GRABSTER400AVMOBILE - Périphérique d'acquisition vidéo TERRATEC - Notice d'utilisation et mode d'emploi gratuit

Type de produit	Carte PCMCIA d'acquisition vidéo
Marque	TerraTec
Modèle	Grabster AV 400 mobile
Fonctions principales	Capture vidéo analogique, encodage MPEG-2/1 en temps réel, création de DVD/SVCD/VCD
Entrées vidéo	Composite (RCA), S-Video (mini-DIN 4 broches)
Entrées audio	Stéréo (RCA)
Sortie audio	Stéréo (RCA)
Formats de capture	MPEG-2, MPEG-1, DVD, SVCD, VCD
Logiciel inclus	Application Grabster AV 400, Ulead VideoStudio, Ulead MovieFactory, Pilotes
Interface	PCMCIA (CardBus)
Alimentation	Via le slot PCMCIA
Compatibilité système	Windows XP, Windows 2000
Normes	CE, EN 55022 Classe B, EN 55024
Contenu de l'emballage	Carte, câble multi-connecteur, câble composite, câble S-Vidéo, câble audio stéréo, adaptateur SCART, CD logiciel, manuel, carte d'enregistrement
Dimensions (approx.)	85 x 54 x 5 mm
Poids (approx.)	50 g
Entretien et nettoyage	Nettoyer avec un chiffon sec et doux. Éviter les liquides.
Sécurité	Respecter les consignes de sécurité standard pour équipements électroniques. Ne pas ouvrir le boîtier.
Pièces détachées et réparabilité	Contacter le service après-vente TerraTec pour les pièces et réparations.
Garantie	Selon les conditions générales de TerraTec (voir manuel)
Assistance	Hotline, site web http://www.terratec.com/, support en ligne

FOIRE AUX QUESTIONS - GRABSTER400AVMOBILE TERRATEC

Comment installer le périphérique Grabster AV 400 mobile ?

Insérez la carte PCMCIA dans le slot de votre ordinateur allumé. Connectez le câble multi-connecteur à la carte. Insérez le CD d'installation et suivez l'assistant d'installation. Le système détectera le nouveau matériel et installera les pilotes automatiquement.

Quels systèmes d'exploitation sont supportés ?

Le Grabster AV 400 mobile est compatible avec Windows XP et Windows 2000. L'installation nécessite DirectX 9.

Quels câbles sont fournis avec le produit ?

L'emballage contient : câble multi-connecteur, câble composite (RCA), câble S-Vidéo, câble audio stéréo (RCA), adaptateur SCART composite/S-Vidéo vers audio cinch.

Puis-je enregistrer directement sur DVD ?

Oui, grâce à l'application Ulead MovieFactory incluse, vous pouvez créer des DVD à la volée. La fonction 'DVD on-the-fly' permet d'enregistrer directement sur DVD sans étape intermédiaire.

Comment connecter une source vidéo (caméscope, magnétoscope, etc.) ?

Branchez la source à l'aide des câbles fournis : soit en composite (jaune), soit en S-Vidéo (mini-DIN 4 broches). Pour le son, utilisez le câble audio stéréo (rouge/blanc). Connectez le tout au câble multi-connecteur relié à la carte PCMCIA.

Quels logiciels sont inclus ?

Le CD d'installation contient : l'application Grabster AV 400 mobile (enregistrement et lecture), Ulead VideoStudio (montage vidéo), Ulead MovieFactory (création de DVD), et le plug-in Grabster pour Ulead. DirectX 9 est également nécessaire.

Comment régler la qualité d'enregistrement ?

Ouvrez l'application Grabster AV 400, cliquez sur l'icône 'Outils' (K). Dans l'onglet 'Enregistrement', choisissez parmi les profils : HQ (haute qualité), SP (qualité moyenne), LP (économie d'espace) ou MPEG1 pour VCD. Vous pouvez aussi sélectionner le dossier de destination et le type de fichier.

Que faire si mon ordinateur ne reconnaît pas la carte ?

Vérifiez que la carte est bien insérée dans le slot PCMCIA. Assurez-vous que le slot est compatible CardBus. Essayez un autre slot si disponible. Consultez le Gestionnaire de périphériques (touche Windows + Pause) pour vérifier la présence de pilotes. Si nécessaire, réinstallez les pilotes à partir du CD.

