LifeView FlyTV Prime Series User Manual
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1. LifeView FlyTV Prime Series User Manual P N 400108021403 Ver 3 00 000 0 Date 2003 11 05 Copyright and Trademark Notice 2003 by Animation Technologies Inc All rights reserved Information in this document is subject to change without notice No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical without prior written permission of Animation Technologies Inc Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other brand names are registered trademarks of their respective companies FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications set forth in Subpart J of Part 15 of the FCC Rules Contents EE ciila GPUS Cl E E E E EEE EE T 1 IE OGUCUO aE e A AS 1 12 Foal eS nann A TEET 1 t32 Model STN ONS era E EASE 1 TA Package COMENS eaan E 2 1 25 SYSTEM Reguremen S ueri en a aa 2 2 Input amp Output CONNECTIONS ccceeccseeeeceeeeceeeeseeeeseees 3 2 1 FlyTV Prime Series Model Connections cccseccccseeeeceseeceeeeeseeeeeneeees 3 3 Installation of Hardware and Drivers ccccccceseeeeseeeeeenees 4 Se DIOC Cm nen ret Po ICR oe vO 4 3 2 Installing the FIYTV Prime 3X cccccccccseccesceceeeceeeceeeeseeeseeceeeseueeeeeeneeeseas 4 3 3 Driver Installation for Windows 98SE ccccccceeccseeeeseeeeseeeeseeeeseeeeaeeeeaaees 52. Trying a higher value can help if you get noise or stripes in the TV picture if this not related to a bad reception RO Technical Support 5 PCI Peer Concurrency enabled disabled lf the PCTV does not run stable test if switching this option helps 6 CPU to PCI Write Buffer enabled disabled If the PCTV does not run stable test if switching this option helps 7 USB Controller enabled disabled With some motherboards USB and AGP are internally connected should this be the case the USB controller on the motherboard has to be enabled for the AGP mainboard drivers to work correctly 8 Use USB IRQ enabled disabled If this option can be found in the bios settings enable the USB IRQ to fully activate the USB controller 9 CPU to PCI Write Buffer enabled disabled should the TVR crash during operation test if switching this option helps Why I don t hear any sound but see a TV picture First make sure that the audio out from the FlyTV Prime 3X is connected to the line in on your sound card Next make sure that your Windows mixer settings are set correctly You can check for this by double clicking on the speaker icon next to the clock in the bottom right hand corner of the screen Make sure all the appropriate levels are set about 3 4 the way to the top You can also click on Options Properties Recording and then set these levels the same You may have to recapture your video What can I do when the audio is
3. Settings The available resolution depends on your country settings When you choose VCD SVCD or DVD the output size of the recorded movies is not changeable to make ensure to produce a standard VCD SVCD or DVD DivX and MPEG4 are also limited to a fixed output size 5 5 Misc Page Dialog Box Settings eee x TV settings Fully Scan Video Settings Record Settings Misc Page The Misc Page Dialog box allows you to select additional Settings TimeShift Recording for Record and Picture After TimeShift recording don t save the temp tile Time Shift Recording Working Directory C AWINDOWS T ime hift mpg eyes When the Box is checked the Temporary recorded files Cuputsze pR N wont be deleted after stop the SnapShot settings Time Shift Mode see Page 21 for additional description of Number of SnapShot hoo H a TV and Panel you can here define the Always On Top resolution of the time shifted recordings Multi Channel Preview Preview Time 4 Number of Preview Channels Jud Snapshot Settings Here you can define how much snapshots are taken when you click the Snapshot Button see Page 18 for additional description of the _Abbrechen Snapshot function TV and Panel When you check the box Always on Top the TV Window will be always in front of the other applications Multiple Channel Preview Here you can choose how long the available channels are shown and how much channels
4. a PC keyboard or a wireless keyboard Keyboard Remote Control Description o Channel Number Channel Up Page Down CH Channel Down Arrow Up Volume Up or Video Setting Brightness Hue Contrast Saturation or Audio Setting Balance Bass Treble Arrow Down Vol Volume Down or Video Setting Brightness Hue Contrast Saturation or Audio Setting Balance Bass Treble Snapshot Snapshot Recall Previous Channel I AV source Input Source Air Cable AV in S Video in FM Air CATV Switch between Air Cable reception V Video Video Setting Brightness Hue Contrast Saturation Audio Setting Balance Bass Treble Mute on off Stereo Mono F Full Screen Full Screen Mode On Off Alt or About Dialog Ctrl Alt F4 TV Close Open eo Add Chamneh S O Add Channel Delete Channel 23 The Gallery 9 The Gallery Mas ow By clicking this button you will open the Gallery By right click on a file you open a context menu for additional possibilities The I or Nise button will close the Gallery LIFE le TYF 9 1 The Function Buttons Ea ey Opens your Email program and sends your file as attachment Changes the view from Thumbnails to List and Details Opens Microsoft Media Player to watch the Recorded Movie Opens Microsoft Paint for editing your pictures 24 The Gallery 9 2 FM Radio only for FM Models Switch
