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1. Preferences See Preferences in the DV Shelf window Page 29 mQuit Quits the DV software i pN AlbumiLibrary Window continued Edit menu Pe mcut Cuts the selected text and saves it into the Clipboard MiCopy Copies the selected text to the Clipboard Paste Inserts the text in the Clipboard to the text box Select menu Select All Selects all images Select None Deselects all images Toggle Selection Toggles the selection status between selected and deselected Select By Name Selects an image by specifying its name Enter the text to select in the selection dialog box and click OK You can specify a condition for the selection whether the title should match the specified text completely or partially l DV menu Single Capture Captures a single image from the DV equipment Start Stop Auto Capture Starts Stops auto capturing images from the DV equipment DOE E IE I NE S E EAE Note on the DV transmission mode Recording does not automatically start when you start the DV transmission mode You cannot operate the DV equipment for recording from the VCR control window Start recording by operating the DV equipment when the images have started to be transmitted EStart Stop DV Transmission Starts Stops DV transmission In the DV transmission mode the image that you clicked is displayed in the preview window and transmitted to the DV equipment every time you clic
2. Warranty card Supplied software A CD ROM for Adobe PhotoDeluxe installation 1 disc 9 Installing the capture board Notes on installing the board e Turn off the power on your PC and peripheral equipment before installation or removal If you do not the DV capture board PC and peripheral equipment may be damaged e Do not directly touch the components on the board or they may be damaged by static electricity If you need to touch the board touch a metal object to discharge the electricity before you touch the board Be sure that the current consumption of installed board does not exceed the maximum supplied current rating The DV capture board requires a current of 0 6 A at maximum If you install other boards on your PC refer to each instruction manual to check how much electrical current is required Do not leave the board on a surface which is prone to static electricity for example on the carpet This may damage the board Do not directly touch the connectors on the board e The board incorporates sophisticated electronic parts Do not drop or damage the board e When removing the board from your PC refer to the instruction manual for your PC If you disconnect it by force the DV capture board and PC may be damaged e Do not moisten the DV capture board Installing the capture board For windows the capture board corresponds to the plug amp play of Windows 95 Before installing the capture b
3. and then chek OK 3 Click OK Copying Files appears Copying Files x The He Dvbk vxd on Song DV Hon Driver instal Disk could not be found Insert Sory OV Appication Driver Install Disk a into the dhive selected below and click OK Sore Copy tes trom es E e 4 Specifies the CD ROM drive for Copy files fron and click OK The installation of software automatically starts When the installation is complete go to step on next page of Installing the DV software Windows Installing the DV software Windows Install DV software in your hard disk Before installing the software make sure that the capture board is installed properly Click Start menu and set the pointer to Settings and then click Control Panel Control Panel window appears 2 Double click Add Remove Programs Add Remove Programs Properties window appears Add Remove Programs Properties 4c SS er rT installing the DV software Windows continued Uninstalling the DV software If you do not need the DV software uninstall the software as follows Click Start menu and set the pointer to Settings and then click Control Panel Control Panel window appears 2 Double click Add Remove Programs of Control Panel and then click Install Uninst tab Add Remove Programs Propaties a
4. New album appears and now you can import images to the album Converting the image you want to record into DV format file Convert the image file in BMP PICT or JPEG format into DV format file to add it to the album 1 Choose Import from the File menu The following dialogue box appears f Impor Image Macintosh display 2 Select the image file you want to record by DV equipment then click Open The selected image is saved in DV format and it is added to the album This does not affect the original image file When you want to record the two or more images repeat steps 1 and 2 44 ie S Recording the image of your PC by DV equipment continued Recording by DV equipment You can record the image you select by click in the DV equipment Refer to help regarding how to record the two or more images at a time Help is not displayed in Macintosh 1 Choose Start DV Transmission from the DV menu DV transmission mode is set and the selected image is transmitted to the DV equipment afterward 2 Select an image you want to record on the album window 3 Start recording by DV equipment If you use a Sony s digital video camera recorder press REC l The image selected in step 2 is recorded by the DV equipment The image you click is kept until you click the next image Specifications Capture board Power consumption 3 W or less Operating temperature
5. Select Driver from disk provided by hardware _ manufacturer and click OK New Hardware Found ll eS PC Card wy Select which driver you want to install for your new hardware Cc Dorai cei dra Wodan vd noi pompt yoi anar C Select trom a kst of akemate drivers of Lee The following display appears Install From Disk xi insatt the manidantine s ratellation dsk into the drive selected and then ofick OK Copy manulachwer s fles fron an z 3 oJ Insert the CD ROM for installation into the CD ROM drive and specifies the CD ROM drive for Copy manufacturer s files from Chick OK The installation of software automatically starts When the installation is complete go to step on page 15 of Installing the DV software Windows installing the driver Windows continued E When the Update Device Driver Wizard window is brought up 1 Insert the installer CD ROM into the CD ROM L drive and click Next Windows found the following updated driver for this device Sony DVBK 2000 if you wart to use this driver click Finish If this ts not the contect driver and you want to search for a diferent diver manually chek Other Locations Location of Driver Uther Locations lt Back h Cance 2 Click Finish Insert Disk warning display appears Q Please insert the disk labeled Sony DV Application Drive Instal Disk
6. Setting automatic capturing You can customize some capturing settings such as the capturing condition the maximum number or the interval of the capturing 1 Select Preferences from the File menu You can capture the image by double clicking the preview window You can also capture the image by pressing 0 in the 10 key pad When you use 0 key you have to change the software setting See page 34 for details The Preferences dialog appears 2 Select Capture page 3 Modify any settings a a a Importing an image created on your computer to the album You can add a PICT or JPEG image to your album by converting them to the DV format image file 1 Open an existing album or create a new one Notes on the size of an 2 Select the album window and choose Import importable image from the File menu DVBK 2000 NTSC Color System 3 Select a PICT or JPEG image and click Open mpage of 640 x 480 The image will be converted to the DV format and pixels normal or 852 x added to the album 480 pixels wide Although you can also import a PICT or JPEG format image of the 720 x 480 pixels normal DV format original size the image will be reduced to 8 9 scale horizontally when you display it on the PC or the DV equipment since it will be converted to the DV format without changing the aspect ratio 5 DVBK 2000 PAL Color System You can import an image of 768 x 576 pix
7. When an Album or Library is made for the first tin folder with the same name as the management file made in the place where the management file is stored The captured images are stored in the fold Each Album or Library can store up to 150 capture images The maximum number of images depend your system configuration About this manual This manual explains how to install the captt and the supplied software and how to use tk For the latest information on the supp software For Windows see Readme txt file on the s CD ROM for the latest information on the su software using NOTEPAD program For Macintosh see Read Me file on the sup CD ROM Double click to read it For the information on menu comman For Windows you can use the on screen help you want to get information on menu comm hints Choose Topics from the Help men For Macintosh refer to Reference Guide for Macintosh System requirements Your PC and system software must meet the minimum requirements to use the capture bo the supplied software B Windows IBM PC AT or compatibles CPU Pentium 100 MHz and above 133 above is recommended PCI bus 1 slot RAM 16 MB or more 32 MB or more is recommended Z Video board and display driver SVGA 800 X 600 pixels with 65 53 or better Memory space 256 KB IRQ 1 Hard disk space 10 MB or more CD ROM drive OS Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft 3
8. Color 65536 colors or better Double click Display icon on the control panel and open Settings tab to set the Color palette to High Color 16 bit or better e Color gradation of the Macintosh display is not set to 32 000 or better in Colors gt Double click Monitor or Monitor amp Sound in the control panel and set Color gradation to 32 000 or better in Colors Cannot convert the image file into DV format file DVBK 2000 NTSC Attempted to convert images other than 640 x 480 pixels or 852 x 480 pixels Convert the images after adjusting to 640 x 480 pixels or 852 x 480 pixels DVBK 2000E PAL e Attempted to convert images other than 768 x 576 pixels or 1024 x 576 pixels Convert the images after adjusting to 768 x 576 pixels or 1024 x 576 pixels e Attempted to convert images other than BMP PICT or JPEG format files 4 Convert the images after changing format to BMP PICT or JPEG Sa a 9 2 ET Technical information Number of pixels in the image In 525 60 system NTSC DVBK 2000 The number of pixels in the image differs for DV equipment IBM PC AT or compatibles and Macintosh but the screen ratio is the same 4 3 DV format video 720 x 480 pixels e IBM PC AT VGA mode Macintosh 13 inch mode 640 x 480 pixels The reason why DV format has more pixels in the horizontal direction is that each pixel in DV format is rectan
9. command a dialog appears Type the file name in the space provided specify whether it is an album or library and click Save i When you create an album or library the DV format file is contained in a folder which is automatically created with the same name as the album or library name under the MyShelf folder in the DVCap folder by default HOpen Opens an album or a library window Select the album or library you want to open in the dialog and click Open Close Hides the DV Shelf window MRescan Rescans albums and libraries in the DV Shelf folder to update the display of the DV Shelf window if it is different from the contents of the DV Shelf folder information Displays information for the selected album or library You can edit a comment in the window or set a number for an album or library Rename Changes the selected album or library name Type a new title in the Rename Album Library dialog It is displayed as the new title for the album or library in the DV Shelf window SE DV Shelf Window continued EDV Cassette Label Creates a PICT file which can be used to print a label based on the information of the selected album or library in the DV Shelf window Cassette type Select either mini or standard for the cassette type Eaa e Bitmapped Vector When you process images with Adobe PhotoDeluxe select Bitmapped and when you process images with an application which support