Puis-je utiliser la carte avec un ordinateur de bureau ?

Le Grabster AV 400 mobile est conçu pour les ordinateurs portables équipés d'un slot PCMCIA. Pour un ordinateur de bureau, vous aurez besoin d'un adaptateur PCMCIA vers PCI (non fourni). La compatibilité n'est pas garantie.

Comment contacter le support technique TerraTec ?

Vous pouvez consulter la FAQ et les derniers pilotes sur le site http://www.terratec.com/. Pour une assistance téléphonique, préparez votre numéro d'enregistrement et les informations sur votre configuration. Contactez le support via le formulaire en ligne à l'adresse http://supporten.terratec.net/.

MODE D'EMPLOI GRABSTER400AVMOBILE TERRATEC

VideoSystem Grabster AV 400 mobile

Manual (English)

Version: 18.06.04

CE Declaration

We:

TerraTec Electronic GmbH, Herrenpfad 38, D-41334 Nettetal, Germany

hereby declare that the product:

VideoSystem Grabster AV 400 mobile

to which this declaration refers is in compliance with the following standards or standardizing documents:

1. EN 55022 Class B
2. EN 55024

The following are the stipulated operating and environmental conditions for said compliance:

residential, business and commercial environments and small-company environments.

This declaration is based on:

Test report(s) of the EMC testing laboratory

H. C

The information in this document is subject to change without notice and shall not be deemed as a warranty by the seller. No warranties, express or implied, are made with regard to the quality, suitability or accuracy of this document. The manufacturer reserves the right to change the contents of this document and/or the associated products at any time without the provision of prior notice to specific persons or organizations. The manufacturer shall not be held liable for damages of any kind arising from the use, or the inability to use this product or its documentation, even if the possibility of such damage is known. The information in this document is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the express written permission of the copyright holders. Product and brand names contained in this document are used for identification purposes only. All registered trademarks, product designations or brand names used in this document are the registered property of their respective owners.

©TerraTec® Electronic GmbH, 1994 - 2004. All rights reserved (18.06.04).

Contents

Preface 4
Scope of delivery 4
Key features & specific characteristics 4
Product description 5
Transform your notebook into a mobile video editing studio 5
You're the director! 5
That's the wrap? 5
Product illustration 6
Using the Grabster AV 4oo mobile PCMCIA card for the first time.. 6
Installing the drivers. 7
Digital signature in Windows XP and 2000 9
Installed drivers should look like this. 9
Installing the software 10
Installing DirectX 9 10
Installing the Grabster AV 4oo mobile application. 10
Installing the Ulead video/authoring software 10
Installing the Grabster AV 4oo mobile plug-in. 10
The software in detail 11
Grabster AV 4oo mobile application 11
Grabster AV 400 mobile Plug-In in MovieFactory 3. 14
Service at TerraTec. 14
Hotline, Internet. 14
Broken?! 14
General terms and conditions of service 15
Glossary 16

Preface

Thank you for choosing a TerraTec product. Congratulations on your decision to buy this sophisticated piece of state-of-the-art technology, the Grabster AV 400 mobile. This is one of the most powerful products for video applications. We are convinced that the Grabster AV 400 mobile will be both very useful and a lot of fun for you for a long time to come.

Scope of delivery

Grabster AV 4oo mobile
- Multi-connector cable
- Composite cable
- S video cable
- Stereo audio cinch cable
Scart-composite/S video.audio cinch (RCA) adapter
- Software CD
- Hardware and software manual
- Registration card with the serial number

Key features & specific characteristics

• PCMCIA card hardware MPEG encoder
• S video, Composite, and stereo audio inputs
  DVD, SVCD and VCD Authoring
• On-the-fly DVD creation
• Recording plug-in for Ulead software
• TerraTec recording and playback application

Product description

Transform your notebook into a mobile video editing studio

The Grabster AV 400 mobile lets you turn your notebook into a mobile studio for digitizing and editing your videos. Simply connect a video source such as a video recorder, DVD player, camcorder or sat receiver to your notebook via the PCMCIA interface. The Grabster AV 400 mobile directly converts video signals to MPEG2/1 format, delivering high quality even at low bit rates. This does not result in undue CPU loads, as the MPEG compression is performed by the PCMCIA card itself.