5. ypes LifeView Editor 12 1 About LifeView Editor Video Display Area Original Video Display Window pyew LifeView Editor el alee Edited Video Display Window Edit MPEG videos on a frame by frame basis Overlay video with standard or animated titles Add audio tracks such as music on top of existing audio Apply special color filter and transition effects to your videos Clip File Delete Clip File Properties Original Video Display Window Displays videos in Original Clips Double Click or Drag and Drop Videos in Staging Clips cannot be displayed in this window In Title Editing mode Title can be edited in this window In Audio Editing mode it displays registered audio files In Special Effect mode it displays all available filters Displays progress information when final video is created or video Is converted to VCD Edited Video Display Window Displays videos in Staging Clips Double Click or Drag and Drop Videos in Original Clips can be displayed in this window Preview function displays edited video in this window 29 Using the LifeView Editor Original and Staging Clips Original Clips Original Clips o 4 t i Ma golf mpq Spring mpg stout mpeg innistree mpeg RedsNightmare e This is the area where video clips that need to be edited are added and managed e Video clips can be dragged and dropped
6. Display Window to view and select frames for further editing 2 Selecting Frame Ranges for Video Editing e Click Mark in to specify the beginning of a clip and Mark out to set the end of the clip e Click on to move the clips from the Auto Edit window to the Staging Clips Editing Video Frames Select video frames in Staging Clips area Users can re arrange the sequence of videos Users can repeat the same scene by putting the same video frames multiple times Users can delete sections of video they do not want Users can confirm the video before final saving using preview function User can repeat the above steps Save the final video when editing is completed eee W 32 Using LifeView Editor 12 3 Title Edit Mode e eee N 1 Adding Video Clips e Use the button in menu area to add video clips e Use Drag and Drop to add video clips e Double click on added video clips in Original Clips area or Drag and Drop them to Original Video Display Window to specify frame range Adding and Editing Titles Use title edit buttons to add and edit title Title edit buttons show up on Original Video Display Window Specify the position of title using mouse Specify the details of tile such as font style size color title text and etc Specify how title will move straight line or curve line e Straight line Select a title and drag it using mouse e Straight line shows up e Curve line Two dots
7. TV Stations broadcast their program simultaneously in two languages This can be selected by checking the Format button Preview Analog Out M Enable Controls Format prefer LangC 7 SAF i Mana f Langs ie Stereo f Lang B Effect Off E irua Dolby Incredible Capture Streaming f Same as Preview C Direct Audio Special All Languages Dolby Pro Logie Mode Standard MM BTS Format Stereo Preview Stereo Capture Steren When the settings are grayed out this means the functions are not available Abbrechen Hemener 19 Additional Settings 6 7 Teletext So lac le Simply clicking the Tx button opens the Teletext window St Aid ie aes ASE This service is not available in all TE t countries Furthermore not all TV p H Stations provide Teletext service Powered by CNN com Everyday however competent editorial offices provide a selection of quickly and easily accessible information which you can access for free since it is constantly f transferred along with the TV For information about CNNTEXT 7 picture via the so called vertical 800 blanking interval of the picture desc nc hs antenna signal present at the card and you have already scanned and stored channels you will now see the Teletext information offered by the corresponding TV station Surfing through the pages is conveniently easy thanks to the preloaded text tables Use the arrow b
8. When you click the camera icon for Snapshot a picture will be taken from the current frame of the TV Picture and saved in your Gallery The Gallery is a shortcut to the directory on your HD which you have defined before in the Record Settings in Chapter 5 3 Page 14 i e C Downloads 18 6 5 Multiple Preview When you click the button for Multiple Previous you will see the current programs of all available channels The preview time and how much channels are defined in Misc Page Settings in Chapter 5 5 Page 16 When you see a program you want to watch simple double click on it Additional Settings 6 6 6 Audio Settings When you click the button for Audio Settings a new window will open where you can define which Source is used for the input to your soundcard Audio Input Source None al When switching to None the internal PCI Bus will be used for listening and recording TV The Audio Loop back cable is in this case not needed anymore Sound Card Setting Balance Note This function is not available for H j FlyTV Prime 30 Treble mae Volume Default T138 Chip Audio Settings Close Eigenschaften yon AudioSettings x By clicking on the button 713X EEE Chip Audio Settings you access the properties of the audio settings Here you define whether you want to receive the TV Program in Stereo or Mono As additional service some
9. and MPEG 2 recording Moreover the FlyTV Prime 33 34 also provides high quality TV viewing with true stereo TV experience directly on your computer monitor 1 2 Features Philips 713X Chipset Plug amp Play compliant PCI card 125 channel cable antenna ready TV tuner Composite video and S Video input Multiple Channel Preview Teletext Real time recording Time Shift Function LifeView Scheduler Technology Capture still images TV screen scalable up to full size Convert AVI file format to MPEG Edit videos on a frame by frame basis Overlay video with standard or animated titles Add audio tracks such as music on top of existing audio Apply special color filter and transition effects to your videos Listen to FM radio Compatible with current Windows Versions Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP depends on the TV Broadcasting system in your country only FM Models 1 3 Model Definitions Model Name TV Audio FM Radio FlyTV Prime 30 Not supported FlyTV Prime 30FM Supported FlyTV Prime 33 Stereo NTSC Not supported FlyTV Prime 33FM stereo NTSC Supported FlyTV Prime 34 Stereo PAL Not supported FlyTV Prime 34FM__ Stereo PAL Supported sd m A Getting Started 1 4 Package Contents When removing the contents of the package please inspect all items to ensure no damage was sustained during shipping The following items should be included in the package LifeView FlyTV Prime PCI card Audio cable
