Sony PCV-R549DS - Manual (Page 20)

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Using Digital Video
Connecting a Digital Video Recorder
Before connecting a digital video camera recorder to your computer, turn
off the power on the camera. After connecting the camera, turn the power
back on. You do not need to turn off the computer when connecting a
camera.
Using DVgate
When capturing clips:
❑
Do not use DVgate when the connected digital video peripheral is in
Timer Recording mode, as this could produce a malfunction in the
peripheral.
❑ Captures larger than 2 GB (9 minutes and 30 seconds) are
automatically continued in a second file.
❑ You can record stereo audio (stereo 1) while capturing video. You
cannot add audio on the stereo 2 track after capturing the video data.
❑ You cannot use different audio modes on the same tape. You should
perform a separate capture for each audio mode you wish to use.
❑ DVgate does not support hard disk compression. You should not use
disk compression if you are planning to work with DVgate.
❑ Title data is saved in the flash memory of a digital video camera and
is not transferred to tape by DVgate.
❑ To avoid interruption of capture sessions, you should disable the
screen saver.
❑ The drop frame compensation feature does not provide accurate
compensation adjustments for tapes recorded in LP mode.
❑ For tapes that include a mixture of both SP and LP mode, the
information displayed by the capture progress indicator may not be
accurate.
❑ Make sure the video head of your digital video device is properly
cleaned. Anomalies that you see in captured data could be due to
dust or other particles on the video head.
❑ The last frame captured is one frame before your selected [OUT]
point. The frame you see immediately after clicking the [OUT]
button is not captured.