Video Advantage USB - FAQs

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General 09
COPYRIGHTS: 
    Please respect the rights of copyright holders and refrain from recording
    anything onto a DVD or CD if you do not have the rights to do so. If you 
    are unsure of your rights, please consult your legal advisor.

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Authoring Programs Issues:
Q:  I have had a problem with different software programs or hard drives that
    come with authoring programs. If one computer has drag to disk, another 
    has INCD and another DLA, my discs burned on one cannot be read on others.
    So I have settled on drag to disk with Roxio. I need to know what 
    authoring software is used with Video Advantage so if I buy your product
    will I have conflicts?

A:  The Video Advantage uses the Cyberlink Power Producer as its DVD authoring
    software. As long as you do not have the Roxio software running in the
    background, you should experience no problem using the Video Advantage 
    system.

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Capture from a window 1:
Q:  Is there a way to capture video directly from a window or display?  
    For instance, let's say I have a video game running in a stand-alone 
    window.  Does the PowerProducer/ADCap software allow me to record that 
    window's contents as part of a captured video?

A:  The Video Advantage will capture anything that is sent to one of its 
    inputs (composite, S-Video or 1394). You could hook the game up to the
    video advantage and preview it in the monitor window of Ad FullCap and
    record what is presented there.

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Capture from a window 2:
Q:  Just to make sure I understand, I would still have to output the window
    to component video, then route that video through the Video Advantage
    card?  (Assuming, off course, my video card doesn't have S-video or 
    1394 outputs...)

A:  That is correct. The video signal you wish to capture must actually pass
    through the Video Advantage capture card.

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Output in NTSC and PAL?
Q:  Could you tell me if the output of the card could be both NTSC and PAL
    just like the input? 

A:  The Video Advantage is a video capture card. It will not output a video
    signal. You can burn DVDs in either the NTSC or PAL format, if this is 
    what you mean.

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Q:  I am a private investigator and this is a common problem in the industry:
    1.  Many of us use Sony digital 8 camera and when you download in digital 
        format you lose on the screen the date and time stamps. By using your
        product and downloading via the phono connection shouldn’t the time 
        and date stamp be in place?
    2.  I need to provide MPEG1 files to a client, not MPEG2. Using this
        camera and what it is capturing and your converters can I produce 
        MPEG 1 files? If I have 1 ½ hour tape, how long start to finish?

A:  1.  If the camera outputs the time/date stamp as part of the video stream
        then you should be able to capture it with no problem. If you require
        further assistance with your Sony's features and capabilities you will
        need to refer to Sony's documentation. 
    2.  You can use the Power Director 3 DE software to capture your files 
        as mpeg-1 files. An hour and a half video would be roughly 1GB 
        (10.1 MB per min)

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TV Display Size of Captured Video?
Q:  I see that I can only capture with a 720*480 for with your Video Advantage
    card.  My question is what will that look like when I burn my movies to a 
    DVD and have someone play them via a DVD player on a TV? Will it just be a
    little screen like it is on my PC monitor or will it fill the screen like 
    it does now when I play it on the TV directly from my camera?

A:  It will be full size on your TV screen. As for your computer monitor, it 
    can also be full screen if you select it from the Video Player program;
    Media Player etc. Of course, in order to save processing overhead, during
    Capture the "Preview window" will be small and you cannot set it at full
    screen. 

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Capture from a Laser Disk - Dish Network - Dish PVR:
    Please keep in mind, that the scope of this Capture device is to connect
    to your Video Camcorder or VCR in order to digitize old tapes, Capture 
    Video and store it on your Hard Drive for editing, movie-producing, 
    burning etc.  

    Although it should work with any device that offers Standard Composite 
    or S-video connections, capturing from such a device is not directly 
    Supported by the product nor do we make any warrantees with specific 
    makes and models that are available on the market.      

    Also, Capturing from a dish network receiver or any other source, is 
    subject to any copyright restrictions by the dish network provider or
    Laser disk company.
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