10. seconds Display Colors Sets number of colors to display the images in a decoded DV file Millions Displays in 16 7 million colors Thousands Displays in 32000 colors Adapt to screen Displays in the specified colors in the Monitor or Monitor amp Sound contro panel DV Transmission OV Transmission v lt lt Datar gt C Single Fletd Transmission amp Mute Audio lt lt lide Show gt gt M Emit Blue Screen after the Last image Interval 60 30 saconas e Data Single Field Transmission Check this option when you want to correct for flickering images When you record images on a tape with this option checked dubbing is unavailable for the tape SS ee ST TT a TT Mute Audio Sound information is contained in the captured images If you send these images without checking this option to a DV equipment the sound in the images may be heard as noise When you check this option you can suppress the noise e Slide Show Emit Blue Screen after the Last Image Check this option when you want to transmit a blank picture at the end of slide transmission When you uncheck this option slide transmission ends with the last picture Interval 30 DVBK 2000 or 25 DVBK 2000E seconds Sets the interval to change images The time specified in this box is the minimum interval to switch to the next image You can specify the time by 1 30 DVBK 2000 or 1 25 DVBK 2000E secon
11. vary from manufacturer to manufacturer Cassette memory What is cassette memory The DV cassette is equipped with a new feature lt _ optional spec The feature is as follows An IC Integrated circui called cassette memory can be built in the DV cassette You can select a cassette with or without cassette memory at a shop C f mark is attached DV cassette with cassette memory The cassette memory can record basic data on tar and a variety of data to provide a new usage Wh used together with a DV equipment for cassette memory the following functions are available e Recording index information that are used conveniently for the instant access playback e Recording and playing back the camera inform for confirmation of settings at recorded Functions available when used together v DVBK 2000 2000E When you create libraries to use a DV equipment cassette memory and a DV cassette with cassette memory you can link the libraries with the DV cassette This is very useful when managing man cassette Cassette memory compatibility The level of compatibility of Sony s DV equipmer as follows Model Compatibility level DCR TRV7 TRV7E Read write DCR PC7 PC7E Non compatible DCR VX1000 VX1000E DCR VX700 VX700E Read only DCR VX9000 VX9000E DHR 1000 1000E 52 Technical information continued About aspect ratio conversion A DV formatted image file composes of 720 x 480 pixels DVBK 2000 or
12. 44 3 Transmit the images which are put in the album one by one and record it using DV equipment 4 42 Creating an album to put in images to be recorded 1 set the DV equipment on playing status If you use a Sony s digital video camera recorder insert the cassette tape and set the power switch to VIDEO 2 Windows Click Start button set the pointer to Program select Sony DV Application and then select DV Shelf Macintosh Double click DVCap The DV software starts up 3 Windows Click File menu set the pointer to New and select Album The following dialog box appears Create a New Album Macintosh Choose New from the File menu The following dialogue box appears a ene _ RE Performa H0 amp MysShelf v Note You must adjust the pixel size of an image in BMP PICT or JPEG format as follows using an image process software DVBK 2000 640 x 480 pixel Normal or 852 x 480 pixel Wide DVBK 2000E 768 x 576 pixel Normal or 1024 x 576 pixel Wide Hint You can copy image files from other albums or libraries and record them in the DV equipment SS ae a a a e a TE ES SSS SSS ees a ee aS aa a ae a rT Recording the image of your PC by DV equipment continued 4 Windows Enter the album name and click Save Macintosh Click Album enter the name and click Save
13. Double click the Image Double click the Library 1 DV shelf window Displays the albums and libraries that have been saved at present You can open your favorite album or library from this window and can confirm the image in the album or library Album window or Library window Also this DV shelf window is used for making a new album or library When starting up the DV software this window opens 2 Album window Displays the images that have been captured in the selected album at present You can open and confirm your favorite image Viewer window You can also add the captured image and the image created with your PC as you like so the album is convenient to store your favorite images 3 Library window Displays the images that have been captured in the selected library at present You can open and confirm your favorite image Viewer window You can use Library as an index of a cassette tape corresponding to the cassette with cassette memory only available when using a DV equipment applicable for cassette memory writings 4 Viewer window Decodes and displays the encoded image that is selected from the album or library window This window is used when saving the decoded image as BMP PICT or JPEG format file EN eS Names and functions of display DV Shelf window Windows display Menu bar Displays menu items for various functions No menu bar for Macintosh 2 Tool bar
14. Please input your name organization and the serial number of the hardware Name Organization Serial Number 2 Enter your name organization and serial number then click OK You need to enter your name organization and serial number only when you start the software fo1 the first time The five digit serial number is the number written down before installing the capture board The DV software is activated and the initial display appears Cas Brew Cw e Refer to page 23 about information on each display e Refer to page 35 to 44 about information on basic operations 22 Configuration of display Display just after startup When vou start the DV software the following display appears e e Windows display Preview window Displays the video from the connected DV equipment 2 VCR Control window Controls the connected DV equipment You can also capture the image from this window but cannot start recording with the DV equipment 3 Time Code window Displays the time code recorded date or recorded time of the video being played back on the connected DV equipment 4 DV Shelf window Displays albums and libraries and manages albums and libraries by making or deleting a file etc 22 Configuration of display continued Display transition 2 4 DV shelf window Album window Viewer window Double click the Album
15. Select Save As from the File menu ratio To do this select 3 Select JPEG and image quality enter the file Preferences from the name then click Save File menu then choose Decode and sae turn off converting the aspect For details of the aspect ratio refer to the Technical Information in the operating instructions ee eee Managing the Captured Image continued Changing the name of images The image will be automatically named during capturing however you may also change this name To change the name of one image 1 Select the album or library window and choose Normal View from the View menu 2 Click the name of the image you want to change The name part will be highlighted and the cursor will blink 3 Enter the new name of the image then click the image To change each name of a group of images 1 Inthe album or library window select images whose name you want to change 2 Choose Rename Images from the Image menu The Rename Images dialog appears 3 Enter the rule for the group of images Image names will be represented as the specified characters and 1 5 digits and the specified character Searching for images by name in the album or library window You can search for images in the album or library by specifying the name of the image 1 Select the album or library window and choose Select By Name from the S
16. gt O N Y 3 860 898 11 1 DV Still Image Capture Board Operating Instructions Owner s Record The serial number is located on the board Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to this number whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No DVBK 2000 Serial No DVBK 2000 2000E 1997 by Sony Corporation ee Table of contents Before using this product Overview 4 About this manual 7 Preparation Checking the supplied items 9 Installing the capture board 10 Installing the driver Windows 12 Installing the DV software Windows 15 Installing the DV software Machintosh 19 Connecting the DV Digital Video equipment 20 Starting the DV software Windows 21 Starting the DV software Machintosh 22 Operation Configuration of display 23 Names and functions of display 26 Capturing the image from the DV equipment to PC 35 Recording the image of your PC by DV equipment 41 Others Specifications 45 Troubleshooting 46 Technical information 47 Glossary 54 This manual shows how to use the basic functions of DV software Regarding the functions which are not explained in this manual and the contents of the commands of each menu refer to help menu attached to the DV software For Customers in the U S A CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or nodifications not expressly approved in this nanual could void your authority to operate his equipme
17. the DV equipment 1 Inthe album library window select the image to search for 2 Select Search from the DV menu The DV equipment start to rewind or fast forward the tape to cue up the selected image Linking library with cassette with memory You can display only the associated libraries with the tape by linking libraries with a tape 1 Load a cassette in the DV equipment 2 Open the libraries to link to the tape 3 Select Link from the DV menu Once you link you do not need to link again Unlinking Select Unlink from the DV menu in the library window Displaying linked libraries Use a DV cassette with cassette memory in the DV equipment which supports it to display only those libraries which are linked to the tape To use this function you need to link the libraries to the cassette with memory beforehand Select the DV Shelf window and choose Linked Libraries Only from the View menu Only those libraries which are linked to the tape are displayed To return to the normal view Select Display All from the View menu Other Functions Using VCR control window Use the VCR control window to control the DV equipment and capture images You can also use numeric k ys to do the same thing as using the VCR control window VCR Control window lt lt Rewind e If you click this button while a tape is not running you can rewind the tape e If
18. the album or library to make comments on Or select the album or library window to make comments on 2 Select Information from the File menu When you select the album or library window in step 1 above select Album Library Information from the File menu instead The Album Library Information dialog appears 3 Enter the comments and then click OK You can number albums and libraries These numbers are useful to sort albums and libraries when you display them by number Picking title image You can pick a title image from the images in an album or library Select an representative image for the album or library The title image is displayed in the information display area of the album or library window and in the DV Shelf window 1 Inthe album or library window select one image for the title image 2 Select Pick Title Image from the Image menu The picked image is displayed in the information display area of the album or library window and in the DV Shelf window a Managing Albums and Libraries continued Note on cuing up The precision for search depends on your DV equipment Note on the link option This link option is available only when your equipment supports the functions to read from and write to cassette memory Cuing up the album or library image You can cue up where the selected image is recorded by rewinding or fast forwarding the tape in
