toolbar window showing toolbar items As with other Macintosh applications you can drag any items onto or off of the toolbar or drag to re arrange them If you like you can click on the default set at the bottom and drag it to the toolbar to reset the items If screen real estate is of the essence clicking the transparent button at the top right of the main window above the Customize toolbar icon will show and hide the toolbar version 1 0 5 Page 52 of 55 7 GETTING HELP iEye Captain comes with a full searchable online help system On most layouts there is a Help button in the corner which you can click to activate the help system or you can choose iEye Captain Help from the Help menu The following title page will appear iEye Captain Help 4 Everything you need to start using iEye Captain Don t see what you need in here Check out the detailed manual Don t find it there Email for a quick response Not in the app Suggest a feature it just might be in the next 3 release iEye Captain Introduction to iEye Captain Help iEye Captain Overview iEye Captain web page iEye Captain Help title page From there you can follow the links or type a search term in the search field at the top A search window will appear with the results Search Results archive 4 er Q
39. atically by default or it can be disabled with the Auto Reload preference Tools menu Leaving this enabled allows iEye Captain to be up to date with whatever has changed in EyeTV When you make changes from within iEye Captain s info drawer both iEye Captain and EyeTV automatically update except when changing record locations see Simple Method for Multiple Archives on page 40 You may wish to use the EPG program guide in EyeTV to set up your schedules but you may find you hop over to iEye Captain for finer control or more detailed browsing Try leaving the Info drawer open and clicking from recording to recording Something you may not notice right away is that iEye Captain fixes a bug in EyeTV 1 8 s date sorting Before running iEye Captain sorting by date in EyeTV s Programs window may show repeating schedules out of order because it sorts based on when the schedule was initially made not when it will be recording next iEye Captain changes the dates of the schedules so that they sort properly based on when they will record NEXT which is much more helpful information You can disable this if you wish Tools menu gt Enable Repeat Date Fixing You will notice that occasionally iEye Captain will open other applications automatically like iCal or iRed for IRTrans users This is normal so iEye can co ordinate behind the scenes IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 5 of 55 3 THE INTERFACE iEye Captain has been designed
40. ay change a label for one of these but you may not delete a location if you see Locked in use in the Status column To add a new location simply click the Set button and use the browser to select a folder It is suggested that you have only one folder per disk as you can access a maximum of six extra folders in addition to your main EyeTV Archive If you have more than one folder on a disk you will limit your expansion options later Then type in a custom label or leave the one that was pre entered and hit the button to add it To edit an existing location select it in the table and then either hit the Set button to change the location or type a new label When you are finished editing you must hit the Update button to update the item in the table To remove a location you can only do this if it is not in use select the location in the table and hit the button Finally to save your changes click the Save button or if you would like to close without saving hit the Cancel button IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 45 of 55 5 G 1 IMPORTANT NOTES ON USING EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES While these methods work perfectly and grant full functionality it must be acknowledged that they are temporary workarounds until Elgato adds multiple drive support to EyeTV As workarounds there are limitations that must be recognized The most significant is that it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that
41. bottom left of the window the Info button in the toolbar or choose Show Info from the File Menu This opens a drawer at the bottom in which you may see the schedule information in greater detail and make whatever changes you need to make If you have not made any changes you can click different items in the Schedules pane or Recordings pane and see the info drawer update with the new item Once you have made a change you must save the changes reset or cancel in order to continue 163 recordings 138 hrs 42 mins Mover kj uni Info M 2 2 Description Title 1 Episode Money for Nothing 2 Source S Video External Channel 20 When Sunday 06 04 2006 gt 03 00 00 AM gt to 04 00 00 AM t Duration ba 01 00 00 2 zn Records to Repeats Weekly HJ n E v Enabled Main Archive z Switch to Delete Cancel Main Archive 75 94GB Schedules Info Drawer Clicking on the Submit button in the drawer both sends your changes to EyeTV and saves them in iEye Captain Similarly you can click on the button to create a new schedule and when you hit Submit your new schedule will be created in EyeTV At point you can hit Cancel to close the drawer without saving changes or Reset will
42. changed later but is an extra step Continuing in the fashion of making your life easier iEye Captain expands on these capabilities by offering QuickToast which provides some important advantages 4 C 2 ADVANTAGES OF iEYE CAPTAIN QuickToast BURNING Over EyeTV 1 8 Select multiple recordings and iEye Captain will export all of them in one step importing every one of them into Toast for you The thumbnail image is set to the MOST RECENT frame viewed rather than the first one This allows you to play each clip in EyeTV or using iEye Captain s play controls to fine tune exactly which frame you wish to appear in the DVD menu Please note that due to an Mpeg encoder issue the frame may be off by as much as a second or two but it is still a finer control than the Toast scrubber Available for VCD SVCD and DVD QuickToast as gt Burn VCD Burn SVCD Export Data Settings Burn DVD QuickData Exports QuickToast sub menu of File menu To perform a QuickToast simply select one or more recordings in the Recordings Pane of the main window using the handy size calculator at the bottom of the window to see if how close you are getting to the capacity of the CD or DVD Once you have the selection you wish select DVD SVCD or VCD from the QuickToast submenu of the File menu Please see the next section Why you should upgrade to Toast 7 if you have Toast 7 If you have Toast 6 QuickToast will create a sub folder
43. chives may be easily and safely integrated together using iEye Captain s unique Link Items to EyeTV Archive feature In seconds you will have permanent access to all of these secondary archives Once finished EyeTV will think that they are all on the same disk You will have no problems managing all your hard drives from one location with 1 Captain after using this feature and the best news is that you will have full functionality in EyeTV as well It is suggested that once you use this feature that you do not go back to switching archives manually LINKING OTHER ARCHIVE FOLDERS These are the steps to follow to link archives together It is suggested that you do this procedure when your EyeTV is not currently recording 1 Pick which archive will be your main archive This will usually be the disk with the most usable space After you have linked the archives this main archive will be the one that you always leave selected in EyeTV s preferences 2 One by one select each secondary archive in EyeTV s preferences quit re launch and disable or delete any scheduled programs that will conflict with schedules in your main archive If you have duplicate recordings for any reason it would be a good idea to delete these as well 3 Once you have completed step 2 for every archive other than the main archive select the main archive in EyeTV s preferences quit and re launch 4 Launch iEye Captain If you haven t registered the pr
