Matrox MXO2 PCIe Host Adapter - Manual (Page 222)

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Chapter 12, Using Matrox A/V Tools
How A/V Tools assigns clip names
When using the New tab, Clip ID displays the base name for your new clips. For
example, if the Clip ID is “MyClip,” A/V Tools will assign the name
MyClip000.avi to the first new clip you capture, and continue naming clips
sequentially (for example, MyClip001.avi, MyClip002.avi , etc.). Before
capturing new clips, you can change the Clip ID to any base name you like.
When editing clips using the Edit tab, Clip ID displays the name of the selected
clip in the clip list. You can change the name by typing a new name in the Clip ID
box on the Edit tab, then clicking Update . You can also change a clip ID directly
in the clip list by typing a new name in the clip’s Clip ID box, then pressing
ENTER .
¦ Note Changing the clip ID for a captured clip will not change the clip’s file
name.
Capturing clips
With A/V Tools you can capture live video from your camera, or video on tape.
Capturing saves the clips as
.avi files on your computer’s hard drive.
¦ Note A/V Tools does not support capture from tape with device control.
Capturing live video
1 In the A/V Tools dialog box, click the CAM button. To capture live video,
your device must be set to Camera mode.
2 In the Clip ID box, type the base clip name you’d like to be assigned to your
clip. For more information, see “How A/V Tools assigns clip names” on
page 198 .
3 Click Capture .
4 A/V Tools will start capturing the clip. To stop the capture, click the Stop
button.
5 Your captured clip is added to the clip list with its duration and an icon
representing the first and last frames of the clip.