10. for new drivers in its diver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search M Floppy disk drives M CD ROM drive Microsoft Windows Update Specify a location L Windows will now find the drivers on the LifeView FlyTV Prime 3X Installation CD and install them automatically After installing the driver Windows informs you that it has done so successfully Click Finish This completes the installation of the drivers and you can now start installing the application program Installation of your FlyTV Prime 3X 3 5 Driver Installation for Windows 2000 Windows XP After rebooting Windows 2000 XP automatically detect the presence of a new hardware component in the system and tells you so in a Found new Hardware Wizard window Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Multimedia Controller If your hardware came with an installation CD lt or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Nest ta continue 4 Back Cancel If you have not already done so place the LifeView FlyTV Prime 3X Installation CD into your CD ROM drive Run 2x The CD will automatically start and show you the Installation _ o Type the name of a program Folder document or Screen Here
11. for sound card Remote Control Infrared Receiver Quick Installation Guide Installation Manual Installation CD ROM incl multilingual Video Tutorial FM Radio Antenna only for FM Models 1 5 System Requirements To successfully use the FlyTV Prime 3X solution please ensure that your desktop system meets the following requirements Mainboard with available busmaster capable PCI slot v 2 1 Pentium III 500 MHz or faster PC e MPEG 1 real time encoding PIII 800MHz or AMD Athlon 800 or higher e MPEG 2 real time encoding P4 1 6GHz or AMD Athlon 1 6 or higher e DVD real time encoding P4 2GHz or AMD Athlon 2GHz or higher 128 MB RAM minimum 256 MB RAM recommended VGA Card with DirectX 8 1 Support Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP CD ROM or DVD drive 20 MB available hard disk space for installation Additional free space on your Hard disk for recording and editing files VGA monitor with DirectShow installed supporting 16 bit color Sound card Speakers for audio output Available IRQ TV antenna or TV cable Please refer to the manual of your mainboard Input and Output Connections 2 Input amp Output Connections 2 1 FlyTV Prime Series Model Connections The FlyTV Prime 3X PCI card supports both S Video and Composite input See the diagram below for connection details Video in GD FM Antenna ay TV Antenna gt lil Composite Video in gt Aud
12. sometimes disappearing after 1 minute lf you have Windows Messenger running on the task bar please disable it or close it You should update Messenger with the last version available The problem can also happen with some anti virus software 13 2 Contact Us If you have attempted to resolve any FlyTV Prime 3X problems and still require assistance contact us by e mail at support lifeview com tw Alternately you may access our technical support page on our website http www lifeview com tw where driver updates will be posted and available for download 3I
13. the drivers These are located on your Installation CD so choose the option CD ROM Drive and then click Next Once Windows finds the driver you will see a message Simply click Next to continue After installing the driver Windows informs you that it has done so successfully Click Finish This completes the installation of the drivers and you can now start installing the application program Installation of your FlyTV Prime 3X 3 4 Driver Installation for Windows ME After rebooting Windows ME automatically detects the presence of a new hardware component in the system and tells you so in an Add new Hardware Wizard window Add New Hanhwanm wiradd i Windows can automaticaly seach io and matal software iha suppots pout heardesere Il pour hardvara cama wah mtalabon media ruei d pow and chok Hest Whai veoulld you kke ho do gt Aulomalic saach for a bether diver Recommend If you have not already done so place the LifeView FlyTV Prime 3X Installation CD into your CD ROM drive Add New Hardware Wizard What do you want Windows to do AE rer i i i i C Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location 0 you can select the driver you want lt Back Next gt Cancel select now the Automatic search for a better driver Recommended item and click Next Installation of vour FlyTV Prime 3X Add New Hardware Wizard Windows will search
14. use in case you have more P a og Video Standard than one Video device installed Cabe Select Country Taiwan z Channel Editing 2 Category Channel now 55 Edt this channel name mou You can choose here whether Air Channel List a or Cable broadcasts your TV a Add this channel y Ea signal Delete this channel Auto Scan 3 Country EEE Eo Sets your TV standard and TV o Enter je Mex TE channel table according to the Fine tuning country of your residence In minor I a lt cases it is necessary to set the TV Po e Defaut Save this Frequency Standard manually by click on the button Video Standard and here select the TV Standard of your Abbrechen country Channel 22 4 Finetuning ET When you don t have a clear NN Input reception of the tuned channel you can make here a finetuning add this channel 5 Channel Editing delete this chal ie Here you can edit and rename your a favorite TV Stations Double click 100 the channel s number and click in Auto Scan 102 the white field located under Edit this channel name Enter the name you wish to be displayed and click the Input button The mark opens an additional side bar here you see the edited channels and by double click on them you can edit the channel names too 13 Settings 5 2 Fully Scan Dialog Box lx Here you have the possibility to T settings Full
