Plextor CONVERTX PX-M402U - Manual (Page 49)

Section 3. Using the ConvertX with WinDVD Creator
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6. Start the video source: camcorder, TV, videocassette player, etc., and
in the Disc Manager window click Capture. You see the control
panel for the capture device.
7. In the control window, use the configuration button to set the
parameters for recording:
‰ In the Record tab, select a Format and a Profile for capture. See
page 28 for an overview of the formats and profiles, and see
page 54 for details of the video resolution and recording time for
each ConvertX capture profile.
‰ In the Device Control tab, select the Video Source (S-Video or
Composite) you have connected to the ConvertX. You can also
select the Video Standard; set this to match the type of video
that is coming into the ConvertX. (In general, NTSC is the TV
standard used in North America and Japan, while PAL is used in
Europe and South America. SECAM is used in France, Eastern
Europe, and some African nations.)
NOTE: If you want to change the output format, go to Tools |
Start-Up Wizard | Format and select NTSC or PAL. NTSC output
is the default.
‰ You can use the Video Qualities tab to change the
characteristics of the video you capture. (To begin, you can
leave these set at their default values, and change them if your
video is consistently too dark, too light, too contrasty, etc.)
8. To record video, press the Record button on this device’s on-
screen control panel. During recording, you can see a counter
showing the time of recording. You can also see a counter showing
the remaining capacity of the disc.
IMPORTANT: If you don’t seem to be getting any video in the preview
window, make sure you have used the Device Control tab to select the
Video Source (S-Video or composite) that matches the physical
connection to the ConvertX.
CAUTION: Do not attempt to launch other applications while recording.
Video data may be corrupted if CPU usage approaches 100 percent.