You're the director!

In addition to the Grabster AV 400 mobile application for recording and playback in a variety of formats and resolutions, the package contains Ulead Video Studio and MovieFactory editing and DVD authoring applications that let you create true blockbusters out of your video material. A plug-in lets you access the Grabster AV 400 mobile directly to store your motion pictures on the hard drive or even burn them onto a DVD on the fly. With VideoStudio, you can edit, trim and organize your video clips and add music, voice-overs and titles. Special effects, cross-fades and filters are available for the finishing touches. And the best thing: everything works in real time, without annoying processing delays.

That's the wrap?

Then onto a DVD or (S)VCD with it. Thanks to Ulead MovieFactory, you can even burn your work to DVD on the fly. You can also add professional menus to your DVDs, as well as frames, buttons and backgrounds. All with just a few clicks of the mouse.

Product illustration

S video input
Stereo audio output
Composite video input

Using the Grabster AV 400 mobile PCMCIA card for the first time

The PCMCIA card is extremely simple to install. The installation can be completed without shutting down your computer. Connect the multi-connector cable to the Grabster AV 400 mobile. Insert the included installation CD in your CD drive. Insert the Grabster AV 400 mobile, connector strip first, into the PCMCIA slot of your computer until the card is firmly seated. Your notebook will recognize the new hardware and launch the installation wizard.

Installing the drivers

Driver installation under Windows XP

Please choose "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)". Click "Next".

Select the upper item and browse your installation CD.

Driver installation under Windows 2000

Let your system search for a suitable driver. Confirm by clicking "Next".

Choose your "CD-ROM drive" and confirm with "Next".

Digital signature in Windows XP and 2000

Continue the installation. The driver can be installed despite the lack of signature. The missing signature has no effect on the quality or functionality of the driver.

Installed drivers should look like this.

To open the Device Manager, press and hold the Windows key (with the Windows logo) and then press the Pause key. This will open the System Properties window. Click the "Hardware" tab and then the "Device Manager" button.

Installing the software

Inserting the installation CD will automatically launch an installation program. If this is not the case, please manually execute AUTORUN.EXE in the root folder of the CD.

While the installation program will take care of most of the work, we were not able to automate everything for you. A number of points must be observed to that the installation is set up correctly the first time around.

Installing DirectX 9

We realize that things don't always go as planned. With the introduction of DirectX 9, Microsoft offers many improvements and bug fixes that are essential for digital video editing. Please install theses updates first!

Installing the Grabster AV 400 mobile application

Install the application from the included installation CD. Simply follow the instructions provided. For more information will be provided on the software later under "The software in detail".

Installing the Ulead video/authoring software

Install VideoStudio and DVD MovieFactory from the installation CD. Simply follow the instructions provided.

Installing the Grabster AV 400 mobile plug-in

This plug-in gives you direct access to the Grabster AV 400 mobile from the Ulead software. Install it from the installation CD and it will be available from within the video editing software.

The software in detail

Grabster AV 400 mobile application

Use this simple tool to record and play back your videos.

A Repeat
B Rewind
C Playback
D Pause
E Fast forward
F Stop

G Recording
H Sound on/off
Snapshot
J Volume
K Options

Video recording

Connect your analog video source to the Grabster AV 400 mobile. When using the composite video input (③), a preview will be displayed in the preview window.

The display will show the video input and quality level you have selected.

To change the settings, click the tool icon (K). This will open a new window.

Here you can select composite video or S video as the connection for your analog video source, adjust the color or activate DXVA. DXVA (DirectX Video Acceleration) supports video editing directly on the graphics hardware to reduce CPU loads and improve video performance. According to Microsoft, this lets slower, less power-hungry processors play back video with significantly higher quality than previously deemed possible. DXVA will be disabled automatically if your graphics board does not support this Microsoft standard.

Next, select the "Record" tab.

Here you can configure all of the settings relevant to recording. Select the save location, file name type and recording quality.