15. you want to preview 16 Additional Settings 6 Additional Settings 6 1 Schedule Recording After you click the button for Schedule Recording you will find in your Taskbar a new symbol When you click on this new symbol a new window appears where you can plan the settings for Weekly and Designating Recordings 93 20 Dag s50am Schedule Recording Settings x 7 Weekly Schedule Source Cable TH TY Channel From 31658 PM To 3 16 58 PM Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday All The Weekly Schedule is for programming recurring TV shows which are broadcasted every day or every week at the same time Give the file a specific name choose the source and in which file format you want to record and confirm it by press the OK Button In the Designated Schedule you can program one event which is Source Cable T broadcasted by the TV Station TY Channel aE Give the file a specific name choose the source and in which Fom 6 27 2003 3 16 58 PM file format you want to record and to ezma aM confirm it by press the OK Button Cancel 17 Additional Settings 6 2 Auto Scan When you click the button for AutoScan you have the possibility to scan the available TV Channels and these will be saved If you click the button for Change Skin you can customize the view of the Application program
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17. 600 Resolution Why I can t record sound but see the picture Please refer to Chapter 3 6 for the correct settings What Operating Systems O S does FlyTV Prime 3X support Now the installation CD disk only provides the WDM driver for Windows 98SE ME 2000 and XP If you seek other operating system drivers please see our website What can I do when I get horizontal lines on my screen when watching TV 1 This could have to do with the bandwidth on the PCI bus Place the card closest to the PCI busmaster slot or place it closest to the AGP slot but try to avoid PCI slot 1 2 There are some BIOS setting that you can change to get better performance It should be noted that you might not have all these settings There are also a number of various bios setups available you should consult the documentation that came with your system for information on properly navigating your bios 1 Assign IRQ to VGA enabled disabled For the PCTV to work with the graphics card this IRQ has to be enabled 2 PCI Master 0 Write Waitstate enabled disabled should the PCTV not function correctly try switching this option Enabling write waitstates slightly slows down the PCI write access which might help solving problems with stability on some motherboards Disabling write waitstates is faster but might cause problems 3 IRQ Activated By edge level For modern PCI cards like the FlyTV Prime 3X this option should be level 4 PCI Latency Timer N
18. UI Easy to control in batch job mode Provides detailed encoding information and sort function 11 1 About LifeView Encoder IS rw neue C2 Butto Ful ction e Edit Window Display and edit Name ss Status Video sf Audio Fps Size Duration Targetfull ae ie AI Sdbpp SEAT sai 3 SMB Ee ors information about AVI file name status etc Edit Windows d Text Window ey Displays detailed eal ices e converting information Audio Text Windows Display Windows l l Sample rate 44 100 KHz Display Window Bits per sample During conversion aAa J displays source image Button Functions Add Button Add source file AVI to Edit Window O Delete Button Delete the marked job in Edit window An Edit Button Edits data rate for the output file MPEG file gt Convert Button Converts the source file with waiting status to MPEG file A Compression of Video stream B Compression of Audio stream C Combines compressed video and audio data m Stop Button Stops the compression During conversion the Encoding Button C reverts to the Stop Button 27 Using the LifeView Encoder 11 2 How to Encode AVI to MPEG files 1 To use this application you need to have Lookin Ocu S dengam AVI files Ba 08010xc4 av 2 To encode AVI files into MPEG format files start LifeView Encoder and select AVI files to encode Click Add button with your mouse Then the AVI File Open dialo
19. a terminal Reconnect the AC power cable as well as all other cables Make sure that your speakers are set to low volume 12 Switch your computer on again to begin installing the software fo CO N Installation of your Fly TV Prime 3X 3 3 Driver Installation for Windows 98SE After rebooting Windows 98 SE automatically detects the presence of a new hardware component in the system and tells you so in an Add new Hardware Wizard window Add New Hardware Wizard This wizard searches for new divers for PCI Multimedia Device device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work If you have not already done so place the LifeView FlyTV Prime 3X Installation CD into your CD ROM drive and click Next in the window Add New Hardware Wizard What do you want Windows to do Search for the best driver for your device C Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location 0 you can select the driver you want select now the Search for the best driver for your device Recommended item and click Next Installation of your FlyTV Prime 3X Add New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for new drivers in its diver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search Floppy disk drives M CD ROM drive T Microsoft Windows Update Specify a location ik T Windows searches now for
20. background the TV program is still recorded So you wont miss the rest of your program KOUL These additional Time Shift buttons give you the possibility to move back to the beginning of the recorded file pause it resume the viewing or move forward The Recording will stop after press the Stop Button In Addition the Time slider shows you the current position of the recording which continues in the background i a 21 The Remote Control 8 The Remote Control Air CATV Click this button to toggle between Air and CATV channels Video Click this button to open the TV Setup Dialog Box Audio Click this button to open the Audio Setup Dialog Box Power Press this button to terminate Fly TVR program AV Source Click this button to switch the input source Full Screen Click this button to switch between Full Screen and the previous size Stereo Select between Stereo and Mono reception Mute Press this button to mute the sound Numeric Keypad Selects the desired channel number directly 10 Volume Up Down Increases decreases the audio level 11 Channel Up Down Click this button to go to next previous channel 12 Recall Jump to last selected TV channel 13 Enter Click this button to make a snapshot of the current TV Picture ee UT e pN O CO N 22 The Remote Control 8 1 Accelerator Keys Summary Use the following Hot Key table for reference to conveniently control TV function via