19. the desired position By Name Displays the images by alphabetical order of the name By Time Code Displays the images by the time code By Recorded Date Displays the images by the recorded date By Captured Date Displays the images by the captured date Printing the list of images in the window You can print the list of images which is displayed in the album library window 1 Select the album or library window and choose Page Setup from the File menu The Page Setup dialog appears 2 Set up any necessary options then click OK z 3 Select Print Album or Print Library from the File menu The Print dialog appears 4 Click OK or Print to start printing Displaying an Image Using the Viewer To shrink or magnify an image To shrink an image Select Zoom Out from the View menu You can shrink an image by 400 300 200 100 or 50 To magnify an image Select Zoom In from the View menu You can magnify an image by 50 100 200 300 or 400 To display an image by the specified magnification Select the magnification from the View menu You can choose the magnification from 50 100 200 300 or 400 The viewer window will automatically resize to fit the image To make an image to fit in the window Select Fit to Window from the View menu This allows you to automatically zoom in or out
20. to uncompress As a general encoding means to convert based on the specified rules and decoding means to resume the converted data S ONY l 3 861 291 12 DV Still Image Capture Board Reference Guide for Macintosh DVBK 2000 2000E 1997 by Sony Corporation _ Table of contents Operation Guide Capturing the Image Capturing an image from the DV equipment 4 Capturing images from the DV equipment automatically 4 Importing an image created on your computer to the album 5 Managing the Captured Image Selecting images 6 Copying moving images to another window 6 Deleting images 7 Saving an image in PICT or JPEG format 7 Changing the name of images 8 Searching for images by name in the album or library window 8 Adding a comment to the image 9 Changing the information display 9 Changing the display order 10 Printing the list of images in the window 10 Displaying an Image Using the Viewer To shrink or magnify an image 11 2 Rotating an image 12 Improving the focus of an image 12 Printing the image displayed on the screen 13 Using captured Images Displaying a slide show on the screen 14 Recording images in albums or libraries with DV equipment 14 To add narration or back ground music BGM afterwards 15 Recording slide show with DV equipment 15 Creating the DV cassette label 16 Managing AlbumS and Libraries Creating a new album or library 17 Opening an album or library 17 S
21. 1 and WindowsNT are invalid Video monitor SVGA 800 x 600 pixels with 65 536 or better About this manual continued E Macintosh Macintosh or compatibles CPU PowerPC 601 and above PCI bus 1 slot RAM For DVBK 2000 16 MB or more 32 MB or more is recommended For DVBK 2000E 20 MB or more 32 MB or more is recommended Video display ability 800 x 600 pixels with 32 000 colors or better Hard disk space 10 MB or more CD ROM drive OS MacOS 7 5 2 or later Display 800 x 600 pixels with 32 000 colors or better Program 1997 Sony Corporation Documentation 1997 Sony Corporation e Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation IBM and PC AT are the registered trademarks of f International Business Machines Corporation Pentium is the registered trademarks of Intel Corporation e Macintosh is the registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc e Adobe is the registered trademark and Adobe f PhotoDeluxe is the trademark of Adobe Systems Inc Other companies and product names are the trademarks or the registered trademarks of each company Checking the supplied items Check to make sure you have received the following items in the carton If something is missing contact the dealer from whom you purchased the DVBK 2000 2000E or our service facility Capture Board 1 A CD ROM for DV software installation 1 disc Windows Macintosh hybrid
22. 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Operating humidity 20 to 80 Input output connector i DV connector IEEE1394 standard x 1 Corresponding video format NTSC DVBK 2000 PAL DVBK 2000E Dimensions About 124 x 108 mm 4 9 x 4 3 inches w d excluding projections Power requirement 5VDC 06A Mass 80 g 2 8 oz DV software Captured file format DV standard SD specification Decode format DV full decode e DVBK 2000 NTSC 640 x 480 pixels Normal 852 x 480 pixels Wide DVBK 2000E PAL 768 x 576 pixels Normal 1024 x 576 pixels Wide Clear frame filter Movement detection Field interpolation Preview display 160 x 120 pixels 320 x 240 pixels Software DV monitor e DVBK 2000 NTSC 640 x 480 pixels e DVBK 2000E PAL 768 x 576 pixels VCR control Playback Pause Stop Fast forward Rewind Slow forward reverse Picture search forward reverse Frame forward reverse Others Supplied accessories See page 9 46 Troubleshooting Image input from the connected DV equipment does not appear The capture board is not installed properly Install the capture board properly See page 10 e The DV connecting cable is not connected properly Connect the cable properly See page 20 e The power of the connected DV equipment is not turned on Turn on the power of the DV equipment The decoded image has something wrong with color tone of the image e The screen resolution of Windows is not set to High
23. 720 x 576 pixels DVBK 2000E and each pixel is rectangular taller than it is wide NTSC or wider than it is tall PAL However since pixels on the PC are square the image overflows NTSC or is insufficient in number PAL in the horizontal direction when displayed To prevent this DV software converts the number of pixels in the horizontal direction from 720 to 640 DVBK 2000 or 720 to 768 DVBK 2000E before the image is displayed And also before image files 640 x 480 pixels for DVBK 2000 768 x 576 pixels for DVBK 2000E created by PC and saved in BMP PICT or JPEG format are encoded to the DV format the number of pixels in the horizontal direction is converted from 640 to 720 DVBK 2000 or from 768 to 720 DVBK 2000E This correction is called Aspect Ratio Conversion The aspect ratio conversion during decode decreases the data size because it decreases increases the number of the pixels Therefore the image quality may be degraded when a DV formatted image file is saved in BMP PICT or JPEG format after the aspect converted and it is converted back to a DV formatted image file To prevent this decode or encode an image file without the aspect conversion For example consider a case that an image is captured from a DV equipment to your PC and record it as a still image using a DV equipment after title is added 1 Choose Preferences from the File menu and select Decode R 2 Set Aspe
24. EDV Shelf Displays the DV Shelf window on top Viewer Window File menu New Creates a new album or library Open Opens an album or library Close Closes the viewer window WSave As Saves the active image as a PICT or JPEG file The save dialog appears after selecting this command Specify the file type and click Save You can select image quality when you select JPEG MSave Selection Saves the selected portion of the image as a PICT file Selecting this command displays the save dialog Specify the file name and folder and click Save MiPage Setup Selects paper to print Specify paper size orientation and margins Note that the setting option depends on your printer Print image Prints the current image The image is printed at the magnification specified in Page Setup regardless of the view size To start printing click OK in the print dialog box Preferences See Preferences in the DV Shelf window Page 29 Quit Quits the DV software a a Viewer Window continued Edit menu be mwcut Cuts the selected text and saves it into the Clipboard miCopy Performs two functions e Copies the selected text and saves it into the _ Clipboard e Copies the selected portion of the image to the l Clipboard Paste Inserts the text in the Clipboard to the text box Image menu Rotate CW Rotates the image 90 degrees clockwise Rotate CCW Rotates the image 90 d
25. Functions frequently used are displayed as buttons albym library Rescan Checks albums libraries in the DV shelf folder and updates the information Preferences Set the operation environment of the DV software a Information Displays detailed information of the selected album library Normal View Displays the album library with a representative image and title Detailed View Displays the album library with detailed information Show Hide Preview Window Show Hide the preview window Show Hide VCR Control Window Show Hide the VCR control window Show Hide Time Code Window Show Hide the time code window Help Displays Topics Not for Macintosh 3 Album library display area Displays album or library 4 Status bar Displays information Not for Macintosh Names and functions of display continued Album window Windows display 1 Title bar Displays the Album title 2 Menu bar Displays menu items for various functions Not for Macintosh 3 Tool bar Displays the button icons for functions which you use frequently Rescan Checks the image files in the folder of selected album and updates the album management information Preferences Sets the operating environment of DV software Select All Selects all images in the album Select None Releases all selection of images in the album Toggle Selection Switches images in the album betwe
26. Libraries Only Displays only libraries in the DV Shelf folder When you select this command a check mark is displayed before the command name Linked Libraries Only Displays only libraries which are linked to the cassette tape in the DV equipment When you select this command a check mark W is displayed before the command name Window menu WShow Hide Preview Window Show Hide the preview window Show Hide VCR Control Window Show Hide the VCR control window Show Hide Time Code Window Show Hide the Time code window Show Hide Tool Bar Show Hide the tool bar Show Hide Status Bar Show Hide the status bar _ About the description in _ the command reference The menus and their items depend on the selected windows type in the DV software Therefore the descriptions of commands for a menu are classified by window To get help about a menu command Find the page which describes the menus in the windows that contains the selected menu command Menus for each window The menu items changes according to the active window When the DV Shelf window is active File Edit View Window When the Album Library window is active File Edit Selection DV Image View Window e When the Viewer window is active File Edit Image View Window p A e p E a DV Shelf Window File Menu ENew Creates a new album or library When you select this
27. a check mark W is displayed before the command name BAlbums Only Displays only albums in the DV Shelf folder When you select this command a check mark W is __ displayed before the command name Libraries Only Displays only libraries in the DV Shelf folder When you select this command a check mark W is displayed before the command name Linked Libraries Only Displays only libraries which are linked to the cassette tape in the DV equipment When you select this command a check mark is displayed before the command name Window menu Show Hide Preview Window Show Hide the preview window BShdw Hide VCR Control Window Show Hide the VCR control window WShow Hide Time Code Window Show Hide the Time code window Show Hide Tool Bar Show Hide the tool bar Show Hide Status Bar Show Hide the status bar er DV Shelf Window continued mPrevious Window Displays the previous window HNext Window Displays the next window Arrange Windows Arranges the windows neatly on the Desktop WClose Viewers Closes all viewer windows currently open EDV Shelf Displays the DV Shelf window on top Album Library Window Note on rescanning images If you added or deleted images in the album or library with the DV software you do not need to use this command Use this command when you copy or move image files on the Macintosh desktop Notes on importing images e You can convert onl
