V.I.O. POV.1.5 - Manual (Page 22)

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Connecting the POV.1.5 to a Computer
You can connect the POV.1.5 to either a PC or a Macintosh computer. When
connecting to a PC the POV.1.5 integrates with the POV Manager software. When
connecting to a Mac, the POV.1.5 appears as a removable storage device, and you
can access the video that you recorded the same way you would access any other
storage device.
Connecting to a PC
The included USB cable allows connection between the POV.1.5 and a PC. Before
making the connection, install the POV Manager software from the included
software CD. When the USB cable is connected, the POV.1.5 automatically
changes to USB mode and the controls on the POV.1.5 unit are disabled. Follow
the instruction in the POV Manager User Guide section that appears later in this
manual.
If you don’t have the software available for the POV.1.5 you can still connect the
POV.1.5 to a PC. It will appear as a USB storage device that can be accessed like
a standard disk drive from the PC. This can be handy if you are in the field or at a
location and want to copy files from the POV.1.5 to a PC to back them up.
Files can be backed up onto a PC with or without the POV Manager software.
When the POV.1.5 Recorder is connected to a PC the SDHC card in the POV.1.5
will appear on the PC as a removable storage device. You can access and back-up
videos by opening the POV.1.5 folder, then the DCIM folder, and finally the 100_
POV1 folder.
After you have backed up your video files to a PC you can then delete the stored
video files from the POV.1.5 Recorder. This will allow you to free up more space for
recording your videos. If you have previously backed up files from a POV.1.5 onto
your computer be sure to copy your new files to a new folder so that you will not
overwrite your original video files.
Connecting to a Mac
You can connect the POV.1.5 to a Macintosh (version 10.3.9 or higher) using the
USB cable included with the unit.
Before connecting the POV.1.5 to the Mac, V.I.O. recommends that you install
Quicktime components enabling MPEG4 playback that you can download from
Perian at http://www.perian.org . To edit the videos in iMovie ‘08 we recommend
converting them to a .MOV file format using MPEG StreamClip from http://www.
squared5.com . This solution will work for Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 only.
When the USB cable is connected, the POV.1.5 automatically changes to USB
mode. The SDHC card installed in the POV.1.5 Recorder will appear as a storage
device (disk drive) on the Macintosh.
You can also remove the SDHC card from the POV.1.5 Recorder and place the card
directly into an SDHC card reader attached to the Mac.
You can access and download clips by opening the POV.1.5 folder, then the DCIM
folder, and finally the 100_POV1 folder.
NOTE: Editing software on the Mac does not recognize the TAG marks that you
may have placed on your video during Clip recording.