21. ea Video clips can be added into the Staging Clips area after selecting frame range from video clips Drag and Drop and entire clip from the Original Clips area to the Staging Clips area Copy a video clip from the Original Clips area and paste it in Staging Clips area Drag and Drop or Copy amp Paste can be used in any of the four editing modes e Frame editing e Title editing e Audio editing e Special effect editing How to Manage Video Clips Each edit mode shows its own menu and window Video clips can be played in the Preview window Right mouse clicking on a video clip brings up the Popup Menu This menu supports the following functions e Cut Copy Delete Show property information 31 Using the LifeView Editor 12 2 Frame Edit Mode Specify the beginning of a frame range to be cut out by clicking on the Mark in button Progress bar will appear as below Specify the end of a frame range to be cut i out by clicking on the Mark out button Progress bar will appear as below gt al OQ Delete a specified frame range by clicking this button The frame range will disappear and the Progress bar will appear as below T CCI 1 Adding Video Clips e Use the GP button in the menu area to browse and select video clips to add files to the Original Clips area e Drag and Drop video e Double click on added video clips in Original Clips area or Drag and Drop them to Original Video
22. g box opens on the screen Browse to the directory in where the AVI files are stored and select the AVI files you want to encode Files of type avi files avi Cancel 7 option a x input gt CaWProgram FiesWUieViewLieView SutewtevewS 3 At the Options dialog box specify the path Output P C Program FilestLifeViewtLifeview SuiteLifeVie g and filename for target Select one of the ea lik ae conversion options either MPEG 1 or ai MPEG 2 You can also specify XE Memacu O Video Audio bit rates compression 23 Internet Low Band aao gt method video frame rate etc Bp Hatt Screen Intranet a E all Full Screen Intranet Intra DC Precision NTSC rt PAL Audio Bitrate amp Video CD a ee Frame Rate 23 976 fps 24000 1001 NTSC film ok amp Cancel 4 Click the Encoding Button to start the encoding process The following figure shows the encoding job in process Channels sample rate 11 025 KHz Bits per sample 4 Encoding Al file HothiM Data tMovett Small Avit P G4 Awl Video MPEG 1 3208240 25 98 1 11Mbps Bi CLL 5 If you want to view the source AVI file or encoded MPEG file select the job from the list and click AVI Play or MPEG Play on the Center bottom of the screen INPUT OUTPUT Note For further details please refer to the On Line Help on the software 28 Using the LifeView Editor 12 Using the LifeView Editor
23. ht the video clip for audio editing Next click on an audio file in the Audio Edit window This process of highlighting a video clip and clicking on an audio file is how audio is applied to the video clip Overwriting or mixing the audio on the clip is controlled by properties embedded within the audio file Double click on the audio file and adjust the volume ratio between the original audio and the new audio Each video clip can have its own audio file applied to it Use preview to test the audio effect Repeat the above steps as many times as needed Video frames that have audio effects can also have Title and Special effects Then use the Save button to merge and save the changes Using LifeView Editor 12 5 Special Effect Edit Mode VIS ne View Ector e 1 Two Methods to Add Video Clips e Use the button in menu area to browse and select video clips to add to the Original Clips area e Use Drag and Drop to add video clips to the Original Clips area Note To view video clips in the Original Clips area either double click on a video clip or drag and drop a clip into the Original Video Display window Clips in the Original Video Display window are not in a position to be edited Selecting Frame Ranges for Special Effect Editing Click the Mark in button to specify the beginning of a clip and the Mark out button to set the end of clip Next click on the button to move clips from
24. ing to FM Mode The FlyTVR Software allows the usertolisten to FM Stereo AIR TU CABLE TY E VIDEO Fm RAIS ID NN simply click on the FM Radio button and you begin listening to FM Stereo on your computer Auto Scan _ em foe es on ce PE mr Te You have here the same Auto Scan possibilities like in the TV Application Note For further details please refer to the On Line Help of the software 25 The LifeView Studio 10 The LifeView Suite The LifeView Suite includes the LifeView TVR LifeView DV LifeView Encoder LifeView Editor and Album applications editing D LifeView Editor 26 C LifeView Encoder LifeView Suite provides total multimedia control You can use it for managing TV programs DV control video or image albums video encoding as well as video LifeView TVR allows TV viewing and video capture TV and AV capture This function is not available with FlyTV Prime series LifeView Encoder converts AVI video files to MPEG 1 or 2 file format LifeView Editor adds powerful digital video editing capability to your PC It possesses a high performance MPEG encoding engine that saves edited digital videos into small high quality MPEG 1 files It can manage and edit multiple files simultaneously too Using the LifeView Encoder 11 Using the LifeView Encoder Converts AVI file format to MPEG 1 High speed and superior quality User friendly and functional G
