ATI Technologies 137-40188-60 - Manual (Page 41)

Using Your ATI Multimedia Center 41
Real-time MPEG encoding
If your computer uses a Pentium
®
II, Pentium
®
III, Pentium
®
processor with MMX technology, or an AMD Athlon
™
processor, you can capture video and save it in MPEG format, in
real time.
The Digital VCR Custom Settings provide four, pre-set MPEG
recording settings, as well as AVI, and you can customize video
and audio settings for your particular purposes.
To customize MPEG recording settings
1 Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then
click the Digital VCR tab.
2 Click the Set Custom... button.
The Custom Settings page opens.
3 Select the MPEG format you want to use.
• To change preset values, click the Edit... button. The
Capture Wizard will guide you through making changes.
• To create a new capture format, click the Create New...
button. The Capture Wizard will guide you through
creating the new format.
Prompt
Before
Recording
Do all capture setup, then display a dialog that starts
capture.
Record for
Check the box, then type the number of hours and
minutes you want to record.
Note
You should have a good understanding of MPEG
before changing these settings. Of course,
experimentation is a great teacher; if the results are
not to your liking, simply click Cancel to return to the
pre-set values.