44. ctory of your startup drive SELECT A COMPONENT The next step is to select a component of the components that you have set up in your infrared software should appear in the Component Name popup menu If for any reason your component does not appear you may need to quit out of iEye Captain open your infrared software and verify that everything is set up properly there Be sure to quit the infrared software before re opening iEye Captain so your preferences are saved SELECT ENTER BUTTON Once you select a component the Enter button popup menu should be populated with all of the codes available on the component you have set If you already have a code set up with the name enter or select iEye Captain will set it for you Otherwise click on the enter button popup menu and drag to select the proper enter button IMPORTANT If your set top box does not need to have an enter button pressed and you do not have one programmed it is important that you still have a button on the component that you can designate as the enter button In this case you may create this empty button with no code TEST FIRE Once you have set the component and enter button it is important for you to test the setup Please ensure that your hardware device is connected and click the Test Fire button to send the digits from the Test Fire field to your device It will only work with numeric digits but it is suggested that you
45. d schedules only The first option will create a trigger event for every enabled schedule with an input source of Composite or S Video that has a channel other than zero This is the most reliable option as hitting QuickIR at any time will create a fresh calendar with all your infrared triggers If you wish the second option will let you select one or more recordings in the Schedules Pane and just make triggers for those schedules only Please keep in mind that unless you choose a different calendar name each time this option will cause all previous triggers to be deleted Once you have set up these settings you have several choices of what you can do next l You can click on the other data export settings and continue to set your preferences for various data export types 2 Click the Save button which will save all of your export preferences without performing an export When you are ready to export simply choose QuickIR from the toolbar or from the File menu gt QuickData submenu gt Infrared Triggers 3 Or if you would like to perform an export immediately choose the Export Triggers button This will save all your export preferences and then perform an iCal export Whichever option you choose the trigger calendar in iCal will look something like this July 2005 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat SG1 1 gt 50 5 5 1 Lom Sci Idol 5 1 all day f
46. d Triggers 3 Pri Maximum Size 34 not these export with no dialogs using most recent settings Full Screen 0 Aspect Ratio gt Display Options Closed Captions 6 4 7 EDIT MENU Teletext file Recordings Tools EyeView inde xz Close Editor Redo 092 3X C com L 6 4 12 EyeVIEW gt ASPECT RATIO Clear Select All Automatic 0 Duplicate Schedule s Display Options Closed Captions b 43 281 Spelling gt Teletext gt 14 9 2 16 9 83 Remove from Current Playlist Close Editor Wide p Clear Current Playlist Delete Current Playlist Advanced Search 6 4 13 EyeVIEW gt CLOSED CAPTIONS 6 4 5 RECORDINGS MENU MCE Show cuc Teletext 8 Edit Tools EyeView EyeAudio cei Close Editor cc2 Play in EyeTV Edit with EyeTV CC4 Take Snapshot Snapshot Settings 8T Aliases amp Soft Links Create Schedule from Recording 6 4 14 Eye VIEW gt TELETEXT Closed TE M TEXT LRT Close Editor Red 1 6 4 9 TOOLS MENU NES 95 EyeView EyeAudio EyeContra Yellow 3 Blue 44 Text Export Settings iCal Export Settings Infrared Export Settings Set Storage Locations Open Archive Mover Link items to EyeTV Archive External Channel Map Reveal in Finder 36R Re launch EyeTV Reload EyeTV data Auto Reload Import Playlists from EyeTV Auto Import Playlists v Auto Smart Playlists Enable Repeat Date Fi
47. d items will be added if you are adding recordings and do NOT want schedules to be added too you must ensure that you deselect any selected schedules either by Command clicking or clicking anywhere in the empty area beneath the schedules The same applies if you are adding schedules and do not want the selected recordings to be added too 3 e0 gt lt Delete Info Stop Play Edit Med Playlist controls PLAYLISTS Smart SCHEDULES Playlist pane controls and All Records E s selected to playlist iv American Idol Add Items to Playlist popup BSG i ssc American Idol BSG Lost 501 RECORDINGS Lost Playlist controls 561 Add selected to playlist iv New Remove Delete 3 E 1 SMART PLAYLISTS If you have more than one recording or schedule with the same name like recordings of a repeating schedule you only need to add one into your playlist If you then hit the Smart checkbox for that playlist iEye Captain will automatically find all other items with the same name and add them to the found set 3 2 AUTO SMART OPTION If you use the Auto Playlist option with EyeTV 2 see below you will find it very handy to enable Auto Smart in the Tools menu Auto Smart turns the Smart checkbox on by default when you import your playlists from EyeTV 2 You ll see the difference right away your schedules with the same name will appear even though EyeTV 2 doesn
48. dicate whether you wish to export text information for every record or whether you just wish to export text for what is currently selected in the main window Once you have set up these settings you have several choices of what you can do next 1 You can click on the other data export settings and continue to set your preferences for various data export types 2 Click the Save button which will save all of your export preferences without performing an export When you are ready to export simply choose QuickText Sched for schedules or QuickText Rec for recordings from the toolbar or from the File menu gt QuickData Exports submenu gt Schedules Text with Delimiters or File menu gt QuickData Exports submenu gt Recordings Text with Delimiters 3 Or if you would like to perform an export immediately choose the Export Text button This will save all your export preferences and then perform a text export IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 31 of 55 4F EXPORTING ALIASES amp UNIX SOFT LINKS Export Settings Data Export Settings Aliases and Unix Soft Links Text Exports Location D Schedules Text Fields Boot120 Users gjones Movies EyeTV Aliases Browse _ Schedules Text Options D Recordings Text Fields Erase contents of folder Recordings Text Options Export as alias mpg extension Other Exports _ Export as Unix soft link O Other extension
49. dules Text Export Options f Choose Fields Text Exports O Schedules Text Fields Location Boot120 Users gjones Documents Browse 6 Schedules Text Options Recordings Text Fields File Name EyeTV Schedules v Replace Recordings Text Options f9 Tab Delimited txt extension Other Exports Comma Delimited Other extension gt Aliases amp SoftLinks 2 6 records _ Schedules to iCal ae J Selected records only _ Infrared Triggers 2 Cancel SaveAll Export Text Schedules Text Options settings in the Data Export Settings window Export Settings Data Export Settings Recordings Text Export Options Choose Fields Text Exports _ Schedules Text Fields Location Boot120 Users gjones Documents Browse Schedules Text Options 7 Recordings Text Fields File Name EyeTV Recordings v Replace Recordings Text Options 6 Tab Delimited txt extension Other Exports Comma Delimited O Other extension y Ali Aliases amp SoftLinks 9 All records _ Schedules to iCal D Selected records only D Infrared Triggers 2 _ Cancel Save All Recordings Text Options settings in the Data Export Settings window The options for text exporting are very straightforward For most of us the default values as pictured above will be pretty close to what we need LOCATION The location defaults to t
50. edia exporting 15 little QuickMedia Favorite for iMovie QuickMedia um as gt for MeNe HD handier with iEye Captain QuickToast as gt m eiie i for PSP Export Data Settings for pvo sudio P Firstly you can select a number of recordings and initiate them all at once improvement over MPEG Program Stream MPEG Stream EyeTV 1 8 Page Setup QEP Print gt __ Secondly you can choose the export type right p HDV 1080 from the File menu and when the EyeTV Quicktime Movie 2 MPEG 4 export dialog comes up the export type is H 264 needs Quicktime 7 3G already selected for you DivX AVI if DivX installed DivX Disc if DivX installed Apple Lossless for iPod default Standard Export Settings File Menu for iPod recommended IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 22 of 55 4B MEDIA EXPORTING QUICK EXPORT Where iEye Captain starts to make your life easier is where Quick is part of the name Whether it is QuickExport media Quick iCal or QuickAlias the Quick means that one button or menu selection initiates the action with no further intervention required or the level of intervention that you specify gt To open the Quick Media Export settings either click on the Export toolbar icon or export Choose QuickMedia Settings from the File menu The following window will appear Quick Media Export Settings Ex
