To set up a capture device for digital and analog video, a recording card that meets the requirements of the manufacturer must be installed or must be already integrated in the PC at the factory.  
 

 

 
 
You need a lot of free space on your hard drive to capture a video. Make sure that there is enough space available to capture the entire video. Capturing video from a capture card requires about 3-30MB of hard disk space per second depending on the resolution and the data format of your video. A DV capture via a FireWire card (IEEE 1394) uses up to 3.6 MB of hard drive space per second.   
 
 
 
The following requirements have to be fulfilled:
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No applications are running that place a high demand on the processor.
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There are no applications running in full-screen mode.
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The workstation is not blocked during the entire capture process.
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There is sufficient space on your hard drive.
To capture a video on the hard drive, proceed as follows: 
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Connect the digital or analog capture device to the PC using the corresponding cables and switch it on.
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Select the Capture Video to Hard Drive option from the Start screen.
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The Capture Video screen and a window is displayed. The window recommends the Native capturing choice.  
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Select the capture device in the Capture device drop-down menu.

 

 
 
The capture device may be in Camera mode or in VCR mode.  
In Camera mode, the video signals are continuously transferred from the capture device to the PC, and you can view the current video signal in the preview area. In the case of a DV video camera, everything in the picture area frame of the video camera is displayed in the preview dialog box.
A TV card is always in Camera mode as there is a constant video signal coming in and there is no way of pausing, rewinding/fast forwarding or restarting the video signal.
In VCR mode, the video already exists on tape (or another medium). To capture that video you need to insert the tape into your video device and play it back. You can also rewind/fast forward through the whole tape to play back specific scenes.
Digital video cameras can be set to either Camera mode or VCR mode. Please check the manufacturer’s instructions on how to do this.
Analog video cameras are automatically in VCR mode.
Depending on whether the capture device is in Camera or VCR mode, some buttons are not available.
 
 
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Choose between the Native capturing and Custom capture template option buttons in the upper right section of the window.

 

 
 
Native capturing transfers the video without losing information during conversion in the format specified by the capture device. 
The Native capturing option button is selected in the default settings. Capturing with Native capturing is recommended.
 
 
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If the Custom capture template option button is selected:
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Select the required format in the drop-down menu.
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The Profile drop-down menu appears in the Details area.
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Select the desired Profile.
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The output file settings are displayed in the Details area under Output File.
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If you want to adjust the detail settings, click the Configure button.
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A window is opened.
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Make the required detail settings and click the OK button.
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The output file settings are adjusted.
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If you use an analog capture device, start the playback on the capture device.
If you are using a digital capture device and it is in VCR mode, control the tape using the buttons.
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You will see the current scene in the preview area.

 

 
 
You can scan the tape of your DV/HDV camera in advance. A thumbnail of each scene is displayed. Here you can select the required scene for your capture. Clicking the  Nero Vision btn%20tape scan 9007199516427019 Capturing Video to Hard Drive button opens the Pre-scan capture window. 
 
 
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Check playback from the capture device in the preview area.
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If you want to change the video settings:
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Click the  Nero Vision icon%20video 9007199323899147 Capturing Video to Hard Drive button.
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The Video Device Properties window is opened. 
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Make the required settings and close the window.
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The video settings are adjusted. 
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If you want to select an external audio source for capture:
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Click the  Nero Vision icon%20audio 9007199323951499 Capturing Video to Hard Drive button.
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The Audio Device Properties window is opened. 
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Make the required settings and close the window.
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The audio settings are adjusted. 
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If you would like to save the video file to a folder other than My Documents/NeroVision/CapturedVideo:
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Click the More button.
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The extended area is displayed.
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Enter the path and the file name in the Capture to File input field.
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Click the  Nero Vision icn record 18014398548247563 Capturing Video to Hard Drive button.
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Capturing starts and the picture that was recently captured appears.
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Click the same button again to stop capturing.
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A selection list is displayed. It contains captured files that have not yet been assigned to a project.
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If you want to capture other videos from the same source, repeat the previous two steps.
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If you want to view the captured video:
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Select the required video in the selection list.
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Click the  Nero Vision icn play 36028797057679883 Capturing Video to Hard Drive button.
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The captured video is displayed in the preview area.
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Click the Next button.
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The screen with the menu What would you like to do next? is displayed.
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You have captured a video on the hard drive and can now edit it.
See also
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Capture Video Screen
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Pre-Scanning Video Captures


Capturing Video to Hard Drive