"HQ" (highest quality), "SP" (medium) and "LP" (space-saving) are DVD-compliant. We recommend selecting a suitable quality level on a case-by-case basis, as the video file sizes increase with the quality. In addition, you can also record in MPEG1 format. Use this file format for space-saving video CDs. DVD Movie Album is specific to the Panasonic application of the same name for creating DVD-RAMs. When this option is selected, an additional .MTV file needed by the Panasonic application will be created automatically in addition to the recorded video file. You will not need .MTV files if you are using a DVD - or + recorder.

Once you have taken care of the settings, you can get started right away. Simply click the record button (G) and off you go. To view the captured video, please click the playback button (C). Select the folder in which you have saved the video.

Editing your video files and creating DVDs or video CDs is no problem with the included Ulead applications.

We have developed a plug-in to let you access the Grabster directly from Ulead VideoStudio.

Grabster AV 400 mobile Plug-In in MovieFactory 3

After installing the Ulead software and the Grabster AV 400 mobile plug-in, you can record directly, without the need for software conversion of the video. The recording plug-in is selected automatically.

Service at TerraTec.

"Rien ne va plus—Nothing's working" can happen to the best systems. If this happens to you, the TerraTec team is happy to offer its service and support.

Hotline, Internet.

Your first move should be to check our website http://www.terratec.com/ for current answers to frequently asked questions and the latest drivers.

If these options do not provide the necessary help, please contact our phone helpline or contact us online at http://supporten.terratec.net/. In either case, please have the following information handy:

• your registration number,
  this documentation,
  the manual of your motherboard, and
• a screen shot of your BIOS configuration (if possible).

In addition, it would be helpful to our technicians if you are at your computer during the phone call so that you can carry out our tips and tricks directly. Please do not forget to write down the name of the respective support technician if you contact our Support Team.

You will need this name if a defect is present and your card needs to be mailed to us.

Broken?!

Before you send your card back, be sure to contact us! Make a note of the name of your support contact and follow these simple instructions:

• Please fill out the service request form provided with your card clearly and completely. The more clearly and detailed you describe the problem, the faster we will be able to help. Cards sent in without a description of the problem cannot be processed and will be returned to you at your expense.
• Be sure to include a copy of your purchase receipt (not the original) with the package. If we do not receive a copy of a receipt, we will assume that the warranty for the product has expired and will bill you for the repair.
• Please use a sufficiently strong and padded mailing package. We recommend using the original package. Remember that the card is a sensitive electronic component.
• Be sure to include enough postage—we will cover for the postage for the return to you.

General terms and conditions of service

1. General

By purchasing and receiving the goods, you accept our general terms and conditions of service.

1. Proof of guarantee

You will require a copy of the purchase receipt or delivery slip as proof of warranty. If you do not supply proof of warranty, we will charge for repairing the goods.

1. Description of problem

Shipments that do not include a description of the fault or an insufficient description ('defective' or 'for repair' is insufficient) will be returned for a processing fee, because this makes repair more difficult and could have been avoided.

1. Invalid returns

In the event of an unfounded complaint (no fault could be detected, probable operating error), we will return the goods and a processing fee will be charged.

1. Packaging

If possible, please use the original packaging for return shipment. Any warranty claim will be jeopardized by improper packaging. The warranty will not apply to damage caused by improper packaging.

1. Foreign manufactured products

Devices that are not manufactured or distributed by TerraTec Electronic GmbH will be returned and a processing fee will be charged.

1. Repairs liable to your expense

Repairs out of the warranty period are liable to your expense.

1. Transportation costs

The dispatcher pays all costs associated with shipping and insurance for the goods for repair to TerraTec Electronic GmbH. If the goods are covered by warranty, TerraTec Electronic GmbH will pay the shipping costs for returning repaired goods. COD shipments will not be accepted for organizational reasons.

1. Final regulation

TerraTec Electronic GmbH reserves the right to change or supplement the general terms and conditions of service at any time.

Otherwise the General Terms and Conditions of Business of TerraTec Electronic GmbH are considered to be accepted.

Glossary

AVI—A Windows video format.

Bit rate—The bit rate indicates the volume of the data stream per second. A higher bit rate results in higher quality. A distinction is made between constant bit rates (e.g. for VCD) and variable bit rates, e.g. for SVCD and DVD. Unlike constant bit rates, variable bit rates adjust the size of the data stream according to the video material.

Blue screen—A variation of Chroma keying

Capture—Recording.

