. All newly added files are appended to the end of the list. You can drag multiple files at one time; however, the order in which they are added is unpredictable. You can record AVI files with different sound modes on a DV device, but about one second of no sound ( depending on the DV device) may occur at the point where the sound modes change. You can only add AVI files using DV Codec as video compression; MPEG files are not supported. When recording a video sequence, make sure that all images are saved in the same mode. Recording in different modes might cause sound or image distortions during playback. After adding the files to the Record List, you can still change the order of the files, add or delete files. To change the order of the files in the Record List, proceed as follows: 1 Click the file you want to move while holding down the mouse button. 2 Drag the file to the appropriate position and then release the mouse button. To remove a file from the Record List, proceed as follows: 1 Click the file you want to remove. Software Guide Using Video software 2 Click Delete. The removed file is filled by the subsequent file and the files are renumbered. Click Delete All to remove all files. . You can select multiple AVI or still picture files from the Record List by clicking them while holding down the or 30 nN key. When you move multiple files, they are all moved together. You can undo changes by choosing Undo from the Edit menu immediately after inserting, moving or deleting ( a) file(s). You can save a Record List for future use. Record List files can only be used in DVgate Motion. To preview a clip, proceed as follows: 1 Select the file you want to preview in the DVgate Motion – AVI file list window. 2 Click Preview. The Monitor window and the Preview window appear. The Monitor window shows the first frame of the file. Click the Previous File button or on the Next File button to select the file you want to preview. Click Preview All to preview all the files shown in the list. . Previous File and Next File are buttons for moving the preview from one selected file to another. They are not designed for navigation purposes within the list. Consequently, you cannot click them when only one file is selected. When you select only one file, Previous File and Next File do not function. Recording on the DV device You can automatically or manually export videos from your computer to a DV device. To automatically export videos from your computer to a DV device, proceed as follows: 1 Connect the camera to the computer with the i.LINK™ cable and turn on the camera. Launch DVgate Motion. 3 Click the down arrow and select Export-Auto from the Mode drop-down list. 4 Click the Add button in the DVgate Motion - AVI file list window and select the video file you want to export. Using Video software 5 Click Record or Record All. The Output dialog box appears. 6 Select the Add blank image option button. 31 nN Software Guide . You can add blank frame( s) during recording if you select the Append option button in the Output dialog box. Blank frame( s) can be placed in the following locations: Head: A blank image is placed before the start of the video sequence during recording. Tail: A blank image is placed after the end of the video sequence during recording. Both: Blank images are placed before the start and after the end of the video sequence during recording. . You can specify the length of a blank image by entering the number of frames in the Length box in the Output dialog box. 7 Click OK. The Output dialog box closes and recording starts. Video sequences are recorded on the DV device in the order in which they are arranged in the Record List. Clicking Record All will send all the video files shown in the Record List to the connected device. Clicking Record will send only the video files selected from the Record List to the connected device. . Even if you specify not to add blank frames, several blank frames are always placed at the end of the recorded segment regardless of the settings. This is to prevent image noise from being recorded when recording stops. Do not quit or log off from Windows ® while recording. Otherwise, recording will fail. Disable the screen saver in Windows ® . Do not start other applications or move any active window while recording. Recording from the very beginning of the tape may not be successful if you record by controlling the video device through DVgate Motion. Do not turn the power switch on the digital video camera recorder to Camera or turn it off while DVgate Motion is recording. Never switch the input sources when recording on a digital videocassette recorder as this might prevent recording. If you want to export manually videos from your computer to a DV device, refer to the DVgate online help file. Software Guide Using Video software Using DVgate Still DVgate Still is an application that displays digital video images sent from DV devices such as a digital 32 nNvideoc...
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