Capturing video

To capture the entire video from a tape in a DV camera

1. Make sure your DV device is connected properly to an IEEE 1394 port, and then set the camera mode to play recorded video (often labeled VTR or VCR on a DV camera).
2. On the File menu, click Capture Video.

   –or-

   In the Movie Tasks pane, under Capture Video, click Capture from video device.

3. On the Video Capture Device page, in Available devices, click the DV camera.
4. In the Enter a file name for your captured video box, enter a file name for your captured video file. Then, in the Choose a place to save your captured video box, select the location where you want your video to be saved or click Browse to select a location.
5. On the Video Setting page, choose the video setting you want to use for capturing video and audio.
6. On the Capture Method page, click Capture the entire tape automatically.

   The tape in the DV camera rewinds. Capturing begins automatically and ends when the video tape ends.

7. Select any of the following commands:
   • To separate the video into smaller clips, select the Create clips when wizard finishes check box.
   • To stop capturing before the end of the video tape, click Stop Capture, and then click Yes in the resulting dialog box to save the video that has been captured.
8. To close the Video Capture Wizard, click Finish.

   The captured content is imported into a new collection with the same name as the specified video file.

Choosing a video and audio capture device

This page of the Video Capture Wizard lets you choose the video and audio devices you want to use for capturing video and audio.

The following options appear on this page.

Available devices

Lists the available capture devices you can use for capturing video. If you only have one video capture device attached to your computer, that device is the only one listed.

For many video capture devices, the name of the device is listed according to the hardware manufacturer’s name and device name. For example, when capturing video from an analog camera attached to an analog capture card on your computer, you would choose the analog capture card as the capture device for this option.

Video input source

Lists the available input connection lines based on the number of lines available for the selected video capture device For example, if an analog capture device has multiple input connections, such as an S-video connection and a composite video connection, you need to choose which input connection line to use for capturing video. If only one input line can be used for capturing by the device, that line is selected and this option does not appear.

This option is not available for a DV camera connected to an IEEE 1394 port.

Configure

Click to change the configuration of the selected video capture device. The resulting dialog box depends on the specific capture device you are using. For more information about the options available in the resulting Configure Video Capture Device dialog box, see Understanding the Configure Video Capture Device dialog box.

This option is not available for a DV camera connected to an IEEE 1394 port.

Audio device

Lists the available audio capture devices you can use for capturing audio. If you have only one audio capture device, such as your default sound card, that device is selected automatically.

This option is available only for analog devices.

Audio input source

Lists the available connection input lines based on the number of input connections available for the selected audio device. For example, if you have a microphone attached to the microphone line input of your computer, you would choose Microphone as the audio input source.

This option is available only for analog devices with multiple line inputs.

Input level

Adjusts the volume of the captured audio.

When choosing the capturing level, select an input level toward the upper part of the meter without entering the red-colored area, which is marked by the second line from the top. If the capturing level is set too low, the captured audio may be too low to be heard. Conversely, if the capturing level is set too high, the captured audio may be too loud and distorted.

For some devices, such as a DV camera connected to an IEEE 1394 port, the capturing volume cannot be adjusted by dragging the audio level slider.

Note

• This page of the Video Capture Wizard does not appear when a single DV device connected to an IEEE 1394 port is the only video capture device found on the computer.

Troubleshooting capturing video

This section covers the following issues that may occur when capturing video.

• Previewed and captured video is distorted. Explains the issue where video is not displayed and captured properly.
• Captured video file exceeds the FAT32 4-gigabyte file size limit. Explains how to fix the issue where your video file cannot be created because it exceeds the 4 GB file size limit supported by the FAT32 file system.
• DV device is not responding. Explains how to work around the issue where the DV device is not responding.

Using Help viewer keyboard shortcuts for Window Paint

If your mouse is unavailable or if you prefer to use your keyboard, you can use the following keyboard commands to navigate within the Help viewer. These shortcuts apply to the Help viewer only, not to Help and Support Center.

To expand the headings below using the keyboard, press F6 to switch from the Help navigation pane to the topic pane. Press TAB to select the desired keyboard shortcut heading, and then press ENTER to expand the listing.

Press	To
ALT+SPACEBAR	Display the system menu.
SHIFT+F10	Display the Help viewer shortcut menu.
ALT+TAB	Switch between the Help viewer and other open windows.
ALT+O	Display the Options menu.
ALT+O, and then press T	Hide or show the navigation pane.
CTRL+TAB	Switch to the next tab in the navigation pane.
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB	Switch to the previous tab in the navigation pane.
UP ARROW	Move up one topic in the table of contents, index, or search results list.
DOWN ARROW	Move down one topic in the table of contents, index, or search results list.
PAGE UP	Move up one page in the table of contents, index, or search results list.
PAGE DOWN	Move down one page in the table of contents, index, or search results list.
F6	Switch focus between the navigation pane and the topic pane.
ALT+O, and then press R	Refresh the topic that appears in the topic pane.
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW	Scroll through a topic.
CTRL+HOME	Move to the beginning of a topic.
CTRL+END	Move to the end of a topic.
CTRL+A	Highlight all text in the topic pane.
ALT+O, and then press P	Print a topic.
ALT+O, and then press B	Move back to the previously viewed topic.
ALT+O, and then press F	Move forward to the next (previously viewed) topic.
ALT+F4	Close the Help viewer

Microsoft Project:

Microsoft Project: The Basics

If you're new to project management or Microsoft Project, you may have questions about creating and managing a project. This tutorial provides information about basic project management and Microsoft Project concepts, and then leads you through lessons where you'll learn how to create a plan, track its progress, and communicate the results.