51. ended similarly named snapshots will be replaced The result of this would be that each recording could only have one snapshot unless you disable auto naming below Auto name exported snapshots provides a way of rapid firing snapshots these snapshots are automatically given a name by iEye Captain based on Title Episode or Title Date if there is no episode title and an incrementing numeric suffix If you like you may choose Prompt for each filename instead and a dialog box will appear each time you take a snapshot to let you type in a custom name IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 27 of 55 Create subfolders is a handy way to group your snapshots If selected a subfolder will be created within the snapshots export folder into which the snapshots will be placed You have two options for this If you choose Based on unique recordings iEye Captain will use the naming system mentioned above to name the subfolder and only snapshots from that unique recording will be placed inside If you choose Based on title iEye Captain will name the subfolder based on the title only which will cause snapshots from multiple episodes of the same TV show to be placed in the same folder Snapshots from Live TV will be placed in a folder named Live TV Lastly Open File Afterwards will cause iEye Captain to immediately open the snapshot in the Preview application once it is taken When you have finished
52. enu of the Windows menu You will be greeted with a standard Macintosh color picker with which to choose a preferred color To set either the Schedules Pane or the Recordings Pane to this color simply choose Set Schedules BG Set Recordings BG from the same Customize Colors sub menu Tools EyeView EyeAudio EyeControls Help Zoom Window u Minimize Window 36M yu Bring All to Front Hide Toolbar TET Customize Toolbar Colors Toggle Custom Colors Toggle Alternating Row Colors Hide Color Picker Set Schedules BG v iEye Main Window Set Recordings BG iEye Mai Activate EyeTV Go to EyeTV Programs XP Statio Location Date Recorded Length Description Location Status Size MB 0AM 04 26 06 07 00 PM 00 43 30 Main Archive OK 1 077 5 0 04 30 06 07 59 00 59 59 1 511 9 M 05 28 06 09 00 PM 00 59 36 Main Archive 1 491 5 05 28 06 07 59 PM 00 59 38 Main Archive OK 1491 9 05 22 06 10 59 02 00 00 Main Archive OK 3 014 7 1 J0AM 05 07 06 09 00 PM 00 59 58 Main Archive OK 1 510 4 J0AM 04 30 06 09 00 PM 00 59 58 Main Archive OK 1 509 0 LI TT TT TT 00AM 04 17 06 08 59 PM 00 43 37 Main Archive OK 1 082 4 OAM 05 07 06 07 59 PM 01 00 00 Main Archive 517 11 00PM 12 00AM 04 10 06 08 59 PM 00 43 37 Main Archive OK 1 075 2 521 3 00AM 4 00
53. ernating TOW colors e tulo ii 18 Color Picker and custom colors example corteo 19 New Archive Mover drawers idc ailes adul e ed 20 Batch moving im ci esser Po rhet een ve Ee E EAE a DE AES 20 The toolbar stacked with export TUnctlQHMsc ees eere Deer on etre Re er e Pre I Sae de 21 lt Standard Export Settings File OS ORA REO QUE USED OS 21 Quick Media Export Settings window 222 egt etii te te cea Hon idee d ui bete etes 22 QuickToast sub menu of File Max ed eue nd Aci Ma EN ds 24 Snapshot Settings in the Quick Media Export window eene 26 EyeTV Snapshots folder after a few Smapsou e eese tetro b bust eec tonem Xen bue P Re RS bes Ren 27 Choose Schedules Fields in the Data Export Settings window eeeeeeeeeee 28 Choose Recordings Fields in the Data Export Settings window 0 eeeeeesssseeceeeeeeeeeeennneeees 28 Schedules Text Options settings in the Data Export Settings window esee 29 Recordings Text Options settings in the Data Export Settings window sees 29 Aliases amp Unix Soft Links in the Data Export Settings window eene 31 iCal Exp
54. fo Drawer Records to will tell you the current location of this schedule To begin recording to another hard drive select a storage location from the popup menu and hit Submit If you don t see the drive you wish to record to in the popup menu you may need to select Archive Locations from the Tools menu to set up a new location Description Title CNN Sunda Episode Una d Weekend morning updates analysis of Source S Video E 3 issues of the day and newsmaker profiles When Sunday 06 05 2005 1 gt 04 00 00 2 to 07 00 00PM Duration 03 00 00 a L Records to Repeats Never i _ Enabled Main Archive 4 Switch to Cancel Reset Submit WD80_Data E Info Drawer showing Switch to on bottom right For details on what happens next please see section 3 J on the new Archive Mover and Batch Queue IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 41 of 55 5 B LINKING IN OF PREVIOUSLY MOVED ITEMS Without iEye Captain many users juggle archives on other disks by selecting them in EyeTV s preferences quitting and re launching to make them active This way you can use a second disk but can not see record to or access the first disk s archive while you are connected to the second disk s archive As these archives expand they can become very difficult to manage because EyeTV can not switch archives while it is busy recording or showing live TV These ar
55. folder first if it exists and create a new folder before exporting If you choose to leave this unchecked the following option becomes available Replace Identical Names If selected iEye Captain will erase over any files with the same name This is usually the best because iEye s naming scheme should prevent duplicates If you leave this option de selected iEye Captain will add a numeric suffix 1 or 2 to the end of the file name to prevent over writing an existing file Be careful with this option because multiple exports can fill your folder very quickly Export as Alias Again this is the standard format If you don t know what Unix soft links are or why you would need them just leave the Export as alias box selected IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 32 of 55 Export as Unix soft link While soft links are very similar to aliases there are specific purposes where they are more desirable than aliases Explaining why is not within the scope of this manual If you need them make sure this radio button is selected REGARDING EXTENSIONS Because EyeTV records in different formats such as AVI or Mpeg it is highly recommended that you specify same extension here If you do this iEye Captain will ensure that the same extension that is on the original recording file is also applied to the alias If you select Other extension a text field will appear allowing you to specify an alternate extension This may be helpful t
56. for Christmas in 2004 and was hooked from the beginning I taped a 22 hour Stargate marathon and 4 hour Battlestar Galactica miniseries back to back and when I discovered that I was able to edit out commercials on one show while another was exporting and yet another was recording I was hooked But pretty soon I realized that there were many things I wanted to do with the software that it couldn t do Why couldn t I control my digital cable box from EyeTV Use a second hard drive when the first was full Export the schedule data to a database to print DVD labels I sent several long lists of suggestions to Elgato They were very helpful but I couldn t wait to get more functionality out of my unit So I thought Why don t I write an Applescript to export multiple schedules at once To export the schedule data to Filemaker and iCal To get data on the file sizes so I know what will fit on a DVD There must be a way to automate my digital cable box through infrared Then it hit me There were lots of other people who needed this stuff too Why don t I put a handy interface on all of this So I put together a list of all the features I had suggested to Elgato and things I had seen other people post and got to work I contacted StudioZee and IRTrans and they sent me evaluation units of their infrared devices Elgato has bent over backwards to help introducing new elements under the hood that have greatly enhanced the communication betwee
57. he Documents folder inside the Home folder of the current user If you wish to change this simply click on the Browse button and browse to select an alternate location FILE NAME A default name is provided for you you may choose to change this name by typing in this field do not add the extension here Clicking the Replace check box will replace any previous export with the same name If you leave it un checked you will be prompted to abort an export rather than over write an existing file IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 30 of 55 DELIMITERS tab delimited text file is the most standard way of exporting fields of data For some specific needs you may wish to change this to comma delimited An example of this might be if you wish to preserve tab characters in the exported output Again for most applications just leave this radio button set to Tab Delimited EXTENSION The second radio button pair lets you choose a txt extension which will indicate to other applications and the Finder that this is a text file You may wish to change this extension to one that will be better received by your database program or to prompt a different application to open the file when it is double clicked in the Finder To do this simply select Other extension and a field will appear to let you type in any extension you wish WHICH RECORDS The last set of radio buttons in the lower right corner let you in