25. into the Original Clips area e The sequence of video clips added can also be quickly re arranged by drag and drop ol How to Add Video Clips Use the button in the menu area to browse and select video clips to add to the Original Clips area e Drag and Drop video files to the Original Clips area 2 How to View and Manage Video Clips in the Original Clips Area e To view a video clip in the Original Clips are either double click on the video clip or drag and drop the video clip from the Original Clips area on to the Original Video Display window e Right clicking on the mouse will bring up a Popup Menu This menu performs the following functions e Copy e Delete e Show property information e Convert to VCD Staging Clips n ua golf 502 564 golf 136 195 golf 394 461 golf 36 82 Staging Clips e This is the area where video clips are added after frame ranges are WEG GHGGWWaa O Species i e Video clips can be managed for further editing in this area e Editing deletion and sequence Staging Clips arranging are done here e File properties for each video clip can be obtained by right clicking on the clip e Video clips are acted upon and added to the Staging area using the four application buttons on the left side of MPEG Editor Those four buttons are Cut Title Audio and Effect 30 Using the LifeView Editor How to Add Video Clips to the Staging Clips Ar
26. io in gt S Video in gt D Audio out gt o Remote control cable port 1 Remote Control To connect the sensor of your FlyTV Prime 713X remote control 2 Audio Out Use the packaged audio cable to connect to your sound card 3 S Video In To connect external devices like VCR or Camera 4 Audio In To connect external audio devices 5 Composite Video In To connect external devices like VCR or Camera 6 Antenna In TV Use these connections to connect your cable or home antenna 7 Antenna In FM Use these connections to connect your cable or home antenna only FM Model Installation of your FlyTV Prime 3X 3 Installation of Hardware and Drivers The following sections provide step by step instructions on installing and configuring the card accessories and software 3 1 DirectX Before installing your new FlyTV Prime 3X it is necessary to install DirectX 8 1 or higher for your Operating system You find on the FlyTV Prime CD Rom the Directx9 0 3 2 Installing the FlyTV Prime 3X 1 Switch off your PC and all connected peripheral devices such as your printer and monitor Leave the AC power cable connected for the time being so that your computer is still grounded 2 Touch the metal chassis at the rear of the PC to ground and to discharge static Now unplug the cord from the AC power socket 3 Remove the cover from the case of your PC 4 Look for a free PCI expansion slot When se
27. ize of the picture freely by dragging its edges using the mouse and move the window to any screen location by clicking the window caption bar and dragging Double clicking the TV picture switches the picture to full screen display Double clicking again switches back to window display mode On the right side you find the Channel buttons Here you are able to click with your mouse on the channel numbers to switch to different channels Alternatively you can use the num block of your keyboard For additional information of shortcuts to use with your keyboard please refer to Page 23 Chapter 8 1 The Info Panel shows you useful information about which channel you have tuned in the current time and which mode you have chosen When you are in Record Mode it shows the elapsed time since the Recording started and how much MB is used on your Hard disk In addition with the both arrows right left you can switch the Channel Up and Down i Settings 5 Settings If you click the button for TV Settings you have numerous options to configure your TV Viewing 5 1 TV Settings Dialog Box The TV Setup dialog box allows you to select the TV system scan for channels select specific TV channels and rename the TV Channels Settings ae 1 TV Card Device TY settings Fully Scan Video Settings Record Settings Misc Page Choose here which device you TY Card Device AERIS eats Lec want to
28. lecting the PCI slot note that TV cards should not be plugged into PCI slot 1 in conjunction with an AGP graphics card because PCI slot 1 is very frequently assigned to the same interrupts as the AGP slot This would give both cards the same interrupt which can lead to crashes during operation The numbers assigned to the PCI slots are listed in your motherboard manual 5 Carefully remove the card from its packaging and pick it up by the edges with one hand while your other hand is touching a metal part of the PC This will ensure that your body is completely discharged via your computer without damaging the TV card 6 Align the holder at the rear of the TV card in the expansion slot in such a way that the card s connectors are directly in line with the slots socket Push the TV card firmly into the slot ensuring good contact Fasten the TV card with an appropriate screw lf a sound card is installed connect the TV card to it using the supplied audio connector cable Plug one end into the audio output of the TV card light green socket and the other end into the Line In terminal of the sound card usually a light blue socket See additional comments in settings in Chapter 6 6 page 19 10 Reinstall the cover of your PC case 11 Connect the antenna cable which you would normally connect to the antenna input terminal on your television to the TV antenna terminal on the TV Radio card Connect the radio antenna cable to the radio antenn