28. alog box and click Save MRotate CW Rotates the image 90 degrees clockwise BRotate CCW Rotates the image 90 degrees counterclockwise Bimage Information Displays detailed information about the selected image You can edit the comments for the image in the information display window WRename Images Renames the titles of the selected images at once All the titles are renamed with the specified name 1 5 digits numbers suffix Delete Images Deletes the selected images Note on the slide show Selecting this command does not transmit images to the DV equipment To transmit images choose Start Stop DV Slide Show from the DV menu Pick Title Image Picks the selected image as a representative image for an album or library The picked image is displayed in the information area of the album or library window and in the DV Shelf window If no image is picked for an album or library a blue image is displayed View menu Windex View Displays only images When you select this command a check mark v is displayed before the command name Normal View Displays images normally Titles time codes and recorded date are displayed as well as images When you select this command a check mark v is displayed before the command name WDetailed View Displays images in detail Titles time codes recorded date and time captured date and time and comments are displayed as well as images Whe
29. ame images by compensating with a field image This will completely remove the jaggy but the image quality is lower than Adaptive Deinterlace because field data is lost To display an image without interpolation Select No Deinterlace from the Image menu This displays an image without interpolation Printing the image displayed on the screen You can print an image which is displayed in the viewer window 1 Select Page Setup from the File menu The Page Setup dialog box appears 2 Set up any necessary options then click OK 3 Select Print from the File menu The Print dialog appears 4 Click OK or Print to start printing Using Captured Images You can control the slide show from the Slide Show menu e Full screen Original size Switches the image size between full screen and original size e Auto Manual Selects whether the slide show is played automatically at the specified interval or played frame by frame manually End Terminates the slide show The following four menus are effective only in the manual pl y mode Previous Displays the previous image e Next Displays the next image First Displays the first image e Last Displays the last image if you want to change the display interval Select Decode in Preferences from the File menu and specify the interval Displaying a slide show on the
30. ated with your PC What kind of format of the saved still image The DV software automatically saves the still image into your hard disk in DV format at the time of capturing the picture input and assigns a file name with the DVF file extension for Windows but no extension for Macintosh SEA Overview continued What is DV file format The DV file formatted document is an image document compressed with the same method algorithm used by DV equipment A single image 720 x 480 pixels 16 770 000 colors saved in this format can be compressed to about 120 KB for DVB 2000 and a single image 720 x 576 pixels 16 770 001 colors to about 140 KB for DVBK 2000E Any image displayed on the preview album or libr window of DV software is a simply decoded image You can display the original image by decoding it 7 When you change the image format into BMP PIC the data size of a single still image becomes about 1 MB for DVBK 2000 and about 1 3 MB for DVBK 2000E How captured images are managed DV software groups and manages the captured stil images in units called Album or Library 7 i e Album Each album contains the image files whi is exactly the same as the relation between pictur and an album Library Each library file contains the representa image files picked up from a tape Album and library files are managed with a management file with DVA extension no extension for Macintosh
31. ct Ratio Conversion to Off and decode an image file without any correction 3 Choose Save as from the File menu in Viewer window and save the d coded image in BMP PICT or JPEG format 4 Import the save image using the supplied Adobe PhotoDeluxe or the like and add an title C Notice that when the image is encoded to the DV format again the added title is reduced in the horizontal direction by 8 9 DVBK 2000 NTSC o expanded by 16 15 DVBK 2000E PAL Therefore it is recommended that in advance a title is expanded in the horizontal direction by 9 DVBK 2000 NTSC or reduced by 15 16 DVBK 2000E PAL Select File from the Album window and Import from File to import the image to whic the title is added The image file of 720 x 480 pixels NTSC or 720 x 576 pixels PAL is converted to a DV format file not Aspect converted Thus you can add a title to an image without degrading the quality Try this method when you want to surpress the degration too the minimum Glossary Caution Even though your DV equipment is compliant with Cassette memory some functions may not be available due to the level of compatibility or manufacturer Contact the manufacturer of your DV equipment about details DV format An image is compressed in the same way the DV equipment compresses The data size is kept rather small otherwise large using compression algorithm BMP format Wind
32. ds VCR Control ee Preferences Miawnieeeete ie Do picture search only while pressing buttons E amp Use numerical key pod for UCR control e tpn a Do picture search only while pressing buttons when you check this option the search function is only active while you click and hold down the mouse button on the rewind fast forward buttons When you uncheck this option the tape does not return to playback unless you click Be PLAY DV Shelf Window continued a e Use numeric key pad for VCR control Checking this option allows you to manipulate the DV equipment by numeric key pad corresponding to the VCR control window YCR Control cH 8 9 Slane 2 3 The VCR control window and corresponding numeric key pad Save option tL at Save Option v lt cApplication that opens exported Images gt gt B Adobe PhotoSetune Creator PHUT Select Application lt lt Apptication that opens DU Cassette Labels gt gt Adobe PhatoDelune Yall Crestor PHUT Select Application cman CEI e Application that opens exported images Selects the application to start when you double click a PICT or JPEG format image converted from the DV format Click Select Application to display the x application selection dialog box select an application and click OK Application that opens DV Cassette Labels Selects the application to start when you doub
33. ds Adapt to Screen eee R Preview Resolution 160 x 120 Selects the resolution to display the preview window at 160 x 120 pixels Low for smooth motion The motion looks smooth but the image resolution is low High The image displayed in high resolution e Preview Resolution 320 x 240 Selects the resolution to display the preview window at 320 x 240 pixels Low for smooth motion The motion looks smooth but the image resolution is low High The image displayed in high resolution High on Still You can preview in the low resolution mode at normal speed and in the high resolution mode in slow mode and at a pause SR rrp a a Na a I SS DV Shelf Window continued Display Size of Software DV Monitor Selects the initial image size to display the image from the DV equipment with the software DV monitor function Original Displays the image in the center of the window at the original size Full Screen Display the image on full screen without changing the aspect ratio Display Colors Sets number of colors to display the images in the preview window Millions Displays in 16 7 million colors Thousands Displays in 32000 colors Adapt to Screen Displays in the specified colors in the Monitor or Monitor amp Sound control panel Capture Sets the image capture settings pir Mics Preferences Gyn ae Mc a Automatic Copturer gt Kireni paeman
34. dvf extension 2 Save the file on a DOS formatted floppy disk 3 Read it on a Windows PC To use a DV format image file created on Windows 1 Save an image file in a DOS formatted floppy disk on a Windows PC 2 Read the disk on a Macintosh About the DV Shelf folder When you create albums and libraries they are stored in the DV Shelf folder by default By initial settings the DV Shelf folder is specified as the MyShelf folder in the DVCap folder You can open or rename albums and libraries using their icons in the DV Shelf window If you store albums and libraries in other folders than the DV Shelf folder you can not manipulate them from the DV Shelf window If you want to change the DV shelf folder To change the DV Shelf folder to other folder use the General page in the Preferences dialog The change is effective after you restart the DV Software Note on Linked Libraries Only This command is available only in following conditions The connected DV equipment supports the cassette memory and a cassette with cassette memory The cassette tape has been linked with library Display All a Displays all albums and libraries in the DV Shelf folder When you select this command a check mark W is displayed before the command name HAlbums Only Displays only albums in the DV Shelf folder When you select this command a check mark is displayed before the command name B
35. e name to make unique file names Decode eet Preferences SITEIT nantes os lt lt De Interlace gt gt Adeptive O Field O None lt Aspect Ratio Conversion oN OorF sido Show Display Size Original O Full Screen Interval fo 7 30 seconds lt lt Display Colors gt gt Millions Othousands O Adopt to screen De Interlace Selects interpolation method for image Adaptive Compares the two field images comprising an image to detect discrepancies caused by movement then synthesizes the two field images to even out the differences This will preserve the overall image quality because the static part of the image does not lose _ its quality u Field Interpolates frame images by compensating with a filed image This will completely remove the noise but the image quality is lower than Adaptive because field data is lost None Does not interpolate SS EE Te EO DV Shelf Window continued pa i Aspect Ratio Conversion Selects whether or not to convert the aspect ratio in decoding or displaying images e Slide Show Display Size Selects how a slide show is initially displayed _ Original Displays the image in the center of the window at the original size Full Screen Display the image on full screen without changing the aspect ratio Interval 30 DVBK 2000 or 25 DVBK 2000E seconds Specifies the minimum interval to change the image by 1 30 DVBK 2000 or 1 25 DVBK 2000E
36. earching for an album or library 17 Deleting an album or library 18 Changing title of album or library 18 Editing album library information 19 Picking title image 19 Cuing up the album or library image 20 Linking Library with cassette with memory 20 Displaying linked libraries 20 Other Functions Using VCR control window 21 Using preview window 23 Using time code window 24 Exchanging image files in DV format between Macintosh and Windows 24 About the DV Shelf folder 25 Command Reference DV Shelf Window 27 Album Library Window 39 Viewer Window 45 ee _ Capturing the Image Capturing an image from the DV equipment You can capture an image from the DV equipment and save it to the disk as DV format image T Make sure the DV equipment is ready to play Open an existing album or library or create a new one 2 3 Play the tape using the VCR control window 4 When you find your favorite image in the preview window click CAPTURE The image that displayed in the preview window when you clicked CAPTURE will be captured into the album or library Capturing images from the DV equipment automatically If you want to set the DV software to start capturing automatically click AUTO instead of CAPTURE in the above procedure so that AUTO lights in red When you click AUTO once again or the specified number of images are captured the automatic capturing will be terminated