58. ive OK Enterprise a Firefly M RECORDINGS Episode Date Recorded Length Description Location Status Size MB 7 24 519 1 00AM 2 00AM 04 26 06 07 00 PM 00 43 30 Main Archive OK 1 077 5 Playlist controls 24 313 1 00AM 2 00AM 04 30 06 07 59 PM 00 59 59 Main Archive OK 15119 O 7 24 322 10AM 11AM 05 28 06 09 00 PM 00 59 36 Main Archive OK 1 491 5 Add selected to playlist 24 321 9AM 10AM 05 28 06 07 59 PM 00 59 38 Main Archive OK 1 491 9 New Remove Delete 24 523 524 05 22 06 10 59 02 00 00 Main Archive OK 3 014 7 Fi 24 316 4 00AM 5 00AM 05 07 06 09 00 00 59 58 1 510 4 ilter using Advanced Search 24 314 2 00AM 3 00AM 04 30 06 09 00 PM 00 59 58 Main Archive OK 1 509 0 Records 24 518 12 00AM 1 00AM 04 17 06 08 59 PM 00 43 37 Main Archive OK 1 082 4 rm Edit Delete 122 315 3 00AM 4 00AM 05 07 06 07 59 PM 01 00 00 Main Archive 1 505 5 J 24 517 11 00PM 12 00AM 04 10 06 08 59 PM 00 43 37 Main Archive OK 1 075 2 Simple Search by keyword 24 521 3 00AM 4 00AM AS JOR ING 08 0 _ 01 00 01 Main Archive 15545 7 163 recordings 138 hrs 42 mins Mover Info 2 Alternating row colors example IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 19 of 55 CUSTOM BACKGROUND COLORS In order to customize the background colors you must first open up the Color Picker by choosing Show Color Picker from the Colors sub m
59. le episode or description can be saved to iEye Captain and EyeTV by hitting the Submit button You can exit without saving and close the drawer by hitting Cancel or Reset will reset the information but leave the drawer open Lastly you can delete the recording with the Delete button hold down Option if you would like to bypass the warning dialog IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 13 of 55 3 E PLAYLISTS PANE Playlists are an exciting feature to simplify the navigation of your expanding library and iEye Captain s playlists are especially useful if you can t afford the upgrade to EyeTV 2 If you do have EyeTV 2 iEye Captain can import the playlist data either manually or automatically every time you make a change in EyeTV see Auto Playlist below You can have an unlimited number of playlists which you can rename by double clicking in the Playlists pane To add schedules and or recordings just select the schedules and recordings you wish to add and choose the playlist you want to add them to from the selected items to playlist popup button From this section you can also click the Remove button to remove selected items from the current playlist click the Clear button to completely clear the current playlist Also you can use the Delete button to delete a playlist For these last three options holding down the option key will prevent the confirmation dialog IMPORTANT ALL selecte
60. llite controller or simply being able to view what s on in a handy printable daily weekly or monthly view Even using the default settings you may wish to perform an export Click the Export iCal button and then go to iCal to see how handy it can be It is very simple to customize the options First choose a name for your calendar You may wish to have one calendar set up for one type of reminder and another set up for a different type of reminder Check the Replacing check box if you would like iEye Captain to over write this calendar each time This is usually the easiest but leave this unchecked if you wish to be prompted before replacing an existing calendar At the bottom choose schedules if you wish for every schedule to be represented in your iCal calendar or choose Selected schedules only if you wish to only include schedules that are currently selected highlighted in the Schedules pane of the main window Schedule recurrences up to x days lets you indicate how for ahead to schedule recurring schedules For instance if you have a weekly show scheduled and set this to 30 days there will be 4 occurrences in the calendar ending one month from now At this point you could already perform an export and it would plot your schedules into iCal for handy Daily Weekly or Monthly printable views of what s on Or you can get even greater functionality by setting up reminders IEye Captain Manual versio
61. n 1 0 5 Page 34 of 55 To set up reminders simple pull the reminders popup menu to any of the following Message will simply display an iCal popup reminder with no sound Message with Sound displays a popup reminder with a chosen alert sound Email sends an email to the default email address on your system indicated by the me VCard in your Address Book application every time a show is about to record Open File Lets you indicate a movie sound script or application to be opened when the show is about to record You may wish to target the EyeTV application this is the default this is a handy way to get EyeTV to jump to the foreground when a show is about to begin If you choose a reminder various fields will become enabled letting you choose the time frame for the reminder from 0 minutes before to as many days as you wish The Message with Sound reminders will let you choose which sound to use and the Open File reminders show you which file will be opened and a browse button which lets you choose an alternate file or application PLEASE NOTE It is not suggested that you make changes to these reminders from within iCal as they will be erased the next time you perform an export Once you have set up these settings you have several choices of what you can do next 1 You can click on the other data export settings and continue to set your preferences for various data export types 2 Click the Save
62. n summary at bottom If you select more than one recording in the recordings pane by shift clicking or command clicking 1 Captain adds the sizes for you and displays them at the bottom of the window a very quick and handy way to see what will fit on a DVD Once you have them selected you can export them all using the same settings by using the QuickExport feature on page 22 or delete a range of recordings at once by selecting them and hitting the Delete button Option click to bypass the warning dialog IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 11 of 55 3 C 2 CREATE SCHEDULE FROM RECORDING MENU ITEM What happens if you are watching live TV and come across a show you like You hit Record just in time Once you have recorded the show you decide you would like to record it next week No problem just select the recording in the Recordings pane of the main window and choose Create Schedule from Recording from the Recordings menu You will see a new weekly schedule created with the information from this recording At this point you should check to verify that the start time and duration are what you need them to be 3 C 3 ENABLE REPEAT DATE FIXING MENU ITEM As mentioned in the section The Relationship Between EyeTV and iEye Captain there is an issue with EyeTV 1 8 s date sorting that 1Eye Captain fixes by default Before running iEye Captain sorting by date in EyeTV s Programs window may show repeating
63. n the applications And the response has been overwhelming People from all over the world from Finland to Australia to my own backyard Toronto Canada have been responding in droves I hope you enjoy this program as much as I do And I hope it gives new life to the already incredible EyeTV IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 3 of 55 2 GETTING STARTED 2A SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS G4 with a speed of at least 500 MHz a G5 Power Macintosh or any Intel Mac Mac OS X v10 3 x or v10 4 x Mac OS X 10 3 9 or higher recommended EyeTV 1 8 5 software or higher including 2 x non EyeTV hardware supported Quicktime 6 5 2 or higher Mpeg 2 Playback Component suggested Some export features such as H 264 require Quicktime 7 iCal 1 5 5 is necessary for full reminder amp infrared functionality Roxio Toast Titanium 6 1 1 or higher required for DVD burning features ZephIR USB with Beta 2 1b13 software or IRTrans with iRed 1 3 for infrared support Color display with 800x600 minimum resolution 1024x768 recommended TIP Some features require EyeTV 2 and I highly recommend the combination of Roxio s Toast 7 and EyeTV 2 if you can afford them For a comparison of what is improved http www elgato com index php file products_eyetvmain_improved 2B REGISTRATION When you first open iEye Captain a registration reminder will pop up You have a 30 day fully unlimited trial in which to make your decision to purchase
