Capturing recorded video from a DV camcorder
For best results with muvee autoProducer, capture only video footage that you are
most interested in using in your movie project.
To capture camcorder (copy) recorded video to your hard disk drive:
1 Connect your DV camcorder to the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port on your PC.
2 Turn on the camcorder and set to VCR mode. Refer to the instructions in the
manufacturer's documentation.
3 Click Tools, then Get Video from Camera.
4 Click the Play button on the screen to begin viewing the video.
5 Click Start Capture when you see the start of the video footage you want to
use in your movie project.
6 Click Stop Capture to stop capturing.
7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to capture additional sections of video footage.
8 Click the Capture Folder to specify a folder for the captured video file.
9 Click Filename to specify a file name for the captured video file.
10 Click the Done button to automatically add captured video files to your
movie project.
Adding videos
To add video files to your movie production:
1 Select the Add video button in the video/pictures area. The Add
Video window opens.
2 Browse the folders.
3 Select existing video files on your hard disk drive, if desired for your movie:
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Add up to three video files.
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Select multiple video files by pressing and holding Ctrl on your keyboard
while selecting the files.
4 Adjust the order of the video files by selecting and then dragging and dropping
the file.
To remove a video clip from the production, select the clip, and click the trash
can icon.
5 You can mark specific scenes in a video clip to include or leave out of your final
movie, with the magicMoments feature in muvee autoProducer.
To select video scenes with magicMoments:
a Select a video file in the Select Video/Pictures window, and then
click the magicMoments button. The magicMoments window
opens.
b Click the Play button to start viewing the video.
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