37. egrees counterclockwise HNo Deinterlace Displays an image without interpolation Adaptive Deinterlace Compares the two field images comprising an image to detect discrepancies caused by movement then synthesizes the two field images to even out the differences This will preserve the overall image quality because the static part of the image does not lose its quality WField Deinterlace Interpolates frame images by compensating with a filed image This will completely remove the noise but the image quality is lower than Adaptive Deinterlace because field data is lost A I TN EE A S N View menu gt EZoom In Magnifies the view of the active image You can zoom in from 50 100 200 300 to 400 in this order Zoom Out Reduces the view of the active image You can zoom out from 400 300 200 100 to 50 in this order m50 Displays the current image at half the actual size W100 Displays the current image in its actual size E200 Displays the current image at double the actual size E300 Displays the current image at three times the actual size E400 Displays the current image at four times the actual size MFull Screen Restore Displays the entire image by magnifying it to fit the screen size or displays the image at the previous size Fit To Window Adjusts the magnification so that the entire image fits in the current window BFit Window Size Resizes the
38. election menu The Select By Name dialog appears 2 Enter the character s to search for and click OK All of the images whose name include the specified characters will be selected SS Adding a comment to the image You can add a comment to each image Also you can see the comment of each image by selecting Detailed View from the View menu 1 Select the album or library window and choose an image for which you want to add a comment 2 Select Image Information from the Image menu The Image Information window appears 3 Enter the comment and close the window Changing the information display To switch the information display select the type of information to display from the View menu e Index View Displays the images only e Normal View Displays the images with the name the time code recorded date In this view mode you can click the name of an image to change it e Detailed View Displays the images with the name the time code recorded date and time captured date and time and the comment a E EE Managing the Captured Image continued Changing the display order To switch the display order select the type of display order from the View menu By Custom Order Displays the images by any user defined order Use this mode to add an image from another album or library In this mode you can change display order by dragging the desired image to
39. els normal or 1024 x 576 pixels wide Althoagh you can also import a PICT or JPEG format image of 720 x 576 pixels normal DV format original size it will be expanded to 16 15 scale horizontally when displayed on the PC or the DV equipment since it will be converted to the DV tee format without changing the aspect ratio For details see Technical information in the operating instructions da Managing the Captured Image Notes e You cannot move or copy any image into the album window which doesn t show the images in the specified order By Custom Order e You cannot move or copy images into the library windows If you move the image from the library window to other album window the image is copied not moved to the album When you move the image to the album on another disk the image is copied not moved to the album Selecting images To select an image Click an image that you want to select The selected image is highlighted in green To select more images While pressing the Command key click the image that you want to select To deselect one of the selected images While pressing the Command key click the selected image that you want to deselect To select the images by specifying a range Click the first image and then click the last image that you want to select while pressing the Shift key Thus you can select all of the images within the range Copying movi
40. en selected and non selected Decode Decode the selected image and displays it to the Viewer window Image Information Displays the detailed information on the selected image for Macintosh only Rotate CCW Turns a selected image round ina 90 degree arc counterclockwise Rotate CW Turns a selected image round in a 90 degree arc clockwise Index View Displays image only Normal View Displays image with the name time code and recorded date Detailed View In addition to the image the more information is displayed in detail such as recorded date and time or captured date and time Show Hide Preview Window Show Hide the preview window Show Hide VCR Control Window Show Hide the VCR control window Show Hide Time Code Window f Show Hide the time code window Help Displays Topics Not for Macintosh 4 Album information display area Displays the representative image title name album number and comment 5 Image display area The images saved in the album currently are brought up in a small size 6 Status bar Displays information 29 a ee ee eg Names and functions of display continued Library window y FIDRIDA Ry Neder Windows display T Title bar Displays the Library title 2 Menu bar Displays menu items for various functions Not for Macintash 3 Tool bar Displays the button icons for functions which you use
41. equipment to PC continued Creating an album necessary for capturing 1 Set the DV equipment on playing status If you use a Sony s digital video camera recorder insert the cassette tape and set the power switch to VIDEO 2 Windows Click Start button to set the pointer to Program select Sony DV Application and then DV Shelf Macintosh Double click DVCap The DV software starts up 3 Windows Click File menu set the pointer to New and select Album FLOWER CA FLOWER Name New Album As Album Library Spee E ff B Ag a a 4 Windows Enter the album name and click Save Macintosh Click Album enter the album name and click Save New album appears and now you can capture the image 38 Capturing the image from the DV equipment to PC continued Capturing images 1 Start playback using the VCR control window Kd Frame reverse b gt Slow H Pause gt gt Fast forward Stop Windows display Playback The image being played back is displayed in the preview window 2 Click CAPTURE when you find a favorite image When you click CAPTURE the selected image is saved in your PC The captured image is saved in DV format in your hard disk and is added to the album Album FLUWER OVER GARDEN Windows display Pi Frame forward lt Rewind gt ce ne TY Saving the i
42. frequently Rescan Checks the image files in the folder of _ selected Library and updates the Library management information Preferences Sets the operating environment of DV software Select All Selects all images in the Library Select None Releases all selection of images in the Library 4 E E 8 LE 4 ia E Toggle Selection Switches images in the Library between selected and non selected Search Cue up the tape where the selected image is recorded when the DV cassette used to capture a image to the Library is set Image Information Displays the detailed information on the selected image for Macintosh only Rotate CCW Turns a selected image round in a 90 degree arc counterclockwise Rotate CW Turns a selected image round in a 90 degree arc clockwise Index View Displays image itself only Normal View Displays image with the name time code and recorded data Detailed View In addition to the image the more information is displayed in detail such as recorded date and time or captured date and time Show Hide Preview Window Show Hide the preview window Show Hide VCR Control Window Show Hide the VCR control window Show Hide Time Code Window Show Hide the time code window Help Displays Topics Not for Macintosh 4 Library information display area Displays the representative image title name cassette number and comment 5 Image disp
43. gular taller than it is wide However since pixels on the PC are square the image overflows in the horizontal direction when the DV software decodes and displays the image To prevent this DV software converts the number of the pixels in the horizontal direction from 720 to 640 before it decodes and displays the image The image overflows without conversion The image in DV format Rectangular pixels T 000 000 Viewer converts the number of pixels in the horizontal direction 48 Sc a a TT Technical information continued In 625 50 system PAL DVBK 2000E The number of pixels in the image differ for DV equipment IBM PC AT or compatibles and Macintosh but the screen ratio is the same 4 3 e DV format video 720 x 576 pixels e IBM PC AT VGA mode Macintosh 13 inch mode 768 x 576 pixels The reason why DV format has less pixels in the horizontal direction is that each pixel in DV format is rectangular wider than it is taller However since pixels on the PC are square the image is insufficient in number of horizontal pixels when the DV software decodes and displays the image To prevent this DV software converts the number of the pixels in the horizontal direction from 720 to 768 before it decodes and displays the image The horizontal pixel number is insufficient without conversion CX XX NNO bd A A A Sseeaae sesce C0066 The image in DV format Rectangular pi
44. he selected text to the Clipboard Paste Inserts the text in the Clipboard to the text box View menu Normal View Displays albums or libraries as icons An album is shown as a book and a library as a cassette and each icon has the album or library title When you select this command a check mark W is displayed before the command name Detailed View Lists albums or libraries as a table The fields in the table contain a representative image title attribute album or library recorded date and comments When you select this command a check mark is displayed before the command name MBy Name Arranges albums and libraries to display by name Titles are sorted in alphabetical order When you select this command a check mark W is displayed before the command name By Recorded Date Arranges albums and libraries by recorded date When you select this command a check mark W is displayed before the command name By Number Arranges albums and libraries to display by number When you select this command a check mark W is displayed before the command name Note on Linked Libraries Only This command is available only in following conditions The connected DV equipment supports the cassette memory and a cassette with cassette memory The cassette tape has been linked with library i MDisplay All Displays all albums and libraries in the DV Shelf folder When you select this command
45. i Stop when 150 images captured Copture Mode Interval O Photo A Capture every 30 seconds H i Add images on every capture O when done H lt lt Automatically Generated File Names gt 4 digits Automatic Capture Stop when images captured Specifies the maximum number of images to be auto captured at once Capture Mode Select Interval or Photo when the DV software captures images automatically Interval Captures images at the specified interval If you wish to capture at equal intervals select this mode Photo Captures images taken in the photo mode still mode If you wish to automatically capture only the images taken in the photo mode select this mode ee Capture every 30 DVBK 2000 or 25 DVBK 2000E seconds Sets the minimum interval to capture images You can set this value only when you select Interval Add Images Selects when image files are displayed in an album or library You can set this option only when you select Interval on every capture Displays each image after it is captured when done Displays all images after capturing When you specify a short interval for capturing this option is recommended Automatically Generated File Names Type a standard file name for the captured image Specify the file name When images are captured four digit numbers are automatically added to the specified characters of a fil