64. nd make all your playlist changes in EyeTV IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 15 of 55 SAVED SEARCHES ADVANCED SEARCH Another powerful feature is the combination of advanced searching abilities and the option to save them in a handy popup menu on the bottom left of the main window First the Advanced Search window you can create a temporary search by hitting COMMAND F or selecting Advanced Search from the Edit menu Alternatively you can create a new named search by selecting New Search from the File menu or by clicking the New button beneath the Saved Searches popup menu The following window will appear Advanced Search Advanced Search v Save Search As v Title begins with Galactica Galactica Search Episode begins with E 1 Include schedules in search Description v Show only enabled v Input is Es S Video 8 M Include recordings in search Duration and 60 mins Show only edited File Size and 1 MB _ Relative Date from 3 to Absolute Date from 23 200 mm dd yy to May 31 20 mm dd yy 2 Load Delete Cancel Reset E Perform Advanced Search window There are many possibilities As you will see you don t need to have a large library to make them useful The most important section to keep an eye on is at the upper left There you find controls that let you decide a name for your search and whether you will incl
65. ndow and in the info drawer Inside the Schedule Info drawer you also have controls for switching where a schedule records to a very handy feature when one hard drive is getting full THE FOLLOWING SECTION DEALS WITH EYETV 2 amp ABOVE 5 E BIG IMPROVEMENTS IN HOW EYETV 2 SAVES ITS FILES EyeTV 2 has a lot of changes over the hood but also a lot under the hood making it an upgrade worth seriously looking at Its new clickable named package format is a HUGE improvement over the cryptic folder names of EyeTV 1 8 SOME OTHER IMPROVEMENTS YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF e Repeating schedules no longer record together inside the parent schedule folder Each new recording is placed in the root of the EyeTV Archive or in the same folder that the parent schedule is located This makes moving single recordings around much safer and simpler e Schedules and recordings can be manually moved in and out of the EyeTV Archive and EyeTV will recognize and adapt to whatever is currently in the archive BIG NEWS if you move a schedule package to another location and simply create a Finder alias back into the main archive EyeTV will recognize it and record to the new location even across a network BIG NEWS if you move a recording to another location and simply create a Finder alias back into the main archive EyeTV will recognize it and you will have full functionality e EyeTV 2 is smart about missing recordings if is missing for ins
66. nfo 281 Print XP MPEG Program Stream ow Info xI MPEG Elementary Stream Standard Export as Quicktime Formats QuickMedia Settings DV QuickMedia Favorite REC QuickMedia Export as b HDV 19801 QuickToast as b Quicktime Movie MPEG 4 Export Data Settings H 264 needs Quicktime 7 3G Quick Dats Exports gt Divx AVI if Divx installed Go to Guide in EyeTV LG EyeTV 2 Check Guide Now in EyeTV DivX Disc if DivX installed Apple Lossless Page Setup oP for iPod default Print for iPod recommended these export with no dialogs using QuickMedia Settings IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 6 4 5 FILE gt QUICK TOAST 6 4 10 TOOLS Page 47 of 55 AUTO RELOAD Burn VCD Reload EyeTV data Burn SVCD Auto Reload gt Do not auto reload Export Data Settings Burn DVD Prompt when EyeTV changes QuickData Exports Import Playlists from EyeTV Auto reload when EyeTV changes Auto Import Playlists Auto Smart Playlists these automate exporting to Auto reload and export infrared Toast if you have it installed Go to Guide in EyeTV LEG Check Guide Now in EyeTV 6 4 6 FILE gt QUICK DATA EXPORTS 6 4 11 EyeVIEW MENU Tools EX EyeAudio EyeControls Small Size 81 Aliases and Soft Links Programs to iCal Go to Guide in EyeTV 286 Text with Delimiters Check Guide Now in EyeTV Half Size 2 To FileMaker Pro 5 Infrared Tri Normal Size 83 Page Setup nfrare
67. ng adisc you have to do is drag recordings from your EyeTV Programs window over to Toast or choose them from Toast 7 s new media library iEye Captain takes these improvements to heart when you do a QuickToast if iEye Captain senses Toast 7 is installed it will immediately set up a disc for you rather than performing media exports as described in the previous section It s even easier to fine tune movie thumbnails this way because you don t have to go through a time consuming media exporting step if you don t like the frame that iEye Captain provides and you can t get to the one you want with Toast s scrubber just clear the disc hop back to EyeTV to play the video and fine tune the frame you wish Once you have paused on that frame or closed the window hop over to iEye Captain and do a fresh QuickToast IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 26 of 55 4D MEDIA EXPORTING SNAPSHOTS The options available for snapshot settings are very similar to media exporting this provides a much handier way of grabbing multiple screen snaps from recordings You can choose options for where you want to save them and rapid fire dozens of snapshots if you wish iEye Captain will name them amp place them in a folder for you depending on your chosen settings Quick Media Export Settings Export Options Snapshot Settings 2 QuickMedia Default Location for Snapshots A Snapshots Boot120 Users gjones Pictures E
68. o ensure the alias will be opened by a desired alternate application to the default or that it is understood correctly by the alternate application Just be aware that the extension is applied to every alias regardless of the type of original recording Note this feature will be implemented before release currently in build 0922 you can choose between mpg and a custom extension However if you choose Alias of folder package iEye Captain will create the correct double clickable eyetv package format for the aliases Alias of mpeg file only is a popular option for streaming devices This allows you aliases of the actual Mpeg files but with descriptive names Alias of folder package creates an alias to the parent folder or package that contains the recording in question THIS IS THE ONE YOU WANT FOR EYETV 2 as it will properly create a double clickable alias the new eyetv package format It does NOT rename the mpeg files so with EyeTV 1 8 it may be of limited use to you Lastly as with the other export options you can choose whether to export aliases for AII Records which makes aliases for every recording in your archive or if you choose Selected records only iEye will only export aliases for recordings that are currently selected highlighted in the Recordings pane of the main window Once you have set up these settings you have several choices of what you can do next l You can click on the other data
69. ogram you will need to do so before accessing this feature 5 Choose Tools gt Link Items to EyeTV Archive You will be prompted to browse to select an EyeTV Archive Folder it must be named this way and be a valid archive Linking only takes a few seconds iEye Captain will inform you how many schedule folders were moved and if there were any problems how many were not moved This is usually because of a folder that has been copied from one archive to another and was not deleted in the original location In this case you will need to manually locate the folders with the same names and consolidate their contents Repeat step 5 once for each secondary archive 7 You will need to Re launch EyeTV using the Re launch EyeTV item in the Tools menu or activate EyeTV quit and re launch for the linking to be complete If EyeTV is active recording you will need to wait until the recording is complete before quitting and re launching e IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 42 of 55 Voila EyeTV will now be able to see all of your schedules and recordings on every disk You can record play edit compact and export within EyeTV as if everything were sitting on the same disk Inside iEye Captain you also will have other information and controls letting you manage your content even further One of the first things that you will notice is that the location of a recording or schedule is indicated in panes of the main wi