Chroma keying—Chroma keying uses a surface with a single color in front of which an actor, for example, is filmed. This color area is then made transparent during subsequent editing and can be replaced by a different background.

Chrominance—Chrominance refers to the color signal in YUV, which is comprised of two color components: U, the balance between red and cyan, and V, the balance between yellow and blue.

Clip—A short piece of video material.

Composite video—Composite video is a transmission method common in the consumer sector that is generally realized using cinch connectors and which is frequently used, for example, on TVs. In this process, all signals (chrominance and luminance) share a single cable. The quality of composite video is lower than that of S video, in which chrominance and luminance are transferred separately.

CPU—Central processing unit. The part of your computer (processor, e.g. Pentium or Athlon), that does the actual computing.

D8-Digital 8 is the successor to the Hi8 and VHS-C camcorder formats. Hi8 or D8 cassettes are still used, but the video data is recorded digitally in DV format.

Data throughput—see Data transfer rate

Data transfer rate—The data transfer rate describes the speed at which a hard drive can read or write data over a sustained period. The data transfer rate is usually measured in seconds, e.g. 7 Mbps.

Device control—In DV terms, this refers to the ability to control your camcorder from your PC.

DirectDraw—DirectDraw is a graphics standard initiated by Microsoft. Its features include the capability to write graphics data directly to the memory of the graphics board for the fluid display of video material.

Dropped frames—These are individual images missing from the video data stream, usually due to a slow hard drive.

DVD—abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disk. The diameter of a DVD is the same as that of a CD-ROM. Storage capacities of 4.7 GB (DVD-5) to 17 GB (DVD-18) and data rates between 600 and 1300 KBps are currently specified. In addition, distinctions are made between a variety of formats such as DVD Video, DVD Audio, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM.

DV—DV stands for Digital Video. The DV standard uses a compression rate of 5:1. This corresponds to a data rate of 3.125 Mbps, which can be handled by virtually any modern hard drive. The quality of the DV standard is very high; it is therefore frequently used in professional productions. A number of different cassette types exist in the DV sector, which vary in size and maximum playing time, but which are compatible with one another in terms of video data. MiniDV is designed for the consumer sector and

supports playing times of up to one hour. The DV format used in the professional sector supports playing times of up to three hours.

DV-In—Usually, the DV jack of a camcorder can transport video data in both directions—to and from the camcorder. Many camcorders in Europe do not feature DV-In, however. Also see -> Enabling.

Enabling—Due to European import duties, imported digital video recorders are more expensive than imported digital video playback devices. For this reason, manufacturers of camcorders have begun to modify their products for the European market and to disable the digital input DV-In. Needless to say, clever developers found a way around this restriction very quickly. This is known as "enabling". Enabling the DV camcorder is a precondition for sending video material back to the camcorder. Enablers are available for almost all camcorders and can be purchased freely.

Fading—Fades are soft transitions, often involving special effects, from one clip to the next.

Fields—Rather than displaying 25 frames per second (as per the PAL standard), 50 fields are displayed per second to reduce TV display flicker. These fields consist of either the odd-numbered rows (these are sent first) or the even rows of the image being displayed.

FireWire™—Apple's name for IEEE -1394

Frame rate—The number of frames within a given period of time. The frame rate is frequently stated in frames per second (FPS).

Hi8—Analog video recording system that separates color and brightness information, thus offering quality better than that of VHS-C, for example.

Hosiden connector—a small connector with four conductors used for S video signals.

IEEE-1394—This is a universal bus system originally developed by Apple for digital data communications. The devices are connected by cables with a maximum length of 4.5m . The system supports transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps. However, a standard has not been established for video data due to the lack of specifications for the format of video data using this bus. Sony got down to brass tacks and closed this gap by installing FireWire™ sockets in its digital camcorders and developing its own protocol. Thanks to FireWire™ and the Sony protocol, the dream of loss-free video editing has finally come true.

iLink—Sony's name for IEEE -1394

Interlacing—see Fields.

Linear editing—The origins of linear video editing date back to analog video. The original video data is generally present in the same sequence as the edited video clips. A simple form of linear video editing would be to copy material from an analog video camera to a VCR and discard a number of clips in the process. However, if you would like to insert a new clip in the middle, it would be necessary to copy all of the following clips again.