29. ly Scan Video Settings Record Settings Misc Page Video Format MS MPEG4 320 240 C DYD 720x480 Recording BitRate 1 Video Format ae 1250000 z Here you can choose whether your movies will be recorded as MPEG 1 2 or VCD a eae SVCD DVD Format When you have MS MPEG 4 or DivX installed in your system you are also able to record in these formats otherwise these options are grayed out Working Directory 2 Recording Bitrate Choose here the BitRate of _Abbrechen your recordings depending which file format you choose 3 Working Directory Choose here the location where your movies pictures are saved on your PC 4 Capture Settings Choose here the output size of your recorded movies This affects also your Video settings YUY2 stands for Overlay Mode RGB555 is Preview Mode Note MPEG 1 File Compressed Video and Audio File MPEG 2 File Compressed Video and Audio File with better Quality VCD Format Conventional CD Video Standard consists from MPEG 1 file PAL 352 x 288 pixels with 25 Frames per Second NTSC 352 x 240 pixels with 29 97 Frames per Second SVCD Format Upper Standard from Video CD consists from MPEG 2 file PAL 480 x 576 pixels with 25 Frames per Second NTSC 480 x 480 pixels with 29 97 Frames per Second DVD Format High Quality Video Standard CD consists from MPEG 2 file PAL 720 x 576 pixels with 25 Frames per Second NTSC 720 x 480 pixels with 29 97 Frames per Second 15
30. niuederantcedientdedsceaicoursasedaars 20 7 How to record a TV Prograim cccccecceecessseeseesseeseeesees 21 Hke INE RECO BUIO sorserien enne eo Eee NEE AERE O ENE OEREN 21 Le The TME SHIN FUNCION zenarena a deine doabesenetes 21 8 The Remote Cont Ol assener una ai 22 8 1 ACCelerator Keys SUIMMALY enaa a ARAA 23 NE CGG aeea E ne 24 9e Te FUNCION BULON ensi a a a a 24 9 27 FM Radio only fOr FM MOGGEIS heers 25 10 TRE Lifeview SUING serangan 26 11 Using the LifeView Encoder ccccccceecceeeeeeeeseeeeeees 27 11 1 About LIfeEVIOEW ENCOQET aeeiireraerii E A 27 11 2 How to Encode AVI to MPEG Tle S crann AAA 28 12 Using the LifeView Editor cece eecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 29 12 Ae ADOUTIEMNEVICW EGITOF suiccuri cic Gi iaisneis Garis ivanie a a ERE EE EIKER 29 1222 Frame GUE WOO G o a E E 32 Io DLCs EIU MOJE cttswenesansnanviesenariatenarenahbananasununneutinasrenimmundnendeandiaenantautit 33 ee NUCL IV IOC Eea E E 34 12 5 Special Effect Edit Mode icrcciczccrenincdcerncexccasncctcgeunceteartuesuadeyeeete deus deasce bets 35 13 Technical SUDDO scrii ninine TE AEn 36 T3 e Troubleshooting rase EAA a 36 Tee OAC WC Sea E E EE 37 Getting Started 1 Getting Started 1 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the FlyTV Prime 3X TV tuner and video capture card This product turns your PC quick and easy into a powerful desktop multimedia system Capture video and still images experience real time MPEG 1
31. please select L Internet resource and Windows will open it For you Lifeview Driver lf the Autostart program does Open D Setup exe zl not appear automatically when you insert your LifeView Installation CD go to Start gt Caneel Browse Run and type D Setup exe if D is your CD Rom drive In the next window please select a DriverSetup x Install LifeViewT V Prime 3x Drivers Install Lifeview FlyT Prime 33 Drivers sab ee of the river IS fInI l Remove Lifeview Ful Prime 33 Drivers ahaa shed Note Update Lifeview FlyT Prime 33 Drivers The Setup Program currently supports only Windows 2000 Windows XP for the following languages English Tae German Italian French Spanish er Dutch Chinese traditional Chinese simplified Japanese Installation of your FlyTV Prime 3X 3 6 Settings for Sound Card Owners To do so proceed as follows 1 Double click the volume control icon illustrated as a speaker on the taskbar ay ei SB 1 ML 2 Be sure that the Mute option under the Line In slider is not checked and that the Line In slider is not at the bottom of its range This makes sure you will be able to hear the tone of the TV signal through your system and control the volume Other settings are required for recording see instructions below 3 Select the Options Properties menu item 4 Set the Adjust volume for op
32. show up next to the straight line Create a curve line by manipulating the dots Zoom in and zoom out allows users to see the entire picture Preview allows users to confirm how title will work Users can repeat the above steps to add many titles Video frames that have title effect can also have audio effect and special effect Use Save button to save final videos 33 Using the LifeView Editor 12 4 Audio Edit Mode 34 1 Two Methods to Add Video Clips e Use the button in the menu area to browse and select video clips to add to the Original Clips area e Drag and Drop video files to the Original Clips area To view the video clips in the Original Dogg ee Clips area either double click on a video clip or drag and drop a clip into the Original Video Display window Clips in the Original Video Display window are not in a position to be edited Selecting Frame Ranges for Audio Editing Click Mark in to specify the beginning of a clip and Mark out to set the end of the clip Next click on the j button to move the clips from the Auto Edit window to the Staging Clips area Editing Audio Video clips must be taken from the Audio Edit window to the Staging Clips area Audio files that can be used during the editing process are displayed in the Audio Edit window If there are no audio files in the Audio Edit window click on the audio editing button to locate and add audio files for editing purposes Highlig
33. t program of the provided Driver and Application CD Software Installation or by executing a single file if you have downloaded the program from the Internet lf the Autostart program does not appear automatically when you insert your LifeView Installation CD start it manually by running the InstallCD exe file located on the LifeView Installation CD 4 2 Launching the TVR Software When starting your LifeView TVR Software program for the first time a dialog box will appear to choose the correct country settings When you click the Ok Button the software will scan for available TV channels gt f A NX l un n n n AIR T CRELE T AY In Wibeo Fm RADIE ARIGI Sola Ta To a ter T A LIFSVIEWTYR peee The software provides all necessary access to the important TV functions Using the buttons you can control the functions of your TVR software 4 3 Choosing your Video Source When you receive your TV Signal with Home Antenna When you receive your TV Signal with Cable Antenna Pav An external device connected to your Composite Video In S UIDEO An external device connected to your S Video In FA RADIEN Listen to FM Radio only FM Models 11 The LifeView TVR Simply click on one of the above described buttons and as long there is a signal present at your card you will see a picture Discovery i careers exis ea ct fd Ee le TYR You can adjust the s