70. ort settings in the Data Export Settings window seen 33 iCal showing full month view 2454 ecco ca tosta eie eie cass odes va sind e ue pedis uae ua eva Sed RIVE GERI Mig ut 35 iCal showing week AR RESO VETE saat eee eee 35 Infrared Trigger settings in the Data Export Settings window eee 36 Sample infrared trigger calendar iC dl sn eese HS IO Us ae ut A 38 Info Drawer showing Switch to on bottom 40 Storage Locations ando Weie tuse tasso a se 44 Large view or most of the toolbar icons E ee ee e tiu rc dedi aite aite ues 50 Customize Toolbar window showing toolbar 1 51 IEye Captain Help title pase ee er prete ei ir ha er Pa eee 52 iEye Captain Help search results window 52 IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 50 of 55 6 C CUSTOMIZABLE TOOLBAR Unlike the EyeTV toolbar iEye Captain features a customizable toolbar offering over 30 different functions that you can tailor according to your needs If you like you can use small icons with no text to free up space for more icons tool tips will appear if you hover an icon just in case you forget its purpose and another handy function is to set up a full range of EyeTV play controls that can act like a custom remote for your EyeTV iCal
71. pen Ere rer EN 44 5 G 1 IMPORTANT NOTES ON USING EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES 45 6 MENUS WINDOWS TOOLBAR AND KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS 46 6A BREAKDOWN OF MENUS amp KEYBOARD 46 6 1 EYE CAPTAIN orte etre ether 46 OA BILE MENU eo chia nena eere est ere de duse dieit s ttd en 46 6 5 9 HILET STANDARD EXPORT eee EHE Vu 46 G A4 FILES QUICK MEDIA EXPORT e I Res 46 GS CSEIDBSZSQUICK TOAS inest uode e EPOR NEU UI MNT UNE 47 OAG FILES QUICK DATA EXPORTS rete ria ER 47 CAJ SEDEEMBINUS onan e aei a tae t vs Odd AR 47 GAS RECORDINGS MENU seeker EN 47 GAD eec eei tecto tide tpe tete tb opes botes 47 TOOLS AUTO RBEOAD Rave D 47 CAL Bye VIEM MENU eet ertt er ei ei seen rei e qe ra 47 Eye VIEW S ASPEGERATIO em I e 47 63 ByeVIEW gt CLOSED CAPTIONS 5 retro ri oett rhum exe ian 47 Bye VIEWS deg a quin opi ub 47 6A ByeAUDIO MENU a a E E 48 6 A 16 ByeAUDIO AUDIO CHANNELS aii 48 6 A 1T EyeAUD
72. port Options 9 QuickMedia QuickMedia Settings Default Location for Media Exports _ Snapshots Boot120 Users gjones Movies EyeTV Media Exports Browse Preferred export type 69 Use default location for Toast i Prompt for location each time Replace same name files v Create subfolders Auto name exported files Auto name with title date time _ Prompt for each file name _ Auto name with date time only _ Prompt for subfolder name 2 Cancel Save amp Close Export Quick Media Export Settings window The Quick Media Export settings default to settings that can be used right away but you may want to customize them Initially the default location is set to the Movies folder inside the Home folder of the current user You can change this default export location by clicking the Browse button and using the browser to choose a folder The ideal way to use QuickExport is to let it always select the location for you if so leave the Use default location button checked If you have space constraints you may find it helpful to select Prompt for location each time Because this defeats the purpose of a Quick Export in some ways it may be preferable to use one default folder for a while and then change it to another default folder when the first location is running short on space Or you can leave one location selected and use the Standard Export feature above when you need an alternate location I
73. pouse may want to do an Advanced Search based on a certain date range but she is not interested in seeing your recordings from that date range only hers Once you have limited the criteria somewhat with an Advanced Search the Simple Search will help you get closer to what you need For instance say you want to burn a DVD You have your playlist selected and you click a Saved Search you set up to show only recordings that have already been edited 30 shows appear Hmm maybe you have enough Stargates edited to make a full DVD Enter star in the Simple Search field and you have the shows you need For smaller libraries or simpler purposes you may find it is enough to have Playlists and Saved Searches set to All Records and primarily use the Simple Search field But you will find as your library grows the other search functions become more and more indispensable version 1 0 5 Page 18 of 55 31 CUSTOMIZING COLORS iEye Captain has been designed with similar colors to the EyeTV interface to make it an easier transition to go from one to the other However you may prefer alternating row colors to make it easier to differentiate between different rows of information or you may wish to choose alternate background colors for the Schedules Pane or Recordings Pane of the main window Toggle Custom Colors Toggle Alternating Row Colors Show Color Picker Activate EyeTV to EyeTV Programs XP Se
74. reset all of the values but leave the drawer open Also you can delete the schedule in both iEye Captain and EyeTV by clicking the Delete button TIP Holding down the Option key while pressing many buttons like the Delete button bypasses warning dialogs that would otherwise appear 3 B 1 RECORDS TO MAKES SHARING DISKS EASY You can decide right when you create a schedule that you would like it to record to a different hard drive or folder If you have set up alternate storage locations already simply choose your desired location from the Switch to popup menu If you need to set locations up you do so from the Set Storage Locations menu item of the Tools menu When you submit your changes iEye Captain will add an item to the Batch which is a queue of items to be moved For more information please see the chapter on Multiple Archives IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 7 of 55 3 B 2 EXTERNAL CHANNELS METHOD You will notice in the info drawer that if you set the input source to Composite or S Video you have the option of setting an external channel which can be automatically placed in iCal reminders to help you remember to change an external digital cable box or satellite controller Or more excitingly if you own a StudioZee ZephIR or IRTrans infrared device you can easily set up iEye Captain to automatically change the channel for you on your external device See the chapter section on Infrared Exporting on
75. rom 06 30 05 at 1 00 to 06 30 05 at 2 00 PM 3 1 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 501 51 5 1 repeat Custom Idol Idol 501 every week on Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday end date 07 29 05 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 5 1 5 1 5 1 SCl 5 1 lc an Ido SC1 oat calendar W IR Triggers alarm Run script 7 1 7 i 20050629 189 scpt 7 8 9 20 2 22 23 2 escl escl escl escl escl 1 minutes before Idol Idol escl Infrared trigger opens script file 24 25 26 7 28 9 30 that uses your infrared device to 1 1 1 1 1 change the channel on your cable aes eCan Idol eCan Idol esGl a box or satellite receiver It is recommended that you make changes with iEye Captain not here in iCal any changes may be over written on your next export 31 Idol Sample infrared trigger calendar in iCal IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 39 of 55 4 H 3 AUTO INFRARED Once you export a trigger calendar to test it and you know that it works you can enable the Auto reload and export infrared option in the Auto Reload sub menu of the Tools menu and iEye Captain will always keep the trigger calendar up to date For more information about infrared please check out the online help and also the iEye Captain web site IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 40 of 55 5 MULTIPLE ARCHIVES One of
76. satile export features to meet a wide range of needs Here are some of the handy things you can do Select a number of recordings and export them all at once EyeTV 1 8 only lets you initiate one export at a time even start Toast with all exported recordings set up on a DVD VCD or SVCD and movie thumbnails set to the last viewed frame Pre select a folder you always want your exports to go to and QuickExport lets you avoid dialogs You could export 10 shows with a single click Click one button and all your schedules show up in iCal complete with reminders helping you remember when to watch a show or when to change the satellite channel Export all your schedule and recording data as a tab delimited text file which you can easily import into spreadsheets like Excel or databases like Filemaker Pro for managing large libraries or just printing DVD labels Created named aliases of all of your mpeg recording files if you need a handy way of accessing the actual files on disk for use with viewers like Virtual DVHS or VLC or with utilities like MPEG2Works Control your satellite channel changer or digital cable set top box via infrared including setting up automatic schedules so the channel is always changed on time Please note that this requires a compatible infrared device such as the ZephIR USB or IRTrans 4A MEDIA EXPORTING STANDARD Standard Export as 2 for Email QuickMedia Settings for Web Even standard m