Each lesson for creating your plan, tracking progress, and communicating results contains a set of step-by-step directions with simple navigation to lead you through the process. Click a lesson under The Basics or follow the link below to get acquainted with project management and Microsoft Project. To start building your project right away, click Create a plan on the menu at the left.

What is project management?

Project management is the process of planning, organizing, and managing tasks and resources to accomplish a defined objective, usually within constraints on time, resources, or cost. A project plan can be simple, for example, a list of tasks and their start and finish dates written on a notepad. Or it can be complex, for example, thousands of tasks and resources and a project budget of millions of dollars.

Most projects share common activities, including breaking the project into easily manageable tasks, scheduling the tasks, communicating with the team, and tracking the tasks as work progresses. And all projects consist of three major phases:

1	Build the plan
2	Track and manage the project
3	Close the project

The more successful these phases are, the greater your chance of a successful project.

The project triangle

If only you could foresee your project's future.... In a way you can, if you understand three factors that shape every project: Time: The time to complete the project reflected in your project schedule. Money: The project budget, based on the cost of the resources: the people, equipment, and materials required to do the tasks.

Scope: The goals and tasks of the project and the work required to complete them. This trio of time, money, and scope is the project triangle. Adjusting one of these elements affects the other two. While all three elements are important, typically one will have the most influence on your project. The relationship between these elements differs in every project and determines the kinds of problems you'll encounter and the solutions you can implement. Knowing where you're constrained or flexible makes it easier to plan and manage your project

The Microsoft Project database

As project manager, you have a lot to do. How does Microsoft Project help? First, it stores the details about your project in its database. And it uses that information to calculate and maintain the project's schedule, costs, and other elements, creating a project plan. The more information you provide, the more accurate the plan.

Like a spreadsheet, Microsoft Project displays results of its calculations immediately. But the project plan isn't done until you enter critical information about all tasks. Only then do you see when your project will end or the dates when tasks are scheduled.

Microsoft Project keeps the information you enter and the information it calculates in fields, which contain specific types of information, such as task names or durations. In Microsoft Project, each field usually appears in a column

Seeing the data you need

Today, you're focused on deadlines. Tomorrow, costs. The project database contains a lot of information, but at any given time, you only need a portion of it. To get to information, use these tools: Views present a subset of project information in a format that's easy to interpret. For example, the Gantt Chart displays basic task information in columns and a bar graph.

Tables define the columns displayed. Filters focus on specific tasks or resources. Like TV channels, each view presents a different kind of information. Tables and filters fine-tune the information. Just as switching channels doesn't delete them, changing views, tables, or filters may hide information, but it doesn't delete it. It's still in the database and is still updated.

How Microsoft Project schedules

How does Microsoft Project schedule a task's start and finish? It takes into account many factors, including task dependencies, constraints, and interruptions, such as holidays or vacation days. Most importantly, Microsoft Project schedules each task using the formula duration=work/resource effort, where:

• Duration is the actual amount of time that passes before the task is done.
• Work is the effort required over a period of time to do the task.
• Resource effort is the amount of effort resources are assigned to the task and their allocation.

For example, if:

• Three painters work two days on a task, with an effort of 8 hours per day, the work for each resource is 16 hours: (2 days * 8 hours).
• The total effort of the resources is 24 hours per day: (3 painters * 8 hours).
• The total work for the task is 48 hours: (2 days * 8 hours * 3 painters).
• The duration is 2 days: 48 hours / (3 painters * 8 hours).

Understanding this formula is important to understanding how changes you make to tasks affect the project schedule.

Putting it together

After you've created the task list and provided schedule information, your plan is built. You can see a full model of your project, including its finish date and the start and finish dates for every task. What's next? Review critical paths for potential problems. A critical path is a series of linked tasks that must be done on time for the project to finish on time. If any task on a critical path is delayed, it can end up delaying the project's finish date.

Evaluate and optimize the plan until you're satisfied. Before you start your project and periodically during the project, you'll need to evaluate and adjust the project plan. Consider scope, resources, and schedule. Update Microsoft Project about the progress of tasks. In return, it'll show you an updated project plan. You can update the plan yourself, or your team can, with Microsoft Project Central or electronic mail. After the plan is updated, review it to see the effect of changes. Is the project over budget? Is a team member now scheduled to work overtime? Is your project going to end late? Close the project. Evaluate the lessons learned and best practices.