46. k an image When you select Start DV Slide Show in this mode you can set in the DV slide transmission mode Select Stop DV Transmission to return to the normal mode Start Stop DV Slide Show Starts Stops DV slide transmission In the DV slide transmission mode the images in the album or library window are transmitted as a slide show to the DV equipment In this mode e Selecting Stop DV Slide Show cancels the DV slide transmission mode and sets in the DV transmission mode e Selecting Stop DV Transmission cancels both the DV slide transmission mode and the DV transmission mode Search Cue up where the selected image is recorded by rewinding or fast forwarding the tape in the DV equipment BILink for Library window only Links the current library to the tape with cassette memory in the DV equipment WUnlink for Library window only Unlinks the current library with the currently linked tape a a Album Library Window continued Image menu BDecode Decodes the selected image to display in the viewer window You can view the image in the viewer window Double clicking an image does the same thing ESlide Show Displays the selected images like a slide show To specify the interval to change the image select Decode in Preferences from the File menu MIExport Exports the selected images in PICT or JPEG format Specify the format and folder in the Export di
47. lay area The images saved in the library currently are brought up in a small size 6 Status bar Displays information Names and functions of display continued Viewer window No De interlace W indows display 1 Title bar Displays the name of the opened image 2 Menu bar Displays menu items for various functions Not for Macintosh 3 Tool bar Displays the button icons for functions which you use frequently EA Save as Saves the displayed image in PICT JPEG format for Macintosh only Preferences Sets the operating environment of DV software Zoom Out Reduces and displays the image in order of 400 300 200 100 and 50 Zoom In Magnifies and displays the image in order of 50 100 200 300 and 400 100 Displays the image in 100 size Displays an image without de interlace Adaptive De interlace Compares two fields which composes the image and de interlaces by averaging only the parts that differ Field De interlace Interpolates and de interlaces fields to compose an image Show Hide Preview Window Show Hide the preview window Show Hide VCR Contro Window Show Hide the VCR control window Show Hide Time Code Window Show Hide the time code window Help Displays Topics Not for Macintosh 4 Image display area Displays the decoded image 5 Status bar Displays information Not for Macintosh 34 VCR con
48. lbum or library You can delete an album or library If you delete an album or library all image files in it are also deleted 1 In the DV Shelf window select the album or library to delete Or select the album or library window to delete 2 Select Delete from the File menu in the DV Shelf window or select Delete Album Library from the File menu in the album library window The message appears 3 Click OK If you do not want to delete the album or library click CANCEL Changing title of album or library You can rename an existing album or library title 1 Inthe DV Shelf window select the album or library to rename Or select the album or library window to rename a 2 Select Rename from the File menu in the DV Shelf window or select Rename Album Library from the File menu in the album library window The Rename Album Library dialog appears 3 Type a new title and click OK ST ES If there is no title image for an album or library A blue image appears If you delete the title image or move the title image to the other album a blue image also appears If you close the album library window without the title image The first image in an album or library is picked as the title image when you close the window Editing album library information You can make comments on an album or library 1 In the DV Shelf window select
49. le click an image created as a DV cassette label Click Select Application to display the application selection dialog box select an application and click OK R Windows initially have tool bers C Use hard disk for backing storage E Show OU Shelf window at startup E Buffer on capturing lt lt DD Shelf Folder gt mySheit Where Performa HD My Shelf option the tool bar is displayed when an album library or viewer window is opened Use hard disk for backing storage If you check this option you can run the DV software even when enough free memory space is not available by using the hard disk as a auxiliary working space Note that the processing speed gets slower This setting is not effective before you restart the DV software Show DV Shelf window at startup If you uncheck this option the DV Shelf window is not opened when the DV software is started Buffer on capturing If the DV software does not work properly while capturing check this option DV Shelf Folder Specifies a folder for the DV Shelf Click Change to display the selection dialog box for the DV Shelf folder Select a folder you want to use and click Select selected folder name This setting is not in effect until you restart the DV Software Quit Quits the DV software ee r u a a DV Shelf Window continued Edit menu bZ mcut Cuts the selected text and saves it into the Clipboard MCopy Copies t
50. mages in BMP PICT T Double click the captured image The viewer window appears Vrewer PIC THOUT PUUD cerry ogee Windows display 2 Windows Choose Save As from the File menu and click BMP Save as BMP format appears Windows display 2 SS Capturing the image from the DV equipment to PC continued Macintosh Choose Save as from File menu The following dialog box appears Save Image As FILEQOOO PICT i O JPEG File File Format PICT File Quality O Law thigh Compression Rate O Standard O ttigh O highest Low Compression Rate 3 Windows Enter the name and click Save The image is saved in BMP format Macintosh Click PICT enter the name and click Save as The image is saved in PICT format Recording the image of your PC by DV equipment Record the image created by your PC into the DV equipment Put the image that you want to record in the album then record it by transmitting to the DV equipment Operating procedures Create an album to put in images to be recorded see page 42 1 Create an album in order to put in the image which are transmitted to the DV equipment Convert the image you want to record into DV format file see page 43 Convert the image file in standard format into DV format file and put it in the album Record it using DV equipment see page
51. n you select this command a check mark W is displayed before the command name WEBy Custom Order Displays images in a user defined order When you select this command a check mark W is displayed before the command name You can change the display order of images in this mode by dragging them MBy Name Arranges the displayed images alphabetically When you select this command a check mark W is displayed before the command name Rr aa a ee ED Album Library Window continued By Time Code i Arranges the displayed images in the order of time code When you select this command a check mark W is displayed before the command name MBy Recorded Date Arranges the displayed images in the order of recorded date When you select this command a check mark is displayed before the command name MBy Captured Date Arranges the displayed images in the order of captured date When you select this command a check mark WV is displayed before the command name Window menu Show Hide Preview Window Shoe hide the preview window Show Hide VCR Control Window Shoe hide the VCR control window Show Hide Time Code Window Shoe hide the time code window Show Hide Tool Bar Shoe hide the tool bar Previous Window Displays the previous window Next Window Displays the next window Arrange Windows Arranges the windows neatly on the desktop Close Viewers Closes all viewer windows currently open
52. ndow you can display the time code recorded date and recorded time of the tape being played in the DV equipment Switching display Click the icon on the left of the time code window to display a pop up menu and select your preference a 00 04 19 Time Code window You can also switch the contents of the time code window in the following order by double clicking Time Code gt Recorded Date Recorded Time Time Code Time Code The time code of the tape being played in the DV equipment e Recorded Date The recorded date of the tape being played in the DV equipment e Recorded Time The recorded time of the tape being played in the DV equipment Exchanging image files in DV format between Macintosh and Windows You can use DV format image files created on Macintosh on Windows and vice versa by the following procedure However you can not use album and library files To exchange data between a Macintosh and a Windows PC you need PC Exchange control panel document on the Macintosh If you have not installed PC Exchange install it from the MacOS CD ROM You can start the DV software by double clicking a DV format file created with the Windows PC Set a type in PC Exchange The type of the DV format file on _ Macintosh is dvf For details see the Macintosh documentation To use a DY format image file on Windows 1 Change an image file name to 8 alphanumeric characters with
53. ng images to another window To move an image to another album Drag an image icon in the album window and drop it onto the other album window To copy an image to another album While pressing the Option key drag an image icon from the album library window and drop it onto another album window ee a Deleting imag s You can delete any unwanted images in the album or library window 1 Inthe album or library window select images that you want to delete 2 Select Delete Images from the Image menu or press the delete key 3 When the message is displayed click OK If you do not want to delete the image click CANCEL Saving an image in PICT or JPEG format To save an image in PICT format 1 Inthe album or library window double click the image that you want to save The selected image is displayed in the viewer Notes window e For the JPEG format the file is depends on 2 Select Save As from the File menu the image quality If K A you sei hea 3 Select PICT and enter the file name then click image quality the Save image file size becomes larger To save an image in JPEG format It is recommended that you select the 1 Inthe album or library window double click the compression rate based image that you want to save thepriorityofi ouai orile kenna The selected image is displayed in the viewer e You can also save an window image without a aie the aspect 2
54. nt WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to omply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules hese limits are designed to provide easonable protection against harmful nterference in a residential installation This quipment generates uses and can radiate adio frequency energy and if not installed ind used in accordance with the instructions nay cause harmful interference to radio sommunications However there is no suarantee that interference will not occur in a yarticular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or elevision reception which can be determined y turning the equipment off and on the user s encouraged to try to correct the interference vy one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help he shielded interface cable recommended in his manual must be used with the equipment n order to comply with the limits for a digital levice pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of CC Rules Compliance tests on this product were carried out for the EU Directive 89 336 EEC using a HP Computer model Vectra VL 5 100 as a representative host unit for this pr