77. sconnected but this method is unsupported and not recommended EyeTV 2 is a lot smarter about handling missing files if you choose this workflow I suggest you consider upgrading Hard drives for larger archive space and fast DVD burners and media have never been cheaper there is no substitute for frequent editing archiving amp unloading of media IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 46 of 55 6 MENUS WINDOWS TOOLBAR AND KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS iEye Captain has been designed to have something for everyone but this means that the interface and options can be a lot more complicated than EyeTV As such it is helpful to have a guide to navigate the different menus windows toolbar items and keyboard shortcuts For examples of windows including default and or recommended settings please see section 6 B for a handy index For the other interface elements you can see other helpful guides in this section 6A BREAKDOWN OF MENUS amp KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS As with other Macintosh applications the menus are a handy guide to keyboard shortcuts It should be mentioned that three of the menus have been designed to parallel the menus in EyeTV so you can have familiar access to many EyeTV functions without leaving iEye Captain This can be especially helpful in a setup with more than one monitor For most EyeTV keyboard shortcuts adding the Option key will give you the iEye Captain equivalent 6 1 iEYE CAPTAIN MENU 6 A 3 FILE gt
78. t Downloads http www vidcan com iEye download_history html SOFTWARE SUPPORT info vidcan com PURCHASE SUPPORT http www esellerate net For sales info tech support and feature requests please contact me by email For anything related to your purchase transaction billing registration numbers etc please contact eSellerate TIP Many of these links as well as a bug report email pre formatter can be accessed in the Help menu right inside the iEye Captain application Please read this manual section appropriate to your question fully and consult the FAQ before asking questions Registered users will be given support priority In any event I will attempt to provide answers to emails within two business days holidays excepted IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 54 of 55 8 1 2 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ceni eto eaat a aasa 2 1A FOREWORD The Story of iEye 2 CEE TING STARTED erede I HOS NS REI DR MSIE 3 2A SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Ir AY HERR REY OC UR XR ee e e 3 2B REGISTRA THON EU RU IRA RIEN Rte nA a Ma EE 3 2C RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EYETV AND iEYE 4 THE IE Od EC One 5 Top Right SCHEDULES cosas REUS SUR 5 3B SCHEDULE INFO DRAWER 555 opos eee eO RE CHOR
79. t Schedules BG iEye Main Window Set Recordings Colors sub menu under Windows menu ALTERNATING ROW COLORS To toggle alternating row colors on or off simply choose Toggle Alternating Row Colors from the Colors sub menu of the Windows menu eoe iEye Main Window c 2 L amp Add Delete Info Stop Edit Media Settings QuickExport iCal QuickiCal Text QuickText Sched QuickText Rec Customize PLAYLISTS Sma SCHEDULES w Episode Start Time Stop Repea Duration Source Chann Statio Location Statu Description All Records 0 4 24 S3 8pm Sun 06 04 06 08 00 09 00 PM Weekly 01 00 00 S Video 171 A amp E Main Archive OK 2 24 24 S3 9pm Sun 06 04 06 09 00 10 00PM Weekly 01 00 00 S Video 171 A amp E Main Archive OK Test Archive 4400 05 30 06 11 00 12 00 Weekly 01 00 00 S Video 50 Main Archive 4400 4400 Test 06 26 06 12 39 12 40PM Daily 00 01 00 S Video 0 notset Main Archive OK AFV BSG 06 03 06 07 59 08 59 01 00 00 S Video 50 Space Main Archive American Idol M BSG Test 220 7 06 09 00 AM AM Never on o Video 50 Space Main Archive BSG M 06 05 06 ar for00 00 s video 110 Nain ache ox v 059 05 30 06 12 58 PM 00 PM Weekda 01 02 00 x Video 32 Spike Main Archive OK 059 M 059 05 30 06 02 00 03 01 PM Weekda 01 01 00 S Video 32 Spike Main Arch
80. t s up to you Another default setting as indicated in the snapshot above is for iEye Captain to create a new subfolder for each export Together with the Quick Adding of Sizes in the Recordings pane of the main window this makes it very easy to see what will fit on a DVD make your selections and then export just those selections into a folder that is immediately identifiable You can do several exports this way and when you are ready to burn all of the files are neatly grouped together IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 23 of 55 The default is set up for iEye Captain to name these subfolders for you after all it is a Quick Export You have the option to auto create based on the title of the first exported schedule and an abbreviated date amp time or just the date amp time Or if you choose the third option Prompt for name you will be prompted for the name of the subfolder each time On the left there is a popup menu where you can select your favorite export type This is the export type that will be used when you hit the QuickMedia toolbar button if you select the QuickMedia Favorite menu item in the File menu or if you hit the Export button from within the Quick Media Export Settings window You can bypass this export type easily later on keeping all of the other Quick Export settings by selecting the desired alternate export type from the QuickMedia Export as submenu of the File menu Below
81. tance if it was on a networked volume that is no longer available it will not cause problems or crashes IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 43 of 55 5 F HOW DOES iEYE CAPTAIN HELP MULTIPLE ARCHIVES IN EYETV 2 LINK ITEMS TO EYETV ARCHIVE EyeTV 2 If you have manually moved recordings away from your EyeTV Archive iEye Captain s unique Link Items to EyeTV Archive feature can link them back in Just choose it from the Tools menu and it will ask you to locate the secondary location i e the folder to which you have moved the recordings or schedules It will then link them back into your main archive and re launch EyeTV for you This can be done any number of times if iEye Captain sees items that have already been linked it will ignore them RECORDS TO POPUP IN INFO DRAWER It is still a great habit to actually set up a schedule in the location you wish the recordings to be made to rather than recording them to the main archive and then moving them you have to do is choose a different location in the Records to popup in the Info Drawer SEE LOCATIONS EASILY IN THE MAIN WINDOW With EyeTV 2 it is great that you can drag aliases around manually to achieve multiple archives However once you have linked a few it can be very hard to track which schedules and recordings are where The only way within the EyeTV 2 interface to find out where an item is located is by choosing Reveal in Finder individually for each
82. the button Station Name Channel Treehouse To edit a pair click the row of the pair you wish to edit and the station and channel will appear in the fields Lum at the bottom Make your changes be sure to hit the m Update button Mescape 307 To delete a channel pair first select them in the table and then click the key When you are finished click the Save button to save your changes or if you would like to leave without J Station Name M Channel 301 Update 2 saving click Cancel 7 Cancel save External Channel Map As pictured above once these channels are entered iEye Captain will be able to fill in missing information If you enter 305 as a channel iEye Captain will display MFest as the station name If you enter MFest as the channel iEye Captain will know you mean channel 305 Some program guides incorrectly assign the channel input or station name currently TVTV is known to do this in the UK iEye Captain provides a handy way to work around this issue and a necessary means to record the proper information for iCal reminders or infrared triggers IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 9 of 55 3 B 4 DUPLICATE SCHEDULE S MENU ITEM There may be times you wish to duplicate a schedule for instance there may be a syndicated show that airs more than once per day on the same channel You can
