Sony DCR-TRV38 - Manual (Page 155)

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Viewing images with a computer
Capturing images live from your camcorder onto a CD-R
Eject the cassette before operation. Your camcorder automatically turns off after about
five minutes if the cassette is inserted.
(1) Follow the step 1 and 2 on page 150.
(2) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA on your camcorder.
(3) Follow the step 4 to 8 on page 150.
(4) Follow the step 3 to 7 in “Capturing images recorded on a tape onto a CD-R.”
Notes
•A computer equipped with a CD-R drive is required.
•Do not press the buttons on your camcorder while creating a Video CD. If you press
, only images up to that point are captured onto the Video CD and Easy Video
CD is closed.
•Once a disc has been created you cannot add images to it.
•Select a hard disc with sufficient memory (at least 6GB) from the “Option” screen as a
location for the “Location of work folder.”
Playing back Video CDs
You can use a DVD player or a computer with a DVD drive to play back the Video CDs
you create.
To play back Video CDs on a computer, you need to have Video CD software installed.
You can play back Video CDs with Windows Media Player. However you cannot use
menu functions such as capturing function. You also may not be able to play back
Video CDs in certain computer environment such as OS or hardware.
(1) Start up Windows Media Player.
Windows XP:
Select “Start”
t “All Programs” t “Accessory” t “Entertainment,” and click
“Windows Media Player.”
Other OS:
Select “Start”
t “Programs” t “Accessory” t “Entertainment,” and click
“Windows Media Player.”
(2) Select “My Computer” t “CD-R,” and click “MPEGAV” folder, then drag
and drop the “sss*.DAT” moving picture file onto the Media Player screen.
The moving picture will be played back.
* The file name is displayed in the sss.
Created Video CDs
The maximum recording time is about one hour.
Capturing is divided into segments of about 10 minutes (approximately 4GB) due to the
specifications of the AVI capturing format. As a result, recording includes segment links
about every 10 minutes, at which point images are skipped for several seconds.
Viewing pictures recorded on tape on a computer
– USB Streaming (For Windows users)