55. oard be sure to write down the five digit serial number from the label on the capture board This number is necessary for registration during the start up procedure 1 2 ol Turn off your PC Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet Not doing so may cause malfunctions when connecting the capture board Open your PC case and remove the cover of PCI bus slot for inserting capture board For details read the instruction manual for your PC Insert the capture board into the slot and put on screws Replace the case on your PC Turn on your PC The next procedure depends on your PC Read the next page of Installing the driver for Windows For Macintosh proceed to Installing the DV software Macintosh Page 19 Bito ten ten ae tebe Installing the driver Windows When turning the power on after inserting the cap board Windows 95 automatically detects the capti board and instructs to install the needed software Depending on the instruction of Windows 95 the operating procedures for installing the software m be varied e If the New Hardware Found display is broug up see the next page of BJ when the New Hardware Found window is brought up e If the Update Device Driver Wizard display i brought up see page 14 of EJ When the Upd Device Driver Wizard window is brought up When the New Hardware Found 1 window is brought up
56. oduct User registration To receive the customer services complete and return the registration card included in your package Overview Combination of your PC with DV Still Image Capture Board DVBK 2000 2000E and DV equipment can give you the following operations Capture still image from DV equipment You can capture the picture input from the DV equipment to your PC as an encoded still image The encoded still image you captured is stored in called Album or Library This function is convenient if you use it as the followings e To make a homepage of internet e To print it out with adding title There is another use of captured still image Let s find out your use for your favorite things Capture the still image The captured still image is stored in your PC a Record the still image created with your PC in DV equipment You can record the still image created with your PC or the edited image captured from DV equipment into the DV equipment You can record the still image one by one and also recording the whole still image at a time This function is convenient if you use it as follows e To record the title created with your PC at the i beginning of the tape To re record the captured still image with note by PC There are also another use of captured still image Let s find out your use for your favorite things The created image is send image cre
57. orts drawing objects of a PICT file such as MacDraw select Vector lt lt Boundary gt gt You can specify whether or not a boundary is displayed 4 Enter name and click Save Managing Albums and Libraries Creating a new album or library You need to create an album or library before capturing images 1 Select New from the File menu 2 Select Album or Library type the album or library name and click Save When you create an album or library the DV format file is saved in a folder which is automatically created with the same name as the album or library name under the DV Shelf folder by default Opening an album or library Select Open from the File menu and specify the album or library to open You can also open one by double clicking the icon of an album or library in the DV Shelf window Searching for an album or library You can search for an album or library by specifying its text 1 Select the DV Shelf window and choose Find from the File menu The Find dialog appears 2 Type the text to find and click OK The first album or library whose title contains the specified text is selected among the displayed albums and libraries 3 Select Find Again from the File menu The next album or library whose title contains the same text is selected sey g a Managing Albums and Libraries continued Deleting an a
58. ows Windows compatible bit mapped graphic image format The extension is bmp PICT format Macintosh A standard file format supported by Macintosh JPEG format Abbreviation for Joint Photographic Experts Group An image compression standard is proposed by this group and the group name is used to as a format type Image files can be made small by this compression method In the DV software the priority between quality and compression rate can be selected However you cannot get exactly the same image you originally compressed when you save the image in this format The extension is jpg for Windows Cassette memory The DV cassette has an optional function that enables the built in IC called Cassette memory You can select a DV cassette with without Cassette memory on purchase You can store basic data on tape and a variety of data that provides a new use in Cassette memory When the DV equipment compliant with Cassette memory is used you can e Store the content information convenient for quick access when recording e Store play back the camera information used to confirm settings when recording Slide show Function than can display several images one by one successively The DV software can transmit the slide show to the DV equipment for video recording ne a I ee Decode A DV formatted image file needs to be uncompressed before it is displayed In the DV software to decode means
59. ppears Add Remove Programs Properties lt 3 Select Sony DV Application from the program list below and click Add Remove Uninstaller starts up and a display to confirm deleting appears 4 Click OK Uninstall the program automatically 18 a Installing the DV software Macintosh Install DV software in your hard disk Before installing the software make sure that the capture board is installed properly 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM DV software installer in the CD ROM drive A folder containing the DV software appears DUBK 2000 INSTALL CD ROM 2 items 19 MB in disk OK available 2 Drag the DVCap folder folder to the hard disk icon The DV software is copied to your Macintosh 2S DUBK 2000 INSTALL CD ROM LR ae Connecting the DV Digital Video equipment Connect the digital video equipment with DV terminal to your computer using the DV connecting cable Your PC with capture board Digital Video Camera Recorder etc To DV connector on the back of the capture board DV connecting cable supplied Eeh To DV connector of DV equipment Notes Use only the supplied connecting cable Other brands of cables may cause malfunctions e Insert the connecting cable into the connector in straight not doing so may cause malfunctions Keep metal objects away from the connector pins to avoid shor
60. rences from the File menu to display the preference dialog and make settings in the Capture page 30 pea ee O 0 OD ee Using preview window You can view the images currently played in the DV equipment in the preview window Resizing preview window 1 Click the SONY logo in the preview window A pop up menu to resize the preview window appears 2 Select a size 160 x 120 320 x 240 You can preview image at the specified size Software DV Monitor You can preview image in their actual size or full screen If you select the software DV monitor you cannot capture images Setting the preview resolution Select Preferences from the File menu and set the Preview page in the Preferences dialog Capturing images in the preview window You can capture an image by double clicking the image in the preview window when an album window or library window is active Previewing in full screen You can view the images from the DV equipment in full screen software DV monitor function Click the SONY logo in the preview window to display a pop up menu and select Software DV Monitor To quit the software DV monitor click a mouse button to display the menu bar and select End from the Software DV Monitor menu you can also quit by pressing the lt gt key with holding down the Command key re ee ee en Other Functions continued Using time code Window In the time code wi
61. s a slide show to the DV equipment To start this mode choose Start DV Slide Show from the DV menu _ To stop the slide show Select Stop DV Slide Show from the DV menu When a slide transmission is stopped the DV software returns to the DV transmission mode To stop transmission to the DV equipment select Stop DV Transmission from the DV menu To add Aarration or back ground music BGM afterwards To prevent image jaggy in the DV transmission mode check Single Field Transmission in the DV Transmission page of the preference window In this case you cannot dub the audio on the tape on which you recorded the image If you want to record a jagged image for audio dubbing perform Adaptive Deinterlace to the image or Deinterlace to the field first and save it as a PICT file Reloading the compensated image by deinterlacing it with the DV software enables postrecording by transmitting and recording by the DV equipment without checking the Single Field Transmission Recording slide show with DV equipment You can transmit and record the images in an album library as a slide show with the DV equipment 1 Open the album or library which contains the images you want to record in a slide show 2 Select By Custom Order from the View menu 3 Drag images in the window and arrange in the order to display A slide show displays images in the window from left to righ
62. s drawing objects of a PICT file such as MacDraw select Vector Boundary You can specify whether or not a boundary is displayed on the label Type the title for the labels with image processing software such as Adobe PhotoDeluxe which comes with the DV software before actual printing Sticker papers are useful for printing Delete Deletes the selected album or library in the DV Shelf window Select the album library to be deleted before choosing this command Click OK when the Delete dialog box appears If you delete an album or library all image files in it are also deleted Find Searches through the albums and libraries for a specified text in their titles Selecting this command displays the Find dialog Type the text to find and then click OK The first album or library which contains the specified text is selected BFind Again Finds the next album or library which contains the same text Preferences 45 Sets the system settings of the DV software The Preferences dialog appears This dialog has several pages Select the desired page to set up your preferences from the pop up menu Preview lt lt Previsw Resolution 16041209 O Low for smooth motion High Proview Resolution 320 240p gt O Low for smooth motion High O High on StH lt lt Display Size of Software DU Monitor Origine OFull Screen lt lt Display Colors gt gt O Millions O Thousan
63. screen You can display the images selected in the album or library window as a slide show on the screen To record the slide show on the DV equipment see next page 1 2 Select images to display as a slide show in the album or library window Select Slide Show from the Image menu Slide show displays images in the selected order Click your mouse during the slide show to display the menu bar To stop the slide show select End from the Slide Show menu You can also stop the slide show by pressing the lt gt key with holding down the Command key Recording images in albums or libraries with DV equipment You can transmit and record the images in an album library with the DV equipment 1 Select the album or library window and choose Start DV Transmission from the DV menu It starts the DV transmission mode in which you can transmit the selected images Click images to transmit Start recording with the DV equipment Clicking an image transmits it to be recorded To stop recording stop recording with the DV equipment and select Stop DV Transmission from the DV menu Sr a PN IE A About the DV transmission mode There are two modes for DV transmission DV transmission mode Transmits the selected images To start this mode choose Start DV Transmission from the DV menu DV slide transmission mode Transmits the selected images a