83. the biggest limitations to EyeTV is its inability to access from or record to multiple hard disks Especially if you tape repeating syndicated shows or high definition material you will find that even the biggest hard drives on the market fill quickly iEye Captain provides many powerful and safe solutions to this problem allowing you to not only record to and play from an unlimited number of hard drives but to be able to see them all in the EyeTV application as well just as if all schedules and recordings resided on the same hard drive IMPORTANT While these methods are safe when performed properly and have been established with the cooperation of Elgato Systems it is strongly suggested that you fully read and understand this section of the manual before attempting to join your archives together There are different ways to accomplish the same goals and not all of them may fit your particular workflow or needs In any case VidCan Media Solutions and Elgato Systems are not responsible for any schedules or recordings that are lost as a result of misusing the tools provided 5 A SIMPLE METHOD FOR MULTIPLE ARCHIVES The easiest method to using multiple hard drives in EyeTV is to actually record to the drive you wish the recording to end up on rather than recording to one drive and then moving the recording later If your main archive is filling up select a repeating schedule in iEye Captain and click the Info button to open up the In
84. to give more information than EyeTV provides but with a versatile interface reminiscent of Apple s iTunes letting you focus on the information you need at the moment The main window is broken into three sections with a divider that can be easily moved to give more space to schedules or recordings iEye Main Window 3 4 6 lt 2 d BH L Add Delete Info Stop Play Edit Media Settings QuickExport iCal QuickiCal Text QuickText Sched QuickText Rec Customize PLAYLISTS Sma SCHEDULES Episode Start Time Stop Repea Duration Source Chann Statio Location Status Description All Records A 2453 8pm Sun 06 04 06 08 00 09 00 Weekly 01 00 00 S Video 171 A amp E Main OK Aj 24 M 2453 9pm Sun 06 04 06 09 00 PM 10 00 Weekly 01 00 00 S Video 171 A amp E Main OK Test Archive 05 30 06 11 00 AM 4400 4400 Test 06 26 06 12 38 12 40PM 00 01 00 S Video 0 notset Main OK AFV BSG 06 03 06 07 59 08 59 PM Weekly 01 00 00 S Video 50 Space Main OK American Idol BSG Test 220 06 27 06 09 00 AM 09 30 AM Never 00 30 00 S Video 50 Space Main OK BSG Canadian Idol 06 05 06 11 00 12 00AM Weekly 01 00 00 S Video 110 Main OK EHM 059 05 30 06 12 58 02 00 Weekda 01 02 00 S Video 32 Spike Main OK 059 059 05 30 06 02 00 PM 03 01 Weekda 01 01 00 S Video 32 Spike Main OK Enterprise EHM 06 04 06 10 00 12
85. ude Schedules Recordings or both in your search if you don t select to search one of them it will be as if Records was selected for that category For every search field you wish to add you first click the check box to the left to enable searching of that type and then indicate the criterion You can search based on as many criteria as you wish At any time you may hit Cancel to close the window without initiating a search or hit Reset to reset all of the fields to blank If you click the Delete button while you are viewing an existing saved search that search will be deleted and the window will close Some ideas for helpful searches Show only edited recordings helps to see what is ready for burning Show only unedited recordings helps to see what you need to edit Show only enabled schedules so you know exactly what is going to record e Non tuner input so you know which schedules need channel change reminders IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 16 of 55 If you have another search you have set up that you would OPE Yn like to duplicate and slightly modify you may find it handy All Records to click to Load button on bottom of the Advanced Archive Mover Search window and select from your existing searches Recs Unedited Progs Enabled Prog 5 m ds Apr 24 to May 5 Load Search window Recs last 5 days Recs Edited Progs Disabled After hitting the Load
86. v archive Title Rank Help Topics Archive Mover drawer Notes on using external drives and networked volumes Managing multiple storage locations iEye Captain interface Archive Mover amp Batch Queue Drawer Handy Records To popup menu JI Setting up storage locations Batch processing with the Batch Queue i iEye Captain interface iEye Captain interface Recordings Pane iEye Captain interface Schedule Info Drawer UU Introduction to iEye Captain iEye Captain overview 3 iEye Captain interface Recording Info Drawer Found 14 help topics Show iEye Captain Help search results window IEye Captain Manual version 1 0 5 Page 53 of 55 HELPFUL WEB LINKS iEye Captain main web page http www vidcan com Software iEyeCaptain html iEye Captain FAQ http www vidcan com Software FAQ html iEye Captain Downloads http www vidcan com Software Downloads html you can get the latest version of this manual at the iEye Captain Downloads link above iEye Captain RSS News feed www vidcan com iEye news xml iEye Captain Web Store http store eSellerate net s asp s STR78543 16728 Known Issues http www vidcan com iEye known_issues html Helpful Web Links http www vidcan com Links html Recen
87. with the snapshot settings you may click Save amp Close to save your settings and close the window Cancel to close the window without saving or you may click the QuickMedia radio button on the left to adjust the QuickMedia export settings Before you initiate a snapshot you must indicate what you want to take a picture of If you wish to take a snapshot of an existing recording you must make sure to either select the recording in iEye Captain and play it or make sure no recordings are selected if you wish to take snapshots of alive TV window IMPORTANT If you have a recording selected in the Recordings pane it will take precedence over live TV window or other recordings that are playing in EyeTV even if the recording that is selected is not actually playing TO INITIATE A SNAPSHOT Click the Snapshot toolbar button camera Press the Command T keyboard shortcut Choose Snapshot from the Recordings menu Click the Snapshot button below the preview picture in the Recordings info drawer EyeTV Snapshots BSG Orig 101 BSG Orig 101 1 jpg BSG Orig 101 2 jpg BSG Orig 101 3 jpg BSG Orig 101 4 jpg BSG Orig 101 jpg v Enterprise May 18 Enterprise May 18 1 jpg Enterprise May 18 2 jpg Enterprise May 18 jpg EyeTV Snapshots folder after a few snaps version 1 0 5 Page 28 of 55 4E DATA EXPORTING TEXT WITH DELIM
88. xing Allow Multiple EyeTVs version 1 0 5 Page 48 of 55 6 4 15 EyeAUDIO MENU 6 4 19 WINDOW MENU n y EyeView EyeAudio EyeControls Window EyeControls window Help Zoom Window Volume Up Minimize Window 38M Volume Down Bring All to Front Mute LEK Hide Toolbar Audio Channels gt Customize Toolbar Audio Output Toggle Custom Colors Toggle Alternating Row Colors Activate EyeTV Show Color Picker Go to EyeTV Programs cP _ Set Schedules BG Set Recordings BG 6 4 16 EyeAUDIO gt AUDIO CHANNELS Audio Channels Stereo Audio Output Left Channel Only 6 4 20 HELP MENU Right Channel Only Window iEye Captain Help 367 6 4 17 EyeAUDIO gt AUDIO OUTPUT Check for iEye Captain update Auto version check at launch Audio Channels gt iEye Captain RSS News Audio Output gt System Sound Output Go to iEye Captain Web Page e Go to Downloads Web Page Digital Audio Output Go to Known Issues Web Page Report a Bug by Email Send Notify Me of Release Email Contact Developer EyeTV Help X36 6 4 18 EyeCONTROLS MENU EyeTV Setup Assistant Elgato Home Page EyeAudio EyeControls Window Help Check for EyeTV Updat Play Pause EyeTV Online Support Fast Forward Fast Backward Slow Forward Slow Backward Jump Instant Replay Go to Beginning BL Channel Up Kt Channel Down s Go
89. yeTV Snapshots Browse Replace identically named items 69 Use default location 69 Auto name exported snapshots Prompt for location each time O Prompt for each file name v Open file afterward Create subfolders Auto naming is based on eo Based on unique recordings Title Episode or Title Date if no episode exists _ Based on title 2 Cancel Save amp Close Snapshot Settings in the Quick Media Export window When you first open the snapshot settings you will notice that iEye Captain has chosen the Pictures folder inside the current user s home folder as the default location for snapshots If you would like to change this simply click on the Browse button and navigate to your preferred folder For most uses the default settings as pictured above will be enough If you would like to customize the options you can do so as follows Use Default Location will cause iEye Captain to automatically export to the default location that you have pre selected If you like you can choose Prompt for location each time which will cause a save panel to open up every time you take a snapshot While this may be helpful for some specific uses it is less conducive to easy firing of snapshots Replace identically named items if you leave this de selected iEye Captain will automatically add a unique number to the end of the filename to prevent deleting any snapshots If you select the check box not recomm

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