34. the Audio Edit window to the Apply Special Effect Filters Apply any or all of the following three filters to a video clip e Color Filter Change colors of videos e Effect Filter Add special effects such as a mosaic effect on videos e Transition Filter Add transitional effect on videos To get started select a frame range see point No 2 from above and apply a filter to it A special effect can be applied to more than one frame range of a video clip Multiple special effects can be applied to the same frame range or several frame ranges Video frames with special effect edits can also add audio and title effects Preview allows users to confirm what the special effect looks like Use the Save button to merge and save the changes Note For further details please refer to the On Line Help on the software 35 Technical Support 13 Technical Support 13 1 Troubleshooting Q A 2O90 FO rO 36 Why do I hear TV sound but see no video display some VGA cards can t support the Overlay display function Simply select non overlay mode in the Video Setting dialog box Error message Drivers have not been digitally signed in Windows 2000 XP Saying OK to this should continue the installation acknowledging that you are aware that these drivers have not been certified by Microsoft Why I can t see any picture while capture Check graphics card display settings try both 16bit and 24bit high color 800
35. tion to Recording Confirm your choice by clicking OK 5 Now enable the check box below the Line In slider and move the slider itself to its middle position By checking the check box you define the Line In input of your sound card as a recording input source These is essential if you want to record a video sequence with sound and want to use the sound card input to do SO 15 x Options Help Record Master MIDI CO Audio Line In Microphone Wave Balance Balance Balance Balance Balance Balance p F 4 p 4 y 4 4 p a p F 4 Yalume Volume Yalume Volume Wolurrie Volume alle 2 gt ER Select Select Select Select Advanced 5B Livel Wave Device This completes the configuration of the sound card settings and you can now close the soundcard mixer With TVR 3 0 the above settings are not needed anymore when you have the FlyTV Prime 33 or 34 models By choose None in the Audio Settings the Audio will be transmitted internal See Chapter 6 6 Page 19 10 The LifeView TVR 4 The LifeView TVR The heart of your FlyTV Prime 3X is the TV Software The LifeView TVR The LifeView TVR program has a user friendly design that makes it simple to use The Utility allows the user to control the viewing and recording of TV and video plus listen to FM stereo 4 1 Installation of the LifeView TVR The installation of the TV software can be carried out either using the Autostar
36. uttons on the software interface the PC keyboard or the remote control to navigate from one page to another or enter a page number directly You can also click a page reference directly to call up its content practically with no delay 6 8 Volume _ The Volume Slider lets you control the volume of the Audio increases the volume decreases the volume The Loudspeaker symbol has a Mute function One click on it turns the audio off another click turns it on again 20 Recording 7 How to record a TV Program 7 1 The Record Button With one single click you have the possibility to record the current TV Program while watching it By clicking again the recording will stop You will find the recorded file in your Gallery in the format you have selected in the Record Settings before in Chapter 5 3 Page 14 i e C Downloads F m La m it Aa m CARLE TY AV In US VIDEO nas er ik pie bo Bhi a N EA ete a Wil mpe WOZ mpe LIFEVIEW TA 7 2 The Time Shift Function With the Time Shift function you are able to record the current TV Program and watch it later Simply click the Time Shift button and you stop watching the current TV Program and the rest will be recorded so you can watch it later click again and your Timeshift recording will stop When you want to see the recorded program just simple click back button and you see the recorded files while in the
37. y scan Video Settings Record Settings Misc Page execute an Extended Scan i Use Fully Scan Channel List when during the frequency scan HIREA es250000 He Max Freq fem 2s0000 Hz are not all channels found Min Freg to Mae Freg Scan each 250000H2 E a Also you can add manually the Chameli ChannelNum fT needed frequencies al Kevin This Channel Name 2 229750000 3 256250000 4 268250000 5 292250000 Frequency 6 37 0250000 emzso000 7 47 8250000 C Hz g 502250000 93 578500000 10000Hz 10000 Hz 10 652250000 50000Hz S0000H2 250000Hz 250000Hz 1250000H2 1250000Hz2 Save or Add a new channel l Remove this Channel Abbrechen 5 3 Video Settings Dialog Box TY Settings ideo Settings Record Settings Misc Page The Video Setting dialog box allows the user to adjust the TV ae display characteristics including QMS brightness contrast hue and j saturation When you click on the Default Button all changes will disregard and the Default Settings will be restored Fine Adjustment Contrast Saturation E a Default 14 Settings 5 4 Record Settings Dialog Box TS i z The Record Setting dialog box 7 allows you to select the format you want to record your files which mode you want to use for MPEGT C VCD 352240 Divs 2204240 that and in which directory the C MPEG2 C SVED 490x490 files should be saved on your computer TY settings Ful
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