ATI Technologies RADEON X800 User Manual

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46 Capturing Video

Connecting your media device for video capture

Use the Video In/Video Out Cable to connect to a TV, VCR, or Camcorder.
Use the S-Video connectors.

To capture video to your computer

1

Connect the ATI Video In/Video Out cable to the Video In/Video Out
connector on the ATI Graphics Adapter.

2

Connect the Video In of the ATI Video In\Video Out cable to the
Video Out of your media device.

Note: S-Video and Composite extension cables are available from a
consumer electronics dealer

3

Start your video capture software in record mode. For more
information see the documentation that came with your video capture
software.

4

Power on your TV or hit Play on your TV or VCR.

Note: To capture sound, you must connect the Line Out of your
media device to the Line In of your sound card. Audio cables are
available from a consumer electronics dealer.

Setting the Windows® Volume Control

For correct audio performance, your sound card’s Line Input must be
active.

To display the Line Input settings

1

Right-click

the

Speaker

icon in the

Taskbar

, which usually in the

lower-right corner of your screen.

If the volume icon is not in your Taskbar, do the following:

• Click

Start

, then click

Control Panel

.

• Double-click

Sounds and Audio Devices

.

• In the

Volume

tab, check

Place volume icon in the taskbar

.

2

Click

Open Volume Controls

.

3

If the Line-In volume slider is not visible, click

Options

, then click

Properties

.

4

Click the

Line-In

volume control checkbox, then click

OK

. If the

Mute

checkbox is checked, click it to cancel muting.

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