Luma keying—Unlike chroma keying, the transparency of the video is determined on the basis of brightness in luma keying.

Luminance—Luminance refers to brightness in YUV. (Y)

Main memory—see RAM

MiniDVD—This is a process in which DVD data, including the DVD directory structure and navigation menu, is burned onto a blank conventional CD. Due to their lower capacity, MiniDVDs can only store

around 18 minutes of video data. Unfortunately, not many DVD players can play MiniDVDs, making them mainly suitable for PC playback.

MiniDV—The consumer version of the DV format. Also see DV.

MJPEG—Motion JPEG is a compression process in which every single frame in the video data stream is compressed individually.

MPEG—The Motion Picture Experts Group is a consortium of leading manufacturers and developers of video technology that determines new standards such as MPEG-1 or MPEG-2.

Nonlinear editing—Unlike linear editing, individual clips can be edited without affecting subsequent clips. For example, with nonlinear editing, you can shorten or remove a clip at the beginning of a video project without having to edit the following clips as a result.

NTSC—NTSC is a video standard used in the USA and Japan. NTSC has a higher frame rate than PAL (30 frames or 60→ fields per second), but a lower resolution (525 rows, with 480 visible). Color depiction in NTSC is realized in YIQ.

PAL—This is the most common video standard in Europe. PAL displays 25 frames (or 50 fields) per second and has a resolution of 625 rows, of which 576 are visible. Color depiction in PAL is realized in -YUV.

Preview—The preview offers you a quick overview of your work. The final quality is normally considerably higher than that of the preview.

RAM—Random Access Memory is the main memory of your PC. Since video editing with effects is very memory-intensive, the old rule applies: you can never have enough RAM!

Rendering—this refers to the processing of video or audio clips after an editing operation has been completed, for example after the application of an effect or filter.

RGB color space—In the RGB color space, each visible pixel is made up of the three components R(ed), G(reen) and B(lue). To achieve the natural display of colors on a computer, each of these components must have at least 256 values. This corresponds to exactly one byte for each color component. A single complete video image would thus require 768 pixels x 576 pixels x 3 bytes = 1,327,104 bytes. This corresponds to around 1.2 MB per frame! One second of video in the RGB color space would therefore require around 31.6 MB of storage space. Using this process, a 2 GB hard drive would have a video capacity of around one minute. No current hard drive can deliver this volume of data in real time, but a number of options are available to reduce the data volume of the video signal substantially through transformation to a different color space (usually YUV) and compression (usually MJPEG).

S video—Unlike Composite video, chrominance and luminance are transmitted separately in S video, resulting in higher quality.

Saturation—Describes the ratio of color in the picture.

Storyboard—Unlike the timeline, the storyboard offers a thematic overview of your video project. Individual scenes can be identified easily, but it does not deliver a sense of the actual length of the project.

SVCD—Abbreviation for Super Video CD. SVCDs are similar to VCDs, but they have a great advantage in that their data is in MPEG-2 format with a variable bit rate. In addition, the resolution of 480 × 576 pixels is higher than that of the VCD. An SVCD generally can contain 45 - 50 minutes of video material. The bit rate (audio and video) of an SVCD may not exceed 2.6 Mbps . SVCDs can be viewed using many standalone DVD players.

Timeline—The timeline is the time axis upon which you position and edit your video clips.

Transition—see Fading

Trimming—This refers to adjusting the length of a video clip at the beginning and/or end.

VCD—Abbreviation for Video CD. The Video CD has a PAL resolution of 352 X 288 pixels and stores audio and video data in MPEG-1 format. VCDs use a constant bit rate of 1.15 Mbps for video and 224 kbps for audio data. VCDs can be viewed in virtually any DVD player.

Video filter—Video filters let you influence your video material in a wide range of ways. For example, you can manipulate the colors of your video film or use complex filters to degrade your new, top-quality film to look like an old, silent movie.

Video for Windows—This is an old, but still commonly used, video concept for Windows.

YIQ—YIQ is a color space related to YUV. It is also characterized by a brightness component luminance (Y), but also by different color components, I (cyan-orange balance) and Q (magenta-green balance). YIQ is used for NTSC, for example.

YUV-YUV is the designation for a color space characterized by a brightness component luminance (Y) and two color components chrominance (U, V).