64. so that the entire image fits in the viewer window To view an image by full screen Select Full Screen from the View menu This allows you to display an image by magnifying it to fit the screen size To return to the previous magnification click the mouse to display the menu bar and select Restore from the View menu you can also press the lt gt key with holding down the Command key f l d Bi an Image Using the Viewer continued Rotating an image You can rotate an image in the viewer window Use this feature to correct an image taken by putting the camera horizontally _ To rotate an image 90 degrees clockwise Select Rotate CW from the View menu To rotate an image 90 degrees counterclockwise Select Rotate CCW from the View menu improving the focus of an image When you capture an image with a lot of movement it may appear slightly jaggy You can interpolate in the viewer window to improve the focus if partly jaggy Select Adaptive Deinterlace from the Image menu DV software compares the two field images comprising an image to detect discrepancies caused by movement then synthesizes the two field images to even out the differences This will preserve the overall image quality because the static part of the image does not lose its quality If entirely jaggy Select Field Deinterlace from the Image menu This interpolates fr
65. t top to bottom 4 Choose Start DV Transmission from the DV menu It starts the DV transmission mode allowing the selected images to be transmitted 5 Click the image you want to record first e2 Start recording with the DV equipment 7 Select Start DV Slide Show from the DV menu A slide show is started Displayed images are recorded with the DV equipment one after another EEEE E ES Using Captured Images continued Creating the DV assette label To make a DV cassette label create a PICT format file to be used to print the cassette label The file created here includes the label boundary and title image Before actual printing you need to type the title for the labels with image processing software such as Adobe PhotoDeluxe which comes with the DV software Sticker papers are useful for printing the label 1 Inthe DV Shelf window select an album library from which you can make the cassette label 2 Select DV Cassette Label from the File menu This previews the cassette label 3 Set the options for the cassette label and then click Save lt lt Cassette type gt gt Select either mini cassette or standard cassette as the cassette type lt lt PICT file gt gt Select Bitmapped or Vector When your process the created label image with Adobe PhotoDeluxe select Bitmapped and when you process the image with an application which supp
66. t circuits Starting the DV software Windows When you finish installing the DV software and S connecting DV equipment start the DV software Click Start and position the pointer over Program select Sony DV Application then click DV Shelf The DV software is activated and the initial display appears e Refer to page 23 about information on each display Refer to page 35 to 44 about information on basic operations Connecting the DV Digital Video equipment Connect the digital video equipment with DV terminal to your computer using the DV connecting cable Your PC with capture board Digital Video Camera Recorder etc To DV connector on the back of the capture board DV connecting cable supplied To DV connector of DV equipment Notes e Use only the supplied connecting cable Other brands of cables may cause malfunctions e Insert the connecting cable into the connector in straight not doing so may cause malfunctions e Keep metal objects away from the connector pins to avoid short circuits 20 ee Starting the DV software Macintosh When you finish installing the DV software and connecting DV equipment start the DV software 1 Double click DVCap icon The DV software is activated and the user registration display appears Clicking DVCap icon and clicking Open from the File menu bring up the same display
67. ting in an screen image with jagg The clear frame filter corrects the jaggies 50 Technical information continued When Adaptive De interlace is selected from Image menu of the Viewer window the clear frame filter compares the two fields and extracts jaggies It creates an average image by operation and applies to the image thus a clear image is obtained Jaggies or noise Field image 1 odd lines Field image 2 even lines After the clear filter process Unchanged parts are not processed Jaggies are removed by operation A clear image processed by the clear frame filter When Field De interlace is selected from Image menu one of the two fields is interpolated to make a frame image This method is effective to a quick moving image However a less resolution is obtained compared when the clear frame filter is used SSS Sa a ra TT EY Caution Even though your DV equipment is compatible with cassette memory there may be some features not available because of the level of compliance or difference between manufacturer s specification For more information call the manufacturer of your DV equipment 1 Optional spec The adoption of this specification depends on each manufacturer It specifies the data format recorded in the cassette memory to maintain the compatibility However the adoption of this and the type of data to be recorded product specification
68. trol window Windows display 1 Cassette tape display When the cassette tape is inserted in the DV equipment it is brought up brightly When not it is brought up darkly 2 Write protect display When the cassette tape is on write protect status it is brought up 3 Cassette memory display When the cassette tape with cassette memory is inserted in the DV equipment corresponding to the cassette rhemory it is brought up 4 MONITOR button Turns the preview display on off 5 AUTO button Starts terminates auto capturing images While transmitting the image to the DV equipment it is brought up darkly and you cannot click it 6 CAPTURE button Captures an image While transmitting the image to the DV equipment it is brought up darkly and you cannot click it a a Names and functions of display continued Capturing the image from the DV equipment to PC Let s exercise for capturing the image from the DV to your PC Capture the image and save it as a standard image file Operating procedures 1 Create an album necessary for capture see page 36 Before capturing the image create an album to put images in Capture images see page 38 By playing back the tape operating the VCR control window capture the images Save the images in BMP PICT see 3 page 39 For various applications save the images in standard image file format aN S i Capturing the image from the DV
69. viewer window to fit the image SA SN a a NN Viewer Window continued Window menu Show Hide Preview Window Show hide the preview window Show Hide VCR Control Window Show hide the VCR control window BShow Hide Time Code Window Show hide the Time code window Show Hide Tool Bar Show hide the tool bar in the selected window Previous Window Switches the view to the previous window BNext Window Switches the view to the next window WArrange Windows Arranges the windows neatly on the desktop MiClose Viewers Closes all viewer windows currently open EDV Shelf Displays the DV Shelf window on top
70. xels Viewer converts the number of pixels in the horizontal direction When you capture a picture record in wide mode In 525 60 system NTSC DVBK 2000 The DV format video equipment records a wide picture at 720 x 480 pixels by compressing the 16 ratio image in the horizontal direction The DV software decodes this image after expand the compressed image so that the DV software displays the image at 852 x 480 pixels In 625 50 system PAL DVBK 2000E The DV software video equipment records a wide picture at 720 x 576 pixels by compressing the 16 ratio image in the horizontal direction The DV software decodes this image after expand the compressed image so that the DV software displays the image at 1024 x 576 pixels The clear frame filter A TV image on the screen is refreshed at a rate of times NTSC or 25 times PAL per second Howe the whole image is not refreshed at a time Usualh there are two passes over the screen and every oth line is painted at first time and then the rest of line are painted This means that an image consisting lt every other lines is refreshed at a rate of 60 times NTSC or 50 times PAL per second Interlacing The DV software imports an image frame image rate of 30 times NTSC or 25 times PAL per sec When the successive images change drastically th may be a mismatch between the two images field image of a rate of 60 times NTSC or 50 times P per second resul
71. y those files whose size is 640 x 480 DVBK 2000 or 768 x 576 DVBK 2000E pixels normal or 852 x 480 DVBK 2000 or 1024 x 576 DVBK 2000E pixels wide e You can import PICT or JPEG image files of 720 x 480 DVBK 2000 or 720 x 576 DVBK 2000E pixels normal DV format original size but the images in those files are reduced horizontally by 8 9 DVBK 2000 or expanded horizontally by 16 15 DVBK 2000E times because the files are converted without changing the aspect ratio For details see Technical information in the operating instructions File menu New Creates a new album or library _ MOpen Opens an album or library HClose Closes the current album or library window WRescan Rescans the image files in the current album or library to update album or library file It is convenient to refresh the album library windows after copying the DV image files from the external drives Hilmport for Album window only Adds PICT or JPEG files to the existing album after converting those file formats to DV format Select the image file to convert in the dialog box and click Open WAlbum Library Information Displays information for the current album or library Rename Album Library Renames the title of the current album or library Delete Album Library Deletes the current album or library Page Setup Sets up print page Print Album Library Prints an album and library
72. you click this button while a tape is running you can rewind the tape while viewing the images e If you click this button while a tape is being rewound you can view the images while rewinding the tape Bb Play Plays a tape gt gt Fast forward e If you click this button while a tape is not running you can fast forward the tape e If you click this button while a tape is running you can fast forward the tape while viewing the images e If you click this button while a tape is being fast forwarded you can view the images while fast forwarding the tape il Pause Pauses the tape aa aa re a ae oY ERE A E a T _ Other Functions continued E Stop Stops the tape Ha Frame reverse If you click this button during playback pause you __ can reverse the tape frame by frame gt i Frame forward If you click this button during playback pause you can forward the tape frame by frame b gt Slow Plays the tape at 1 5 the normal speed You can change the direction with the kd and P buttons MONITOR ON OFF Turn on the preview display You can capture images faster during auto capturing by turning off the preview display While the preview display is turned off a message MONITOR OFF is displayed in the preview screen CAPTURE Captures images as still images AUTO Captures the specified number of images automatically To specify the number of images and interval setting select Prefe

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